Ayuready?

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, 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.

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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 featured Hamasaki preparing and eating requested food with the episode's guests. Ayu Kukkītaimu was introduced from episode eight, and had guests answer questions from opened fortune cookies. Some episodes also featured the segments Hokuyō Taimu and Live Corner.

Episode list

01: Guests: Tsunku, Makoto, Takeshi Kitano; Song performed: "LOVE (since 1999)"
02: Guests: DA PUMP; Song performed: "'If..."
03: Guests: Kuzu; Song performed: "生きてることってすばらしい"
04: Guests: TRF; Songs performed: "寒い夜だから..." and "Crazy Gonna Crazy"
05: Guests: EXILE, Papaya Suzuki, Oyaji Dancers; Song performed: "Your Eyes Only"
06: Guests: Fumiya Fujii, Wada Akiko; Song performed: "古い日記"
07: Guests: Porno Graffitti; Songs performed: "サウダージ" and '"アゲハ蝶"
08: Guests: Fumiya Fujii, Akiko Wada; Song performed: "True Love"
09: Guests: Akina Nakamori; Songs performed: "Desire-情熱" and "Shōjo A"
10: Guests: Every Little Thing; Songs performed: "Dear My Friend" & "You"
11: Guests: Kyoko Fukada; Songs performed: 'White Christmas" & "Dearest"
12: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #1
13: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #1
14: Guests: Kiroro; Song performed: "長い間"
15: Guests: Tatsuya Ishii; Songs performed: "君がいるだけで" and "浪漫飛行"
16: Guests: Hitomi Shimatani, Cocorico; Songs performed: "亜麻色の髪の乙女" & "Papillon"
17: Guests: Mach25, Tetsu and Tomo; Songs performed: "Sons of the Sun" and "A Happy Day"
18: Guests: Hideaki Tokunaga, Gokuraku Tombo; Song performed: "輝きながら…"
19: Guests: Hideaki Tokunaga, Gokuraku Tombo; Song performed: "壊れかけのRadio"
20: Guests: Matsu Takako, Michiko Shimizu; Songs performed: "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" & "明日にくちづけを"
21: Guests: Kenichi Mikawa, Kiyoshi Hikawa; Songs performed: "さそり座の女" & "きよしのズンドコ節"
22: Guests: Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Hokuyou; Song performed: "Intense Romance"
23: Guests: Maki Goto, Imada Koji; Songs performed: "うわさのSexy Guy" & "Who..."
24: Guests: Masami Hisamoto, Wada Akiko; Songs performed: "M" and "Rainbow"
25: Best-of AyuReady? Compilation #2
26: Guests: Koichi Iwaki; Song performed: 'Change the World'
27: Guests: Mini-Moni; Song performed: "ロックンロール県庁所在地"
28: Guests: Kiyoharu; Song performed: "Masquerade"
29: AyuReady? Compilation: Best 10 Songs
30: Guests: Sonim; Song performed: "カレーライスの女"
31: Coverage of the Rainbow House cafe construction
32: Guests: Tamao Nakamura, Sekine Tsutomu; Song performed: 'To Be'
33: Guests: Tetsuya Takeda; Song performed: "贈る言葉"
34: Guests: Mika Kano, Kyoko Kano; Song performed: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
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"
43: Guests: Junichi Ishida, Shoko Aida; Song performed: "Greatful Days"
44: Guests: Yuki, / Kaori Mochida, BoA, Tomiko Van - 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 "
47: Guests: Hideyuki Nakayama, You; Song performed: "Forgiveness"
48: Guests: Takanori Jinnai; Song performed: "Forgiveness"
49: Guests: Dream; Song performed: "I Love World"
50: Guests: Toshisuke Nakamura, Yoshinori Okada, Takashi Tsukamoto; Song performed: "かわいいあの娘"
51: Guests: Tetsuja Tamayama; No song performed
52: Guests: Anri; Song performed: "オリビアを聴きながら"
53: Guests: Hanawa; No song performed
54: Guests: Yoshihiro Kai; Song performed: "Anna"
55: Guests: Fujiki Naoto; Song performed: "No Way to Say"
56: Guests: Shizuka Kudo; No song performed
57: Guests: Shizuka Kudo; Songs performed: "恋一夜" & "嵐の素顔"
58: Guests: W-inds; Song performed: "Super Lover "
59: Guests: Princess Tenko; Song performed: "No Way to Say"
60: Guests: Kouji Kikawa; Song performed: "Kissに撃たれて眠りたい"
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"
69: Guests: Toshio Kakei; Song performed: "Memorial Address"
70: Guests: Puffy; Song performed: "これが私の生きる道"
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