Aika Mitsui - Hello!Project DVD Magazine Vol.18

Aika Mitsui (光井 愛佳, Mitsui Aika?, born on January 12, 1993 in Ōtsu City,[1] Shiga Prefecture, Japan) is a member of the J-pop group Morning Musume, joining as a member of the eighth generation from the audition in Japan during December 2006. Mitsui's audition process was documented during the late 2006 episodes of Hello! Morning. She performed Ayumi Hamasaki's "Blue Bird" in round one of her audition and Morning Musume's "Furusato" and "Osaka Koi no Uta" in rounds two and three.

Biography

On December 10, 2006, she alone out of five (originally six, but Ayami Masuda dropped out) audition finalists was chosen to join Morning Musume.