Hello! Project Shin Member Audition

Hello! Project Shin Member Audition (ハロー！プロジェクト新メンバーオーディション) was the audition for new members to join Hello! Project as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations in 2018. It was announced on July 15, 2017 at Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER ~HELLO! MEETING~."ハロプロ新体制スタート 森戸知沙希「新たな一面を」" (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. 2017-07-15.
==Audition Details==
*Application Requirements:
*#Female, minimum of 9 years of age and maximum of 17 years of age by July 15, 2017.
*#Must be able to attend lessons in Tokyo.
*#Must not currently be under contract with any agencies.
*#Must have consent from legal guardian if under the age of 15.
*Application Deadline: August 14, 2017
*Total Applicants: Unknown
*Dance Instructor: Mitsubachi Maki
*Singing Instructor: Marron
*Broadcast:
**Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~ on AbemaTV
**Extras on AbemaVideo
==Broadcast==
On November 13, 2017, a AbemaTV program following the audition, titled Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~ (少女たちの決断〜密着!!ハロー!プロジェクト20周年オーディション〜; Girls' Decisions ~Close Coverage!! Hello! Project 20th Anniversary Audition~), began.https://twitter.com/AbemaTV/status/925242107597438976 To make the audition memorable, the program showed full close coverage of the audition for the first time since 2011. In addition, various past and current Hello! Project members watched and commented on the audition process from a studio. Unreleased footage and stories from the audition were also uploaded onto AbemaVideo."ハロプロ20周年記念！AbemaTVオーディション完全密着レギュラー番組スタート！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-10-31."「ハロー!プロジェクト20周年オーディション」完全密着番組をAbemaTVで放送へ！現役メンバーや矢口真里・保田圭・吉澤ひとみら豪華OG陣も登場" (in Japanese). AbemaTIMES. 2017-10-31. The show ended on December 18, 2017 with a total of 10 episodes."新研修生お披露目に密着!ハロプロ20周年オーディション#10〜最終回1時間SP" (in Japanese). AbemaTV. 2017-12-11.
After the results were announced in episode six, the last four episodes focused on the finalists who did not pass, but then decided to join Hello Pro Kenshuusei, and them practicing for the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 12gatsu ~Conti→New!~.
==Audition Process==
===First Round===
The application deadline was on August 14, 2017 at noon.
Screening of the primary documents was completed on August 25, 2017, and it was announced that successful applicants would be sent information on the second round screening through the mail."ハロプロ初の全体オーディション、密着番組ナレーションに道重さゆみ" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2017-11-09.
===Second Round===
89 girls from all over the country were selected to take part in the second round screenings held in both Tokyo and Osaka in September 2017."ハロプロ初の全体オーディション、密着番組ナレーションに道重さゆみ" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2017-11-09.Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~ Episode #1. AbemaTV. 2017-11-13.
Recording director Hashimoto Shin was a member of the judging panel in Tokyo. He and three other judges reviewed each girl's profile and interviewed them.
In this round the girls had to:
*Show a special skill.
*Sing a song of their choice.
*Give a performance to the rhythm of "Shalala! Yareru Hazu sa"
Identified participants in this round are:
*(103) Matsubara Yulia
*(107) Kanemitsu Ruru
*(113) Tamenaga Shion
*(122) Ogura Shiho
*(123) Ogura Miho
*(124) Kubota Nanami
*(126) Shutto Anna
*(174) Goto Sayaka
*(176) Hashimoto Momoko
*(177) Hiromoto Ruli
*(180) Kodama Mai
*(Unknown) Hirai Miyo
*(Unknown) Mineta Himena
===Final Round===
The final round took place in October 2017. The finalists had to learn to perform "Jealousy Jealousy" as a group for their final evaluation all in one day. Mitsubachi Maki was in charge of dance lessons,Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~ Episode #2. AbemaTV. 2017-11-20. and marron was in charge of singing lessons and divided parts of the song to the girls.Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~ Episode #3. AbemaTV. 2017-11-20.
8 girls were chosen to participate. They include:
*Kodama Mai (児玉麻衣), 15
*Hashimoto Momoko (橋本桃呼), 14
*Goto Sayaka (後藤咲香), 14
*Tamenaga Shion (為永幸音), 13
*Kubota Nanami (窪田七海), 13
*Shutto Anna (出頭杏奈), 12
*Kanemitsu Ruru (金光留々), 12
*Matsubara Yulia (松原ユリヤ), 9
's representative director , Hashimoto Shin, Mitsubachi Maki, marron, and one other unidentified male employee were members of the final judging panel.
==Results==
The audition results were announced on December 4, 2017 in episode six of Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~."ついに合格発表＆重大発表!密着ハロプロ20周年オーディション〜少女たちの決断#6" (in Japanese). AbemaTV. 2017-11-28.https://twitter.com/AbemaTV/status/936796437110702080
 revealed there were no winners. He invited all of the girls to join Hello Pro Kenshuusei to gain more experience, but told them to discuss their decision with their parents first.Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~ Episode #6. AbemaTV. 2017-12-04.
All of the finalists except for Kodama Mai accepted their invitations, and they were introduced and did a dance performance of "Jealousy Jealousy" together in the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 12gatsu ~Conti→New!~ on December 10, 2017 at Zepp Tokyo."ハロプロ研修生に新メンバーが加入！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-12-11.
==Trivia==
*The audition website stated that applicants would have a chance to join any of the main groups, the new group, or Engeki Joshibu.
*The following former and current Hello! Project members were narrators for Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~: Michishige Sayumi from episodes one to three, Mano Erina from episodes four to seven,"真野恵里菜、自身の“ハロプロ”時代についてコメント。「本当に『青春』だったなって思います」" (in Japanese). M-ON! Press. 2017-11-24. Nonaka Miki for episodes eight and nine,"研修生or辞退?!密着ハロプロ20周年オーディション〜少女たちの決断#8" (in Japanese). AbemaTV. 2017-12-04. and Nakajima Saki for the final tenth episode.
*Michishige Sayumi wanted to cheer on the audition candidates after seeing them do their best. She also wondered to herself which group the candidates would join or which group certain girls would fit in with.
*Okai Chisato hoped for Matsubara Yulia to pass the audition, while Tanaka Reina hoped for Kanemitsu Ruru to pass.
*Takahashi Ai liked Kodama Mai.
*Kodama Mai rejected the invitation to join Hello Pro Kenshuusei twice. The other time being after not passing the Morning Musume '16 Shinseiki Audition. Her reason was the desire was to join Morning Musume as well as entering high school soon.
*Hirai Miyo later entered the Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition in 2018 and won to become a member of BEYOOOOONDS in December 2018."BEYOOOOONDS 加入メンバー決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-12-03.
*Hiromoto Ruli joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei in August 2019."ハロプロ研修生に新メンバー加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-08-02. She later debuted in OCHA NORMA along with Kubota Nanami in December 2021.
*The 4 remaining trainees later on left Hello Pro Kenshuusei respectively.
**Goto Sayaka left in February 2018.
**Hashimoto Momoko left in April 2018.
**Shutto Anna left in July 2019.
**Kanemitsu Ruru left in December 2019.
*Finally on November 2, 2020, Tamenaga Shion debuted in ANGERME as a 9th generation member. Until then fans had referred to the 28th Kenshuusei generation created by this audition as "the cursed generation", due to the members withdrawing one after another.
*Matsubara Yulia later debuted in Rosy Chronicle in June 2024. Almost 3 years prior, she was the last remaining 28th generation member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
==Videos==
==Gallery==
H!PAudition2017-ShoujotachinoKetsudanAmebaTV-header.jpg|Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~ AbemaTV header
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434343434343436666.png|Final round (right to left: Matsubara Yulia, Kanemitsu Ruru, Kubota Nanami, Shutto Anna, Tamenaga Shion, Hashimoto Momoko)
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Kodama Mai.jpg|Kodama Mai, 15
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Hashimoto Momoko.jpg|Hashimoto Momoko, 14
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GotoSayaka.jpg|Goto Sayaka, 14
Tamenaga Shion.jpg|Tamenaga Shion, 14
20171114143552.png|Tamenaga Shion
Shutto Anna.jpg|Shutto Anna, 13
Kubota Nanami.jpg|Kubota Nanami, 13
Kobutananamiaudition.jpg|Kubota Nanami
Kanemi Tsururu.jpg|Kanemitsu Ruru, 12
Matsubara Yuriya867656756769.jpg|Matsubara Yulia, 9
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Hiromoto Ruri.jpg|Hiromoto Ruli, 14
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tamenaga43434.jpg|Tamenaga Shion
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kubota5454545.jpg|Kubota Nanami
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matsubarayuriya6565656.jpg|Matsubara Yulia
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tamenaga5435460.jpg|Tamenaga Shion
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==References==
==External Links==
*Official Announcement
*Audition Site
*Shoujotachi no Ketsudan ~Micchaku!! Hello! Project 20 Shuunen Audition~ AbemaTV Channel
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