THE FIRST TAKE is a YouTube Channel dedicated to filming musicians and singers performing in a single take. In episode 470, aespa, the global South Korean group making waves in South Korea and around the world, return to THE FIRST TAKE. They will perform “Hot Mess,” the title track from their Japanese debut single Hot Mess released in July 2024. Enjoy this special one-shot performance of aespa’s first Japanese track, only on THE FIRST TAKE. STREAMING & DOWNLOAD：https://aespa.lnk.to/HTMSS ■aespa OFFICIAL Web Site: https://www.aespa.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@aespa X: https://x.com/aespa_official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aespa_official/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aespa.official/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aespa_official ■aespa JAPAN OFFICIAL Web Site: https://aespa-official.jp/ X: https://x.com/aespaJPofficial ■「THE FIRST TAKE」OFFICIAL Web Site: https://www.thefirsttake.jp/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_firsttake/ X: https://twitter.com/The_FirstTake TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_first_take THE FIRST TIMES: https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/ ■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 ― Director/Creative Director: Keisuke Shimizu Art Director: Yo Kimura Copywriter: Hiroshi Yamazaki Director of Photography: Masato Moriyama DIT: Toru Miura (Spice) Camera Assistant: Koichi Yuri , Himari Minakuchi, Yuto Yamada (Spice) Lighting Director: Kazuhide Toya Chief Lighting Assistant: Naoya Imaoka Lighting Assistant: Kenta Nagai, Shota Moriuchi, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Akio Morita Stage Carpenter: studio noll Offline Editor: Yusuke Namiki (FAB) Colorist/Online Editor: Junya Akahoshi Production Assistant: Kai Takaha, Nagisa Taki, Tamaki Ide (FAB), Nanami Sato (FAB), Yuko Gomi (FAB), Suzu Takano Producer: Hazuki Hasegawa (FAB), Masato Kudo (FAB) Stylist: KIM YEJIN Hair Styling: YOON SEOHA @kit