http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2033939/full/
http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/en ... nt/233881/
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment ... 65520.html
http://www.sanspo.com/baseball/news/201 ... 02-n2.html
http://woman.infoseek.co.jp/news/entert ... 11_2928103
http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000100005
http://news24.jp/entertainment/news/1632446.html
http://www.47news.jp/topics/entertainme ... 41117.html
http://natalie.mu/music/news/109663
http://www.countrymusume-audition.com/pc/
http://www.helloproject.com/news/countr ... ition.html
Age range: 10-17.
Girls from all over Japan.
From February 12 to March 31.
Via mobile phone, pc or mail.
Satoda Mai announced it via VTR during Hello! Con. She won't be in the group herself (moving to New York).
FAQ: http://www.countrymusume-audition.com/pc/faq/
Those who are auditioning for the H!P Trainees can also audition for this.
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EDIT (01/04)
Application period extended to April 20 due to large number of applicants.
Spoiler: show
EDIT (21/04)
Application period is now over. Those who passed will be contacted.
Spoiler: show
EDIT (27/04)
Rika-chan wrote: http://news.aol.jp/2014/02/16/inabamanaka/
Aol made an article on Inaba, suggesting if she would be Satoda Mai's successor and join Country Musume.
They also mention Inaba's high skill and good dancing.
EDIT (08/07)
JonCC wrote:Second round over. Those who passed and are moving on to the next round will be contacted.
http://www.countrymusume-audition.com/pc/news/
Spoiler: show
EDIT (07/08)
Starra wrote:Looks like the auditions are over, and nobody passed?
http://www.up-front-works.jp/newslist/1 ... untry.html
Seems like there was some trouble with it as well from what I can understand.
EDIT (04/11)
Amped wrote:today's morning newspaper 11/5 announcement
new Country Musume. unit renamed "Country Girls" カントリー・ガールズ
Kenshuusei Inaba Manaka, Yamaki Risa, and 3 new girls : (left to right) Morito (14), Shimamura Uta (14), Ozeki Mai (12)
Satoda GM, Momochi as "Playing manager" プレイングマネージャー
They will participate in Hello! Project Winter concert.