Hello! Project Auditions

1st Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition

 * date: 1999.2.??
 * number of applicants: 3,264
 * selected: 三佳千夏 ( Miyoshi Chinatsu )

2nd Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition

 * date: 1999.05.12 (application details were included with Morning Musume's 5th single Manatsu no Kousen )
 * second interview in June 1999
 * number of applicants: 4000
 * selected: Saito Hitomi, Murata Megumi , Ohtani Masae and Shibata Ayumi (see Melon Kinenbi )

3rd Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition

 * date: 1999.09.09 (application details were included with Morning Musume's 7th single LOVE Machine )
 * second interview in November 1999
 * number of applicants: unknown
 * selected: none

4th Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition

 * date: 2000.05.17 (application details were included with Morning Musume's 9th single Happy Summer Wedding )
 * second interview in June 2000
 * number of applicants: 1500
 * selected: Matsuura Aya, also selected: Sheki-Dol (who debuted earlier than Aya)

Pacific Dream Pop Singer Contest

 * held in Hawaii in November 1998
 * number of applicants: 1500
 * result: Ayaka, Mika Todd , Chelsea Ching , April Barbaran and Danielle Delaunay passed the examination by Makoto of Sharan Q (see Coconuts Musume )

Hello! Project Kids Audition

 * applicant recruitment via Hello! Morning in 2002
 * number of applicants: 27958
 * selected: 15 people (see Hello! Project Kids )

Hello! Pro Egg Audition

 * applicant recruitment via Hello! Morning in 2004
 * number of applicants: 10570
 * selected: 32 people, including Okada Yui of v-u-den and 4 futsal trainees of Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (see Hello! Pro Egg )

Hello! Project Kansai Audition 2005

 * date: 2005-10-24 to 2005-11-21
 * applicant recruitment via Hello! Morning in 2005
 * number of applicants: Unknown
 * selected: Iwashima Manami, Abe Asami , Nakayama Nana , and Suma Ai (see Hello! Pro Kansai )

Hello! Project Korea Auditions

 * Winner Jang Da Yeon