| Alt Name: | timelesz project -AUDITION- タイムレスプロジェクトオーディション |
| Genre: | Reality television |
| Screenplay: | --> |
| Director: | Yoshitaka Ito |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Episodes: | 7 |
| Location: | Tokyo and Osaka |
| Runtime: | 37- 41 minutes |
| Company: | Starto Entertainment |
| Network: | Netflix |
is a talent competition reality show created by entertainment company Starto Entertainment (formerly known as Johnny & Associates) to add new members to the boy group timelesz (formerly known as Sexy Zone). The project involves the three current members of the group, Fuma Kikuchi, So Matsushima, and Shori Sato as they audition and select contestants from Japan and the United States.
After the departure of Marius Yo from Sexy Zone (later renamed timelesz) in 2022 and Kento Nakajima in 2024, the remaining members decided to hold open auditions based on Kikuchi's suggestion.[1] The selection of new group members through an audition process was later confirmed to be in a reality competition show format internationally distributed by Netflix.[2]
18,922 applications were submitted to join timelesz and of those, 350 were selected for the second round of auditions held in Tokyo and Osaka, where the successful applicants were required to sing and dance songs selected from a list of approved songs by Starto Entertainment artists.[3] Thirty-six contestants moved on to the third round where they are placed into groups and must learn a song and choreography within three days. The fourth round will narrow the number of remaining contestants to fifteen.
The final number of new members and who they are will be determined by the three original members of the group in consultation with the program's dancing and vocal trainers, NOSUKE and Miki Miyamoto.[4]
| Name | Age | Region | Profession | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoki Nishiyama | 24 | Tokyo | Dance Instructor | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Noa Asai | 17 | USA | High School Student | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Kaede Kitabayashi | 24 | Okinawa | Restaurant Worker | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Yuga Sano | 22 | Tokyo | Dance Instructor | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Ota Kagaya | 20 | Hokkaido | University Student | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Wataru Yamane | 22 | Yamaguchi | Italian Restaurant Employee | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Daisuke Maeda | 23 | Toyama | Karaoke Bar Employee | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Yoshiaki Takahashi | 25 | Tokyo | Gym Manager | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Hiromu Honda | 23 | Kanagawa | Part-Timer | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Sota Sukegawa | 18 | Kanagawa | University Student | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Takumi Maie | 27 | Ibaraki | Construction Equipment | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Masaki Hashimoto | 24 | Kanagawa | Yakiniku Restaurant Worker | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Sota Saito | 26 | Gunma | Beauty Salon Owner/ Former Starto Jr. | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Yu Okami | 24 | Aichi | Firefighter | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Taiga Matsuda | 20 | Aichi | Cafe Employee | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Roi Hamagawa | 18 | Okinawa | High School Student | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Rai Tsutsumi | 21 | Fukuoka | University Student | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Taisho Maeda | 28 | Kanagawa | Former Idol | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Riku Nagai | 27 | Yamanashi | Dancer | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Ikuto Kamiya | 20 | Aichi | Influencer | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Shunto Ikeda | 19 | Saitama | Part Timer | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Kota Shikano | 20 | Kagoshima | University Student | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Hiroki Takayama | 22 | Okinawa | Part Timer | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Ryota Ueno | 28 | Kyoto | Dance Instructor | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Atsuki Ide | 22 | Okayama | Sales | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Shuto Inomata | 22 | Ibaraki | Painter | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Kenta Hino | 29 | Ehime | Singer | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Kazuki Numata | 26 | Saga | Rapper | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Yutaro Yazaki | 29 | Kanagawa | TV Announcer | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Taiki Shinozuka | 21 | Osaka | University Student | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Ryosuke Abe | 26 | Fukuoka | Pizza Delivery Worker | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Ryo Suzuki | 25 | Tokyo | Phone Case Salesman | Advanced to Round 4 | |
| Kazuki Matsuda | 20 | Kanagawa | Vocational School Student | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Ayuto Kawamura | 21 | Mie | University Student | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Kuha Sano | 19 | Shizuoka | Dance Instructor | Round 3 Elimination | |
| Ryoto Iwasaki | 23 | Aichi | Yakiniku Restaurant Worker | Advanced to Round 4 |