Morning Musume auditions

This is a list of auditions held for the J-pop group Morning Musume.

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.

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.

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 Nikkichou" (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.

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)
  • Result: Asami Konno, Risa Niigaki, Makoto Ogawa, and Ai Takahashi passed the audition.

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.

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: "Haru no Uta" (from Morning Musume's 6th album, Ai no Dai 6 Kan)
  • Broadcast on Hello! Morning starting September, 2004. Audition result aired on January 9, 2005
  • Result: No additional members

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.

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.

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