Bingkai Karya – BE:FIRST, a seven-member Japanese boyband who are currently preparing to embark on their first ever world tour, have released a new double A-side single, ‘Spacecraft’ / ‘Sailing’. ‘Spacecraft’ is a new song that was written specially for the group’s first ever four-dome tour of Japan, titled BE:FIRST DOME TOUR 2024-2025 “2:BE”. The song was cowritten by producer SAS (INIMI), who got to fulfil a long-held wish to work with BE:FIRST for the first time, and the group’s indispensable longtime songwriting partners LOAR (INIMI) and SKY-HI.
Continuing the momentum of BE:FIRST’s work, this is an aggressive dance tune that represents the group’s true essence, featuring a spacey, abstract track full of bizarre, unpredictable twists that will “turn the world upside down” and a unique, polished vocal presence.
A music video for the song has also been released on YouTube. In the video, which has the theme of a “time paradox”, the members of BE:FIRST transcend time and space with a spectacular dance performance boasting crunchy choreography devised by group member SOTA.
The other title song, ‘Sailing’, was written as the ending theme song for the TV anime series ‘ONE PIECE LOG: FISH-MAN ISLAND SAGA’, with lyrics written by diehard ‘ONE PIECE’ stans SOTA, SHUNTO and RYUHEI from BE:FIRST.
The song combines a funky, danceable track with a melodic yet powerful main melody, and lyrics that reflect the ‘ONE PIECE’ story of joining forces with friends to overcome all obstacles and take on new challenges. The delicate yet powerful singing voices of the seven group members create the kind of positive vibes that BE:FIRST are all about, with the slogan, “Let’s turn any storm into a tailwind” making for an inspiring song that will fill your heart with courage.
The song’s music video paints BE:FIRST as joyful musical pirates, and is filled with respectful homages to ‘ONE PIECE’. A lyric video featuring footage from the anime is also out now.
As mentioned above, BE:FIRST have previously announced their first ever world tour, playfully titled BE:FIRST World Tour 2025 -Who is BE:FIRST?-
The tour kicks off in Los Angeles on April 22, 2025, and will visit 15 cities in nine countries and regions in Asia, Europe and North America, including New York, London and Paris. Some performances will also offer VIP packages and special extras for fans who want to go all-in for the full experience.
▼ BE:FIRST World Tour 2025 -Who is BE:FIRST?- special website:
https://befirst.tokyo/tour/worldtour2025
<Tour schedule>
2025/04/22 (Tues) Los Angeles: The Novo
2025/04/23 (Weds) San Francisco: The Regency Ballroom
2025/05/15 (Thurs) Taipei: Zepp New Taipei
2025/05/24 (Sat) Bangkok: Samyan Mitrtown Hall
2025/06/01 (Sun) London: O2 Forum Kentish Town
2025/06/03 (Tues) Paris: Bataclan
2025/06/04 (Weds) Amsterdam: Melkweg
2025/06/06 (Fri) Frankfurt: Batschkapp
2025/06/08 (Sun) New York: Webster Hall
2025/06/10 (Tues) Philadelphia: Keswick Theatre
2025/06/12 (Thurs) Washington DC: The Howard Theatre
2025/06/14 (Sat) Chicago: Copernicus Center
2025/06/17 (Tues) Honolulu: Hawaii Theatre
2025/06/28 (Sat) Hong Kong: venue tba
2025/07/05 (Sat) Singapore: Capitol Theatre
<Advance tickets>
North America:
Official fan club BESTY members / B-Town <Architect / Resident> members first priority: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 18:00 thru Friday, January 24, 2025 10:00 Japan Standard Time
Promoter/venue pre-sale: General pre-sale from Friday, January 24, 2025 10:00 Japan Standard Time
Europe/United Kingdom:
Official fan club BESTY members / B-Town <Architect / Resident> members first priority: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 18:00 thru Friday, January 24, 2025 10:00 Japan Standard Time
General pre-sale from Friday, January 24, 2025 10:00 Japan Standard Time
▼ Membership and tickets
● Official fan club BESTY
● BMSG online salon B-Town
https://bmsg.shop/pages/b-town?srsltid=AfmBOoqreUomhuipLeQxo8yHS85VRdwxAbJUihmi5UG1SErUNtlQBBCJ
● General pre-sale:
North America: befirsttour25.com
Europe/UK: https://www.livenation.co.uk/be-first-tickets-adp1561075
Asia: https://www.livenation.asia/be-first-tickets-adp1561075
BE:FIRST profile
BE:FIRST are a seven-member boyband from Japan featuring members SOTA, SHUNTO, MANATO, RYUHEI, JUNON, RYOKI and LEO, signed to the BMSG agency and label run by musician SKY-HI. Each member has an incredible talent for singing, dance and rap, along with a musical sensitivity that is evident in their songwriting, composition, choreography and electric personalities. Under the name BE:FIRST, the seven members have topped the charts in Japan since even before their official debut. They began their first ever four-dome concert tour of Japan in December 2024, titled BE:FIRST DOME TOUR 2024-2025 “2:BE”, with nine performances in four cities nationwide. Their new song ‘Spacecraft’ was first unveiled during the tour, and was made available online on Monday, February 3, ahead of its CD release on Wednesday, February 5.
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● Complete playlist of BE:FIRST songs on various streaming platforms:
https://BEFIRST.lnk.to/Playlist
● BE:FIRST music videos playlist:
