ABS-CBN head of TV production Laurenti Dyogi (leftmost) confirmed the return of “Pinoy Big Brother” and “Star Hunt Academy.” Images: Hannah Mallorca/INQUIRER.net, Instagram/@pbbabscbntv, Facebook/Star Hunt Academy
Laurenti Dyogi, ABS-CBN’s Head of TV Production and Star Magic’s Head, announced that the long-running reality show “Pinoy Big Brother” (or PBB) is opening its doors to a new batch of housemates, and auditions for a “new breed of artists and idol trainees” will be held as well.
Dyogi made the announcement at an Instagram Live on Friday, April 5, as he confirmed that a new season of “PBB” will be broadcast sometime in June.
“Gusto namin ipaalam, magbubukas na ulit ang ‘Bahay Ni Kuya,’ he said referring to the show’s moniker. “The ‘PBB’ house will be open this June and sa loob ng isang-daang araw, meron tayong bagong batch of housemates. We will be scouting and having auditions.”
(We want to inform you that the “Bahay Ni Kuya” will open again. The “PBB” house will be open this June and in 100 days, a new batch of housemates will be revealed. We will be scouting and having auditions.)
The ABS-CBN executive also confirmed that “PBB’s” auditions will coincide with the media giant’s “Star Hunt” which starts on the last week of April. This will also cover potential “new stars and new breed of idol trainees.”
“Malapit na pong magsimula again ang ‘Star Hunt’ auditions which we stopped due to the pandemic,” he said. “We’re looking for a new breed of artists and those we feel have the potential to be a new star. We’re also looking for a new breed of idol trainees tulad ng BINI and BGYO if you have the raw potential to be trained like idols,” he said.
(The “Star Hunt” auditions will start again after a brief pause due to the pandemic. We’re looking for a new breed of artists and those we feel we have the potential to be a new star. We’re also looking for a new breed of idol trainees like BINI and BGYO if you have the raw potential to be trained like idols.)
During his announcement, Dyogi said four on-ground auditions will be held starting the last week of April and then in May. These will happen in Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Additional details on the auditions are yet to be disclosed, as of this writing.
Since its launch in August 2005, “Pinoy Big Brother” launched the careers of many celebrities including Kim Chiu, Melai Cantiveros, James Reid, Maymay Entrata, Zanjoe Marudo, Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, Beauty Gonzalez, and Maris Racal, to name a few.
The Star Hunt Academy, on the other hand, propelled the debut of BGYO in January 2021, and then BINI in June of the same year.
The Billboard Philippines Rising Star awardees are made up of eight members, namely, Jhoanna, Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, and Sheena. Meanwhile, BGYO consists of Gelo, Akira, JL, Mikki, and Nate.