Kyuukie Audition (9th Generation Audition)
- Application requirements: Female, Minimum of age 10 and under 17 years of age
- Total applicants: 9,000+
- Second Examination: Held at Hokkaido on 10/9 or Osaka on 10/11. The 2nd exam required questioning, PR, and singing an a cappella song.
- Training camp and theme song: Get Up Rapper, Crazy About You (dance, 2003 H!P Shuffle, Minimoni's 10th single) and Aitai Lonely Christmas (voice training, Cute's 14th single)
- Broadcast on Bijou Gaku starting December 16, 2010, ending 23 December 2010. Audition winners were announced January 2, 2011.
- Finalists: Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki, Aina Otsuka, and Minami Mogi
- Winners: ex-Egg Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi and Kanon Suzuki
- Aina Otsuka & Minami Mogi were added into Hello! Pro Kenshuusei in June 2011.
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