Icon Z ~Dreams for Children~
iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ is a Japanese audition project produced by LDH. The audition process is broadcasted on TV Tokyo every Sunday at 9pm starting October 24, 2021. The program is titled ~Yume no Audition Variety~ Dreamer Z and follows the lineage of the popular audition program "ASAYAN" on the same station.
The audition aims to find male soloists produced by EXILE SHOKICHI and to create two new groups: a new EXILE TRIBE group by project leader EXILE AKIRA and a new girl group produced by Tosaka Hiroomi (co-produced by HYBE LABELS JAPAN).
Contents
Information
- Application Requirements: People eligible to apply have to be between 12 and 25 years old (born between April 2, 1996 and April 1, 2009). For applicants who are minors, the consent of a parent or guardian is required. The application process is open to the general public. People of any gender and nationality are welcomed to apply, regardless if they are professionals or amateurs. Applicants must be able to sign a contract after acceptance, and if they are a member of a specific entertainment agency or label, they are requested to get the approval of the company before applying.
- Broadcast Period: October 21, 2021 –
- Producers: EXILE AKIRA (Boys), EXILE SHOKICHI (Boys), Tosaka Hiroomi (Girls)
- Trainers (Girls): Alysa, Emyli, Zero, Ruu
Female Contestants
| # | Participant | Prefecture | Audition # | Talent Audition | Division Group | First Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agarihiga Aoi | Okinawa | 101 | C | Sugar Pepper | |
| 2 | Ando Yuuna | Aichi | 50 | F | ||
| 3 | Ikeda Honoka | Kanagawa | 148 | F | ||
| 4 | Ogasawara Anri | Chiba | 44 | Cheerleading | A | QUEEN |
| 5 | Okada Ayuno | Osaka | 23 | Rapped and sang her self-made lyrics | D | Reginaz |
| 6 | Ohmura Yuria | Nagasaki | 37 | She acted as her character "Yuria Beginner" | C | Sugar Pepper |
| 7 | Ohyama Ruann | Osaka | 244 | Sang "Happy" by Pharrell Williams while playing the guitar | A | QUEEN |
| 8 | Kikuchi Aira | Aichi | 16 | F | ||
| 9 | Kitadera Uwa | Tochigi | 82 | Freestyle dance | D | Reginaz |
| 10 | Cavery Hana | Osaka | 36 | C | Sugar Pepper | |
| 11 | Sakaguchi Rino | Kanagawa | 149 | B | LOVE CRUSH | |
| 12 | Sasaki Tsukushi | Iwate | 37 | B | LOVE CRUSH | |
| 13 | Seshimo Coco | Gunma | 61 | C | Sugar Pepper | |
| 14 | Tanaka Riria | Tokyo | 152 | Reciting chemical formulas of different compounds | A | QUEEN |
| 15 | Tsunoda Sora | Kanagawa | 76 | B | LOVE CRUSH | |
| 16 | Daily Tabatha Mia | Hyogo | 27 | Rapped | B | LOVE CRUSH |
| 17 | Tokunaga Junko | Tokyo | 87 | Sang "Con te partirò" by Andrea Bocelli | F | |
| 18 | Nishida Runa | Osaka | 49 | Sang while playing with a kendama | F | |
| 19 | Nishihara Noa | Saga | 49 | D | Reginaz | |
| 20 | Hashisako Mirano | Tokyo | 17 | D | Reginaz | |
| 21 | Hatae Maisa | Fukuoka | 242 | Sang "Ottoke Song" by Hyojung | B | LOVE CRUSH |
| 22 | Hirano Yuzuki | Osaka | 158 | E | MaZey | |
| 23 | Fukawa Nanami | Osaka | 93 | C | QUEEN | |
| 24 | Maruyama Shuu | Hokkaido | 65 | A | QUEEN | |
| 25 | Yakura Nanai | Ishikawa | 82 | Read a kabuki piece called "Uiro Uri" while doing a split | A | QUEEN |
| 26 | Yanagibashi Uno | Ibaraki | 1 | Showed off her flexibility by doing gymnastics | E | MaZey |
| 27 | Yamauchi Moana | Tokyo | 124 | E | MaZey | |
| 28 | Yamazaki Ria | Nagasaki | 243 | D | Reginaz | |
| 29 | Yamamoto Mina | Mie | 46 | E | MaZey | |
| 30 | Yoshimura Anon | Tokyo | 41 | E | MaZey |
Screenings
First Screening
A total of 48,000 people entered the competition by video entry, and 927 of them passed the first screening (2% acceptance rate).[6]
Second Screening
The second screening, held in Tokyo and Osaka over a total of six days, was a face-to-face screening with producers. The essential task for the second screening was "dance". The song to perform to was selected to be "Can You See The Light" by ØMI. For the first half of the song, the contestants had to perform a given choreography, and in the second half, they had to come up with their own original choreography.
In addition, the contestants were judged on either "vocals" or "rap" or both as an optional task. The songs for the vocal judging were selected to be "First Love" by Utada Hikaru and "Tsutsumi Komu You ni..." by MISIA, while the song for the rap judging was selected to be "Bijin" by CHANMINA.
Ultimately, 30 contestants were chosen to move to the third screening.
Third Screening
From January to April 2022, there will be a training camp including the third screening, and in May, the final screening will be held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
