AMA JAPAN Launches With 2027 Audition for Models Ages 18 to 70
AMA JAPAN's launch gives Japanese models a direct route into the Asia Model Association's regional network, with the 2027 audition serving as the entry point.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
The Asia Model Association Japan Central Association (AMA JAPAN) has been established as the Japan base of the Korea-headquartered Asia Model Association. It will hold the 2027 AMA JAPAN AUDITION starting August 2026, recruiting women in two age categories. Grand prix winners earn the right to represent AMA JAPAN at the 2027 Seoul event.
The Asia Model Association Japan Central Association, operating as AMA JAPAN, opened its doors as the Japanese arm of the South Korea-based Asia Model Association, which connects roughly 20 countries and regions across Asia. Its first act is the 2027 AMA JAPAN AUDITION, now accepting applicants from August 2026.
The audition targets women residing in Japan, split into a New Star category for ages 18 to 34 and an Ageless category for ages 35 to 70. Screening runs about three months and covers document review, workshop-style auditions, walking and posing, and a shoot. Winners in each category take the title of grand prix and earn the right to appear as AMA JAPAN representative models at the association's 2027 event in Seoul.
Finalists, grand prix winners included, get future chances to join fashion shows and events tied to the association in South Korea and other Asian countries. Judges come from entertainment management companies in Japan and South Korea, plus cultural figures, artists, and film directors. Results land at the AMA JAPAN inauguration ceremony in January 2027 at a Tokyo luxury hotel, with Asia Model Association Chairman Cho Woo-sang expected to attend.
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