Kick Start

* Cover

## Audio

**Kick Start** is a song by BE:FIRST. It is the second track in their debut single Gifted.. It was pre-released digitally on October 6, 2021.

It was used as a CM song for LIPPS Styling Oil.

## Background and Release

**Kick Start,** uses the same music composed by Matt Cab and MATZ originally created for the Creativity Screening during the THE FIRST. A brand new melody, lyrics and choreography were designed by the seven members. The lyrics speak to the friendships made as well as the good and hard times they shared during the training camp, and contain several references to their team songs from the screening.

Kick Start was released digitally on October 6, 2021 as the first song of the BMSG Thanksgiving celebration.

On Decemeber 16, 2021 it was announced BE:FIRST would be appearing in their first television commercial for hair salon brand LIPPS Styling Oil, in which they can be seen dancing to Kick Start.

## Credits

* Lyrics: SOTA, SHUNTO, MANATO, RYUHEI, JUNON, RYOKI, LEO, Matt Cab
* Music: SOTA, SHUNTO, MANATO, RYUHEI, JUNON, RYOKI, LEO, Matt Cab, MATZ
* Producer: Matt Cab, MATZ
* Choreography: SOTA
* Recording Engineer : Matt Cab, MATZ @ MSR lab
* Mixing Engineer : Matt Cab, MATZ @ TOKYO SOUND STUDIO
* Mastering Engineer : Mike Bozzi (Bernie Grundman)
* Director : Jun Kawaguchi

## Performances

* TV
* Live

* [2022.04.02] BE:FIRST TV / NTV

## Lyrics

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**Note:** There are many references to THE FIRST Training Camp in the song, because BE:FIRST rewrote the lyrics as an anthem to THE FIRST members and a reminder of their own beginnings as BE:FIRST.
**Featured Members**SOTA, SHUNTO, MANATO, RYUHEI, JUNON, RYOKI, LEO

**Lyrics**
* Side-by-Side View
* Japanese
* Romaji
* English
* Vietnamese

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
THE FIRST to BE

Uketsuiteku yuuki

Nidome no Days thirteen

Re-kick start timing

1 get it 2 3

Ano A, B, C kara ikiru keikenchi Let it be!

Our way seinjin kiru

2021 gotta be free! Let’s get it done

Anna takaga shippai ki ni sezu ni move on!

Kimi to kako mo saki mo seotte I’ll take you to the first!

A burden you bring on?

No matter what? Be the shining one!

“It’s gonna be alright”

Ano hi no kotoba ga seinaka osu my days your days

Tada susumu dake

Nagurigaki no my way

Saigenai good days

Koko ni nai demo don’t worry about it

Sagirigimi mo Kick Start

Hibikasero yo my style

(yeah) YOLO

I hear

Our song on the radio

Tsunagatte iku sutori

Sou ano hibi wo

Nanairo de terasou

Kakenukete kita ima wasurerarenai jikan uuu

Living in the moment

Koko kara Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up... yeah

Sora ni kakageta hoshi wo yeah

Kumo wo tsukinuke itsudemo mitsukeru my way

Te ni shita kako datte bye

Let’s sing together forever

Yeah Yeah

Let’s dance together forever

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yume ni made mita sora no hate made

I hear

Our song on the radio

Tsunagatte iku sutori

Sou ano hibi wo

Nanairo de terasou

Kakenukete kita ima wasurerarenai jikan

I’m on my way yeah

Koko kara Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up...

U u sora ni kakageta hoshi wo

Koko kara Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up...

Don't give up, please stand by me！

Let's kick start it

**English Translation**
THE FIRST to be

The courage to carry on

A second days thirteen

Re-kickstart timing

1 get it 2, 3

The experience we got from that A, B, C  Let it be!

Our way, ahead of the game!

2021/2 gotta be free ! Let’s get it done

It’s just a mistake, don’t worry and move on!

With you, past and future, I’ll take you to the first!

A burden you bring on?

No matter what? Be the shining one!

“It’s gonna be alright”

The words that day push me forward, my days your days

Just keep going

Scribble my way

Endless good days

You’re not here but don’t worry about it

A slight decline kick start

Let it resonate in my style

(yeah) YOLO

I hear

Our song on the radio

A story that connects

Yeah, those days

Let’s shine in seven colors

Now that I’ve run past an unforgettable time, uuuh

Living in the moment

Kick start from here

Wake me up, wake me up... yeah

The stars I raised to the sky yeah

Through the clouds I always find my way

Bye to the past I had in my hands

Let’s sing together forever

Yeah Yeah

Let’s dance together forever

Yeah Yeah Yeah

To the end of the sky I dreamed of

I hear

Our song on the radio

A story that connects

Yeah, those days

Let’s shine in seven colors

Now that I’ve run past an unforgettable time

I’m on my way yeah

Kick start from here

Wake me up, wake me up...

U u The stars I raised to the sky

Kick start from here

Wake me up, wake me up...

Don't give up, please stand by me！

Let's kick start it

**Japanese Lyrics**
THE FIRST to BE

受け継いでく勇気

2度目の Days13

Re-Kickstart timing

1 get it 2 3

あのA, B, Cから生きる経験値 Let it be!

Our way 先陣切る

2021, gotta be free! Let’s get it done

あんな たかが失敗 気にせずに move on!

君と過去も未来（さき）も背負って I'll take you to the first!

A burden you bring on?

No matter what? Be the shining one!

“It's gonna be alright”

あの日の言葉が背中を押す my days your days

ただ進むだけ

殴り書きの my way

際限ない good days

ここにない でも don’t worry about it

下がり気味も Kick Start

響かせろよ my style

YOLO

I hear

Our song on the radio

繋がっていくストーリー

そう あの日々を

七色で輝（てら）そう

駆け抜けて来た今 忘れられない時間 Uh

Living in the moment

ここから Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up... yeah

空に掲げた星を yeah

雲を突き抜け いつでも見つける my way

手にした過去だって bye

Let's sing together forever

Yeah yeah

Let's dance together forever

Yeah yeah yeah

夢にまで見た空の果てまで

I hear

Our song on the radio

繋がっていくストーリー

そう あの日々を

七色で輝（てら）そう

駆け抜けて来た今 忘れられない時間

I'm on my way yeah

ここから Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up...

Uh uh 空に掲げた星を

ここから Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up...

Don't give up, please stand by me!

Let‘s kick start it

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
THE FIRST to BE

Uketsuiteku yuuki

Nidome no Days thirteen

Re-kick start timing

1 get it 2 3

Ano A, B, C kara ikiru keikenchi Let it be!

Our way seinjin kiru

2021 gotta be free! Let’s get it done

Anna takaga shippai ki ni sezu ni move on!

Kimi to kako mo saki mo seotte I’ll take you to the first!

A burden you bring on?

No matter what? Be the shining one!

“It’s gonna be alright”

Ano hi no kotoba ga seinaka osu my days your days

Tada susumu dake

Nagurigaki no my way

Saigenai good days

Koko ni nai demo don’t worry about it

Sagirigimi mo Kick Start

Hibikasero yo my style

(yeah) YOLO

I hear

Our song on the radio

Tsunagatte iku sutori

Sou ano hibi wo

Nanairo de terasou

Kakenukete kita ima wasurerarenai jikan uuu

Living in the moment

Koko kara Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up... yeah

Sora ni kakageta hoshi wo yeah

Kumo wo tsukinuke itsudemo mitsukeru my way

Te ni shita kako datte bye

Let’s sing together forever

Yeah Yeah

Let’s dance together forever

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yume ni made mita sora no hate made

I hear

Our song on the radio

Tsunagatte iku sutori

Sou ano hibi wo

Nanairo de terasou

Kakenukete kita ima wasurerarenai jikan

I’m on my way yeah

Koko kara Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up...

U u sora ni kakageta hoshi wo

Koko kara Kick Start

Wake me up, wake me up...

Don't give up, please stand by me！

Let's kick start it

**English Translation**
THE FIRST to be

The courage to carry on

A second days thirteen

Re-kickstart timing

1 get it 2, 3

The experience we got from that A, B, C  Let it be!

Our way, ahead of the game!

2021/2 gotta be free ! Let’s get it done

It’s just a mistake, don’t worry and move on!

With you, past and future, I’ll take you to the first!

A burden you bring on?

No matter what? Be the shining one!

“It’s gonna be alright”

The words that day push me forward, my days your days

Just keep going

Scribble my way

Endless good days

You’re not here but don’t worry about it

A slight decline kick start

Let it resonate in my style

(yeah) YOLO

I hear

Our song on the radio

A story that connects

Yeah, those days

Let’s shine in seven colors

Now that I’ve run past an unforgettable time, uuuh

Living in the moment

Kick start from here

Wake me up, wake me up... yeah

The stars I raised to the sky yeah

Through the clouds I always find my way

Bye to the past I had in my hands

Let’s sing together forever

Yeah Yeah

Let’s dance together forever

Yeah Yeah Yeah

To the end of the sky I dreamed of

I hear

Our song on the radio

A story that connects

Yeah, those days

Let’s shine in seven colors

Now that I’ve run past an unforgettable time

I’m on my way yeah

Kick start from here

Wake me up, wake me up...

U u The stars I raised to the sky

Kick start from here

Wake me up, wake me up...

Don't give up, please stand by me！

Let's kick start it

**Vietnamese Translation**
Từ THE FIRST trở thành BE:FIRST

Tiếp nối lòng dũng cảm

Days 13 lại tới lần nữa

Thời điểm tái kích đã chín muồi

Từ vòng loại 1 rồi đến vòng 2, 3

Những team A, B,C ngày ấy cứ thế lấp đầy cho ta kinh nghiệm

Vươn lên dẫn đầu theo cách của chúng ta

2021 rồi, Hãy tự do (Be free) và thực hiện ước mơ

Cậu đừng lo về thất bại nữa và tiến lên (Move on) thôi

Gánh vác cả quá khứ và tương lai, tớ sẽ cùng đưa cậu

đến với đỉnh cao (To the first)

Cậu thấy mình trở thành gánh nặng?

Dù thế nào cũng hãy tự tin tỏa sáng nhé (Shining one)

“Mọi thứ rồi sẽ ổn thôi”

Lời nói ngày ấy vẫn thúc đẩy tớ và cậu tiến bước qua bao tháng ngày

Tớ vẫn chỉ đang tiếp tục đi tới

nguệch ngoạc vẽ tiếp con đường của riêng mình

Dù ở đây không có ngày tháng đẹp đẽ thì cũng đừng lo lắng

Khơi dậy nỗi lòng đang trùng xuống

Tớ sẽ cất vang tiếng hát của riêng mình

YOLO

Tớ nghe

bài hát của chúng ta phát trên radio

Bao câu chuyện cứ thế kết nối lại

Những ngày tháng khi ấy

như ánh lên bảy sắc màu

Chặng đường ta rong ruổi đến hiện tại là quãng thời gian tớ không bao giờ quên

Tận hưởng khoảnh khắc này

Từ đây chúng ta xuất phát

(Gọi tớ tỉnh giấc)

ta cùng ngắm những vì sao treo cao trên bầu trời kia

Xuyên qua bao tầng mây bất cứ lúc nào tớ cũng tìm được con đường cho riêng mình

Nói lời tạm biệt với quá khứ đã qua

Từ đây đến mãi sau ta sẽ cùng nhau ca hát

Từ đây đến mãi sau ta sẽ cùng nhau nhảy múa

Đến tận cuối chân trời nơi ta đã thấy được ước mơ

Tớ nghe

bài hát của chúng ta phát trên radio

Bao câu chuyện cứ thế kết nối lại

Những ngày tháng khi ấy

như ánh lên bảy sắc màu

Chặng đường ta rong ruổi đến hiện tại là quãng thời gian tớ không bao giờ quên

Tận hưởng khoảnh khắc này

Từ đây chúng ta xuất phát

(Gọi tớ tỉnh giấc nhé)

ta cùng ngắm những vì sao treo cao trên bầu trời kia

Từ nơi này chúng ta xuất phát

(Gọi tớ tỉnh giấc nhé)

Đừng bỏ cuộc, hãy sát cánh bên tớ

Chúng ta cùng xuất phát thôi

**Credits**
**Japanese:** Official
**Romaji:** Chanting
**Color Code:** Connie
**English:** Chanting

**Vietnamese:** BMSG Revengers Team

## Playlists

### Amazon Music

* FRESH J-POP
* Hot Singles (cover)
* New in Japan
* Tokyo Crossing (cover)

### Apple Music

* J-POP NOW
* Latest Songs: J-pop
* New Music Daily

### Spotify

* Dance Pop: Japan
* New Music Wednesday
* Teen Culture

## Videos

* Kick Start -Teaser Movie-
* Kick Start - LIPPS Edit -
* LIPPS BE:FIRST TV-CM 15sec Ver.
* LIPPS BE:FIRST TV-CM 30sec Ver.

## References

1. ↑ *Oricon - BE:FIRST、新曲「Kick Start」初披露 ファン感動「泣いた」「エモすぎる」, 2021/10/07*
2. ↑ BE:FIRST初の地上波テレビCM出演！どんなときでもカッコいい“さら髪スタイリング”をアピール
3. ↑ *Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart, 2021/10/13*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *King & Prince「恋降る月夜に君想ふ」449,115枚を売り上げ総合首位に初登場　世界同時発表TWICE「The Feels」総合3位に, 2022/10/13*
5. ↑ Billboard Japan - B'z「UNITE」がDLソング首位、BE:FIRSTが2位に続く, 2021/10/13
6. ↑ *Billboard Japan Streaming Songs, 2021/10/13*
7. ↑ Billboard Japan - Kick Start Chart Insight
8. ↑ *Oricon - https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2210111/full/ BE:FIRST新曲「Kick Start」デジタルシングル1位【オリコンランキング】], 2021/10/13*
9. ↑ *Oricon - Weekly Streaming Ranking, 2021/10/28*
10. ↑ *Oricon - Weekly Combined Singles Ranking 2021/10/18*
11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 BE:FIRST Twitter
12. ↑  Days Thirteen refers to the day THE FIRST training camp started, March 13th, 2021
13. ↑  A, B, C refers to the Creativity Screening from THE FIRST Training Camp, they were split into three teams, Team A, Team B, Team C
14. ↑  Be Free was an assigned song in the Professional Trail Screening of THE FIRST
15. ↑  Move On was an assigned song in the Professional Trail Screening of THE FIRST
16. ↑  To the First was the team song the Top 11 completed in VS. Pro Artist Screening of THE FIRST
17. ↑  Shining One was the pre-debut song for BE:FIRST and also the assigned song in the Final Screening of THE FIRST
18. ↑  “It’s gonna be alright” is a line from Team A’s song, “A” Life from THE FIRST Creativity Screening
19. ↑  “Good Days” is the title of Team B’s song from THE FIRST Creativity Screening
20. ↑  YOLO is the title of Team C’s song from THE FIRST Creativity Screening
21. ↑  Nanairo refers to the seven colors of the rainbow, but also the seven members of BE:FIRST
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2  BE:FIRST Twitter
23. ↑ BE:FIRST Twitter
24. ↑ BE:FIRST Twitter
25. ↑  BE:FIRST Twitter
26. ↑ BE:FIRST Twitter
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2  BE:FIRST Twitter