LDH PERFECT AUDITION

**LDH PERFECT AUDITION** was an audition planned to be held by LDH JAPAN starting on April 26, 2020.

The audition was announced on December 31, 2019, at *LDH PERFECT YEAR 2020 COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019▶2020 "RISING"*, and was supposed to be part of LDH PERFECT YEAR 2020.

Auditions for the projects *THE NINE WORLDS* and LDH martial arts differed from the rest of the projects. For *THE NINE WORLDS*, the audition was scheduled to start on March 20, 2020, while for LDH martial arts, the audition was scheduled to start sometime in March 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the audition was ultimately postponed. On April 2, 2021, it was announced that a new audition with similar projects and qualifications would take place in the latter half of 2021. This audition was later named *ICON Z ~Dreams For Children~*.

## Projects

* EXILE TRIBE
* DEEP SQUAD
* D.I PROJECT
* KOMA DOGG
* Gekidan EXILE
* LDH Records
* THE NINE WORLDS
* LDH martial arts

## Elegibility

EXILE TRIBE, DEEP SQUAD, D.I PROJECT, KOMA DOGG, LDH Records
There were four different divisions contestants could apply for, the vocal division, the rap division, the dance division and the acting devision. Entry in multiple categories was possible.

People eligible to apply had to be between the age of junior high school 1st grade and 25 years old. For applicants who were minors, the consent of a parent or guardian was required.

The application process was open to the general public. People of any gender were welcomed to apply, regardless if they were professionals or amateurs. Applicants must have been able to sign a contract after acceptance, and if they were a member of a specific entertainment agency or label, they were requested to get the approval of the company before applying.

Female participants were only able to enter auditions for KOMA DOGG and LDH Records, while male participants were able to audition for all 5 projects.

THE NINE WORLDS
There were five different divisions contestants could apply for, the vocal division, the rap division, the dance division, the acting devision and the model division. Entry in multiple categories was possible.

People eligible to apply had to be between the age of elementary school 1st grade and 30 years old. For applicants who were minors, the consent of a parent or guardian was required.

The application process was open to the general public. People of any gender were welcomed to apply, regardless of self-recommendation or recommendation by others and if they were professionals or amateurs. Applicants must have been able to sign a contract after acceptance, and if they were a member of a specific entertainment agency or label, they were requested to get the approval of the company before applying.

LDH martial arts
Aspiring mixed martial arts fighters eligible to apply had to be freshmen in high school to 25 years old.

The application process was open to the general public, but only for male participants. Height, weight, martial arts and sports experience were not required. Nevertheless, applicants were required to be in good health both physically and mentally, and be able to prove that they are in good health to participate in the audition. Additionally, they must have been able to sign a contract with LDH martial arts as a trained fighter after acceptance.

## Trivia

* This would have been the first major mixed-gender audition held by LDH in the company's history.
* This audition would have marked the first time any LDH artists other than EXILE HIRO would produce their own artists.
* The audition for *THE NINE WORLDS* was open exclusively for people from Kyushu.

## References

1. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/1925298
2. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1925589
3. ↑ https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000176418
4. ↑ https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000197508
5. ↑ https://www.tokyoheadline.com/545457/
6. ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/422842
7. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2189229/full/
8. ↑ https://www.ldh.co.jp/news/detail.php?lang=eng&site=LDH&newsid=0000028195
9. ↑ https://www.nagasaki-press.com/enjoy/entertainment-interview/new-entertainment/entertainment-topics/post-106026/