THE FIRST TAKE continues to book solo artists and bands for one-take performances, with Kazuya Kamenashi's rendition of "Kizuna" premiering October 16 at 22:00. A limited MDR-CD900ST headphone box tied to the channel was also released in a 500-unit run.
THE FIRST TAKE has settled into a steady rhythm of one-take performance videos, and its recent bookings pull from different corners of Japanese music. Kazuya Kamenashi appears as a solo artist performing "Kizuna," the insert song for the 2005 Nippon TV drama "Gokusen." He wrote the lyrics and Koji Makaino composed the music; the song was released that year as the coupling track to "Seishun Amigo" under the unit name Shuuji to Akira. The video premieres Friday, October 16 at 22:00, and Kamenashi is now 40.
A week earlier, the channel announced its 714th episode with the rock band Wasurenrannee Yo. The band performs "I Love Iu," a 2022 song that drew attention when Futsuu no Keionbu characters Hatochi and others sang it in episode 96, the joint live concert arc. The video premieres October 9 at 22:00. Wasurenrannee Yo formed in 2008 and its only current member is vocalist and guitarist Takahiro Shibata.
The channel's reach extends beyond performance videos. Sony Marketing will sell a limited 500-set box pairing the MDR-CD900ST monitor headphones with a Hydro Flask bottle, with THE FIRST TAKE branding on the headphone. Pre-application for the first round ran July 24 through July 27, and the second round goes on general sale August 7. Resale of the box is prohibited. The MDR-CD900ST is the headphone artists wear on THE FIRST TAKE, so the box turns the channel's signature sound into a product.
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Rock band Wasurenranne yo will perform 'Nanmo nee', the opening theme of the TV anime 'Yani Neko', in a one-take video on THE FIRST TAKE. The video premieres October 21 at 22:00. The band appears with a support lineup two weeks after its 'I Love You' one-take. 'Nanmo nee', written by Takahiro Shibata, ran with the anime from July to September, and its music video passed 10 million YouTube views in under two months.
Kazuya Kamenashi will appear as a solo artist on THE FIRST TAKE, performing "Kizuna," the insert song for the 2005 Nippon TV drama "Gokusen." He wrote the lyrics, Koji Makaino composed the music, and the song was released that year as the coupling track to "Seishun Amigo" under the unit name Shuuji to Akira. The video premieres Friday, October 16 at 22:00. He is now 40.
THE FIRST TAKE announced its 714th episode, with the rock band Wasurenrannee Yo making its appearance on the channel. The band will perform I Love Iu, a 2022 song that drew attention when Futsuu no Keionbu characters Hatochi and others sang it in episode 96, the joint live concert arc. The video premieres October 9 at 22:00. The band formed in 2008 and its only current member is vocalist and guitarist Takahiro Shibata.
Sony Marketing will sell a limited 500-set box pairing the MDR-CD900ST monitor headphones with a Hydro Flask bottle, with THE FIRST TAKE branding on the headphone. Pre-application for the first round runs July 24 through July 27, and the second round goes on general sale August 7. Resale of the box is prohibited.