Morning Musume 11ki Member "Suppin Utahime" Audition

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Morning Musume 11ki Member "Suppin Utahime" Audition (モーニング娘. 11期メンバー「スッピン歌姫」オーディション; Morning Musume 11th Generation Member "Make-Up Less Song-Stress" Audition) was the audition to choose Eleventh Generation members for Morning Musume. On May 18, 2012, at Niigaki Risa's and Mitsui Aika's Graduation at the Nippon Budokan, it was announced that the Eleventh Generation auditions would take place. Tsunku said he will "be focusing more on the talents that will be present at this year’s auditions instead of the looks of the members".

Audition details

 * Application Requirements
 * Female, Minimum of age 10 and maximum of 17 years of age by March 31, 2012.
 * Must not be under contract with any agencies or as a performing arts talent.
 * Must have consent from legal guardian if under age.
 * Total Applicants: 7,000+ Auditionees
 * Training Camp Choreographer: Yoshiko (Morning Musume's Choreographer)
 * Broadcast: On Hello! SATOYAMA Life and GirlPop TV.

First round
The application deadline was June 25, 2012.

Second Round
The second round began on July 15, 2012. The videotape and profile of each girl was viewed by Tsunku, who then arbitrarily selected the ones he wanted to go into the third round. All the candidates were interviewed during this 2nd round. The 2nd round was from July 15th to the 30th in 6 places across the country :
 * Sapporo
 * Sendai
 * Tokyo
 * Nagoya
 * Osaka
 * Fukuoka

Third Round
The 56 candidates, not counting Hello Pro Kenshuusei members, gathered in Tokyo for further screening. From there, they were selected, and invited to the training camp.
 * In this round the girls had to:
 * Dance What’s Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~.
 * Give a performance to the rhythm of Be Alive.
 * Sing a song of their choice.
 * (36) Ogami Hinako - Unknown
 * (102) Ono Haruka - Unknown
 * (122) Hamaura Ayano - Unknown
 * (125) Ogata Risa - Unknown
 * (176) Kaneko Rie - Unknown
 * (178) Oda Sakura - Unknown
 * (179) Yoshihashi Kurumi - Unknown
 * (180) Nomura Minami - Unknown
 * (199) Takagi Sayuki - Unknown
 * (200) Otsuka Aina - Unknown
 * (201) Murota Mizuki - Unknown
 * (224) Kosuga Fuyuka - Unknown
 * (225) Okamura Rise - Unknown
 * (226) Tanabe Nanami - Unknown
 * (Unknown) Wada Sakurako - Ookii Hitomi
 * (Unknown) Ogawa Rena - Unknown
 * (Unknown) Yamagishi Riko - Unknown
 * (Unknown) Uemura Akari - Unknown
 * (Unknown) Mogi Minami - Unknown
 * (Unknown) Makino Maria - Unknown
 * (Unknown) Kishimoto Yumeno - Unknown
 * (Unknown) Ichioka Reina - Unknown
 * Hirose Ayami
 * Fujita Ayaka
 * Oshikiri Sayaka
 * Okada Sayana

Fourth Round
They were taken to a training camp from where they received dance and vocal lessons, separately recorded Be Alive and danced in group to What’s Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~ and One•Two•Three in front of Tsunku and the dance teacher.


 * 6 girls were chosen for the fourth round:

The winner was announced the day after the recording was aired.
 * Hamaura Ayano (浜浦彩乃), 12
 * Kishimoto Yumeno (岸本ゆめの), 12
 * Ichioka Reina (一岡怜奈), 13
 * Ono Haruka (小野はるか), 16
 * Oda Sakura (小田さくら), 13
 * Makino Maria (牧野真莉愛), 11

Results

 * The winner and only 11 generation member was Oda Sakura.

Trivia

 * At the beginning of the auditions, Tsunku said: "That's right, last year Morning Musume continuously recruited, and we will mass recruit an 11th generation who exhibit ideals like "I love to sing!".
 * All members from Hello Pro Kenshuusei participated in this audition. It was the first time ever in the history of Hello! Project.
 * This is the first audition in which a Kenshuusei member was the only member that was added to Morning Musume.
 * NICE GIRL Project! members Ono Haruka, Ogata Risa, Hirose Ayami, Okada Sayana, Oshikiri Sayaka and Fujita Ayaka participated in this audition. Okada, Oshikiri, Fujita and Ono later withdrew from NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei.
 * Okada Sayana later became a member of "Cute Bits".
 * Oshikiri Sayaka later became a performer.
 * Ogami Hinako, a Morning Musume 10th Member ~Genki Jirushi~ Audition finalist, participated in this audition. Ogami later joined an agency after failing this audition.
 * Kishimoto Yumeno, Ichioka Reina, Makino Maria, Kaga Kaede and Wada Sakurako, who participated in this audition, were later added to Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * Haga Akane participated in this audition and later joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei in 2013.
 * All finalists are now under UP-FRONT PROMOTION except Ono Haruka.
 * Mogi Minami withdrew from Hello Pro Kenshuusei not long after failing the auditions.
 * It is believed by many people that the sole purpose of holding the 11th generation auditions was to properly place Oda Sakura in Morning Musume.