Cartoon KAT-TUN


Cartoon KAT-TUN 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 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 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 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

Season 2

In search of "What is Love?"
Episode #Air DateRatingsGuests & Content
61June 4, 20084.1%
  • Love Series 1
62June 11, 20083.3%
  • Love Series 2
  • Note: Aired 30 minutes late
  • 63June 18, 20082.9%
  • Love Series 3
  • 64June 25, 20083.4%
  • Love Series 4
  • 65July 2, 20084.0%
  • Love Series 5
  • 66July 9, 20083.7%
  • Love Series 6
  • Guest: Usher
  • 67July 16, 20083.3%
  • KAT-TUN Sendai SP Part 1
  • 68July 23, 20085.3%
  • KAT-TUN Sendai SP Part 2
  • 69July 30, 20086.3%Shopping at Nakano Broadway—Guest: Shoko Nakagawa "Shoko-tan"
    70August 6, 20084.4%
  • Guest: Puffy
  • 71August 13, 20083.3%
  • KAT-TUN Sendai SP unaired scenes Part 3
  • 72August 20, 20082.3%
  • Guests: Dewi Sukarno & Leona Lewis
  • 73August 27, 20084.4%
  • Guest: Shingo Yanagisawa
  • 74September 3, 20084.3%
  • Hollywood SP — Guests: Will Smith & Jodie Foster
  • 75September 10, 20084.7%Sex and the City SP—Shopping at Shibuya 109
    76September 17, 20085.1%
  • Guest: Tomochika
  • Note: This is Tomochika's 2nd appearance on the show.
  • 77September 24, 20083.8%
  • KAT-TUN six-month love series unreleased scenes SP
  • 78October 1, 20084.4%
  • Guest: Kaori Manabe
  • 79October 8, 20083.5%
  • Guest: Misako Yasuda
  • 80October 15, 20085.4%
  • Guest: Rikimaru, Itou & Usagi
  • 81October 22, 20086.0%
  • Guest: Shimizu Michiko
  • 82October 29, 20084.6%
  • Guest: Ogura Yuko
  • 83November 5, 20083.8%
  • Guest: Harisenbon
  • 84November 12, 20086.6%
  • Guest: Kanako Yanagihara
  • 85November 19, 20084.4%
  • Guest: Kendo Kobayashi
  • 86November 26, 20085.4%
  • Guest: Haruna Ai
  • 87December 3, 20083.8%
  • Guest: Maki Sakai, Ryota Yamasato
  • Mini Stage: White X' mas by KAT-TUN
  • 88December 10, 20084.4%
  • Guest: Nadagi Takeshi
  • 89December 17, 20082.0%
  • Guest: Kurita Kanichi
  • 90December 24, 20085.5%
  • Guest: X-Mas Special
  • 91January 7, 20094.7%
  • Guest: Outdoor shooting
  • 92January 14, 20093.5%
  • Guest: Outdoor shooting
  • 93January 21, 20095.5%
  • Guest: Nukumizu Youichi
  • 94January 28, 20094.6%
  • Guest: Ayako Nishikawa
  • 95February 4, 20095.6%
  • Guest: Akina, Audrey - Toshiaki Kasuga and Masayasu Wakabayashi
  • 96February 11, 20093.8%
  • Guest: Yoshizumi Ishihara
  • Mini Stage: One Drop by KAT-TUN
  • 97February 18, 20095.3%
  • Guest: Hayashi Yoshiharu
  • 98February 25, 20093.9%
  • Guest: Robert Baba Hiroyuki, Hiroshi Yamamoto and Ryuji Akiyama.
  • 99March 4, 20093.4%
  • Guest: Furuta Arata
  • Mini Stage: Rescue by KAT-TUN
  • 100March 11, 20095.0%
  • Guest: Hanya
  • 101March 18, 20093.9%
  • Guest: Becky
  • 102March 25, 20093.9%
  • Guest: Becky
  • 103April 1, 20094.7%
  • Guest: Harumi Edo, COWCOW
  • ---April 5, 200911.4%
  • KAT-TUN 先辈 100件事 II SP
  • 104April 8, 20096.1%
  • Parts of 先辈 100件事 II SP
  • 105April 15, 20094.3%
  • Guest: Tsutomu Sekine, parts of 先辈 100件事 II SP
  • 106April 22, 20095.5%
  • Guest: Tomochika, Ikeda & Kuwabata Ohara
  • 107April 29, 20095.6%
  • Best of Season 2 episodes

  • Season 3

    mission... members of KAT-TUN learn various things.
    Episode #Air DateRatingsGuests & Mission
    108May 6, 20095.9%
    • KAT-TUN @ Studio
    • AT-N - Circus
    • Guest: 柳原可奈子
    109May 13, 20096.7%
  • KAT-TUN @ Studio
  • K-TU - Hiking
  • Guest: ロバート - Comedy Trio; 秋山竜次,山本博,馬場裕之
  • 110May 20, 20095.1%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N - Camping
  • Guest: 大沢あかね
  • 111May 27, 20095.6%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-U @ Animal Plaza - Dog Lovers
  • Guest: インパルス-Duo ; 堤下敦, 板倉俊之
  • 112June 3, 20094.8%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio,
  • AT-N - Maru pool dive
  • 113June 10, 20095.2%
  • Break the Records Con'09 MC parts, Maru bungee jump
  • 114June 17, 20095.5%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Big Family Visit - Part 1
  • Guest: ロバート - Comedy Trio; 秋山竜次,山本博,馬場裕之
  • 115June 24, 20095.8%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Big Family Visit - Part 2
  • Guest: ロバート - Comedy Trio, 秋山竜次,山本博,馬場裕之
  • 116July 1, 20095.7%
  • Studio
  • AT-N - Eating Big Food
  • Guest: 品川庄司 - Comedy duo, 品川祐,庄司智春
  • 117July 8, 20094.4.%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • Guest: 久本雅美
  • 118July 15, 20094.9%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N - SR Rescue
  • Guest: 近藤春菜
  • 119July 22, 20095.7%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Hiking @ Mt. Mitake
  • Guests: 板倉俊之, 庄司智春
  • 120July 29, 20095.9%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N - Kindergarten class
  • Guest: 柳原可奈子
  • 121August 5, 20094.6%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Tennis with 松岡修造 - Part 1
  • Guest:虻川美穂子, 伊藤さおり
  • 122August 12, 20094.8%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Tennis with 松岡修造 - Part 2
  • Guest:虻川美穂子, 伊藤さおり
  • 123August 19, 20094.1%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N - Villain acting
  • Guest: くわばたりえ, 柴崎蛾王
  • 124August 26, 20095.7%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Hiking @Mt. Fuji - Part 1
  • Guest: ロバート - Comedy Trio, 秋山竜次, 山本博, 馬場裕之
  • 125September 2, 20095.5%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Hiking @Mt. Fuji - Part 2
  • Guest: ロバート - Comedy Trio, 秋山竜次, 山本博, 馬場裕之
  • 126September 9, 20093.3%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N - Nagasaki - Part 1
  • Guest: 大沢あかね, 武田修宏
  • 127September 16, 20095.2%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N - Nagasaki - Part 2
  • Guest: 大沢あかね, 武田修宏
  • 128September 23, 20094.5%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • 「カツカツ」秋のオキテ１００連発スペシャル - Favorite clips of Season 3
  • 129September 30, 20093.3%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • 「カツカツ」秋のオキテ１００連発スペシャル - Favorite clips of Season 3 - Part 2
  • 130October 7, 20095.1%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Super Cheap Bus Trip
  • Guest: Black Mayonnaise
  • 131October 14, 20094.9%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Super Cheap Bus Trip - Part 2
  • Guest: Black Mayonnaise
  • 132October 21, 20095.5%
  • KAT-TUN @ Studio
  • AT-N - Morisanchu's Okite
  • Guests: 森三中 - Comedy Trio; 黒沢宗子, 村上知子, 大島美幸
  • 133October 28, 20094.0%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - rules of weekend celebrities
  • Guest: 藤あや子
  • 134November 4, 20093.8%
  • KAT-TUN @ Studio
  • KAT-TUN - 絶対真似したくなるオキテＳＰ
  • 135November 11, 20094.3%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • KAT-TUN - 絶対真似したくなるオキテＳＰ - Part 2
  • 136November 18, 20094.8%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N - Outdoors Okite - Part 1
  • Guests: 森三中 - Comedy Trio
  • 137November 25, 20094.4%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N - Outdoors Okite - Part 2
  • Guest: 森三中 - Comedy Trio
  • 138December 2, 20094.4%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU - Women's Fishing Okite
  • Guest: 田村亮 , 児島玲子
  • 139December 9, 20094.5%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • AT-N @ モテマナーのオキテ
  • Guest: はるな愛
  • 140December 23, 20093.8%
  • KAT-TUN - Christmas Bus Tour
  • Guest: ロバート - Comedy Trio
  • ---January 6, 20109.2%
  • KAT-TUN @ Studio
  • KAT-TUN 先辈 100件事 III SP
  • 141January 6, 20104.4%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • KAT-TUN 先辈 100件事 III SP Rules of Adulthood - unaired scenes part 1
  • 142January 13, 20105.0%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • KAT-TUN 先辈 100件事 III SP Rules of Adulthood - unaired scenes part 2
  • 143January 20, 20105.6%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU @ Shimokitazawa
  • Guest: 有吉弘行
  • 144January 27, 20103.6%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • Taguchi, Nakamaru - 五反田のオキテ
  • Guest: 品川区五反田, ケンドーコバヤシ
  • 145February 3, 20103.6%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU @ ちょいモテ不動産のオキテ
  • Guest: 大久保佳代子
  • 146February 10, 20105.4%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • T-TUN @ Winter Date - Part 1
  • Guests: スザンヌ, 神戸蘭子, 柳原可奈子
  • 147February 17, 20104.7%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • T-TUN @ Winter Date - Part 2
  • Guests: スザンヌ, 神戸蘭子, 柳原可奈子
  • 148February 24, 20104.5%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • K-TU @ 美人すぎるＯＯのオキテ
  • Guest: Kirin 麒麟
  • 149March 3, 20104.3%
  • Kamenashi, Tanaka - Winter Date Okite
  • Guest: Satoda Mai 里田まい, Barbie バービー
  • 150March 10, 20105.2%
  • Ueda, Nakamaru - エスコートのオキテ - Escort Okite
  • Guest: Kiritani Mirei 桐谷美玲
    • 151March 17, 20105.3%
  • Akanishi, Taguchi - 下町ハイカラデートのオキテ
  • Guest: Reina Triendl トリンドル玲奈, Christina クリスティーナ
  • 152March 24, 20104.9%
  • KAT-TUN @Studio
  • CTKT Episode FINALE - Memorable scenes, Top 3 viewer's choice clips from all 3 Seasons
  • Cartoon KAT-TUN's "Good-bye Message"