The number of applicants for the audition sponsored by "Hirosaki Actors School" (Miyakawa, Hirosaki City) has not increased, and people concerned are worried.

Hirosaki Actors School is an actors school founded in 2000 by Ringo Music, to which local idol apple daughters belong. We aim to provide a venue for singing and dancing performances and revitalize the region.

Free lessons for school students. It sells CDs and merchandise, operates at event fees, and puts Aomori's leaders and human resource development first, so it teaches not only songs and dances, but also courtesy and manners such as greetings, cooperation, and appreciation, as well as agricultural work. He also says that he will also do service work.

We are recruiting for 2017 school students, but it is manager Yukako Hikawa who reveals that there is currently only one applicant. "In recent years, the number of local idols has increased in Aomori, and it has also been possible to use the Internet to send out idol activities and create an environment."

The school has a system called "Leaf" that allows you to promote yourself to a younger sister unit, the Alps maiden and apple daughter, after repeating activities. Currently there are 15 school students, but only 3 elementary school students. Others are older than junior high school students.

Mr. Hikawa feels a sense of crisis that the next-generation "apple girl" will not be born. "Last year, the current apple daughter Toki-san and Ms. Obayashi, who won the Aidori Festival, started their idol activities from the 3rd and 4th grades of elementary school, and have reached the present day. Wants to be active as a trainee from an early stage."

"If you practice well even a child who has never sung or danced, it will definitely be successful. Anyway, we are waiting for the application of a motivated, energetic and bright child," said Mr. Hikawa. "It is not limited to Aomori citizens, and nationality does not matter as long as you can go to Hirosaki for lessons."

To apply, fill in the required documents by hand and mail by July 12 (effective postmark on the day).