Taiwan Hello! Project NEW STAR Audition

The Taiwan Hello! Project NEW STAR Audition (早安家族NEW STAR; Zǎo ān jiāzú NewStar. Morning Family New Star) was a 2008 audition broadcast by Taiwan Television Ltd to find Taiwanese Hello! Project members as part of the pan-Asian expansion initiative. Prior to this audition, two Chinese members were added to Morning Musume in 2007. A similar audition was held in South Korea in 2009. 
A special show program following the audition process ran on TTV from June 7th to September 21st, 2008.
The winners of this audition would go on to form Ice Creamusume and Frances & Aiko.
==Audition Information==
*The audition is a collaboration with Taiwan Television (TTV).
*This is the first overseas audition for Hello! Project. Previous Chinese members, Junjun and Linlin, had been scouted.
*Audition winners would be signed to and receive training in Japan.
==Judging Panel==
*Host: Charles "Blackie" Chen (Chen Chien-Chou, 陳建州)
*Head Judge: Mickey Huang (黃子佼)
*Producer: Hsiao-Yen Chang (張小燕)
*Rotating Judging Panel: Huang Shu-Jun (黃舒駿), Esther Liu (劉品言), Satou Mai (佐藤麻衣), Sky Wu (伍思凱), Huang Kuo-lun (黃國倫), Action Tang (唐從聖)
*Final Selection: Tsunku and Hsiao-Yen Chang
==Schedule==
During the preliminary round, applicants would be divided by district: North, Central and South. 
In the televised semi-finals, applicants who passed the previous round would be invited to participate in a three-month elimination competition. This phase of the competition would focus on the training and transformation of the girls, while exploring their potential and personal characteristics.
==Finalists==
*Zhào Guóróng 趙國蓉(燈泡)
*Wú Zhàoxián 吳兆絃
*Sū Línxīn 蘇琳心
*Chén Měixuán (Xiǎo Měi) 陳美璇(小美)
*Lán Àizǐ 藍愛子/ Aiko
*Wú Sīxuán (Xǐlè) 吳思璇(喜樂)
*Sū Luòyú 蘇洛瑜
*Gǔ Yún古筠
*Gé Xiānglíng 葛香伶
*Kē Mínpéng 柯忞(ㄇㄧㄣˊ)芃
*Céng Dépíng 曾德萍(傻白)
*Wáng Zǐyú 王子瑜
==Results==
The winners were announced during the audition's finale episode on September 21, 2008. after selecting his top four of Zhào Guóróng, Wú Sīxuán, Gǔ Yún, and Céng Dépíng, Tsunku announced that they would be joined by two more members. He had brought back eliminated contestants for a "Last Camp" opportunity to re-audition. His choices from the camp were Qiū Cuìlíng and Zhōng Ānqí, who would be debuting with the winners. 
Additionally, a special award was given to Wú Zhàoxián and Lán Àizǐ.
==Trivia==
*Though Morning Musume's likeness was used to promote this audition, they only appeared on the first episode of the series. 
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*TTV Audition Announcement 
* Midterm selection (ttv.com.tw)
* Winner announcement (ttv.com.tw)
*「早安家族NEW STAR」合格者決定！ Hello Project results announcement (archived)
Category:Hello! Project Auditions
Category:2008 Auditions