Hello! Pro Egg/Up-Front Egg Auditions

Hello! Pro Egg Audition 2004

 * Name: Hello! Pro Egg Audition 2004 (ハロプロ エッグ オーディション2004)
 * Purpose: To find talented people to become "Hello! Pro Eggs" to receive free lessons that will allow their talent to slowly hatch and then allowed to blossom.
 * Application Recruitment Period: April–May 2004 (via Hello! Morning )
 * Qualifications: By April 2004, the applicants must not have a contract in the entertainment industry, that they will relocate to Tokyo, and that they must be females between first grade to 18 years old.
 * Application Methods: There were two forms of application methods, but applicants must apply only through one method. The first was through an interview at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on 19 June 2004 and the second was through an applicant submitted digital video cassette tape.
 * Number of applicants: 10,570 people
 * Selected: 32 people
 * Notable Passers: Okada Yui, Arihara Kanna , Morozuka Kanami , Ohse Kaede , Hashimoto Aina , Akiyama Yurika , Okada Robin Shouko , Goto Yuki

Up-Front Group "Egg" Audition

 * Name: Up-Front Group "Egg" Audition (アップフロントグループ『エッグ』オーディション)
 * Purpose: To find talented people to become "Up-Front Group Eggs" to perform in various fields such as acting and variety.
 * Application Period: Until 25 February 2006
 * Qualifications: By February 2006, the applicants must not have a contract in the entertainment industry and that they will relocate to Tokyo.
 * Notable Passer: Mano Erina
 * The three second-generation Hello! Pro Egg members are from this audition.

Up-Front Egg Audition

 * Name: Up-Front Egg Audition (アップフロントエッグオーディション)
 * Application Period: Opened August 2007
 * Qualifications: By August 2007, the applicants must not have a contract in the entertainment industry, that they will relocate to Tokyo, and that they must be females between first grade to 25 years old.
 * Application Methods: There were numerous forms of application methods, including applying by computer, cell phone, mail, or by appointment with a receptionist, but applicants must apply only through one method.
 * The fifth-generation Hello! Pro Egg member, Miyamoto Karin, is from this audition.