Morning Musume Auditions
Tsuika Audition (2nd Generation Audition)
Application requirements: Not specified
Total applicants: 5,000
Broadcasting year: 1998
Broadaster: ASAYAN
Note: No training camp and theme song
Winners: Sayaka Ichii, Mari Yaguchi, Kei Yasuda
2nd Tsuika Audition (3rd Generation Audition)
Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
Total applicants: 11,000
Broadcasting year: 1999
Broadcaster: ASAYAN
Theme song: “Summer Night Town” (Morning Musume’s 2nd single)
Note: with training camp
Winner: Maki Goto
Kumi Koda participated in this audition.
3rd Tsuika Audition (4th Generation Audition)
Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
Total applicants: 25,000
Broadcasting year: 2000
Broadcaster: ASAYAN
Note: Training camp
Theme song: “Akai Nikkichō” (Akagumi 4′s single)
Winners: Rika Ishikawa, Ai Kago, Nozomi Tsuji, Hitomi Yoshizawa
Miki Fujimoto and Mai Satoda participated in this audition. Both joined later Hello! Project.
Love Audition 21 (5th Generation Audition)
Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
Total applicants: 25,827
Broadcasting year: 2001
Broadcaster: muSix!
Note: Training camp
Theme song: “Love Namidairo” (Aya Matsuura’s 3rd single)
Winners: Asami Konno, Risa Niigaki, Makoto Ogawa, Ai Takahashi
Reina Tanaka participated in this audition too and became a finalist. But she was kicked out due to her age. She auditioned for the 6th generation one year later.
Love Audition 2002 (6th Generation Audition)
Application requirements: Female, 7th-12th grade
Application Song: “Do It! Now”
Total applicants: 12,417
Broadcasting year: 2002
Broadcaster: muSix!
Note: Training camp,
Theme song: “Do It! Now” (dance), “Akai Freesia” (voice training)
Winners: Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
Hello!Project`s former soloist Miki Fujimoto joined also Morning Musume as a member of the 6th generation.
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
Broadcasting year: 2004-2005
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo, Hello! Morning
Note: Training camp
Theme song: “Dokusen’yoku” (dance), “Haru no Uta” (voice training)
Winner: none
Audition 2005 (7th Generation Audition)
Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade and under 22 years of age
Total applicants: 21,611
Broadcasting year: 2005
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo, Hello! Morning
Note: No training camp and theme song
Finalisten: Ai Suma, Risa Kubo, Koharu Kusumi, Keiko Inagaki and Airi Furukawa
Winner: Koharu Kusumi
Happy 8ki Audition (8th Generation Audition)
Application requirements: Female, junior high or under 21 years of age
Total applicants: 6,883
Broadcasting year: 2006
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo, Hello! Morning
Note: Training camp
Theme song: “Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan” (dance), “Aruiteru” (voice training)
Finalisten: Minami Okumura, Natsumi Hanada, Yuu Kikkawa, Aika Mitsui, Sumire Satou and Masuda Ayami
Winner: Aika Mitsui
Yuu Kikkawa participated in this audition too. She joined Hello Pro Egg later and is a soloist under Sony now.
9ki Generation Audition
Application requirements: female, age 10-17
Total applicants: ~9.000
Broadcasting year: 2010
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo, Bijo Gaku
Theme Song: “get up rapper” (Dance) & “Aitai Lonely Christmas” (Vocal)
Finalisten: Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki, Aina Otsuka and Minami Mogi
Winner: Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki, Erina Ikuta
Some Hello!Pro Eggs were auditioning seperately. Mizuki Fukumura was announced as a 9th generation member.
10ki Generation Audition ~Genkijirushi~
Application requirements: female, age 10-17
Total applicants: ~6.000
Broadcasting year: 2011
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo, Hello Pro Time
Theme Song: Jishin Motte Yume Motte Tobitatsukara
Finalisten: Haruna Iikubo, Masaki Sato, Ayumi Ishida, Haruka Kudo, Meru Tashima, Hinako Oogami, Ayumi Miyagi, Miwa Satsuki, Fuuka Tanaka und Sara Murakami
Winner: Ayumi Ishida, Haruna Iikubo, Haruka Kudou and Masaki Sato
11ki Audition ~Suppin Utahime~
Application requirements: female, age 10-17
Total applicants: 9.000
Broadcasting year: 2012
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo, Hello Satoyama
Theme Song: Morning Musumes “Be Alive” (Vocal), Morning Musumes “What’s Up? Ai wa do nanda~” (Dance)
Finalisten: Ayano Hamaura, Yumeno Kishimoto, Reina Ichioka, Haruka Ono, Sakura Oda and Maria Makino
Winner: Sakura Oda
12ki Audition ~Mirai Shoujo~
Application requirements: female, age 10-17
Total applicants:
Broadcasting year: 2013
Broadcaster:
Theme Song:
Winner: