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New Chapter is a digital collaboration single by BMSG ALLSTARS, BMSG's entire lineup of artists and trainees: SKY-HI, Novel Core, BE:FIRST (SOTA, SHUNTO, MANATO, RYUHEI, JUNON, RYOKI, LEO), Aile The Shota, edhiii boi, RAN, REIKO, RUI and TAIKI. It was released on September 18, 2022 to commemorate the company's second anniversary of its founding and their move into a new era.
In January 2023, a special DVD/Blu-ray featuring behind the scenes content from the Music Video shooting and interviews with the members was released.

Background and release[]

On September 17 2022, at the end of the first night of BMSG FES '22, BMSG announced something would be revealed on the 18th at midnight relating to "新章突入" ("Entering a new chapter"), a slogan which had first been used during the company's Shibuya Jack event back in June and has been used to promote their continuous moves forward.

When the date finally changed, the single New Chapter was released along with its music video. All fifteen members of BMSG took part in the song under the unit name BMSG ALLSTARS. It was performed live for the first time at BMSG FES '22 just hours before the release. It is a "special song in which the BMSG ALLSTARS perform a mic relay over a hip-hop track by Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai."[1]

Like BMSG FES, the music video "depicts a 'NEO EDO'-inspired worldview, with a large scale set that is based on the themes of the end of the century, period dramas, and the near future. It was filmed on a large set with more than 20 action extras. In the last scene, the members of BMSG perform a dance choreographed by SOTA of BE:FIRST on the stage of BMSG FES."[2]

SKY-HI's comment on the song and video:

When someone asks "What is BMSG?" we have created a work that will make them understand all at once. I think this song and music video prove it better than any amount of eloquence in writing.

We're not going to follow trends and we are not going to settle for popularity, numbers, or business success.
I'm not even going to say that we are changing the times. I'm just continuing to present who we are, as the already and ever-changing voice of the times calls us to be.
We are seriously trying to create culture itself, and we don't have time to sit on the laurels of a single project or hit piece.

BMSG is just getting started.[2]

The song was promoted through a series of billboards in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo, reminiscing of the Shibuya Jack [3]

Track Listing[]

# Title Lyrics Music Producer(s) Length
1. "New Chapter" BMSG ALLSTARS Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai・BMSG ALLSTARS Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai 5:10

DVD & Blu-ray[]

  1. New Chapter -Music Video-
  2. Behind The Scenes -Photo Shooting-
  3. Behind The Scenes -Recording-
  4. Behind The Scenes -Music Video Shooting-

Credits[]

Song[]

Music Video[]

  • Director & Cinematographer: Kensaku Kakimoto (CONNECTION)
  • Chief Camera Assistant: Sota Takahashi
  • Key Grip: Junya Yamamoto (OF)
  • Steadicam Operator: Takuma Iwata
  • Drone: Kaneko Yasushi (Tofuna Eizo)
  • DIT: Sou Tony Naoi (Film. M.I.S.S.I.O.N.)
  • Technical Producer:Yoshikatsu Date (PlanD)
  • Lighting Director: Tetsu Moritera (CONNECTION)
  • Chief Light Assistant: Kiron Omura
  • Production Designer: Ryo Nobuka (concord)
  • Art Director: Ho jin (Nouvelle Vague)
  • Art Department Coordinator: Aya Sato (Nouvelle Vague)
  • Prop Master: Masayuki Kurano (NHK ART)
  • Offline Editor: Mina Tonobe (C STUDIO), Asuka Mochizuki (C STUDIO), Keiichiro Niwano (C STUDIO)
  • Colorist: Yuto Onishi (L'espace Vision)
  • Online Editor: Shunsuke Kakuuchi, Tatsuhiro Noguchi
  • Mixer: Hiroshi Watanabe (panpot)
  • VFX Supervisor: Tsukasa Kawahara (MINERAL), Futoshi Yamauchi (slanted)
  • VFX Production Manager: Hiroki Yokoiwa (MINERAL), Yuka Kinjo, Shingo Sakai (stu)
  • VFX Producer: Makoto Yura (Gotit!), Shinji Santoh (slanted), Hidekazu Ohtake (CURO)
  • Concept Artist: Cosmin Rosu (Khaki Bucharest)
  • Engineer: Hiroki Kanba (stu)
  • Phoenix Dancers Choreographer: KAORIalive (K fam)
  • Phoenix Dancers: Azuki (K fam), Honoka Murakami (K fam), AiNa (K fam), RYOKO (K fam), SHIORI (K fam), Hinano (K fam)
  • Action Coordinator: Hikaru Takahashi (Japan Action Enterprise)
  • Stand-in: Toshikazu Endo (Monkey Pool Production)
  • Hair & Make-up: Megumi Shiizu, Asami Hrano, Emiko Shimizu, Yuiko Kawasaki, MYOKEN
  • Stylist: Yuji Yasumoto, Takuya Miyazaki
  • Stylist for Dancers: Norio Honda
  • A&R: Ryota Minamino (BMSG)
  • Creative Director: Sakiko Torii (BMSG)
  • Project Manager: Kohji Honda (stu), Kayoko Endo (stu)
  • Associate Producer: Atsushi Suzuki (RIKYU), Keigo Nakamura (TYO/MONSTER)
  • Production Manager: Hiroki Mizukami (TYO/MONSTER)
  • Production Coordinator: Takeshi Soma (ROUND・ABOUT)
  • Producer: Takayasu Kuroda (stu)
  • Executive Producer: SKY-HI

Performances[]

  • [2022.09.23] MUSIC BLOOD / NTV

Chart Positions[]

Billboard[]

Chart Peak Position Reference
Japan Download Songs #16 [4]

Oricon[]

Chart Peak Position First Week Totals Reference
Weekly Digital Song Ranking #13 2,930 downloads [5]

Lyrics[]


Music Video[]

References[]