Morning Musume 3rd Tsuika Audition

Morning Musume 3rd Tsuika Audition (モーニング娘。第3回追加オーディション) was an audition held in 2000, in the search of the 4th generation members of Morning Musume.
The winners of the auditions are Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi and Kago Ai.
==Audition details==
;Application Requirements
:Limited to women who love music and singing
・Send in a Resume (specify height, weight, three sizes)
・Photo (face, whole body)
・Be sure to enclose a cassette tape, MD, video tape, etc. with your own song.
;Total Applicants
:25,000 Auditionees
;Training Camp and Theme Song
:Voice - Akai Nikkichou
:Dance - Koi no Dance Site
;Broadcast
: On ASAYAN
==Audition Process==
===First Round===
The girls submit an application before the due date (February 29) in order to participate.
===Second Round===
The video tapes of 35 girls, who were chosen from the first round, were viewed by Tsunku, who decided who will enter the third round.
===Third Round: Training Camp===
: From the second round, 10 girls were originally selected to move on to the next round:
*Yamamoto Mami (山本真実), 21
*Kobayashi Chisato (小林知里), 19
*Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華), 15
*Munakata Mizuho (宗像みずほ), 15
*Omitani Anna (尾見谷杏奈), 14
*Yamato Chiemi (大和千詠美), 14
*Yoshizawa Hitomi (吉澤ひとみ), 14
*Fukusaki Madoka (福崎まどか), 13
*Tsuji Nozomi (辻希美), 12
*Kago Ai (加護亜依), 12
==Results==
In 2000, during the television program ASAYAN, it was revealed that Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi and Kago Ai were the winners of 3rd tsuika Audition, becoming 4th generation members.
==Trivia==
*Fujimoto Miki and Satoda Mai participated in this audition. Both would later join Hello! Project, with Fujimoto eventually joining Morning Musume as part of the 6th generation.
*Actress and talent Nakamura Mika participated but was cut in the second round.
*Tsunku confessed Ishikawa and Yoshizawa were already the front runners in the 4th gen auditions. Although 3 girls were supposed to be chosen, Tsunku couldn’t decide between Tsuji and Kago, thinking they were a set. Since Ishikawa and Yoshizawa alone wouldn’t be enough to overshadow Goto Maki’s impact as the lone 3rd gen audition winner, Tsunku decided to pass Tsuji and Kago to make the 4th gen four girls instead of three.https://twitter.com/JPN_ENG_Kanda/status/1688991143361646596
==Gallery==
Picture 45png.jpg|Ishikawa Rika
Picture 21png.jpg|Yoshizawa Hitomi
Picture 44png.jpg|Tsuji Nozomi
Picture 20png.jpg|Kago Ai
Picture 24png.jpg|Fujimoto Miki
Picture 43png.jpg|Satoda Mai
Category:2000 Auditions
Category:Morning Musume Auditions
Category:4th Generation Morning Musume