Participants

Out of over 700 applicants, 13 were chosen to move on to the second round of auditions. These auditions were attempts at gaining publicity through SHOWROOM Live and twitter. At the end of the auditions, 4 girls passed through to join Up Up Girls (2). The ranking played no part in did not influence their passing/failure.

## Second Stage Participants

Information: Renren's full name is Koizumi Karen. She is a well known local idol from Ueno in Tokyo Metro. She was born September 29th, 1997. She began her solo career after auditions. She likes pandas. The special talent she demonstrated during her audition was a panda impersonation, which included a side-split and panda sounds. Her audition song was "Mechakyun♡Summer ( ´ ▽ ` )ノ". She has continued her idol career, releasing several singles.

## Additions & Aftermath

Although a 5th member, Nakaoki Rin, was added shortly after the announcement of the first 4, she was not part of the audition process. She was not included in any SHOWROOM or twitter accounts prior to her official addition. Since she did not have to audition to join the group, she is not included on this page nor in the successful participants page. Besides Nakaoki Rin, two additional members were added to the group in April of 2018 on the groups 1st anniversary. Both girls were chosen during the initial auditions to be trainees. After their training was completed, they joined the group.

Mayuhokki, Aoyama Mayu, was not chosen but participated in a Hokkaidou based event with Up Up Girls (Kari). For a period of time she was being promoted by YUM Entertainment and Up Up Girls (Kari). She was given the job of reporting on Kikkawa Yuu and Up Up Girls (Kari) while they were in Taiwan. It appeared as if they were training her to join Up Up Girls (Kari) or (2), which lead to many fans being shocked by the announcement of the addition two members. It appears as if she no longer has plans to join UUG (K) as she hasn't mentioned her intent in over 3 months. Since reporting in Taiwan, she was joined several SHOWROOM events, such as Tanaka Reina's program and a chance at voicing an anime character. Her current status is unknown. She is currently on rotation as host of Shimokita FM's Idol Live.

## References

1. ↑ Up Up Girls (2) Audition Footage (First through Last Audition)
2. ↑ http://anchor-lady.com/profile/#2178
3. ↑ https://www.astro-mate.com/
4. ↑ Seriyama Rino's Official Twitter
5. ↑ "【ご報告】" (Japanese). Fukuyama Rino's Official Twitter. 2018-06-10.
6. ↑ Hinano's Official Profile on DDT ProWrestling
7. ↑ https://karen.amebaownd.com/pages/86111/profile
8. ↑ https://karen.amebaownd.com/pages/909102/page\_201703212311
9. ↑ Who is Nakaoki Rin to Up Up Girls (2)...
10. ↑ Up Up Girls (2) - New Member Announcement Video
11. ↑ Aoyama Mayu's Official Twitter
12. ↑ Aoyama Mayu's Official Twitter - Meeting Tanaka Reina
13. ↑ 下北ＦＭ「アイドルライブ情報部☆」 Twitter
All original streams from the individual SHOWROOM accounts are unable to be located online. In addition, all accounts (sans the official members) created during the auditioning period were deleted. Few news outlets or idol-centered sources documented the entire audition process in-depth. The first and final auditions have been uploaded to youtube, but not on the official page. They risk deletion at any time, but are linked to in the reference list.