KOZ producing audition: do you need a self-made demo or a vocal video?

Which material goes with which category?

Prepare the demo before borrowing a performance checklist

If your application is for composing or producing, start with your own demo. “Self-made” is the wording on the official page. That gives a direct answer to whether a vocal cover video is the listed producing material: it is not the item KOZ lists for that category.

The page does not explain how it treats co-written work, licensed loops or separate vocalists. Do not infer a copyright or collaboration rule from the short phrase. If your demo includes somebody else’s work, confirm both your right to submit it and the current application instructions. Describe your role truthfully rather than presenting another creator’s work as entirely yours.

As a practical preparation step, keep a clearly named export of the demo and a note of your contribution. Those are organizational suggestions, not extra KOZ requirements. Do not add an invented file-size limit, required software, mandatory number of songs or guaranteed response period.

Original Andxo comparison chart, based on the official KOZ audition material list, checked October 10, 2026. This is an explanatory chart, not an official application screen.

If you choose vocal instead

Prepare a front-facing portrait and a recording of one verse without accompaniment. KOZ’s page specifically uses the unaccompanied-verse instruction for vocal. An instrumental track would not match that listed instruction. The one-minute duration appears beside rap and dance, so this guide does not apply it to vocal.

KOZ also asks applicants to take photographs and videos with a regular camera in a brightly lit space so the face can be clearly seen. It says Photoshop or photography apps can hinder evaluation. Keep the face visible in the actual export you intend to submit. A clear exported file matters more than a preview that looks correct only inside your editing app.

Check the application itself before sending

1. Open the current KOZ official audition page and choose the intended category.
2. Match your materials to that category’s list above.
3. Use the official APPLY control and read the current form instructions.
4. Verify any current eligibility, upload format or size fields displayed there. Those details are not established by the material list quoted in this article.
5. Play the exported media and check your contact details before submission.

Do not interpret the absence of an age rule on this material list as a promise that everybody is eligible. Also do not book travel or assume a callback timetable from this page: the listed preparation materials do not establish either.

FAQ

Does KOZ require a one-minute producing demo? The displayed material list says self-made demo, without a duration. Check the current application form for any additional constraints.

Can I use backing music in a vocal submission? The listed vocal instruction is one unaccompanied verse. That is the category rule this guide follows.

Do producing applicants need the same portrait listed for vocal? A portrait is listed for vocal, rap and dance. The producing line lists a self-made demo. Any further requirements must come from the current form, not from copying another category’s list.

Does this tell me which category is easier to pass? No. The source describes materials, not acceptance rates or comparative chances.

For label selection and broader context, see the HYBE audition guide. Check official current conditions before relying on older general guidance.

Source and check time

KOZ Entertainment, official audition page, checked October 10, 2026 KST. This article uses the category material list and camera/lighting guidance. It does not report a personal audition experience, selection outcome or unpublished portal requirement.