Morning Musume '16 Shinseiki Audition

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Previous: (Golden) Audition! (2014) ]] Morning Musume '16 Shinseiki Audition (モーニング娘. '16新世紀オーディション; Morning Musume '16 New Century Audition) is the audition to choose thirteenth generation members for Morning Musume. It was announced on January 2, 2016 at Hello! Project 2016 WINTER ~DANCING! SINGING! EXCITING!~.

The original audition ended with no winners on May 31, 2016, with plans of re-holding the audition. On June 15, 2016 the new audition began.



Audition Details

 * Application Requirements:
 * Female, minimum of 10 years of age and maximum of 17 years of age by January 1, 2016 (June 1, 2016 for re-recruitment).
 * Must not currently be under contract with any agencies.
 * Must have consent from legal guardian if under the age of 15.
 * Application Deadline:
 * February 14, 2016 (original)
 * August 7, 2016 (re-recruitment)

First Audition
The application deadline was February 14, 2016. On March 3, it was announced that passing candidates will receive their results through the mail.

On the May 31, 2016 it was announced through the audition website that no one had passed.

Second Audition
The application deadline is August 7, 2016.

Trivia

 * This is the 3rd Morning Musume audition to not have any winners. Unlike the previous two, the 13th generation audition is being re-hold under the same name.
 * The audition searches for someone who loves to sing and dance, who believes in their future, who wants to test out their potential, who wants to find their new self, and who loves Morning Musume more than anyone.
 * There are plans for Morning Musume to carry out further activities around the world in the future. The audition was not limited to Japan, and girls with an international perspective were welcomed to apply, including girls of different nationalities.
 * As for Kenshuusei who want to audition, they will have their auditions separately which runs parallel to the public auditions.