To The First

* Cover 1

To The First cover

## Audio

**To The First** is SKY-HI's 15th digital single, released on April 28, 2021. It was used as the theme song for THE FIRST Audition, and was used as the VS Professional Artist Screening song during the fourth round.

The top 11 contestants from THE FIRST got to record and release their own version on July 19, 2021.

BE:FIRST recorded and released their own version as a bonus track on their first album BE:1 on August 31, 2022.

## Background and release

To The First was written about SKY-HI and all the boys who would be participating in THE FIRST, with the intention of reflecting everyone's feelings.  It was written by SKY-HI to represent their enthusiasm, and the lyrics as well as the emotional sound that spreads majestically remind us of the flames of passion and the beginning of a challenge. . It is a song of support for all those who are pursuing their dreams and goals, and for all those who are trying to face things that are not going the way they want to.

It was used as the theme song for THE FIRST Audition, and was used as the VS Professional Artist Screening song during the fourth round. For that reason, the top 11 contestants (Aile The Shota, JUNON, LEO, RYOKI, SOTA, MANATO, RAN, REIKO, SHUNTO, RYUHEI and RUI) got to record and release their own version on July 19, 2021.

On November 25, 2021 the Music Video won Best Hip Hop Video at the MTV VMAJ 2021.

On August 31, 2022, BE:FIRST released their own version as a bonus track on their first album, BE:1.

## Other Credits

### Music Video

* Visual Director / 3D Λrtist: Creative Collective F A T I M A
* Cinematographer : Ryohei Watanabe (Development LLC)
* Camera Assistant : 1st Yuu Otsuhata, 2nd Kentaro Iwashita
* Flower Artist : Ivre.
* Prop Artist & Title Design : Q.i
* Lighting Director : Shinichi Miyaki
* Lighting Operator : Shunpei Ryuzaki (Dort.inc)
* Lighting Chief : Yasuhiro Ikeda
* Lighting Assistant : Jun Kodama, Issa Suzuki, Mina Oe
* Stylist : Yuto Inagaki (TRON)
* Hair & Make-up : Megumi Kuji (LUCK HAIR)
* Project Support : Hitoshi Haga, Ryo Kato
* Costume Provider : Ground Y

## Performances

* TV
* Live

* [2021.11.13] Shibuya Note / NTV

* [2021.10.06] MTV LIVE MATCH 2021
* [2021.10.10] BMSG Showcase 2021 in INNOFES  with SKY-HI and BE:FIRST
* [2022.01.29] THE FIRST FINAL
* [2022.02-2022.04] SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Hachimenroppi-
* [2022.03.04] JFL presents LIVE FOR THE NEXT 2022
* [2022.03.15] SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2022
* [2022.04.07] BMSG Artist Showcase 2022
* [2022.04.29] FM802 REQUESTAGE 2022
* [2022.04.30] VIVA LA ROCK 2022
* [2022.06.04] Hibiya Music Festival 2022
* [2022.07-2022.09] SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Cho Hachimenroppi-
* [2022.07.23] LuckyFM Green Festival’22
* [2022.08.12] ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2022
* [2022.08.26] SWEET LOVE SHOWER 2022
* [2022.09.04] Rolling Stone Japan LIVE 5th Anniversary Special
* [2022.09.17] BMSG FES '22
* [2022.09.23] ODD BRICK FESTIVAL 2022
* [2022.09.24] TOKYO ISLAND 2022
* [2022.10.16] Chillin' Vibes 2022
* [2022.11.02] MTV VMAJ 2022
* [2022.11.06] CITY GARDEN -Cho Live Festival-
* [2022.12.11] Round A Ground Special 2022
* [2022.12.28] COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23
* [2023.02.12] SOUND CONNECTION - NO LIMIT -
* [2023.02.18] FUYU NO YAON
* [2023.02.23] Zepp Premium "Kameda Seiji, SKY-HI and Elephant Gym"
* [2023.03.04] Nagasaki Music Journey 2023
* [2023.03.05-12] D.U.N.K. Showcase
* [2023.04.21] Def Tech Double Up Tour 2023
* [2023.04.22] Nihongo Rap Shoukai Live 2023
* [2023.04.30] UNAFES 2023
* [2023.05.03] VIVA LA ROCK 2023
* [2023.05.05] JAPAN JAM 2023
* [2023.05-2023.06] SKY-HI ARENA TOUR 2023 -BOSSDOM-
* [2023.08.06] WASSHOI! MUSIC PARK 2023
* [2023.08.19-20] SUMMER SONIC 2023
* [2023.09.03] Rolling Stone Japan LIVE 2023
* [2023.09.16] AKITA CARAVAN MUSIC FES 2023
* [2023.09.23-10.01] BMSG FES '23
* [2023.12.23] BEAT AX Vol.1
* [2024.01.20] FUKUOKA MUSIC FES.2024

## Lyrics

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**Featured Members**SKY-HI

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

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
ano hi yume monogatari to warawareta

sono yume wo koeru tame hashiri da sou

kaze no oto kumo no kodou

sora no mukou sono saki de aou

katayaburi de kureijii? joutou da

hana kara nyuusutandaado

sekininsha wo yobi na

iro no mienai kotoba

kikiakita yo

ibasho ga nai iku ate mo nai

nara jibun de tsukuru sa nan demo ari

omae no monosashi ja hakare ya shinai

saa mou iku ze kimi wa dou shitai?

It's not too late

Never too late to start

nige ya shinai sa

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

douse tobu nara takaku

hoka no yatsura ja toutei oitsukenai kurai

I'm ready to go buchi yaburou

kimi to

I know this is the only way

sono honoo wo moyase

I know this is the only way

kowakute mo susume

I know this is the only way

nanimono demo nai sanagi no batafurai

koko ja owarenai owaru ki sura nai

gooru nante mienai hatenai kono tabi

kimi to ore no yukusaki nara onaji

donna kako ga atte mo kyou ga sutaato

nareai wa No demo Never leave you alone

kowaku nantenai wake ga nai dakedo tomarenai

kimi to ore no ikita imi wo sora no hate ni kizamou

It's not too late

Never too late to start

mate ya shinai sa

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

houbutsusen wo egaku

nagareboshi wo tsukamu you ni sora wo kakeru

Now I gotta go buchikamasou

kimi to

I know this is the only way

sono honoo wo moyase

I know this is the only way

kowakute mo susume

I know this is the only way

We know this is the only way

sono honoo wo moyase

**English Translation**
They laughed that day, saying it was just a dream

But I'm running to surpass that dream

The sound of the wind, the beat of the clouds

Beyond the skies, I'll see you there

You think I'm unconventional and crazy? That's fine

I'm the new standard from the start

Call the man in charge

I can't see any color in those words

I'm tired of hearing them

Nowhere to stay, nowhere to go

I'll then make it by myself, anything is possible

You can't judge me by your standards

Now I'm going, what do you wanna do?

It's not too late

Never too late to start

I'm not gonna run away

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

Go higher if you're flying

Much higher so that the others will never catch you up

I'm ready to go, I'm gonna defeat it

With you

I know this is the only way

Let that flame burn

I know this is the only way

Move on even if you're scared

I know this is the only way

I haven't become anything like a butterfly in a chrysalis

I can't end here, I don't even think about ending

I can't see the goal in this endless journey

You and I are going the same way

No matter what happened in the past, today is the start

I'd say no to cozy relationships, but I'll never leave you alone

It' not like I'm not scared, but I can't stop

Let's carve the meaning of our lives in the end of the sky

It's not too late

Never too late to start

I can't wait

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

I'm running across the sky

As if I'm grabbing a shooting star that draws a parabola

Now I gotta go, I'm gonna break through

With you

I know this is the only way

Let that flame burn

I know this is the only way

Move on even if you're scared

I know this is the only way

We know this is the only way

Let that flame burn

**Japanese Lyrics**
あの日夢物語と笑われた

その夢を超えるため走りだそう

風の音　雲の鼓動

空の向こう　その先で会おう

型破りでクレイジー？　上等だ

ハナからニュースタンダード

責任者を呼びな

色の見えない言葉

聞き飽きたよ

居場所がない　行く当てもない

なら自分で作るさ　何でもアリ

お前の物差しじゃ測れやしない

さぁもう行くぜ　君はどうしたい？

It's not too late

Never too late to start

逃げやしないさ

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

どうせ跳ぶなら高く

ほかの奴らじゃ　到底追いつけないくらい

I'm ready to go　ぶち破ろう

君と

I know this is the only way

その炎を燃やせ

I know this is the only way

怖くても進め

I know this is the only way

何者でもない　蛹のバタフライ

ここじゃ終われない　終わる気すらない

ゴールなんて見えない　果てないこの旅

君と俺の行く先なら同じ

どんな過去があっても今日がスタート

馴れ合いはNo　でもNever leave you alone

怖くなんてないわけがない　だけど止まれない

君と俺の生きた意味を　空の果てに刻もう

It's not too late

Never too late to start

待てやしないさ

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

放物線を描く

流れ星を掴むように空を駆ける

Now I gotta go　ぶちかまそう

君と

I know this is the only way

その炎を燃やせ

I know this is the only way

怖くても進め

I know this is the only way

We know this is the only way

その炎を燃やせ

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
ano hi yume monogatari to warawareta

sono yume wo koeru tame hashiri da sou

kaze no oto kumo no kodou

sora no mukou sono saki de aou

katayaburi de kureijii? joutou da

hana kara nyuusutandaado

sekininsha wo yobi na

iro no mienai kotoba

kikiakita yo

ibasho ga nai iku ate mo nai

nara jibun de tsukuru sa nan demo ari

omae no monosashi ja hakare ya shinai

saa mou iku ze kimi wa dou shitai?

It's not too late

Never too late to start

nige ya shinai sa

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

douse tobu nara takaku

hoka no yatsura ja toutei oitsukenai kurai

I'm ready to go buchi yaburou

kimi to

I know this is the only way

sono honoo wo moyase

I know this is the only way

kowakute mo susume

I know this is the only way

nanimono demo nai sanagi no batafurai

koko ja owarenai owaru ki sura nai

gooru nante mienai hatenai kono tabi

kimi to ore no yukusaki nara onaji

donna kako ga atte mo kyou ga sutaato

nareai wa No demo Never leave you alone

kowaku nantenai wake ga nai dakedo tomarenai

kimi to ore no ikita imi wo sora no hate ni kizamou

It's not too late

Never too late to start

mate ya shinai sa

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

houbutsusen wo egaku

nagareboshi wo tsukamu you ni sora wo kakeru

Now I gotta go buchikamasou

kimi to

I know this is the only way

sono honoo wo moyase

I know this is the only way

kowakute mo susume

I know this is the only way

We know this is the only way

sono honoo wo moyase

**English Translation**
They laughed that day, saying it was just a dream

But I'm running to surpass that dream

The sound of the wind, the beat of the clouds

Beyond the skies, I'll see you there

You think I'm unconventional and crazy? That's fine

I'm the new standard from the start

Call the man in charge

I can't see any color in those words

I'm tired of hearing them

Nowhere to stay, nowhere to go

I'll then make it by myself, anything is possible

You can't judge me by your standards

Now I'm going, what do you wanna do?

It's not too late

Never too late to start

I'm not gonna run away

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

Go higher if you're flying

Much higher so that the others will never catch you up

I'm ready to go, I'm gonna defeat it

With you

I know this is the only way

Let that flame burn

I know this is the only way

Move on even if you're scared

I know this is the only way

I haven't become anything like a butterfly in a chrysalis

I can't end here, I don't even think about ending

I can't see the goal in this endless journey

You and I are going the same way

No matter what happened in the past, today is the start

I'd say no to cozy relationships, but I'll never leave you alone

It' not like I'm not scared, but I can't stop

Let's carve the meaning of our lives in the end of the sky

It's not too late

Never too late to start

I can't wait

It's not too late

Never too late to fly

Please don't waste my time

I'm running across the sky

As if I'm grabbing a shooting star that draws a parabola

Now I gotta go, I'm gonna break through

With you

I know this is the only way

Let that flame burn

I know this is the only way

Move on even if you're scared

I know this is the only way

We know this is the only way

Let that flame burn

**Credits**
**Japanese:** OWLDB
**Romaji:** OWLDB

**English:** Official

## Music Video

### SKY-HI version

* Teaser
* Making of
* No cut version
* -Freestyle Performance Movie-
* SKY-HI / To The First -SUPERSONIC 2021@ZOZO MARINE STADIUM-

### THE FIRST version

* THE FIRST - To The First (Choreo) / Shota,Junon,Leo, Ryoki,Sota,Manato,Ran,Reiko,Shunto,Ryuhei,Rui
* THE FIRST- To The First (with SKY-HI) / Shota, Junon, Leo, Ryoki, Sota, Manato, Ran, Reiko, Shunto, Ryuhei & Rui
* SKY-HI / To The First -The Days Of THE FIRST- (Music Video)

## References

1. ↑  THE FIRST #8
2. ↑ *日本テレビ系列「スッキリ」で放送中のオーディション「THE FIRST」のテーマソング「To The First」配信決定！！*
3. ↑  *BMSG Twitter*
4. ↑  *SKY-HI STAFF*
5. ↑  *SKY-HI STAFF Twitter*