Ayuready? was a late night Japanese talk show that ran from 2002 to 2004. The show's format consisted of the host, singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki, interviewing and performing with musicians and other celebrities. The show also featured regular guest hosts Hokuyo (Ã¥ÂÂé½), a comedy duo consisting of Abukawa Mihoko and Saori Ito.
The show was broadcast on TV Oita every Saturday, and TV Miyazaki every Sunday. Its last episode aired on March 20, 2004.
Show details
Ayuready? had a total of seventy-four episodes, the majority of which featured celebrity guests who took part in various activities.
The first regular activity, Ayu no Omotenashi (Ayu's Hospitality; ãÂÂãÂÂã®ãÂÂãÂÂã¦ãªãÂÂ) featured Hamasaki preparing and eating requested food with the episode's guests. Ayu Kukkëtaimu (Ayu Cookie Time; ãÂÂãÂÂã¯ãÂÂãÂÂã¼ã¿ã¤ã ) was introduced from episode eight, and had guests answer questions from opened fortune cookies. Some episodes also featured the segments HokuyÃ
 Taimu (Hokuyo Time; Ã¥ÂÂé½ã¿ã¤ã ) and Live Corner (ã©ã¤ãÂÂã³ã¼ãÂÂã¼).
Episode list
- 01: Guests: Tsunku, Makoto, Takeshi Kitano; Song performed: "LOVE (since 1999)" [with Tsunku]
- 02: Guests: DA PUMP; Song performed: "'If..." [with DA PUMP]
- 03: Guests: Kuzu; Song performed: "çÂÂãÂÂã¦ãÂÂãÂÂã¨ã£ã¦ãÂÂã°ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ" (It's Wonderful to be Alive) [with Kuzu]
- 04: Guests: TRF; Songs performed: "å¯ÂãÂÂå¤Âã ãÂÂãÂÂ..." (It's Cold Out, So...) and "Crazy Gonna Crazy" [with TRF]
- 05: Guests: EXILE, Papaya Suzuki, Oyaji Dancers; Song performed: "Your Eyes Only" [with EXILE]
- 06: Guests: Fumiya Fujii, Wada Akiko; Song performed: "å¤ãÂÂæÂ¥è¨Â" (Old Diary) [with Wada Akiko]
- 07: Guests: Porno Graffitti; Songs performed: "ãµã¦ãÂÂã¼ã¸" (Saudade; Nostalgia) and '"ã¢ã²ãÂÂè¶" (Swallowtail Butterfly) [with Porno Graffitti]
- 08: Guests: Fumiya Fujii, Akiko Wada; Song performed: "True Love" [with Fumiya Fujii]
- 09: Guests: Akina Nakamori; Songs performed: "Desire-æÂÂ
ç±" (Desire-Passion)and "ShÃ
Âjo A" [with Akina Nakamori]
- 10: Guests: Every Little Thing; Songs performed: "Dear My Friend" & "You" [with Every Little Thing]
- 11: Guests: Kyoko Fukada; Songs performed: 'White Christmas" & "Dearest" [with Kyoko Fukada]
- 12: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #1 (Part 1)
- 13: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #1 (Part 2)
- 14: Guests: Kiroro; Song performed: "é·ãÂÂéÂÂ" (A Long Interval) [with Kiroro]
- 15: Guests: Tatsuya Ishii; Songs performed: "Ã¥ÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã ãÂÂã§" (Just Because You're Here) and "浪漫é£Âè¡Â" (Romantic Flight) [with Tatsuya Ishii]
- 16: Guests: Hitomi Shimatani, Cocorico; Songs performed: "äºÂ麻è² ã® 髪 ã® ä¹Â女" (The Maiden with the Flaxen Hair) & "Papillon" [with Hitomi Shimatani]
- 17: Guests: Mach25, Tetsu and Tomo; Songs performed: "Sons of the Sun" and "A Happy Day" [with Mach25]
- 18: Guests: Hideaki Tokunaga, Gokuraku Tombo; Song performed: "è¼ÂãÂÂãªãÂÂãÂÂâ¦" (Shining While...) [with Hideaki Tokunaga]
- 19: Guests: Hideaki Tokunaga, Gokuraku Tombo; Song performed: "å£ÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã®Radio" (Broken Radio) [with Hideaki Tokunaga]
- 20: Guests: Matsu Takako, Michiko Shimizu; Songs performed: "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" & "æÂÂæÂ¥ã«ãÂÂã¡ãÂ¥ãÂÂãÂÂ" (Kiss Me Tomorrow) [with Matsu Takako]
- 21: Guests: Kenichi Mikawa, Kiyoshi Hikawa; Songs performed: "ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ座ã®女" (Scorpio Woman) [with Kenichi Mikawa] & "ãÂÂãÂÂã ã® ãºã³ãÂÂã³ç¯Â" (Kiyoshi's Zundoko Bushi) [with Kiyoshi Hikawa]
- 22: Guests: Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Hokuyou; Song performed: "Intense Romance" [with Mitsuhiro Oikawa]
- 23: Guests: Maki Goto, Imada Koji; Songs performed: "ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã®Sexy Guy" (Rumored Sexy Guy) & "Who..." [with Maki Goto]
- 24: Guests: Masami Hisamoto, Wada Akiko; Songs performed: "M" [with Masami Hisamoto] and "Rainbow"
- 25: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #2
- 26: Guests: Koichi Iwaki; Song performed: 'Change the World' [with Koichi Iwaki]
- 27: Guests: Mini-Moni; Song performed: "ãÂÂãÂÂã¯ã³ãÂÂã¼ã«çÂÂåºÂæÂÂå¨å°" (Rock n' Roll Prefectural Capitals) [with Mini-Moni]
- 28: Guests: Kiyoharu; Song performed: "Masquerade" [with Kiyoharu]
- 29: AyuReady? Compilation: Best 10 Songs
- 30: Guests: Sonim; Song performed: "ã«ã‹¼ã©ã¤ã¹ã®女" (The Woman Who Makes Curry and Rice) [with Sonim]
- 31: Coverage of the Rainbow House cafe construction
- 32: Guests: Tamao Nakamura, Sekine Tsutomu; Song performed: 'To Be'
- 33: Guests: Tetsuya Takeda; Song performed: "è´ÂãÂÂè¨ÂèÂÂ" (Words of Endearment) [with Tetsuya Takeda]
- 34: Guests: Mika Kano, Kyoko Kano; Song performed: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" [with Mika Kano]
- 35: Guests: Mika Kano, Kyoko Kano; No song performed
- 36: Guests: Hanerutobira; No song performed
- 37: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #3
- 38: Guests: Anna Umemiya, Jun Nagura; Song performed: "Ourselves"; Rainbow House cafe opening
- 39: Guests: Toshirou Yanagiba, Kunikazu Katsumata; Song performed: "Greatful Days"
- 40: Guests: Ken Kaneko, Ken Nakagawa; Song performed: "Ourselves"
- 41: Guests: Takashi Fujii, Kosugi Kane; Song performed: 'Greatful Days"
- 42: Guests: Maki Ohguro; Song performed: "La La La" [with Maki Ohguro]
- 43: Guests: Junichi Ishida, Shoko Aida; Song performed: "Greatful Days"
- 44: Guests: Yuki (TRF), / Kaori Mochida (Every Little Thing), BoA, Tomiko Van (Do As Infinity) - Behind the scenes clips of A-Nation 2003; No song performed
- 45: Guests: Maki Kuroudo, Zebra; Song performed: "Hanabi (Episode II)"
- 46: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #4; Song performed: "Hanabi (Episode II)"
- 47: Guests: Hideyuki Nakayama, You; Song performed: "Forgiveness"
- 48: Guests: Takanori Jinnai; Song performed: "Forgiveness"
- 49: Guests: Dream; Song performed: "I Love World" [with Dream]
- 50: Guests: Toshisuke Nakamura, Yoshinori Okada, Takashi Tsukamoto; Song performed: "ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã®å¨Â" (That Cute Girl) [with Toshisuke Nakamura]
- 51: Guests: Tetsuja Tamayama; No song performed
- 52: Guests: Anri; Song performed: "ãªãªãÂÂã¢ãÂÂè´ãÂÂãªãÂÂãÂÂ" (Listening to Olivia) [with Anri]
- 53: Guests: Hanawa; No song performed
- 54: Guests: Yoshihiro Kai; Song performed: "Anna" [with Yoshihiro Kai]
- 55: Guests: Fujiki Naoto; Song performed: "No Way to Say"
- 56: Guests: Shizuka Kudo; No song performed
- 57: Guests: Shizuka Kudo; Songs performed: "æÂÂä¸Âå¤Â" (One Night in Love) & "åµÂã®素é¡Â" (True Face of the Storm) [with Shizuka Kudo]
- 58: Guests: W-inds; Song performed: "Super Lover (I Need You Tonight)" [with W-inds]
- 59: Guests: Princess Tenko; Song performed: "No Way to Say"
- 60: Guests: Kouji Kikawa; Song performed: "Kissã«æÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã¦ç ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ" (Send Me to Sleep With a Kiss) [with Kouji Kikawa]
- 61: Guests: Kick Tha Can Crew; No song performed
- 62: Guests: Kyoko Fukada; Song performed: "No Way to Say"
- 63: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #4
- 64: Guests: Hiroshi Tamaki; Song performed: "Because of You"
- 65: Guests: Show Aikawa; Song performed: "Angel's Song"
- 66: Guests: Shingo Yanagisawa; Song performed: "Because of You"
- 67: Guests: Haruhiko Katou; No song performed
- 68: Guests: Masayuki Suzuki; Song performed: "Lonely Chaplin" [with Masayuki Suzuki]
- 69: Guests: Toshio Kakei; Song performed: "Memorial Address"
- 70: Guests: Puffy; Song performed: "ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂç§Âã®çÂÂãÂÂãÂÂéÂÂ" (This is my Way of Life) [with Puffy]
- 71: Guests: Hitomi Kuroki; No song performed
- 72: Guests: Cream Stew; Song performed: "Moments"
- 73: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #5
- 74: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #6
References
External links
- http://www.eneabba.net/ayu/video/other/10.ayuready/index.htm