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Searching for new talent to complement Power Station, HIM International held open auditions on August 12, 2000. During the auditions, Taipei native Ren Jiaxuan sang Coco Lee's "Before I Fall In Love". Tian Fuzhen, who hailed from Hsinchu, sang Shunza's "Write a Song".[3] Chen Jiahua, from Pingtung, sang Mayday's "Gentle and Soft".[4] All three passed, and were recommended to the Universal Talent and Beauty Girl Contest. The preliminary rounds of the Universal Talent and Beauty Girl Contest were held on August 20, 2000 in New York City. Entering the final preliminary round of the contest, Ren Jiaxuan was slated to sing Elva Hsiao's "The Closest Stranger"; both Tian and Chen planned on singing Karen Mok's "Cloudy Sky".[4] All three girls passed, and secured three of seven spots in the TV round.



Once the contestants reached "TV Citizen", the televised portion of the contest, Tian Fuzhen was scheduled to perform first, followed by Ren Jiaxuan.[4] During the television round, each of the five judges turned a light on if a singing flaw was identified; a total of three lights resulted in elimination. Ren Jiaxuan sang Christina Aguilera's "Reflection", but her singing flaws earned her two lights. Tian Fuzhen sang Kit Chan's "Loving You"; despite forgetting the majority of the lyrics, she was given only two lights. Chen Jiahua chose Rene Liu's "Afterwards", but was eliminated after receiving four lights.[4] At the end of the round, only four contestants remained, two of whom were Ren Jiaxuan and Tian Fuzhen. Among the four, the judges selected Ren as the winner, and awarded her a record contract with HIM International. Later that summer, HIM International contacted Chen and Tian, and asked both girls to audition once again.[4] After a few test recordings, HIM signed both Chen Jiahua and Tian Fuzhen to record contracts.