was a Japanese variety show hosted by KAT-TUN, a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. The show began airing on April 4, 2007, and ended on March 24, 2010. It aired every Wednesday from 11:55 pm to 12:26 am on NTV for 3 years. The theme song for the first season of the show was "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne, Shelter by Corrinne May for the second season and Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners for the third season.
Season 1 Segments
100Q This is the main segment of the show where the guest fills out a questionnaire with 100 questions before the show. The questions and answers are displayed on a rotating ring in front of KAT-TUN and the guest during the show. When any of the members have an interest in any of the questions, they simply "touch" the ring and it momentarily stops so the guest can elaborate on their answer. At the official website, under 100Q, all of the question and answers that the guest filled out are there.
Mini Stage Mini Stage is where KAT-TUN performs their songs live. They usually do so when they recently released a single.
DAT-TUN5 It's a game of bingo-darts where they use a five by five square dart board. The first team with five darts in a row (in any direction) wins. If the guest wins, they receive a golden dart, but if KAT-TUN loses five times consecutively they receive a punishment game.
Half and Half Guests must ask KAT-TUN a Yes or No question that splits the group in half in order to receive a delicious food prize. The guests have 3 chances but usually KAT-TUN is lenient and splits in half so the guest can receive their present.
Smile Athlete No. 1 Decision Battle This corner is the punishment game received when KAT-TUN loses five consecutive DAT-TUN5 games. They have to complete a series of athletic games while maintaining their smiles. Whoever stops smiling will be punished by the Tickling Guan Yin. When this happens, they are strapped to a board decorated to look like Guan Yin, and his multiple hands from behind the board mercilessly tickles them.
Dangerous Present Exchange A corner where KAT-TUN and their guest pretend to be smuggling illegal goods, which are actually presents for each other. They come up with special code words, and the gifts are custom made (designed, produced) by KAT-TUN and their guest.
♥disk ♥disk is a part of the show where they invite various artists to come and talk about their favorite songs. They ask question such as "Do you have any songs in which the lyrics touch you?" and "Which artist influences you the most?".
Season 2
What is Love? The show's format was completely revamped in June 2008 in favour of a six-month-long special in which each KAT-TUN member is given the task to find out the true definition of love by their own means. KAT-TUN is seen seemingly living in an underground bunker where they host guests on the show in each respective member's room. Most conversations revolve around the topics of love and relationships in lieu with the theme though new episodes have not strictly followed the format. A good majority of the new format have also seen KAT-TUN venturing out of the studio to do various activities with guests.
Season 3
Lessons of Life KAT-TUN members get sent to various locations to learn different lessons of life. For the first time the show had a live audience in the studio which allowed them to connect with their fans and made for a livelier atmosphere. For the majority of the show they were split into two filming teams of three KAT-TUN members; Kamenashi, Tanaka, Ueda on one team and Akanishi, Taguchi, Nakamaru on the other. When the teams arrived at their destined location they would be surprised by guests (usually comedians) to join them on their trip. Each team rotated creating film for the show and a lot of times each trip would span two episodes. Film is watched in the studio with all six members and at the very end of the show an "Omiyage" or souvenir is brought back to the studio for the rest of the members to enjoy.
Episodes
Season 1 Episode #Air DateRatingsGuests & Content1April 4, 20072.9%100Q: Ai (Singer) Note: Aired 30 minutes late due to baseball game2April 11, 20074.2%100Q: Izumi Mori (Model/Host) DAT-TUN5: Musashi (Kickboxer)3April 18, 20075.9%100Q: SEAMO (Singer/Rapper) DAT-TUN5: Atsushi Tsutsumishita (Comedian) Note: Aired 30 minutes late4April 25, 20074.8%100Q: Hideo Tokoro (Martial artist) DAT-TUN5: Takeda Nobuhiro (Soccer player)5May 2, 20076.9%100Q: Mari Sekine (Celebrity/Music Japan host) DAT-TUN5: Avril Lavigne (Singer)6May 9, 20075.1%100Q: mihimaru GT (Singers) DAT-TUN5: George Tokoro (musician) Note: First episode with Jin Akanishi7May 16, 20074.0%100Q: Homare Sawa, Eriko Arakawa & Azusa Iwashimizu (Japanese national female soccer players) DAT-TUN5: Tokoro George (Musician)8May 23, 20074.8%100Q: Crystal Kay (Singer) DAT-TUN5: MEGUMI (Actress/Singer)9May 30, 20074.8%100Q: Miki Maya (Actress) Note: Aired 30 minutes late10June 6, 20074.7%Smily Athlete Part 1: Limbo DAT-TUN5: Miki Maya (Actress) Mini Stage: Yorokobi no Uta by KAT-TUN11June 13, 20074.9%100Q: Becky (Host) Mini Stage: Your Side by KAT-TUN12June 20, 20076.3%Smily Athlete Part 2: Back muscle strength test 100Q: Sadao Abe (Actor)13June 27, 20074.1%100Q: Nobuhiko Takada (Pro-Wrestler) Dangerous Present Exchange: Ne-Yo (Singer) From KAT-TUN to Ne-Yo: Original Sneakers designed by Koki From Ne-Yo to KAT-TUN: Ne-Yo T-Shirts & his new single Note: Aired 15 minutes late14July 4, 20074.9%100Q: Eiko Koike (Actress) DAT-TUN5: Sasaki Kazuhiro (Professional Baseball player)15July 11, 20074.0%100Q: MCU (Rapper) DAT-TUN5: Ayumi Kataoka (Professional Baseball player) Note: Aired 10 minutes late16July 18, 20074.7%100Q: Nao Matsushita (Singer/Actress/Pianist) Dangerous Present Exchange: Rihanna (Singer) From KAT-TUN to Rihanna: Original Hat designed and ordered by KAT-TUN From Rihanna to KAT-TUN: Autographed umbrellas for each member17July 25, 20073.4%Smily Athlete Part 3 100Q: Chisako Takashima (Violinist)18August 1, 20075.3%100Q: Gal Sone (Sonene from Gyaruru and a competitive eater)19August 8, 20074.6%100Q: Chihara Kyoudai (Comedian Duo from Osaka)20August 15, 20075.0%100Q: Show Aikawa (Actor/Composer) Mini Stage: GOLD by KAT-TUN21August 22, 20075.0%100Q: Maki Nishiyama (CanCam model) ♥disk: Sowelu (Singer)22August 29, 20077.4%George Tokoro Okinawa Special (Part 1)23September 5, 20075.5%George Tokoro Okinawa Special (Part 2)24September 12, 20075.4%George Tokoro Okinawa Special (Part 3 END) 100Q: Leah Dizon (Model/Singer) Note: Aired 30 minutes late due to Prime Minister Abe's resignation25September 19, 20076.5%100Q: Kanako Yanagihara (Comedian) Badminton: Leah Dizon (Model/Singer)26September 26, 20074.8%Okinawa Special (Extra Unaired Scenes)27October 3, 20074.2%100Q: Arata Furuta (Actor) ♥disk: Hideaki Tokunaga (Guitarist) Note: Aired 30 minutes late due to Gyoten News Special28October 10, 20072.9%100Q: KREVA (Rapper) ♥disk: TRF (Band)29October 17, 20074.5%100Q: Minami (actress; main guest) & Tsurutarō Kataoka (actor) ♥disk: Aya Kamiki (Singer)30October 24, 20074.9%100Q: Norifumi Yamamoto (Mixed Martial Arts Fighter)31October 31, 20074.2%100Q: Maki Horikita (Actress)32November 7, 20075.3%Cooking Challenge: Maki Horikita (Actress) Tanaka Koki Birthday Celebration Preview of [Keep The Faith] PV by KAT-TUN33November 14, 20073.4%100Q: Chara (Singer) KAT-TUN Collection: ハルカナ約束 by KAT-TUN34November 21, 20074.9%100Q: Jun Hasegawa, Elli-Rose, Saya (ViVi models) Mini Stage: KEEP THE FAITH by KAT-TUN35November 28, 20074.1%100Q: Hyde, Ken (L'Arc-en-Ciel) SP Medley: Crystal Kay & KAT-TUN Note: Aired 15 minutes late36December 5, 20074.5%100Q: DJ Ozma (Singer)37December 12, 20072.6%♥disk: Ataru Nakamura (Singer) 100Q: Mie Sadamoto (JJ model) Note: Aired 60 minutes late due to soccer game38December 19, 20072.7%100Q: Jinnai Takanori (Actor) Dangerous Present Exchange: Aly&AJ (Singers) From KAT-TUN to Aly&AJ: Rodeo Ball From Aly&AJ to KAT-TUN: Aly&AJ Hello Kitty T-Shirts Note: Aired 30 minutes late39December 26, 20074.4%Recap of memorable guest moments throughout 2007 & deleted scenes-January 2, 2008-No Episode Aired40January 9, 20084.8%100Q: Toda Erika (Actress)41January 16, 20086.4%KAT-TUN no Senpai Oshiete Kudasai! Unaired Footage SP42January 23, 20084.4%100Q: F-BLOOD (Singers) Dangerous Present Exchange: Alicia Keys (Singer) From KAT-TUN to Alicia Keys: Beginner Magic Kits From Alicia Keys to KAT-TUN: Hats43January 30, 20086.2%100Q: Shoko Nakagawa "Shoko-tan" (Singer/Host)44February 6, 20085.6%100Q: Reiko Tokita (JJ Model) & Ryota Yamasato (Comedian)45February 13, 20083.2%100Q: M-Flo (Hip-Hop Group)46February 20, 20084.7%100Q: Satomi Takasugi (Singer)47February 27, 20085.4%100Q: Every Little Thing (Singer/Guitarist)48March 5, 20085.6%100Q: Yoko Kumada, Misako Yasuda, Jun Natsukawa (gravure idols)49March 12, 20085.9%Hokkaidō Special Part 1 (Jin Akanishi & Yuichi Nakamaru) - Guest: MEGUMI50March 19, 20085.8%Hokkaidō Special Part 2 (Jin Akanishi & Yuichi Nakamaru) - Guest: MEGUMI51March 26, 20084.4%100Q: Episode Recaps Note: Aired 30 minutes late52April 2, 20084.8%100Q: Hiroyuki Miyasako & Eriko Sato (Actor/Comedian & Actress)53April 9, 20084.7%"Jitsu wa boku" Special Note: Aired 30 minutes late54April 16, 20084.3%KAT-TUN No-Plans Trip Special55April 23, 20084.5%KAT-TUN No-Plans Trip Special Continued56April 30, 20083.8%"Heroes" SP: Masi Oka (US-based Actor/Digital Effects Artist)57May 7, 20085.5%100Q: Tomochika (Comedian)58May 14, 20085.6%100Q: Haruka Ayase (Actress/Singer) Mini Stage: DON'T YOU EVER STOP by KAT-TUN59May 21, 20085.0%Okonomiyaki Challenge: Haruka Ayase (Actress/Singer)60May 28, 20085.3%100Q: Black Mayonnaise (Comedians)
Season 2 In search of "What is Love?"
Episode #Air DateRatingsGuests & Content61June 4, 20084.1%Love Series 162June 11, 20083.3%Love Series 2 Note: Aired 30 minutes late63June 18, 20082.9%Love Series 364June 25, 20083.4%Love Series 465July 2, 20084.0%Love Series 566July 9, 20083.7%Love Series 6 Guest: Usher67July 16, 20083.3%KAT-TUN Sendai SP Part 168July 23, 20085.3%KAT-TUN Sendai SP Part 269July 30, 20086.3%Shopping at Nakano Broadway—Guest: Shoko Nakagawa "Shoko-tan" Note: This is Shoko-tan's 2nd appearance on the show and only Jin Akanishi and Koki Tanaka were present.70August 6, 20084.4%Guest: Puffy (musicians)71August 13, 20083.3%KAT-TUN Sendai SP unaired scenes Part 372August 20, 20082.3%Guests: Dewi Sukarno (socialite) & Leona Lewis (singer)73August 27, 20084.4%Guest: Shingo Yanagisawa (actor/comedian)74September 3, 20084.3%Hollywood SP — Guests: Will Smith & Jodie Foster75September 10, 20084.7%Sex and the City SP—Shopping at Shibuya 109 (Kazuya Kamenashi) Guests: Patricia Field (stylist/fashion designer), Akane Osawa (model) and Rola Chen (model)76September 17, 20085.1%Guest: Tomochika (comedian) Note: This is Tomochika's 2nd appearance on the show.77September 24, 20083.8%KAT-TUN six-month love series unreleased scenes SP78October 1, 20084.4%Guest: Kaori Manabe (model/TV host)79October 8, 20083.5%Guest: Misako Yasuda (gravure idol)80October 15, 20085.4%Guest: Rikimaru, Itou & Usagi81October 22, 20086.0%Guest: Shimizu Michiko82October 29, 20084.6%Guest: Ogura Yuko83November 5, 20083.8%Guest: Harisenbon84November 12, 20086.6%Guest: Kanako Yanagihara85November 19, 20084.4%Guest: Kendo Kobayashi86November 26, 20085.4%Guest: Haruna Ai87December 3, 20083.8%Guest: Maki Sakai, Ryota Yamasato Mini Stage: White X' mas by KAT-TUN88December 10, 20084.4%Guest: Nadagi Takeshi89December 17, 20082.0%Guest: Kurita Kanichi90December 24, 20085.5%Guest: X-Mas Special91January 7, 20094.7%Guest: Outdoor shooting (Fuyuno Nagano Honkitsu Tour)92January 14, 20093.5%Guest: Outdoor shooting (Fuyuno Nagano Honkitsu Tour)93January 21, 20095.5%Guest: Nukumizu Youichi94January 28, 20094.6%Guest: Ayako Nishikawa95February 4, 20095.6%Guest: Akina, Audrey (owarai) (オードリー) - Toshiaki Kasuga and Masayasu Wakabayashi96February 11, 20093.8%Guest: Yoshizumi Ishihara