Morning Musume auditions
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This is a list of auditions held for the J-pop group Morning Musume.
[edit] Tsuika Audition (2nd Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Not specified
- Total applicants: 5,000
- Broadcast on ASAYAN in 1998
- No training camp and theme song
- Result: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi, and Sayaka Ichii passed the audition.
[edit] 2nd Tsuika Audition (3rd Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
- Total applicants: 11,000
- Broadcast on ASAYAN in 1999
- Training camp, theme song: "Summer Night Town" (Morning Musume's 2nd single)
- Kumi Koda (倖田來未) participated in this audition.
- Result: Maki Goto passed the audition.
[edit] 3rd Tsuika Audition (4th Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
- Total applicants: 25,000
- Broadcast on ASAYAN in 2000
- Training camp, theme song: "Akai Nikkichō" (Akagumi 4's single)
- Miki Fujimoto, Aya Matsuura, and Mai Satoda (里田まい) participated in this audition
- Result: Rika Ishikawa, Ai Kago, Nozomi Tsuji, and Hitomi Yoshizawa joined Morning Musume.
[edit] Love Audition 21 (5th Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
- Total applicants: 25,827
- Broadcast on muSix! in 2001
- Training camp, theme song: "Love Namida Iro" (Aya Matsuura's 3rd single)
- Reina Tanaka participated in this audition.
- Result: Asami Konno, Risa Niigaki, Makoto Ogawa, and Ai Takahashi passed the audition.
[edit] Love Audition 2002 (6th Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, 7th-12th grade
- Application Song: "Do it! Now"
- Total applicants: 12,417
- Broadcast on muSix! in 2002
- Training camp, theme song: "Do it! Now" (dance, Morning Musume's 15th single), "Akai Freesia" (voice training, Melon Kinenbi's 8th single)
- Result: Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka passed the audition.
[edit] Lucky 7 Audition (7th Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, minimum of 9th grade and under 20 years of age
- Application Song theme: A capella
- Total applicants: N/A
- Training camp and theme song: "Dokusenyoku" (dance, from Morning Musume's 6th album, "Ai no Dai 6 Kan"), "Haru no Uta" (voice training, from Morning Musume's Ai no Dai 6 Kan album)
- Broadcast on Hello! Morning starting September, 2004. Audition result aired on January 9, 2005
- Result: No additional members
[edit] Audition 2005 (7th Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade and under 22 years of age
- Total applicants: 21,611
- No training camp and theme song
- Broadcast on Hello! Morning starting February 9, 2005. Audition result aired on May 1, 2005
- Result: Koharu Kusumi passed the audition.
[edit] Happy 8 Ki Audition (8th Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, junior high or under the age of 21
- Total applicants: 6,883
- Training camp and theme song: Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan (dance) and Aruiteru (voice training) (Morning Musume's 30th and 31st single)
- Broadcast on Hello! Morning starting September 2006. Audition result aired on December 10, 2006.
- Result: Aika Mitsui passed the audition.
