<s>
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
X-BEAT	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
popularly	O
called	O
AyoDance	B-Application
in	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
casual	I-Application
rhythm	B-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
2004	B-Application
and	O
has	O
been	O
localized	O
by	O
various	O
publishers	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
earns	O
revenue	O
by	O
selling	O
virtual	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
clothes	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Korean	O
publisher	O
'	O
Royworld	O
 '	O
during	O
July	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
YeDang	O
Online	O
took	O
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
named	O
it	O
Club	B-Application
Audition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
Audition	B-Application
saw	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Season	O
2	O
update	O
where	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
"	O
Beat	O
Rush	O
"	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
adjusting	O
the	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
to	O
1024x768	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nexon	O
,	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
not	O
renew	O
its	O
contract	O
with	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
operate	O
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
having	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
servers	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
resolve	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
subsidiaries	O
Redbana	B-Protocol
and	O
Hanbitstation	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
players	O
could	O
migrate	O
their	O
accounts	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
Nexon	O
over	O
to	O
Redbana	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
T3	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
HanbitSoft	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
publish	O
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
YD	O
Online	O
held	O
the	O
databases	O
to	O
Audition	B-Application
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
which	O
prompted	O
a	O
server	O
wipe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
October	O
,	O
HanbitSoft	O
was	O
officially	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Hanbiton	O
was	O
the	O
official	O
publisher	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
in	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyrics	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
servers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Korean	O
Audition	B-Application
,	O
Chinese	O
Audition	B-Application
,	O
Ayodance	B-Application
and	O
New	O
Audition	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Beat	B-Application
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
distinguishable	O
,	O
with	O
Hanbit	O
Ubiquitous	O
designing	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
clothing	O
,	O
limited	O
to	O
their	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redbana	B-Protocol
(	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
)	O
has	O
had	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
exclusive	O
clothing/accessories	O
,	O
examples	O
are	O
during	O
anniversaries	O
,	O
where	O
clothing	O
was	O
exclusively	O
made	O
for	O
Redbana	B-Protocol
and	O
events	O
when	O
users	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
draw	O
an	O
accessory	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
winner	O
will	O
have	O
its	O
accessory	O
in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Korean	O
Audition	B-Application
initially	O
had	O
branded	O
clothing	O
from	O
Sanrio	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
Audition	B-Application
and	O
Ayodance	B-Application
followed	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
X-Beat	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Re-Make	O
Up	O
boxes	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
earn	O
exclusive	O
X-Beat	B-Application
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relaunched	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
under	O
Redbana	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
some	O
controversies	O
server-wide	O
on	O
Audition	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
axeso5	O
version	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
has	O
to	O
name	O
all	O
their	O
new	O
songs	O
-	O
Month	O
Year	O
-	O
Song	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American/Global	O
version	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
recently	O
had	O
a	O
Vote	O
Up	O
event	O
,	O
asking	O
users	O
to	O
write	O
reviews	O
during	O
their	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
40,000	O
BanaCash	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
US$40	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
Redbana	B-Protocol
did	O
not	O
break	O
any	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
regulations	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
intend	O
to	O
force	O
users	O
to	O
vote	O
up	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
(	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
running	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
and	O
Redbana	B-Protocol
claims	O
that	O
they	O
just	O
asked	O
for	O
the	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
not	O
positive	O
reviews	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
caused	O
player	O
conflict	O
including	O
in	O
the	O
reviews	O
and	O
other	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
North	O
American/Global	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Fashion	O
Capital	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
regions	O
,	O
receiving	O
new	O
and	O
updated	O
Fashion	O
Mall	O
items	O
before	O
any	O
other	O
server	O
and	O
also	O
receiving	O
some	O
X-BEAT	B-Application
(	O
Japan	O
's	O
Audition	B-Application
)	O
exclusive	O
items	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
has	O
had	O
misfortune	O
with	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
restore	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
has	O
been	O
helping	O
getting	O
songs	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
Redbana	B-Protocol
's	O
new	O
songs	O
received	O
in	O
August	O
's	O
update	O
being	O
requested	O
in	O
the	O
Community	O
Choice	O
's	O
thread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
South	O
East	O
Asian	O
version	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
used	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
unban	O
system	O
for	O
hackers	O
by	O
paying	O
real	O
money	O
towards	O
the	O
Asiasoft	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vietnamese	O
version	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
almost	O
underwent	O
a	O
publisher	O
change	O
back	O
in	O
2009	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
mistake	O
from	O
VTC	O
Online	O
,	O
who	O
failed	O
to	O
renew	O
the	O
contract	O
with	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
of	O
Sep	O
26	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
VinaGame	O
(	O
a	O
competitor	O
of	O
VTC	O
Online	O
and	O
publisher	O
of	O
Hot	O
Step	O
)	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
acquired	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
publish	O
Audition	B-Application
in	O
Vietnam	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
soon	O
open	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
accounts	O
to	O
VinaGame	O
Service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
VinaGame	O
agreed	O
to	O
back	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
contract	O
and	O
allowed	O
VTC	O
Online	O
to	O
retain	O
publisher	O
right	O
for	O
Audition	B-Application
and	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
agreed	O
to	O
keep	O
on	O
their	O
contract	O
with	O
VTC	O
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
version	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
has	O
had	O
trouble	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
some	O
controversies	O
including	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
forum	O
board	O
as	O
a	O
prostitution/sex	O
service	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
forum	O
board	O
to	O
sell	O
drugs	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
child	O
murder	O
another	O
child	O
over	O
'	O
virtual	O
love	O
 '	O
and	O
a	O
15-year-old	O
girl	O
getting	O
pregnant	O
meeting	O
up	O
a	O
20	O
year	O
old	O
guy	O
on	O
Audition	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
a	O
disagreement	O
between	O
YD	O
Online	O
and	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
Korean	O
version	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
has	O
suffered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YD	O
Online	O
had	O
signed	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
10-year	O
contract	O
to	O
Audition	B-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
thus	O
named	O
as	O
Club	O
오디션	O
)	O
from	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
looking	O
to	O
renew	O
their	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
,	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
is	O
hesitating	O
to	O
renew	O
YD	O
Online	O
's	O
contract	O
or	O
even	O
make	O
YD	O
Online	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
portals	O
toward	O
Audition	B-Application
(	O
portals	O
are	O
owned	O
by	O
different	O
companies	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
register	O
or	O
login	O
to	O
which	O
company	O
they	O
want	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
Audition	B-Application
server	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YD	O
Online	O
also	O
owns	O
the	O
databases	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
Audition	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
negligence	O
towards	O
the	O
Korean	O
version	O
of	O
Audition	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
undergo	O
a	O
full	O
server	O
wipe	O
with	O
UI	O
changes	O
,	O
new	O
fashion	O
items	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audition	B-Application
Portable	O
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
