Morning Musume 9ki Audition (モーニング娘。9期オーディション), also known as Morning Musume. 9th Member Audition!, is the audition to choose 9th generation members for Morning Musume. The members were revealed at the Hello! Project Winter Concert on January 2, 2011. The 9th generation joined Morning Musume in 2011 with a total of four members: three through the nationwide auditions and one Hello Pro Egg member Fukumura Mizuki who was added as a surprise by Tsunku.