Morning Musume Auditions

This is a list of auditions held for the J-pop group Morning Musume.


 * Application requirements: Not specified
 * Total applicants: 5,000
 * Broadcast on ASAYAN in 1998
 * No training camp and theme song
 * Result: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi, and Sayaka Ichii passed the audition.

2nd Tsuika Audition (3rd Generation Audition)

 * Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
 * Total applicants: 11,000
 * Broadcast on ASAYAN in 1999
 * Training camp, theme song: "Summer Night Town" (Morning Musume's 2nd single)
 * Kumi Koda (倖田來未) participated in this audition.
 * Result: Maki Goto passed the audition.

3rd Tsuika Audition (4th Generation Audition)

 * Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
 * Total applicants: 25,000
 * Broadcast on ASAYAN in 2000
 * Training camp, theme song: "Akai Nikkichō" (Akagumi 4's single)
 * Miki Fujimoto and Mai Satoda (里田まい) participated in this audition
 * Result: Rika Ishikawa, Ai Kago, Nozomi Tsuji, and Hitomi Yoshizawa joined Morning Musume.

Love Audition 21 (5th Generation Audition)

 * Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
 * Total applicants: 25,827
 * Broadcast on muSix! in 2001
 * Training camp, theme song: "Love Namida Iro" (Aya Matsuura's 3rd single)
 * Reina Tanaka and Yukina Kinoshita participated in this audition.
 * Result: Asami Konno, Risa Niigaki, Makoto Ogawa, and Ai Takahashi passed the audition.

Love Audition 2002 (6th Generation Audition)

 * Application requirements: Female, 7th-12th grade
 * Application Song: "Do It! Now"
 * Total applicants: 12,417
 * Broadcast on muSix! in 2002
 * Training camp, theme song: "Do It! Now" (dance, Morning Musume's 15th single), "Akai Freesia" (voice training, Melon Kinenbi's 8th single)
 * Result: Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka passed the audition.

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
 * Training camp and theme song: "Dokusenyoku" (dance, from Morning Musume's 6th album, "Ai no Dai 6 Kan"), "Haru no Uta" (voice training, from Morning Musume's Ai no Dai 6 Kan album)
 * Broadcast on Hello! Morning starting September, 2004. Audition result aired on
 * Result: No additional members

Audition 2005 (7th Generation Audition)

 * Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade and under 22 years of age
 * Total applicants: 21,611
 * No training camp and theme song
 * Broadcast on Hello! Morning starting . Audition result aired on
 * Result: Koharu Kusumi passed the audition.

Happy 8 Ki Audition (8th Generation Audition)

 * Application requirements: Female, junior high or under the age of 21
 * Total applicants: 6,883
 * Training camp and theme song: Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan (dance) and Aruiteru (voice training) (Morning Musume's 30th and 31st single)
 * Broadcast on Hello! Morning starting September 2006. Audition result aired on.
 * Yuu Kikkawa auditioned but later joined Hello Pro Egg.
 * Result: Aika Mitsui passed the audition.