(updated!)avex 2009 Audition Experiences

[Guest a_dreamer143]

tell us about it and give the others some advice!

Hello everyone!! I thought I should make a topic for the AVEX STAR SEARCH that will start tomorrow Oct. 25th in San Francisco..anyone is welcome to come in and give a lil something about their audition ^^ everyone may post their experience and if anyone has questions please [to the people who may know some reliable answers] answer them nicely! ADVICES are welcome too for the people who are going to audition as well.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

[sarang_ailove]

OMG this is so good! I can't wait to read about ppl's experiences. I'm going to the one in NY so good luck to the ppl auditioning in San Franciso! ganbatte ne!

[Guest flyaway.]

^^ LOL. Wait, isn't tomorrow the 25th?

When you said "today," I actually had to recheck my calender.

Gosh girl, you gave me a scare.

Anyways, I'm so nervous for tomorrow. >.<

[sarang_ailove]

^

LOL i was thinking the same thing! Good luck tomorrow!

[Guest Jaroro]

i dunno about 2008 audition but i went to the one last year here in japan kyoto prefecture,

umm i think this year it might be like how it came last last year.. so its liek a panel intrview and there'll be a line ^__^

so ur going to perform in front of the panelist and at your back will be the other people who'll be auditioning ^^

goodluck guys!!! ^____^)O 応援しましょうね？！！！

[Guest a_dreamer143]

THANKS EVERYONE FOR TELLING ME BOUT THE DATE!LOL IVE EDITTED IT ALREADY <3

[Guest aki666]

Good to luck to everyone who's gonna audition in SF!! & please tell us how it is ^_~

Can't wait till the LA auditions *_*

[Guest stacynsungmin]

i dunno about 2008 audition but i went to the one last year here in japan kyoto prefecture,

umm i think this year it might be like how it came last last year.. so its liek a panel intrview and there'll be a line ^__^

so ur going to perform in front of the panelist and at your back will be the other people who'll be auditioning ^^

goodluck guys!!! ^____^)O 応援しましょうね？！！！

hey would you like to go into more detail about it? XD

to SF auditioners!!!

(~I wish you good luck) 幸運を祈ります!!

[Guest tangerinesandlimes]

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!

can't wait to hear your experiences

[Guest flyaway.]

Blah. I guess I'm first to share.

I just got back and let's just say... it didn't go too well.

At the moment, I am quite angry at myself.

First of all, I had trouble finding the place? lol.

I mean, I wrote down the directions beforehand, but I kept on driving around and around and I couldn't find it.

I finally went to a nearby Library to ask where it was.

Erm. Yeah. The place was SO hard to find (or maybe I'm just stupid).

I kept going over the bridge... but it turned out that there was this little tiny road on the side that I had to go into.

It's hard to explain.

Anyways, I got there 15-ish minutes late. I was so worried because I thought I had to be there at 3PM sharp.

But it turned out that it didn't really even matter. I just had to sign in and stuff.

(When I got there, there weren't any other auditionees.)

Then, this one guy took two pictures of me in the lobby and took me into the audition room.

There was a stage and some equipment (mic and Idk what else).

The 3 judges (2 female and 1 male) sat on a sofa while I went up, introduced myself and sang.

ERMM. I sort of messed up a part of my lyrics. I stopped for a second.

And near the end... my voice went really wacky (I'm not lying either). It's my nerves, I tell you. I was shaking up there.

I know I could have done better because I was originally planning to go over the song before auditioning, but since I was late, I didn't get to.

After I was done singing, I was about to leave; but they told me they weren't done yet.

They asked me a few questions (I guess it's standard)... like...

- Where my parents were from.

- What languages I knew.

- If I had vocal training.

- If I had dance training.

- If I liked Boa. LOL. (I think that's mainly because I sang a Boa song.) And what I thought of her new song, "Eat You Up."

- And some other questions.

OH and she said my Japanese pronunciation was really good (that lifted my spirits up a bit). =)

ERG, aside from that, it didn't go as well as I expected.

But hey! At least the judges were nice (and they smile to you)! I really liked them.

*cough*UnliketheSMjudges.*cough*

And although I'm pretty sure I won't get chosen, at least I tried right?

Wow, that was long. o.o I wonder who read through that.

Anyways, I can't wait to hear other experiences. =)

I hope they're better than mine.

[Guest ewix]

Blah. I guess I'm first to share.

I just got back and let's just say... it didn't go too well.

At the moment, I am quite angry at myself.

First of all, I had trouble finding the place? lol.

I mean, I wrote down the directions beforehand, but I kept on driving around and around and I couldn't find it.

I finally went to a nearby Library to ask where it was.

Erm. Yeah. The place was SO hard to find (or maybe I'm just stupid).

I kept going over the bridge... but it turned out that there was this little tiny road on the side that I had to go into.

It's hard to explain.

Anyways, I got there 15-ish minutes late. I was so worried because I thought I had to be there at 3PM sharp.

But it turned out that it didn't really even matter. I just had to sign in and stuff.

(When I got there, there weren't any other auditionees.)

Then, this one guy took two pictures of me in the lobby and took me into the audition room.

There was a stage and some equipment (mic and Idk what else).

The 3 judges (2 female and 1 male) sat on a sofa while I went up, introduced myself and sang.

ERMM. I sort of messed up a part of my lyrics. I stopped for a second.

And near the end... my voice went really wacky (I'm not lying either). It's my nerves, I tell you. I was shaking up there.

I know I could have done better because I was originally planning to go over the song before auditioning, but since I was late, I didn't get to.

After I was done singing, I was about to leave; but they told me they weren't done yet.

They asked me a few questions (I guess it's standard)... like...

- Where my parents were from.

- What languages I knew.

- If I had vocal training.

- If I had dance training.

- If I liked Boa. LOL. (I think that's mainly because I sang a Boa song.) And what I thought of her new song, "Eat You Up."

OH and she said my Japanese pronunciation was really good (that lifted my spirits up a bit). =)

ERG, aside from that, it didn't go as well as I expected.

But hey! At least the judges were nice (and they smile to you)! I really liked them.

*cough*UnliketheSMjudges.*cough*

And although I'm pretty sure I won't get chosen, at least I tried right?

Wow, that was long. o.o I wonder who read through that.

Anyways, I can't wait to hear other experiences. =)

I hope they're better than mine.

wow thank you for sharing your experience good luck to you

btw how old are you, because im currently 17 and my aunt doesnt want to go and i want to bring my sister shes 23 years old iono if it will work T.T

[Guest a_dreamer143]

Blah. I guess I'm first to share.

I just got back and let's just say... it didn't go too well.

At the moment, I am quite angry at myself.

First of all, I had trouble finding the place? lol.

I mean, I wrote down the directions beforehand, but I kept on driving around and around and I couldn't find it.

I finally went to a nearby Library to ask where it was.

Erm. Yeah. The place was SO hard to find (or maybe I'm just stupid).

I kept going over the bridge... but it turned out that there was this little tiny road on the side that I had to go into.

It's hard to explain.

Anyways, I got there 15-ish minutes late. I was so worried because I thought I had to be there at 3PM sharp.

But it turned out that it didn't really even matter. I just had to sign in and stuff.

(When I got there, there weren't any other auditionees.)

Then, this one guy took two pictures of me in the lobby and took me into the audition room.

There was a stage and some equipment (mic and Idk what else).

The 3 judges (2 female and 1 male) sat on a sofa while I went up, introduced myself and sang.

ERMM. I sort of messed up a part of my lyrics. I stopped for a second.

And near the end... my voice went really wacky (I'm not lying either). It's my nerves, I tell you. I was shaking up there.

I know I could have done better because I was originally planning to go over the song before auditioning, but since I was late, I didn't get to.

After I was done singing, I was about to leave; but they told me they weren't done yet.

They asked me a few questions (I guess it's standard)... like...

- Where my parents were from.

- What languages I knew.

- If I had vocal training.

- If I had dance training.

- If I liked Boa. LOL. (I think that's mainly because I sang a Boa song.) And what I thought of her new song, "Eat You Up."

OH and she said my Japanese pronunciation was really good (that lifted my spirits up a bit). =)

ERG, aside from that, it didn't go as well as I expected.

But hey! At least the judges were nice (and they smile to you)! I really liked them.

*cough*UnliketheSMjudges.*cough*

And although I'm pretty sure I won't get chosen, at least I tried right?

Wow, that was long. o.o I wonder who read through that.

Anyways, I can't wait to hear other experiences. =)

I hope they're better than mine.

omg it sounds sooo fun!! hehe thanks for posting up your experience!! if anything jus dont lose hope!

question: so was it 5 people at a time? ahhhh im nervous now lol

[Guest flyaway.]

^^ ewix; Thanks. lol. And oh, I'm 18.

So I just passed the age limit where I don't have to bring a guardian.

I have no clue whether or not bringing in your sister will work. Sorry! =(

I think you should email them though... you know to make sure?

a_dreamer143; lol. I dont think so.

I think it's just one on one with the judges.

But I can't be sure because when I got there, there was no one else.

[Guest a_dreamer143]

^^ ewix; Thanks. lol. And oh, I'm 18.

So I just passed the age limit where I don't have to bring a guardian.

I have no clue whether or not bringing in your sister will work. Sorry! =(

I think you should email them though... you know to make sure?

a_dreamer143; lol. I dont think so.

I think it's just one on one with the judges.

But I can't be sure because when I got there, there was no one else.

whoaaa maybe u were early!LOL was there anybody at the waiting place tho?

[Guest ewix]

^^ ewix; Thanks. lol. And oh, I'm 18.

So I just passed the age limit where I don't have to bring a guardian.

I have no clue whether or not bringing in your sister will work. Sorry! =(

I think you should email them though... you know to make sure?

a_dreamer143; lol. I dont think so.

I think it's just one on one with the judges.

But I can't be sure because when I got there, there was no one else.

ah dam alright ;]

[Guest a_dreamer143]

ah dam alright ;]

i have a solution for you!!

y dont u print the application thing get ur aunt or mom or dad to sign it then take ur sis with u

[Guest lildee720]

Blah. I guess I'm first to share.

I just got back and let's just say... it didn't go too well.

At the moment, I am quite angry at myself.

First of all, I had trouble finding the place? lol.

I mean, I wrote down the directions beforehand, but I kept on driving around and around and I couldn't find it.

I finally went to a nearby Library to ask where it was.

Erm. Yeah. The place was SO hard to find (or maybe I'm just stupid).

I kept going over the bridge... but it turned out that there was this little tiny road on the side that I had to go into.

It's hard to explain.

Anyways, I got there 15-ish minutes late. I was so worried because I thought I had to be there at 3PM sharp.

But it turned out that it didn't really even matter. I just had to sign in and stuff.

(When I got there, there weren't any other auditionees.)

Then, this one guy took two pictures of me in the lobby and took me into the audition room.

There was a stage and some equipment (mic and Idk what else).

The 3 judges (2 female and 1 male) sat on a sofa while I went up, introduced myself and sang.

ERMM. I sort of messed up a part of my lyrics. I stopped for a second.

And near the end... my voice went really wacky (I'm not lying either). It's my nerves, I tell you. I was shaking up there.

I know I could have done better because I was originally planning to go over the song before auditioning, but since I was late, I didn't get to.

After I was done singing, I was about to leave; but they told me they weren't done yet.

They asked me a few questions (I guess it's standard)... like...

- Where my parents were from.

- What languages I knew.

- If I had vocal training.

- If I had dance training.

- If I liked Boa. LOL. (I think that's mainly because I sang a Boa song.) And what I thought of her new song, "Eat You Up."

OH and she said my Japanese pronunciation was really good (that lifted my spirits up a bit). =)

ERG, aside from that, it didn't go as well as I expected.

But hey! At least the judges were nice (and they smile to you)! I really liked them.

*cough*UnliketheSMjudges.*cough*

And although I'm pretty sure I won't get chosen, at least I tried right?

Wow, that was long. o.o I wonder who read through that.

Anyways, I can't wait to hear other experiences. =)

I hope they're better than mine.

i'm sure you did good!!

lucky to hear the judges are nice.

did you dance for them also?

and when you sang, you used a mic right?

[Guest ewix]

i have a solution for you!!

y dont u print the application thing get ur aunt or mom or dad to sign it then take ur sis with u

but it says legal guardian would my sister be my legal guardian?

o ya btw is there like cameras or anything, and is the judge like chinese, japanese?

[Guest flyaway.]

a_dreamer143; Haha. Nope, there weren't any other people at the audition place when I got there.

I only saw workers. But I did see two girls standing in the lobby after I was done auditioning.

lildee720; Nope, I didn't dance for them since I didn't prepare anything.

I wasn't sure if I could audition for two things anyways.

And yes, I sang with a mic.

ewix; Yes, they film you while you audition.

And the judges? Hm.

Well, I'm pretty sure the male judge only speaks Japanese.

The two female judges spoke in Japanese and English.

But according to the guy who took my pictures, he said one of the female judges spoke Chinese too.

EDIT*

OH and for those wondering how many people listened to me in total... it was 4.

The 3 judges and 1 cameraman.

[Guest ewix]

wow did you have to sing a full song or just half of it? sry if im asking to much question T.T