THE FIRST FINAL

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**THE FIRST FINAL** was a BMSG concert that worked as a live graduation event for members of THE FIRST. It took place on January 29 and 30, 2022.

The concert was released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 29, 2022.

## Background

On the November 24, 2021 episode of morning show Sukkiri, SKY-HI announced a live graduation event titled "THE FIRST FINAL" would be held for participants of THE FIRST.

The event took place at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama on January 29th and 30th. Originally planned as a two night event, a third show was added due to popular demand after tickets immediately sold out.

Later shown in the premiere episode of Gifted Days, SKY-HI first announced the event to BE:FIRST while gathered in the waiting room for their "FIRST" One Man Show -We All Gifted.-. He told them they have one more thing to do: an event to commemorate the end of THE FIRST's story, a story they have woven since April. Not only the members of BE:FIRST, but also their friends with whom they shared their joys and hardships during training camp would perform this last stage to express their gratitude to all the viewers who have supported them. This event would be a graduation ceremony for them to spread their wings to the next world.

The official website for the concert included the following comment from SKY-HI:

The line-up included BMSG artists BE:FIRST and Aile The Shota, trainees RAN, REIKO, and RUI, as well as their friends from camp: TEN, SHUNSUKE, and TAIKI. NAOKI was originally scheduled to participate as well, but had to miss the event due to testing positive for COVD-19 the day of the first show. Additional BMSG artists Novel Core and edhiii boi appeared as guests.

## Setlist

1. Opening Video of THE FIRST
2. To The First - SKY-HI
3. Mr. Psycho - SKY-HI, SOTA, SHUNTO (with all 15 dancing together at the end)
4. Member Introductions
5. Snatchaway - SKY-HI, SHUNSUKE, edhiii boi
6. BACK TO BACK (Da-iCE) - MANATO, SHUNSUKE, TAIKI, edhiii boi
7. Nanairo Holiday - SKY-HI, JUNON
8. Beautiful Now (w-inds) - LEO, REIKO, JUNON, RAN, TEN
9. F-3 - SKY-HI, SOTA, TEN
10. Sexual Healing - SKY-HI, RUI, SOTA, RYUHEI, RYOKI, SHOTA, SHUNTO
11. YOLO -You Only Live Once- - Team C: SHUNTO, SHOTA, REIKO, RUI, TAIKI
12. Good Days - Team B: RYOKI, RYUHEI, JUNON, RAN, SHUNSUKE
13. "A" Life - Team A: LEO, SOTA, MANATO, TEN, NAOKI
14. Video message from NAOKI
15. Kick Start - All 15 THE FIRST members
16. Move On - RYOKI, RAN, SHUNTO TEN, SHOTA, RYUHEI
17. Be Free - LEO, SOTA, MANATO, JUNON, REIKO, RUI
18. addictive Art - 96BLACK: SHUNTO, RYUHEI
19. Lonely Night - Club JRL: JUNON, RYOKI, LEO
20. Just FUN’ky - RanRei: RAN, REIKO
21. No Cap Navy - SOTA, MANATO, SHOTA
22. Shining One - Team Shining: SOTA, SHOTA, MANATO, JUNON, RYUHEI + Team One: RAN, SHUNTO, REIKO, LEO, RYOKI
23. THANKS, ALL MY TEARS - Novel Core, RAN
24. 118 - edhiii boi SOTA, Novel Core
25. 14th Syndrome - SKY-HI, RUI, RAIKI, edhiii boi
26. me time - SKY-HI, Aile The Shota
27. One More Day - SKY-HI, REIKO
28. Gifted. - BE:FIRST
29. Brave Generation - BE:FIRST
30. Bye-Good-Bye - BE:FIRST
31. Shining One - BE:FIRST
32. To The First - SKY-HI and All 15 THE FIRST members

## Highlights

* At the start of the show, a collage of messages from SKY-HI during the audition, such as the reason for the project's launch, his thoughts on the participants and the audition, and his messages to BMSG and the music scene, were shown on a large screen.
* To tell the story of THE FIRST, the songs were grouped in order of each audition screening, with new performances created for the event in between. Footage from the 3rd round Artisism Screening was shown during the performances to show growth from the time of the audition to now and the evolution from "audition participants" to "performers."
* SKY-HI was quoted telling the members, "You guys are really the best. I want to meet you all again no matter how many times I'm reborn."
* For Shining One, Team Shining started the song with the group standing on the left side of the stage. Team One one followed after performing on the right side of the stage. Both teams came together in the center to sing the chorus. After the song they shook hands, hugged, and formed a circle.
* RAN performed a solo contemporary dance before Novel Core joined the stage for THANKS, ALL MY TEARS.
* After performing me time, SKY-HI presented SHOTA with his official Aile The Shota artist hoodie.
* This event marks the very first performance of Brave Generation and Bye-Good-Bye from their upcoming second single.

## DVD & Blu-ray Release

On June 29, 2022 **THE FIRST FINAL**was released to DVD and Blu-ray. The release came in 4 different editions: a standard version for each the DVD and the Blu-ray, and a special limited edition of each sold exclusively at the BMSG MUSIC SHOP. Video contents of each are the same, however the attached bonus items may also vary from store to store.

The standard version for the DVD and the Blu-ray included a B3 size poster and a jacket size sticker, while the BMSG MUSIC SHOP editions included a 50 page photobook instead.

## Trivia

* MANATO and SOTA consider the last "To The First" performance the most emotional moment of the concert, as they got to perform it all together, including Novel Core and edhiii boi. . Sota also thought that the first "To The First" performance by SKY-HI had a great impact.
* SHUNTO considers "14th Syndrome" the most emotional moment of the concert. That's because TAIKI and RUI were in Team C with him during THE FIRST, and he got to witness their growth through this performance.
* LEO considers "A Life" the most emotional moment of the concert, because he wanted to perform with Team A together again.
* JUNON considers "Nanairo Holiday" the most emotional moment of the concert.
* RYOKI considers "Shining One" the most emotional moment of the concert, because of the teams singing separately first and coming together at the end.

## Videos

* Digest Video
* 【THE FIRST Graduation Ceremony】THE FIRST FINAL Behind the Scenes

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## External Links

*MyNavi - THE FIRST FINAL Live Report + 121 Photos*

## References

1. ↑ *TV Guide - SKY-HIプロデュース・BE:FIRSTら「THE FIRST」出演者がイベントを開催, 2021/11/29*
2. ↑ *THE FIRST FINAL Official Website*
3. ↑ *Pia News - 【ライブレポート】BE:FIRST誕生のストーリー「THE FIRST」の軌跡をたどる「THE FIRST FINAL」, 2022/2/4*
4. ↑  *mu-mo Store Website*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *Oricon - BE:FIRST輩出のオーディション「THE FIRST」のFINALライブが、「映像3部門」同時1位【オリコンランキング, 2022/7/7*
6. ↑  Billboard - *AAA、デビュー15周年を記念したドームツアーの映像作品が2022年6月音楽ビデオ・セールス首位　藤井 風／THE FIRST -BMSG-が続く【SoundScan Japan調べ】*
7. ↑  https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/music-art-book/g39656428/befirst-behind-the-scenes-22-0427/?utm\_source=twitter&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=post\_tw\_el\_20220518&utm\_content=link&slide=13
8. ↑  https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/music-art-book/g39656428/befirst-behind-the-scenes-22-0427/?utm\_source=twitter&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=post\_tw\_el\_20220518&utm\_content=link&slide=15
9. ↑ https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/music-art-book/g39656428/befirst-behind-the-scenes-22-0427/?utm\_source=twitter&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=post\_tw\_el\_20220518&utm\_content=link&slide=19
10. ↑ https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/music-art-book/g39656428/befirst-behind-the-scenes-22-0427/?utm\_source=twitter&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=post\_tw\_el\_20220518&utm\_content=link&slide=20
11. ↑  https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/music-art-book/g39656428/befirst-behind-the-scenes-22-0427/?utm\_source=twitter&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=post\_tw\_el\_20220518&utm\_content=link&slide=25