BE:FIRST・MANATO＆LEO appear on the cover of the special edition of "CREA" for the first time in history

■The two discuss six keywords surrounding BE:FIRST, including music, talent, effort, and kindness!

BE:FIRST’s MANATO and LEO will appear in the Fall 2024 issue of CREA, which goes on sale on September 6th. They will be on the cover of the special edition for the first time in CREA’s history.

Since its launch in 1989, CREA has been published as a one-theme magazine targeting curious women. The Fall 2024 issue, which will go on sale on September 6th, will be the first in CREA’s history to feature a regular and special edition with different covers. The cover of the special edition (CREA Due Fall 2024 Special Edition) will feature BE:FIRST’s MANATO and LEO, and the interview will span 22 pages in total across both the regular and special editions on the theme of “A Journey Through Words.”

MANATO and LEO are known as the most avid readers of BE:FIRST. In the “Journey Through Words Story A” (8 pages in total) published in the regular edition, each of them talks extensively about their “history with words,” including how they met their favorite books and what they value when writing essays and poems.

Meanwhile, in the special edition cover story “A Journey Through Words Story B” (14 pages), the two discuss six key words surrounding BE:FIRST, such as music, talent, effort, and kindness. They sincerely talk about their journey and inner thoughts, with comments such as “I was able to be kind to people because I know the pain of hurting others” (LEO) and “I will never forget the moment when all our souls came together and pursued our dreams” (MANATO).

The conversation then turns to the members themselves, revealing surprising facts about the BE:FIRST members that have never been revealed before, such as “When I met SOTA, I started to think, ‘Dance is so interesting!'” (LEO) and “Even for us who stand on the same stage, (RYOKI’s) power is electrifying” (MANATO).

The “Journey Through Words” section, which features BE:FIRST’s MANATO and LEO, will have different content in the regular and special editions, but the “Fun Solo Hot Springs” feature will be the same in both the regular and special editions.