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'''''Nizi Project''''' is a Japanese audition project produced by [[JYP Entertainment]] and [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Japan]]. The name "Nizi" is taken from the Japanese word "Niji" (虹; ''Rainbow''), with the project's mission to "create a group that emits beautiful light with various colors like a rainbow." | '''''Nizi Project''''' is a Japanese audition project produced by [[JYP Entertainment]] and [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Japan]]. The name "Nizi" is taken from the Japanese word "Niji" (虹; ''Rainbow''), with the project's mission to "create a group that emits beautiful light with various colors like a rainbow." | ||
| − | A reality show, originally to begin airing in October 2019 but was pushed back to January 2020, features a group of 26 selected Japanese trainees as they audition and train for six months to debut in JYP's new Japanese girl group. In April 2020, | + | A reality show, originally to begin airing in October 2019 but was pushed back to January 2020, features a group of 26 selected Japanese trainees as they audition and train for six months to debut in JYP's new Japanese girl group. In April 2020, the second season followed the trainees leading up to their debut. The number of final members will be decided by JYP, with the final line-up set to be announced at the end of the second season and their debut tentatively set for November 2020. |
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Revision as of 22:05, 18 June 2020
Nizi Project is a Japanese audition project produced by JYP Entertainment and Sony Music Japan. The name "Nizi" is taken from the Japanese word "Niji" (虹; Rainbow), with the project's mission to "create a group that emits beautiful light with various colors like a rainbow."
A reality show, originally to begin airing in October 2019 but was pushed back to January 2020, features a group of 26 selected Japanese trainees as they audition and train for six months to debut in JYP's new Japanese girl group. In April 2020, the second season followed the trainees leading up to their debut. The number of final members will be decided by JYP, with the final line-up set to be announced at the end of the second season and their debut tentatively set for November 2020.
Contents
Information
- Announcement Date: February 7 2019
- Application Requirements: Female from 15 years to 22 years of age by the end of the audition deadline, or those who have graduated from junior high school by the end of March 2019
- Application Period: May 1, 2019 ~ Audition Period
- Audition Period: July 2019 ~ August 2019 (Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Okinawa, Los Angeles, Hawaii)
- Broadcast Period: January 31, 2020 – March 27, 2020 (10 episodes)
Audition 1
When you put the letters in "NIZI" together, it forms a square that is divided into four parts (☒). Each participant that passes is given a necklace with a cube pendant that is divided into four hollowed parts.
Below are only a handful of the final qualifiers shown on the program that were selected out of the couple thousand girls who auditioned.
Japan Training Camp
Evaluation Tests
| # | Participant | Star Power Test |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arai Ayaka | Tennis Course TWICE - "Cheer Up -Japanese ver.-" |
| 2 | Ahn Yuna | Acrobatic performance |
| 3 | Ikematsu Riria | — |
| 4 | Ito Rei | — |
| 5 | Inoue Akari | Cheerleading |
| 6 | Oe Riku | Karate Gap Figure 2PM - "Again & Again" |
| 7 | Ogou Mayuka | — |
| 8 | Oguri Kako | — |
| 9 | Ozaki Suzu | Sailor Moon impression |
| 10 | Katsumura Maya | "The Ugly Duckling" Picture-Story Show |
| 11 | Kishida Ririka | — |
| 12 | Sakurai Miu | Mukbang |
| 13 | Sato Ana | — |
| 14 | Suzuno Miihi | Baton performance |
| 15 | Takaya Funa | — |
| 16 | Tanigawa Hina | — |
| 17 | Taniya Kyoka | Cooking tteok-bokki while performing |
| 18 | Hanada Erina | Cheerleading |
| 19 | Hanabashi Rio | — |
| 20 | Hirai Momoka | — |
| 21 | Hillman Nina | DJ Radio Broadcast |
| 22 | Plunckett Mei | — |
| 23 | Marutane Ayane | — |
| 24 | Yamaguchi Mako | Eating lemons with no expression then doing calligraphy |
| 25 | Yamashiro Moeno | — |
| 26 | Yokoi Rima | Plays drums |
Final Evaluation
| NIZI Girls | 5PM | Team DALLA DALLA | miss G | TT Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonder Girls "Be My Baby" |
2PM "Again & Again" |
ITZY "DALLA DALLA" |
miss A "Bad Girl Good Girl" |
TWICE "TT" |
| Ozaki Suzu | Arai Ayaka | Ahn Yuna | Ito Rei | Oguri Kako |
| Tanigawa Hina | Inoue Akari | Ogou Mayuka | Oe Riku | Kishida Ririka |
| Hanabashi Rio | Taniya Kyoka | Kishida Ririka | Katsumura Maya | Sakurai Miu |
| Hirai Momoka | Yamaguchi Mako | Hanada Erina | Takaya Funa | Sato Ana* |
| Plunckett Mei | Yamashiro Moeno | Hillman Nina | Marutane Ayane | Suzuno Miihi |
| — | — | — | Yokoi Rima | — |
* - Sato Ana left before the showcase.
Pendant Battle
The necklace they received for passing the first audition can now be filled with four triangular jeweled pieces: yellow for dance, green for vocal, red for star power, and blue for personality. The girls who can fill all four pendant slots will be able to proceed to training in Korea.
| # | Participant | Dance | Vocal | Star Power | Personality | Results # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arai Ayaka | Acquired** | — | Acquired* | Acquired | 14 |
| 2 | Ahn Yuna | Acquired** | Acquired** | Acquired* | Acquired | 6 |
| 3 | Ikematsu Riria | Acquired* | Acquired** | — | Acquired | 12 |
| 4 | Ito Rei | Acquired** | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Inoue Akari | Acquired** | Acquired** | Acquired** | — | 11 |
| 6 | Oe Riku | Acquired** | Acquired* | Acquired* | Acquired | 5 |
| 7 | Oguri Kako | Acquired*** | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Ogou Mayuka | Acquired*** | Acquired*** | Acquired*** | — | 13 |
| 9 | Ozaki Suzu | Acquired** | Acquired** | Acquired* | — | 8 |
| 10 | Katsumura Maya | Acquired** | Acquired** | Acquired* | Acquired | 3 |
| 11 | Kishida Ririka | Acquired** | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Sakurai Miu | — | Acquired* | — | — | — |
| 13 | Sato Ana | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Suzuno Miihi | Acquired* | Acquired* | Acquired* | Acquired | 2 |
| 15 | Takaya Funa | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Tanigawa Hina | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Taniya Kyoka | — | — | Acquired** | — | — |
| 18 | Hanada Erina | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Hanabashi Rio | Acquired** | Acquired** | — | Acquired | 10 |
| 20 | Hirai Momoka | Acquired** | Acquired** | Acquired*** | — | 9 |
| 21 | Hillman Nina | — | Acquired* | Acquired* | Acquired | 7 |
| 22 | Plunckett Mei | Acquired** | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Marutane Ayane | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Yamaguchi Mako | Acquired* | Acquired* | Acquired** | Acquired | 1 |
| 25 | Yamashiro Moeno | Acquired** | — | Acquired** | — | — |
| 26 | Yokoi Rima | Acquired** | Acquired** | Acquired* | Acquired | 4 |
* - Earned during the evaluation test.
** - Earned by being in top rank (top 16 for dance, top 13 for vocal, additional 4 for star power).
*** - Earned at the final evaluation.
