The seven members of BE:FIRST, ranging in age from 17 to 26, command the stage, having bought out Japan’s famed Tokyo Dome a number of instances. Off stage, the group, consisting of members Sota, Shunto, Manato, Ryuhei, Junon, Ryoki and Leo, is stuffed with excitable power.
Subsequent week, the group’s latest single, “Crusing,” is about to drop. The tune, a collaboration with the wildly common animated collection One Piece, will function the ending theme for a newly edited model of the present’s Fish-Man Island story arc. One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga, an “abridged 21-episode story,” in response to Crunchyroll, was initially set to premiere on Oct. 27 however was pushed to Nov. 3 resulting from dwell broadcasts of the MLB World Collection.
“We’re large followers of One Piece, and we’re very pleased to have the ability to do the ending theme tune as a result of we’ve got been telling everyone that we actually, actually love One Piece,” BE:FIRST’s youngest member Ryuhei tells The Hollywood Reporter. The 17-year-old says that the group tried to not make the tune simply One Piece or simply BE:FIRST, however they as an alternative made it a mix of the 2.
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“Crusing” is an upbeat tune that evokes the sensation of crusing alongside the open sea, completely becoming for the tune and present. The lyrics of the tune communicate of being a household and pushing by means of powerful instances collectively, one thing that ties into the present and the group.
“We linked the whole lot to the lyrics itself,” Sota says. The 23-year-old explains that he, Shunto and Ryuhei wrote the tune’s lyrics, together with their firm’s CEO and producer, SKY-HI. “The BE:FIRST and One Piece connection may be very deep,” he provides.
For almost all the group, One Piece has been part of their lives since childhood. Manato says he began vocal classes with Ok-pop group TVXQ’s One Piece tune, which led him to dream of being a vocalist. “It’s type of future,” the 23-year-old says.
“Now we have been large followers since childhood,” Shunto says. “We actually wished to do this type of collaboration collectively sooner or later, however we didn’t suppose that we might do that so quickly after our debut.”
Earlier this yr, the group carried out for the primary time in entrance of U.S. crowds, opening for Ok-pop boy group ATEEZ at their Los Angeles stadium exhibits. The 2 boy teams not too long ago collaborated on two songs collectively. Leo says the spotlight of the U.S. journey was his capacity to speak with the native workforce. He jokes that he was capable of be taught English slang through the journey, placing it into his solo music.
“We made these songs [that they performed in L.A.] not only for a Japanese viewers but in addition worldwide,” Ryoki explains. “That’s why we had confidence sufficient to carry out in L.A.”
The 25-year-old says that the group through the L.A. present had good vibes and that it was an ideal efficiency for them, which received them considering that they may have the ability to carry out their very own present in L.A. or elsewhere within the U.S.
BE:FIRST is gearing up for an enormous end to the yr and large begin to the following. The group is planning to embark on a dome tour round Japan. They’re additionally hoping to develop their touring attain sooner or later. “We actually need to do a dwell tour all over the world,” Leo says. “We need to ship our music to all of the followers.”
