Tik Tok Spotlight is a global music audition project to discover musicians through Tik Tok application and Junsu is participating as a mentor.

Junsu participated at the press conference for the launch of 'TikTok Spotlight,' a talent discovery program that will award the winner with financial support for a digital single and MV. He will be one of the 12 'mentors' that will judge the contestants. Twelve jury members consisting of famous Korean musicians, producers and experts. The lineup of mentors who are announced includes Yoon Do Hyun, Yoon Min Soo, GUMMY, Dynamic Duo and JYJ Junsu.

TikTok Spotlight will be held in Korea and Japan consecutively. Once it begins in April 5th, there'll be a 2 month registration period, during which each song will be rated on the no. of clips it generates, no. of views + shares. The entries will be narrowed down to 50 songs in the first two rounds, after which a final 10 will be selected by viewers and the twelve judges. The winner will be awarded 100 million won that will go towards production for an MV and digital single.

Kim Junsu: "The most notable thing is, while a song usually undergoes a long process to get in the spotlight, this will help take down those walls. It's also fun that users will be able to participate in making the song."To all the hopefuls that dream of becoming a global star, he added "I'd like to tell them to just take a chance. They would have been dreaming of standing on a global stage and I hope this program will help make those dreams come true."

On his criteria for judging songs, Kim Junsu cautiously replied "I'm looking for music that catches the ear and has an impact. It should also resonate with people. I'll be giving priority to these qualities."

Junsu on his criteria:
"First, originality.. and creativity. And as I said earlier, it needs to make an impact within less than 1 minute. So it needs to be something that lingers in the ear. I think that's what I'll be looking for the most.""The only thing I can say to them is 'just take a chance.' Please don't hesitate and give it a try. Every musician or person dreaming of becoming a singer will dream of standing on a global stage. I hope this program will become the place where that dreams comes true."

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