THE FIRST TAKE is a YouTube Channel dedicated to filming musicians and singers performing in a single take.

In episode 472, multi-talented Kocchi no Kento, who enjoys a strong presence in multiple fields such as graphic design, music and video production, appears on THE FIRST TAKE for the first time.
He will perform “Hai Yorokonde,” a track that’s claimed the top spot on Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs and YouTube’s Top 100 Music Videos Japan, as well as securing the number one position on Spotify Viral 50 in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. The song has become a national and international sensation, amassing over 8 billion cumulative plays on social media.
Enjoy the one-shot performance of a unique rendition of this powerful song enriched by a nuanced sensitivity and inspired by Kocchi no Kento’s personal experiences, only on THE FIRST TAKE.

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■THE FIRST TAKE Rules
A microphone and a white studio.

And 1 rule.
You’ve got 1 TAKE.

■THE FIRST TAKE Concept
CAPTURE THE TAKE.
THIS MOMENT.
THIS SOUND.

THE FIRST TAKE
IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE.


CREDITS
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Director/Creative Director: Keisuke Shimizu
Art Director: Yo Kimura
Copywriter: Hiroshi Yamazaki
Director of Photography: Kazuki Nagayama
Technical Coordinator: Masaaki Ogasawara
Chief Camera Assistants: Shota Hatano
Camera Assistants: Junpei Arai, Ryusei Kitahara, Reina Miyajima
Lighting Director: Naoya Imaoka
Lighting Assistants: Kouta Hagihara, Kenichi Shimizu, Akihiko Murata, Tomoyuki Kaneyasu
Art Designer: Naoto Kashiwagi (studio noll)
Art Assistants: Takashi Irei (studio noll)
Movie Producer: Shohei Sadohara (TYO drive)
Production Manager: Koji Arisato (TYO drive), Seitaro Inoue
Production Assistant: Nagisa Taki, Yoshiko Okubo
Stylist: kazushi uemura
Hair &Make: Miho Mizuguchi

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