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:
- Male
- Enrolled in the first year of middle school up to age 25 as of March 2022
- Born between April 2, 1996 and April 1, 2009
- Must not currently be under contract with any agencies, record labels, or production companies.
- 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)
Name | Vocal Choice | Dance Choice |
---|---|---|
Maekawa Ryuki | F-3 | Betrayal Game |
Uchiyama Iori | Yuki no Hana | N/A |
Kamimura Akira | N/A | Betrayal Game |
Kureta Yuto | N/A | Sky's The Limit |
Takahashi Rikuya | Kanden | N/A |
Nitobe Yuto | Mou Ee Wa | N/A |
Yasumoto Mahiro | N/A | A GREAT FOOL |
Ohara Kouhei | N/A | 118 |
Yumoto Kanon | Tsutsumi Komu You ni | N/A |
Inui Ryo | Neko | N/A |
Kurosawa Rin | N/A | Gifted. |
Nakamura Ryusuke | F-3 | N/A |
Ando Yu | N/A | Shining One |
Fukushima Takuto | Be Free | N/A |
Maeda Daisuke | N/A | Betrayal Game |
Miwa Kotaro | N/A | Nani-sama |
Kawaberi Takuto | Good Life | Betrayal Game |
Kida Naoya | Be Free | Bye-Good-Bye |
Namekawa Kosuke | N/A | PANIC! |
Komaki Yuto | N/A | Nani-sama |
Mori Daiki | N/A | Nani-sama |
Sano Eiki | LOSER | DOG -freestyle- |
Suzuki Hayato | 366 Nichi | Bye-Good-Bye |
- Notable auditionees
The following candidates were eliminated in the second round:
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 |
Team Green |
Team Blue |
Team Red |
Fourth Round[]
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.