https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/befirst-japan-interview-new-music-1235629698/
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“Around January, the members began gathering songs for WATCH ME , their first global EP.”
““Going overseas doesn’t mean suddenly changing everything into English,” JUNON says.”
“To RYUHEI, those influences don’t make BE:FIRST any less distinctly Japanese.”
“As their involvement deepened, so did the questions they asked themselves.”
“From the start, SKY-HI wasn’t simply looking for polished idols.”
“At 19, RYUHEI is the youngest member of BE:FIRST, and much of his adolescence has unfolded alongside the group’s ascent.”
“BE:FIRST didn’t go to Los Angeles simply to borrow the sound of American hip-hop.”
““We have a lot of confidence in what we’ve built and what we’ve done up until now,” LEO says.”
“A producer could be constructing a beat while someone beside them was already reaching for lyrics, as another person shaped the melody in real time.”
“The atmosphere there, he recalls with a laugh, was closer to everyone raising a glass and saying, “Cheers!” while they made the song.”
““This lyric doesn’t really fit who we are right now, so let’s take it out,” MANATO remembers them saying.”
“From the beginning, they were built around the idea of going somewhere Japanese boy groups hadn’t necessarily gone before.”
“Their ambitions abroad, then, aren’t driven by needing to find an audience somewhere else.”
“And what they’ve built in Japan isn’t just a catalog of hits.”
“The question wasn’t simply which songs were strongest, but which ones made sense for BE:FIRST at this particular moment.”
“They aren’t opposed to change; WATCH ME itself shows how eager they are to experiment.”
“What should BE:FIRST sound like now?”