&TEAM - Dropkick / THE FIRST TAKE

THE FIRST TAKE is a YouTube Channel dedicated to shooting musicians and singers performing in a single take. Episode 386 welcomes back &TEAM, the global group currently performing at the world’s largest K-POP awards ceremony, the “2023 MAMA AWARDS” for the first time. They will perform “Dropkick“ from their 1st album, “First Howling: NOW,” which topped music charts such as the Apple Music Top Album Ranking J-POP chart in 53 countries and regions, as well as the Billboard JAPAN weekly “Hot Albums“ chart. This song was collaboratively produced by the young producer Grant Boutin, OneRepublic‘s frontman Ryan Tedder, known for winning a Grammy Award, and David Stewart, the producer of BTS’s ‘Dynamite’. Enjoy this special one-shot performance of ‘Dropkick’, a lively and rhythmic song brimming with smiles, exclusively for THE FIRST TAKE. STREAMING & DOWNLOAD： ■&TEAM Socials Web: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: @andteam_official X: X(members): ■THE FIRST TAKE Socials Web Site: Instagram: Twitter: TikTok: @the_first_take THE FIRST TIMES: ■THE FIRST TAKE Rules A microphone and a white studio. And 1 rule. You’ve got 1 TAKE. ■THE FIRST TAKE Concept Your Music. Your Everything. All in this one take. THE FIRST TAKE Less Filter, More Music. CREDITS ― Director/Creative Director: Keisuke Shimizu Art Director: Yo Kimura Copywriter: Hiroshi Yamazaki Director of Photogrphy: Hiroki Watanabe Technical Coordinator: Masaaki Ogasawara Chief Camera Assistant: Shota Hatano Camera Assistant: Takumi Torii, Ryusei Kitahara, Shigeharu Ishin Kan Lighting Director: Jun Sakai Chief Lighting Assistant: Nobuto Kamiya Lighting Assistant: Hiroyuki Nakano, Takayuki Takemoto, Hideki Horio, Hiroki Oba, Mitsuru Tanaka Stage Carpenter: studio noll Offline Editor/Colorist/Online Editor: Tomoo Noda Production Assistant: Kai Takaha, Nagisa Taki, Yoshiko Ohkubo, Tsubaki Yamada Producer: Keisuke Nishikawa (session) Stylist: Shogo Yanagi Hair: Toshiyasu Oki (CONTINUE), Shinji Nakayama (CONTINUE), Asuka Togashi (CONTINUE), Sayo Fujiwara (CONTINUE) Make up: Saya Takagi, Yuka Kanamitsu, Natsuki Morizane #THEFIRSTTAKE #andTEAM #Dropkick