PDI - EPAA
Entertainment Performance Arts Academy
pdi's EPAA is the only K-pop academy dedicated to develop top telents globally and is the official training institute of Avance Entertainment. The EPAA provides world's only Kpop training program for international students that provides a proven curriculum and track record. Currenlty based in Vancouver, Canada and Seoul, Korea but will be expanding to all corners of the world shortly.
EPAA is proud to present 2025 K-pop Summer Camp!
EPAA's world renowned APP (Audition Preparatory Program) will be offered at the summer camp in Vancouver, Canada, July 21 - August 8 (3-weeks)
The program includes:
Dance Fundamentals
Vocal Training
Korean Lessons
Audition Portfolio Creation
Digital Submission of Auditions to the top management companies
Showcase
The top finishers will receive the following:
Invited to Advanced Trainee Program in Seoul, Korea, Summer 2026
In-person auditions at the top management companies
Kpop Tour in Korea
Opportunity to receive a Trainee / Artist Contract
How to Apply:
1 - Sign up for AFS membership
https://avanceentertainment.com/avance-future-stars
2 - Apply by participating in the AGAR's Special EPAA 2025 Summer Camp Audition Round.
https://www.avanceentertainment.com/agar
3 - Apply for PDI-EPAA APP Program
https://forms.gle/2tD6QUZzER1T9WqD9
4 - Receive an invitation to attend
Some current AFS members will be chosen to receive the advance-registration invitation, so look out for an email.
Camp (APP) Fee:
3-weeks Camp: USD 2,990
Full Boarding Option (Food and Housing): USD 3,000
Top applicants will receive the following scholarships:
1st Place Winner (1) - Full Scholarship (Camp Only)
2nd Place (2) - USD 1,000
3rd Place (5) - USD 500
Avance Entertainment Celebrates 15-year Anniversary and Introduces “Global Audition R”
In celebration of the company’s 10-year anniversary, Avance Entertainment, world’s only Korean Entertainment company for foreigners, is proud to present the next generation of Avance Entertainment’s Global Audition format. It’s called Avance Global Audition “R” (for Revolution) and it’s our way to build relationships with our supporters and fans, and create a platform to bring up our future assets from our fanbase. This new audition will be utilized in conjunction with the already existing Avance Future Stars (AFS) community platform. Any auditions that you submit will also count towards the AFS system’s points.
If you are a phase-1 AFS contestant, your points are still valid, so don’t worry.
Also, past trainees of PDI EPAA will get special attention, so please do audition again.
Anyone Can Enter
Open to any age, nationality, ethnicity or race.
Audition and Contest in One
There will be auditions at least once a month where Avance will announce the songs that the participants will be required to perform. Video submission will also be posted on YouTube to gather popularity data. The top participants will be invited to our training program at the end of the season through our AFS system.
Song Choices
The first batch of the song choices are as follows:https://youtu.be/ntLHbX5df5E (don't forget to like and subscribe)
There are male and female songs but you are not restricted to stay with your gender. When the announcement is made for the actual audition, you will be notified which song that you will be required to perform. So, learn all the songs. You can choose to sing, dance or both.
The lyrics of the song will be posted on our official Facebook.
What happens next?
You will be receiving further details on the audition shortly.In the meantime, in order to participate in the audition and receive the most updated info on the audition, please do the following:
1. Like our official Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/AvanceEntertainment/
2. Subscribe to our official YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC52zULJ5OF3ld5GtdByUyKg…
3. If you have not signed up for our AFS community, please fill out the application. Without an AFS account, points earned from your auditions will not be counted towards the annual invitation.
4. Join our K-pop Facebook community to get other participant’s opinions on your performance or just to talk about K-pop in general.
https://www.facebook.com/KpoppersUnited/
5. Post this audition information on your Facebook and K-pop community site and gather support from your potential fans.
And finally, let us know how excited you are about this brand-new audition by leaving us a message and liking our Facebook and YouTube!
Thank you and good luck!