Morning Musume Happy 8ki Audition (モーニング娘。Happy８期オーディション ) is the audition to choose the eighth generation members of Morning Musume.
The only winner was 13-year-old Mitsui Aika.
Audition Details[]
- Application Requirements
- Participants must have graduated elementary school, but may not be older than 21 years of age before April 1, 2007.
- Participants may not be part of or signed to public entertainment groups such as theatrical agencies.
Total Applicants: 6,883 Auditionees
- Training camp and theme song
- Dance - Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan (Morning Musume)
- Voice - Aruiteru (Morning Musume)
- Broadcast: On Hello! Morning
Audition Process[]
First round[]
Participants are not required to send in their application forms, instead they can bring them to several examination events throughout Japan (see list below). There they will be interviewed and have to sing a simple song without instrumentals.
The results of the first round are announced at the examination location on that day. There were 6883 applicants in total.
| Location | # | Auditionee | Age | Location | # | Auditionee | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naha, Okinawa (August 27, 2006) |
16 | Touma Rinne (當間鈴音) |
11 | Osaka, Osaka (October 1, 2006) |
356 | Okuno Mayuka (奧野真由香) |
12 | |
| 21 | Sashida Anri (佐次田杏莉) |
12 | 389 | Kunimi Ai (国見愛) |
12 | |||
| 106 | Uezato Saki (上里彩希) |
11 | 397 | Mitsui Aika (光井愛佳) |
13 | |||
| 31 | Nakamura Shiho (仲村詩歩) |
14 | 420 | Takei Reina (武井玲奈) |
12 | |||
| 102 | Amuro Koharu (安室小春) |
14 | 428 | Morikawa Yumi (森川侑美) |
18 | |||
| Kagoshima, Kagoshima (September 2, 2006) |
146 | Kashiwagi Yuki (柏木由紀) |
15 | 453 | Mizuno Tamaki (水野環) |
12 | ||
| 66 | Iwamoto Haruka (岩元遥佳) |
14 | 12 Other Girls | |||||
| 121 | Higa Maria (比嘉万里愛) |
12 | Nagoya, Aichi (October 7, 2006) |
495 | Hori Erika (堀えりか) |
13 | ||
| 126 | Sekine Chika (関根智華) |
13 | 902 | Meitoma Mayumi (命苫真由美) |
17 | |||
| 3 Other Girls | 1022 | Kito Momona (鬼頭桃菜) |
13 | |||||
| Sapporo, Hokkaido (September 3, 2006) |
501 | Nishimura Kaede (西村楓) |
13 | 1133 | Nakamura Wakana (中村若奈) |
14 | ||
| 554 | Watanabe Hikaru (渡邊ひかる) |
12 | 1211 | Yamanaka Madoka (山中まどか) |
14 | |||
| 609 | Satou Mayu (佐藤麻由) |
11 | 1301 | Horikawa Akina (堀川玲奈) |
14 | |||
| 642 | Nedefuji Rie (子出藤理恵) |
17 | 13 Other Girls | |||||
| 646 | Nishimura Emika (西村笑花) |
15 | Tokyo (October 22, 2006) |
1412 | Horie Mina (堀江聖夏) |
13 | ||
| 11 Other Girls | 3806 | Koizumi Miyuki (小泉美優紀) |
15 | |||||
| Kanazawa, Ishikawa (September 10, 2006) |
590 | Yamato Yui (山戸唯) |
14 | 4487 | Masuda Ayami (増田絢美) |
13 | ||
| 593 | Takahashi Yuka (高橋有袈) |
13 | 1617 | Kameyama Ayami (亀山綾美) |
17 | |||
| 3 Other Girls | ? | Takitsu Kumiko (瀧津久美子) |
18 | |||||
| Hiroshima, Hiroshima (September 17, 2006) |
4 Unnamed Girls | 4476 | Kikkawa You (吉川友) |
14 | ||||
| 3863 | Sato Sumire (佐藤すみれ) |
12 | ||||||
| Sendai, Miyagi (September 17, 2006) |
703 | Endou Kana (遠藤香南) |
12 | 36 Other Girls | ||||
| 826 | Horaguchi Misa (洞口美沙) |
? | ||||||
| 6 Other Girls | ||||||||
| Fukuoka, Fukuoka (September 18, 2006) |
75 | Saitou Hikari (斎藤光) |
11 | |||||
| 341 | Okumura Minami (奥村陽) |
16 | ||||||
| 175 | Agarie Hikari (東江日香理) |
17 | ||||||
| 176 | Hanada Natsumi (花田奈都美) |
15 | ||||||
| 6 Other Girls | ||||||||
Second round[]
For the second round, the videotape and profile of each girl is viewed by Tsunku, who then arbitrarily selects the ones he wants to go into the third round.
128 girls were chosen from the first round. Girls selected to move to the third round include:
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Third round[]
In this round the girls had to:
- Sing SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~, Osaka Koi no Uta, or Furusato
- Give a performance to the rhythm of LOVE Machine.
| Location | Auditionee | Age | Song Performed |
Location | Auditionee | Age | Song Performed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVQ Kyusha Studio, Fukuoka, Japan (September 24, 2006) |
Uezato Saki (上里彩希) |
11 | Furusato | Osaka, Japan (October 15, 2006) |
Yamato Yui (山戸唯) |
14 | Furusato | |
| Kashiwagi Yuki (柏木由紀) |
15 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | Hori Erika (堀えりか) |
13 | Osaka Koi no Uta | |||
| Iwamoto Haruka (岩元遥佳) |
14 | Furusato | Nakamura Wakana (中村若奈) |
14 | Furusato | |||
| Saitou Hikari (斎藤光) |
11 | Furusato | Yamanaka Madoka (山中まどか) |
14 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | |||
| Hanada Natsumi (花田奈都美) |
15 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | Tokyo, Japan (November 5, 2006) |
Kameyama Ayami (亀山綾美) |
17 | Osaka Koi no Uta | ||
| Okumura Minami (奥村陽) |
16 | Osaka Koi no Uta | Koizumi Miyuki (小泉美優紀) |
15 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | |||
| Agarie Hikari (東江日香理) |
17 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | Kikkawa You (吉川友) |
14 | Furusato | |||
| Osaka, Japan (October 15, 2006) |
Mizuno Tamaki (水野環) |
12 | Osaka Koi no Uta | Sato Sumire (佐藤すみれ) |
12 | Osaka Koi no Uta | ||
| Morikawa Yumi (森川侑美) |
18 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | Masuda Ayami (増田絢美) |
13 | Furusato | |||
| Kunimi Ai (国見愛) |
12 | Furusato | Watanabe Hikaru (渡邊ひかる) |
12 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | |||
| Mitsui Aika (光井愛佳) |
13 | Furusato | Nishimura Emika (西村笑花) |
15 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | |||
| Okuno Mayuka (奧野真由香) |
12 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | Satou Mayu (佐藤麻由) |
11 | SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ | |||
| Takahashi Yuka (高橋有袈) |
13 | Furusato |
Fourth round[]
6 girls were chosen from the fourth round:
- Okumura Minami (奥村陽), 16
- Hanada Natsumi (花田奈都美), 15
- Kikkawa You (吉川友), 14
- Mitsui Aika (光井愛佳), 13
- Sato Sumire (佐藤すみれ), 13
- Masuda Ayami (増田絢美), 13
They were taken to a mini training camp from November 18 to November 19, 2006, where they received dance and vocal lessons, and separately recorded Aruiteru in front of Tsunku.
On December 9, 2006, each girl performed a song in front of an audience of 18-25 year old women. Shortly before the event, Masuda Ayami withdrew from the audition.
Songs Performed
- Okumura Minami - Do it! Now
- Sato Sumire - Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~
- Kikkawa You - Memory Seishun no Hikari
- Mitsui Aika - Osaka Koi no Uta
- Hanada Natsumi - Ai Araba IT'S ALL RIGHT
Results[]
8th Generation Winner: Mitsui Aika
One winner revealed on the December 10, 2006 episode of Hello! Morning: Mitsui Aika.
Trivia[]
- Notable failed auditionees include:
- Current AKB48 and member Kashiwagi Yuki.
- Former AKB48 member Tanabe Miku.
- Former SKE48 and AKB48 member Sato Sumire.
- Former AKB48 Kenkyuusei, current model Horie Mina.
- Former SKE48 member Furukawa Airi.
- Former SKE48 member, former AV actress & member of Kpop group Honey Popcorn Mikami Yua.[1]
- SUPER☆GiRLS member Watanabe Hikaru.
- Former Idoling!!! member Kawamura Yui.
- Former Shibuya DOMINION member Kuroki Miori.
- Former Flap Girls School member Endou Kana.
- Former SAY-LA member Agarie Hikari.
- Soloists Kikkawa You, Karin (from TNX), and Masuda Ayami.
- Takarazuka actress Gojou Marina (Nishimura Kaede).
- Models Nishimura Emika and Takei Rena.
- Voice actress Yamanaka Madoka.
- Talent Mizuno Tamaki.
References[]
- ↑ "Two other Japanese porn actresses to join Yua Mikami for the K-pop group Honey Popcorn". Allkpop. 2018-02-27.
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