BMSG AUDITION 2022

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**BMSG AUDITION 2022** was an audition held to select additional members for BMSG's second boy group MAZZEL, although it was originally framed as a general "trainee and artist" audition.

The process was broadcast on the documentary program MISSIONx2.

The winners of the audition were TAKUTO, EIKI, NAOYA, RYUKI and HAYATO.

## Audition Details

* **Application Requirements:**
	1. Male
	2. Enrolled in the first year of middle school up to age 25 as of March 2022
	3. Born between April 2, 1996 and April 1, 2009
	4. Must not currently be under contract with any agencies, record labels, or production companies.
	5. Must be able to work as a BMSG artist or trainee after passing the audition
* **Application Deadline:** open audition (no set deadline)
* **Broadcast:** MISSIONx2
* **Total Applicants:** N/A

## Audition Process

### First Round

Application acceptance started on March 23, 2022 and didn't have a set deadline.

Candidates were asked to:

* State their dancing and singing/rapping experience in years and months.
* Submit a full body picture and a picture from the bust-up.
* Submit a video of them dancing and another one singing or rapping.
* Describe their career to date and the reason for applying.

### Second Round

The second round was conducted on two separate dates:

* May 28, 2022 at Nihon Kogakuin Music College in Tokyo
* July 17, 2022 at NiD Academy in Tokyo

Candidates were asked to:

* Rap or sing a song from the designated list
* Dance to a song from the designated list
* Answer a series of questions from SKY-HI

The available songs for the vocal section included:

* "F-3" (SKY-HI)
* "Yuki no Hana" (Nakashima Mika)
* "Kanden" (Yonezu Kenshi)
* "Mou Ee Wa" (Fujii Kaze)
* "Tsutsumi Komu You ni" (Misia)
* "Neko" ( DISH／／)
* "Be Free" (THE FIRST)
* "Good Life" (Shimizu Shota)
* "LOSER" (Yonezu Kenshi)
* "366 Nichi" (Shimizu Shota)
* "FLY" (Mukai Taichi)

The available songs for the dance section included:

* Betrayal Game (BE:FIRST)
* Sky's The Limit (SKY-HI)
* A GREAT FOOL (Novel Core)
* 118 (Novel Core, SOTA, edhiii boi)
* Gifted. (BE:FIRST)
* Shining One (BE:FIRST)
* Nani-sama (SKY-HI)
* Bye-Good-Bye (BE:FIRST)
* PANIC! (Novel Core feat. SKY-HI)
* DOG -freestyle- (Novel Core)

Notable auditionees
The following candidates were eliminated in the second round:

* Ezoe Takanori

### Third Round

The third round took place over two days from August 1-2, 2022 at Nihon Kogakuin Music College in Tokyo.

24 boys were selected to participate in the third round. However, one withdrew right before it started.

The 23 remaining contestants were split into four teams. Each team was tasked with learning the choreography for Be Free and performing the song the next day.

**Team Yellow**
Uchiyama Iori (内山伊織)
Kida Naoya (紀田直哉)
Kureta Yuto (暮田雄斗)
Kawaberi Takuto (川縁拓途)
Takahashi Rikuya (高橋陸矢)
Maekawa Ryuki (前川流輝)

**Team Green**
Inui Ryo (乾稜)
Yumoto Kanon (湯本日穏)
Sano Eiki (佐野瑛宜)
Namekawa Kosuke (滑川光祐)
Suzuki Hayato (鈴木颯人)
Kamimura Akira (上村明生)

**Team Blue**
Ohara Kouhei (小原滉平)
Maeda Daisuke (前田大輔)
Kurosawa Rin (黒澤凛士)
Fukushima Takuto (福島匠音)
Komaki Yuto (小牧優斗)
Ando Yu (安藤優)

**Team Red**
Nakamura Ryusuke (中村龍哉)
Yasumoto Mahiro (安本真広)
Miwa Kotaro (三輪虎太郎)
Nitobe Yuto (新渡戸悠斗)
Mori Daiki (森大樹)

### Fourth Round

*Main article: MISSIONx2 § Training Camp*
12 boys were selected to participate in the fourth round, a month long training camp in Osaka, alongside three BMSG Trainees.

* Uchiyama Iori (内山伊織)
* Kida Naoya (紀田直哉)
* Kawaberi Takuto (川縁拓途)
* Maekawa Ryuki (前川流輝)
* Yumoto Kanon (湯本日穏)
* Sano Eiki (佐野瑛宜)
* Namekawa Kosuke (滑川光祐)
* Suzuki Hayato (鈴木颯人)
* Ohara Kohei (小原滉平)
* Maeda Daisuke (前田大輔)
* Ando Yu (安藤優)
* Mori Daiki (森大樹)

The training camp was split into three screenings, after each of which some contestants were eliminated.

After the first screening, Uchiyama Iori, Mori Daiki and Maeda Daisuke were eliminated.

## Results

The winners of the audition were TAKUTO, EIKI, NAOYA, RYUKI and HAYATO, and were therefore added to MAZZEL.