South China Morning Post
2023年5月15日
Hong Kong showbiz fans went into a frenzy when Mirror’s Jer Lau and Jeremy Lee appeared on The First Take, Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s YouTube channel that celebrates singers’ raw vocal talents
The show, which allows performers just one take, follows a similar format to South Korean Netflix series Take 1, which featured K-pop idol Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) and rocker Yim Jae-beum
There was plenty of buzz among Hong Kong showbiz followers when Jer Lau and Jeremy Lee from popular 12-piece boy band Mirror were invited to perform on The First Take, the unique Japanese YouTube channel in which – as its title might suggest – singers perform songs in just one take.
Since the video premiered on YouTube on May 5, it has gained over one million views at the time of writing. The overall feedback on the pair’s performance has been extremely positive so far, with fans taking to the comments section to rave about their harmonic duet.
The praise isn’t just coming from Mirror fans though; people from many different parts of the world have been commenting on the video too. Some of them even mentioned that they hadn’t heard of Lau or Lee before, but after seeing their impressive performance, they would be paying more attention to their work from now on.
What is The First Take – and who has performed on it?
Created by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and first launched in November 2019, The First Take invites singers to perform in a white studio and sing directly into the microphone. Only one take is given to each singer during the recording.
The music is either played acoustically live on a guitar or a piano, or singers are accompanied by a pre-recorded music-only track. With no auto-tune, overdubbing or other effects on the vocals, the performance is supposed to be a true reflection of the singer’s raw talent and skill.