3rd Tsuika Audition (4th Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, minimum of 7th grade student
- Total applicants: 25,000
- Broadcast on ASAYAN in 2000
- Training camp, theme song: "Akai NikkichÅ" (Akagumi 4's single)
- Miki Fujimoto and Mai Satoda participated in this audition. Both would later join Hello! Project, with Fujimoto eventually joining Morning Musume as part of the 6th generation.
- Winners: Rika Ishikawa, Ai Kago, Nozomi Tsuji, and Hitomi Yoshizawa
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