Ayuready?

*Ayuready?*
Ayuready?
Genre	Talk show
Created by	Ayumi Hamasaki
Starring	Ayumi Hamasaki
Ending theme	"+" by Ayumi Hamasaki
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	74
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	East Entertainment; Fuji Television
Original release
Network	Fuji Television
Release	October 12, 2002 –; March 20, 2004

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 (北陽), 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; あゆのおもてなし) featured Hamasaki preparing and eating requested food with the episode's guests. Ayu Kukkītaimu (Ayu Cookie Time; あゆクッキータイム) was introduced from episode eight, and had guests answer questions from opened fortune cookies. Some episodes also featured the segments Hokuyō Taimu (Hokuyo Time; 北陽タイム) and Live Corner (ライブコーナー).

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: "生きてることってすばらしい" (It's Wonderful to be Alive) [with Kuzu]
04: Guests: TRF; Songs performed: "寒い夜だから..." (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: "古い日記" (Old Diary) [with Wada Akiko]
07: Guests: Porno Graffitti; Songs performed: "サウダージ" (Saudade; Nostalgia) and '"アゲハ蝶" (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-情熱" (Desire-Passion)and "Shōjo 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: "長い間" (A Long Interval) [with Kiroro]
15: Guests: Tatsuya Ishii; Songs performed: "君がいるだけで" (Just Because You're Here) and "浪漫飛行" (Romantic Flight) [with Tatsuya Ishii]
16: Guests: Hitomi Shimatani, Cocorico; Songs performed: "亜麻色の髪の乙女" (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: "輝きながら…" (Shining While...) [with Hideaki Tokunaga]
19: Guests: Hideaki Tokunaga, Gokuraku Tombo; Song performed: "壊れかけのRadio" (Broken Radio) [with Hideaki Tokunaga]
20: Guests: Matsu Takako, Michiko Shimizu; Songs performed: "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" & "明日にくちづけを" (Kiss Me Tomorrow) [with Matsu Takako]
21: Guests: Kenichi Mikawa, Kiyoshi Hikawa; Songs performed: "さそり座の女" (Scorpio Woman) [with Kenichi Mikawa] & "きよしのズンドコ節" (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: "うわさの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: "ロックンロール県庁所在地" (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: "カレーライスの女" (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: "贈る言葉" (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: "かわいいあの娘" (That Cute Girl) [with Toshisuke Nakamura]
51: Guests: Tetsuja Tamayama; No song performed
52: Guests: Anri; Song performed: "オリビアを聴きながら" (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: "恋一夜" (One Night in Love) & "嵐の素顔" (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: "Kissに撃たれて眠りたい" (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: "これが私の生きる道" (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

↑ Duong, Trach (October 7, 2020). "Ca sĩ Ayumi Hamasaki thông báo mang thai" [Singer Ayumi Hamasaki announces pregnancy]. Znews.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved January 18, 2025.
↑ "ayu ready?". 2004-02-03. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
↑ "北陽・虻川、浜崎あゆみがくれた"神対応"メールに感動「素晴らしいよ」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
↑ "TOSテレビ大分週間番組表". Archived from the original on February 11, 2004.
↑ "UMK WEB SITE 週間番組表". 2003-06-03. Archived from the original on 3 June 2003. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
↑ "浜崎あゆみのTV出演情報 13ページ目". Oricon News (in Japanese). September 2003. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
↑ "ayu ready? - 浜崎あゆみファンサイトAyuMuseum". www.ayumuseum.jpn.org. Retrieved 2025-04-27.

External links

http://www.eneabba.net/ayu/video/other/10.ayuready/index.htm

[1] Duong, Trach (October 7, 2020). "Ca sĩ Ayumi Hamasaki thông báo mang thai" [Singer Ayumi Hamasaki announces pregnancy]. Znews.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved January 18, 2025.

[2] "ayu ready?". 2004-02-03. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 2025-04-27.

[3] "北陽・虻川、浜崎あゆみがくれた"神対応"メールに感動「素晴らしいよ」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2025-04-27.

[4] "TOSテレビ大分週間番組表". Archived from the original on February 11, 2004.

[5] "UMK WEB SITE 週間番組表". 2003-06-03. Archived from the original on 3 June 2003. Retrieved 2025-04-27.

[6] "浜崎あゆみのTV出演情報 13ページ目". Oricon News (in Japanese). September 2003. Retrieved 2025-04-27.

[7] "ayu ready? - 浜崎あゆみファンサイトAyuMuseum". www.ayumuseum.jpn.org. Retrieved 2025-04-27.

v t e Ayumi Hamasaki
Discography Videography Concerts Awards and records
Studio albums	A Song for ×× Loveppears Duty I Am... Rainbow My Story (Miss)understood Secret Guilty Next Level Rock 'n' Roll Circus Love Songs Party Queen Love Again Colours A One Made in Japan Remember You
EPs	Nothing from Nothing A Memorial Address Five Love Again Sixxxxxx Trouble
Compilations	A Best A Ballads Ayumi Hamasaki Complete Live Box A A Best 2 My Story Classical A Complete: All Singles A Summer Best A Classical Love Classics Winter Diary: A7 Classical
Remix albums	Ayu-mi-x 1 6 7 Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance 2
Live albums	Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2007–2008 Anniversary
Concert tours	2001 Dome Tour 2003–04 Arena Tour My Story Tour (Miss)understood Tour Tour of Secret 10th Anniversary Tour Next Level Tour Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour Final Power of Music 2012 Hotel Love Songs 15th Anniversary Tour 2014 Premium Showcase Cirque de Minuit Tour Final Trouble Tour Final I Am Ayu Tour
Video albums	A Film for XX Countdown Live 2000–2001 A Countdown Live 2001–2002 A Countdown Live 2002–2003 A Complete Clip Box A Countdown Live 2004–2005 A Countdown Live 2005–2006 A Premium Countdown Live 2008–2009 A Countdown Live 2009–2010 A: Future Classics A 50 Singles: Live Selection Countdown Live 2010–2011 A: Do It Again Countdown Live 2011–2012 A: Hotel Love Songs Countdown Live 2012–2013 A: Wake Up Countdown Live 2013–2014 A Countdown Live 2014–2015 A: Cirque de Minuit 21st Anniversary: Power of A^3 Countdown Live 2019–2020: Promised Land A
Other work	Ayuready? Ayu no Deji Deji Nikki Nothing from Nothing