BE:FIRST World Showcase New York Performances

BE:FIRST World Showcase brings the Japanese dance-and-vocal group BE:FIRST to Racket NYC, placing contemporary J-pop performance practice inside a New York club setting. The six members—SOTA, SHUNTO, MANATO, RYUHEI, JUNON, and LEO—split time between singing, rap, and tightly organized choreography, and they also participate in songwriting, composition, and dance-making. They arrive after chart recognition in Japan during their pre-debut run, a trajectory that reflects how quickly idol-adjacent acts can build global audiences. One clear takeaway is the group’s emphasis on craft over spectacle, aligning pop polish with rehearsal-room discipline.