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Accepted applicants generally start as trainees streaming on TikTok LIVE with a customizable V avatar, then aim for an idol group and, at the top rank, 2.5D idol work.","whyItMatters":"Switching from limited application windows to open intake means the project can keep recruiting trainees at any time, with promotion to group and star ranks tied to streaming activity rather than a single audition cycle.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe project calls its activity style XTuber, spanning streaming as a character and the person\u0026#39;s own singing, dancing, and live work. Selection weighs communication and the motivation to keep going, not only singing ability or acting experience.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three ranks run from TRAINEE, who stream from a phone or PC at home on TikTok LIVE, to DEBUT, where members join an existing group or form a new one and take on original songs, recording, and event appearances, to STAR, where they cross between 2D and 3D as 2.5D idols. 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