BE:1

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CD

CD + 2 DVD/ CD + 2 Blu-ray

CD + 1 DVD / CD + 1 Blu-ray

BMSG Music Shop Limited Edition

## Audio

**BE:1** is the first full length album from BE:FIRST. It released on August 31, 2022 in four editions: BMSG Music Shop Limited Edition, a version with the CD and 2 DVD or Blu-ray discs, a version with the CD and one DVD or Blu-ray, and a standard CD-only version.

The DVD / Blu-ray content included footage from their second one man live, "Bye-Good-Bye" One Day One Man Show, as well as all the Music Videos released to date.

This album features 15 songs total, of which 7 are previously released songs (although 3 of them are re-recorded) and 8 newly recorded tracks.

## Background and release

On June 24, 2022, the BE:FIRST TV Twitter account teased that the group had a big announcement to make during the June 25 episode.  The boys appeared with their new hair styles and announced that they would be releasing their first album on August 31, and that they would be promoting it during their first tour, BE:FIRST 1st One Man Tour “BE:1” 2022-2023.

On July 21, a Twitter icon-jacking campaign called "BE:1 is coming up" was held to reveal the name and release date of the lead track of the album, Scream, which was released on July 25. The same day, the full tracklist for the album was revealed, and the song credits were revealed on July 31.

On August 1, Be Free was pre-released digitally. This started a month of consecutive releases every week, where all THE FIRST related tracks (Move On and Shining One re-recorded) were pre-released ahead of the album's release on August 31.

On August 12, BF is... was pre-released in celebration of BE:FIRST's performance at the ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2022, as well as the group's first anniversary.

On August 28, a Spotify Liner Voice+ special was released, where the group and SKY-HI discuss the album in depth.
On August 30, a special program, "M-ON! SPECIAL 「BE:FIRST」 ～BE:1～", was aired on M-ON! to commemorate the release of the album.

On August 30, the group held an AWA Lounge event to promote the album.

Some billboards with the album's promotional visuals were up on five different cities across Japan during the week of release.

To celebrate the release of the album, BE:FIRST and SHIBUYA TSUTAYA opened a special collaboration cafe "BE:FIRST CAFE at SHIBUYA TSUTAYA" from August 30 to September 19. The members curated the menu, the place was decorated with billboards and some costumes on display and clients would get a member coaster as a souvenir, which could be autographed by the members. Original goods were also on sale. .

The album was chosen as the August 2022 Monthly Push in FM Hiroshima's "Satoruman50 ~Han Seiki Shonen Music Show~".

## Track Listing

* CD
* CD + 2 DVD / 2 Blu-ray
* CD + DVD/Blu-ray
* BMSG Music Shop LE

Edition Extras* To The First (Bonus track) - First time Limited production AVCD-63372 only bonus track recording
* Trading Card from Set A (1 out of 7 types; randomly enclosed)
* An application for lottery privilege serial code
* Sumapura

Item Number* CD AVCD-63372A

DVD/Blu-ray Contents* "Bye-Good-Bye” One-day One Man Show” live video
* “Bye-Good-Bye” One-day One Man Show” Behind The Scenes
* “Bye-Good-Bye” Chasing Camera
* “Gifted.” Chasing Camera

Edition Extras* Trading Card from Set B (1 out of 7 types; randomly enclosed)
* Sticker Set
* An application for lottery privilege serial code
* Sumapura

Item Numbers* CD + 2 DVD Item Number: AVCD-63373A
* CD + 2 Blu-ray Item Number: AVCD-63374A

DVD/Blu-ray Content* Shining One (MUSIC VIDEO)
* Gifted. (MUSIC VIDEO)
* Bye-Good-Bye (MUSIC VIDEO)
* Betrayal Game (MUSIC VIDEO)
* Scream (MUSIC VIDEO)

Edition Extras* Trading card from Set C (1 out of 7 types; randomly enclosed)
* Sticker Set
* An application for lottery privilege serial code
* Sumapura

Item Numbers* CD + DVD Item Number: AVCD-63375A
* CD + Blu-ray Item Number: AVCD-63376A

DVD/Blu-ray Contents* "Bye-Good-Bye” One-day One Man Show” live video
* “Bye-Good-Bye” One-day One Man Show” Behind The Scenes
* “Bye-Good-Bye” Chasing Camera
* “Gifted.” Chasing Camera
* Shining One (MUSIC VIDEO)
* Gifted. (MUSIC VIDEO)
* Bye-Good-Bye (MUSIC VIDEO)
* Betrayal Game (MUSIC VIDEO)
* Scream (MUSIC VIDEO)

Edition Extras* Photobook
* Sticker Set
* PVC case with photocard (1 out of 8 photocard) was to be given randomly per one album. This was not guaranteed.
* Sumapura link

Item Numbers* BMSG Music Shop LE CD + 2 DVD: AVC1-63378
* BMSG Music Shop LE CD + 2 Blu-ray: AVC1-63379

## Bonuses

### Lottery

Each edition of the album came with a lottery ticket code, valid to apply for one of the following prizes:

* Prize A: Invitation to BE:FIRST 1st One Man Tour “BE:1” 2022-2023 rehearsal. A total of 11 performances were elegible, and 30 people would be invited per performance for a total of 330.
* Prize B: Online Meet & Greet of 60 seconds for each member (111 people for each member, 777 in total) on November 5, 2022.
* Prize C: Experience receiving calls with a member & special voice (11,111 winners)
* All applicants: special video

### Store

These were additional extras that were offered by retailers when initially purchasing the album. They may no longer be available :

* BMSG Music Shop -PVC pass case with photo card (1 random out of 7 photo cards)
* Amazon - Pouch with logo
* Rakuten Books - Acrylic coaster (1 random out of 8 types)
* Seven Net Shopping - Storage/Accessory case made of paper (holds one cd; 1 random out of 8 types)
* mu-mo SHOP - Footage from BGB One Man Live Version: Mini acrylic stand (Group Design) | MV footage version/CD Only: Mini Acrylic Stand (Solo Member Design: 1 random out of 7 total)
* @Loopi / HMV - Clear bookmark (1 random out of 7 types)
* Tower Records - IC card sticker
* WonderGOO / Shinseido - A4 clear file
* Joshin Disc Pier ( including Joshin web store) - Rectangle can badge
* Coach & Four Group stores ( including M's Expo Morioka store) - Postcards
* Neo Wing - Clear trading card (1 random out of 7 types)
* Businesses other than those listed above - A3 size clear poster
* BMSG FES '22 CD sales booth - B3 size poster (with a chance of autograph at random)

## Chart Positions

### Billboard

First Week

Hot Albums

Download Albums

* **Total Reported Downloads**: 9,210

Top Album Sales

* **Total Reported Sales**: 201,394

Yearly (2022)

### Oricon

First Week

Weekly Combined Album Ranking

Weekly Download Album Ranking

* **Total Reported Downloads**: 10,635

Weekly Album Ranking

Monthly Ranking

Yearly Ranking (2022)

* **Total Reported Sales**: 185,563

## Certifications and Awards

* In August 2022, BE:1 was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for having sold over 100,000 copies.
* The 15th Annual CD Shop Awards 2023 - Winner of Outstanding Album by a New Artist. Nominated for the Best Album by a New Artist Grand Prize.

## Trivia

* All songs include either **B**, **M**, **S**, **G**, the letters of BMSG, in their titles.
* They started recording the album around the end of May 2022 with a pace of one song a week.
* Be Free, Move On and Shining One (Re-recorded) were all re-recorded the same day.
* SKY-HI decided on the unit teams for Softly and Spin!.
* Each member's favorite song in the album:
	+ JUNON: Softly
	+ SHUNTO: Spin!
	+ RYUHEI: Milli-Billi
	+ RYOKI: Moment, Message
	+ MANATO: BF is...
	+ SOTA: Message
	+ LEO: Grateful Pain

## Music Videos

* BE:FIRST / BE:1 -Album Digest-
* BE:FIRST × SKY-HI / 1st Album『BE:1』Special Interview - Spotify Liner Voice+ -

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102. ↑ *CD Shop Awards Official Site*
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