Talk:Hello! Project Shin Member Audition/@comment-115.135.224.13-20170719153733/@comment-26503811-20170720000244

About what Josh has said about the same people entering multiple auditions, Kamikokuryo Moe is a known example for failing in the final round of the Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition! before winning the ANGERME audition. Yanagawa Nanami, after failing the Golden Audition, entered the KSS audition. Onoda Saori, after failing the Golden Audition, entered the KSS audition. Yokoyama Reina, after failing the third round of the first Morning Musume '16 Shinseiki Audition, entered the KSS audition. Point is, main group auditions have begun to feel like an unnecessarily long process of management weeding out girls who aren't fully committed to joining Hello! Project and letting in those who are when they try again.

If the majority of new members are being selected from the KSS program anyway, it's probably better if this is actually a KSS audition. The site does mention that they are looking for girls who can attend lessons in Tokyo. While this hasn't been a requirement for main group auditions in the past, it always has been for KSS auditions: http://hellopro-audition.com/how/ I also keep hearing that the KSS program works like an entertainment school, in which the company does make some money from fees(?).