ASAYAN

ASAYAN, originally known as 浅草橋ヤング洋品店 (Asakusabashi Young Youhinten), was a talent search variety show that appeared on TV Tokyo, airing from October 1995 to March 2002. Many Hello! Project artists and groups were discovered through ASAYAN auditions produced by Tsunku.

Cast

MC

• Ninety Nine (ナインティナイン)
  • Okamura Takashi (岡村隆史)
  • Yabe Hiroyuki (矢部浩之)
• Nagasaku Hiromi (永作博美) (from start to September 1998)
• Nakayama Emiri (中山エミリ/中山亜微梨) (from January 1999 to end)

Narration

• Kabira Jiei (川平慈英)
• Matsuo Takashi (松尾貴史) (from 1999 to April 2001)
• Yamada Hisashi (やまだひさし) (from April 2001 to end)

Episodes

• Hello! Project on ASAYAN

Auditions

• [1995-1996] Komu-ro Garçons (ASAYAN Idol Group Audition 96)
• [1996-1997] Sharam Q Rock Vocalist Audition (シャ乱Qロックボーカリストオーディション)
• [1998] Tetsuya Komuro Audition 1999 (小室哲哉オーディション1999]
• [1998] Morning Musume Member Tsuika Audition (モーニング娘。追加オーディション) 2nd gen
• [1998] Final Audition Dai Sanji (ファイナルオーディション第3次)
• [1999] Morning Musume Dai Nikai Member Tsuika Audition (モーニング娘。第2回追加メンバーオーディション)
• [1999] Morning Musume Dai Sankai Member Tsuika Audition (モーニング娘。第3回追加メンバーオーディション)
• [2001] Komu-ro Garçons Record Kaisha Soudatsu Dai Houshutsu Audition
• Haisha Fukkatsu Oo Audition (敗者復活 大オーディション)
• [2001] Chou Utahime Audition (超歌姫オーディション)
• [2001-2002] Super Gravure Idol Audition (スーパー グラビア アイドル オーディション)
• [2002] Nikkan Ultra Idol Duo Audition (日韓 ウルトラアイドルデュオ オーディション)

External link

Japanese Wikipedia: ASAYAN