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from 1995 to 2002. Some idols that were originally discovered through Asayan auditions produced by

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, formed groups that worked under the umbrella group, later to be named as the

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and

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were formed from idols that made a debut in Asayan, but also solo artists like

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and

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debuted in the show.

Cast

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Narration

* * * Japanese variety television shows 2002 Japanese television series endings 1995 Japanese television series debuts TV Tokyo original programming {{Japan-tv-prog-stub