MFS held their first solo concert, “MFS 1st Full Album “COMBO” ONEMAN LIVE” at WWW in Tokyo on June 28th. The first thing that caught my eye as I entered the venue was a huge flower arrangement hanging from above the stage. The DJ booth was also decorated with tropical greenery and flowers, creating a stage that seemed to expand on the worldview of the “COMBO” album jacket.
The opening act was by RUI. As it was a sold-out performance, the floor filled up rapidly. RUI selected a wide variety of dance music including hip-hop, grime, and house. He warmed up the audience with his sophisticated yet dirty performance.
After enjoying RUI’s DJ for an hour, MFS appeared. She wore vintage denim, a white cotton tank top, and simple gold accessories. Her dreadlocks reached her waist, and her familiar sunglasses. She was rough but elegant. And yet her lyrics were unadorned, and her raps were bold. That contrast and sense are what make her so appealing. The live started with “BINBO”. Her impressive vocal volume and pronunciation immediately caught the vibe of the audience. In the first half, she rapped mainly on songs from her album, including her signature song “BOW”. The first guest was JJJ. The two of them smashed through “Drink” and “Mirror,” drawing huge cheers. Afterwards, MFS thanked the fans who came to her first solo concert, saying, “Thank you so much.”
In the middle part of the show, she sang songs with a calm tone, such as “Moonlight” and “Fall Pow”. What especially left an impression on me was her words in the song “Second Thought”, “There are many ups and downs in life, but let’s ignore them and live as ourselves”. From there, she moved on to “Enter”, featuring anddy toy store. She also showed the world of MFS with various sounds, such as the drum and bass “Blessyou” and “grind night”, which also showed her expressive singing. The audience naturally put their hands up during the early song “MYSELF”. After her familiar charming MC, “Wait. I forgot. Let’s all be happy”, she launched into “I DONT KNOW” with Campanella. After overwhelming the floor with her superb skills, she played the roots reggae tune “Fire Land” with a dope backbeat, and then moved on to “Chase Remix”. As a surprise, they debuted their new song “Don’t” produced by Stones Taro. The last song of the main show was the album’s title song “Combo”. They finished their first one-man live with a spectacular performance, rapping for about an hour without any overlay.
Another surprise was MFS’ DJ set after the concert. Instead of the booth on the stage where RUI was playing, they set up a booth in the audience and DJed there. MFS, who had changed into tight orange dresses, re-entered the stage while handing out tequila shots to the audience around them. They played dirty dance music in the style of RUI and kept the audience dancing until the very end. At the very end, they sang their new song “Don’t,” released on July 3rd, again close to the audience, concluding the best solo concert.
In addition, a solo concert in Osaka will be held on August 12th. Tickets are on sale from today, so if you missed the Tokyo concert, please take this opportunity to come. Also, the pre-add/save for the strongest digital single “Don’t,” scheduled for release on July 3rd, has started today, so please check that out as well.
Text by Keita Miyazaki
＜Release Information＞
July 3rd (Wednesday) digital single “Don’t” Pre-add/save available
＜『MFS 1st Full Album 「COMBO」ONEMAN LIVE』set list＞
URL: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5eryWrT7WdVKTY5Q18PN9T?si=de0030739d4a4aae
1. BINBO
2. IMPACT
3. Home Tour
4. BOW
5. SAICO
6. New World
7. Drink feat. JJJ
8. Mirror feat. JJJ
9. Moonlight
10. Fall Pow
11. Turning
12. Second Thought
13. Enter feat. Andy Toy Store
14. Blessyou
15. Grind Night
16. MYSELF
17. I DONT KNOW
18. FIRE LAND
19. Chase Remix
20. Don’t
21. Combo
2024.8.12 MFS 1st Full Album 『Combo』Release Party@ club JOULE
Open 16:30 Close 22:00
Advance ticket: 4,000 yen (e+ only)
Same day: 4500 yen
Tickets go on sale from 18:00 on Monday, July 1st (advance tickets will only be sold on e+)
https://eplus.jp/sf/detail/4129420001-P0030001
-Guest Live
Campanella
Neibiss
Tha Jointz
-Featuring Guest
J.J.
-DJ
Shobbieconz
CH.0
RUI
Born in Tokyo. He is also a member of ThaJointz, a hip-hop collective based in Osaka. In 2022, his song “BOW” was featured in the popular game “Overwatch 2,” which led to a worldwide hit. It was ranked on the Spotify viral charts in 45 countries and regions, and won first place on the viral charts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Austria, and globally, making him the first Japanese artist to achieve this feat. Due to his fashionable attitude, he has received many offers to work as a model, and has participated in projects for brands such as PUMA, BALENCIAGA, and JORDAN BRAND. In 2024, he was selected as Spotify’s next-generation artist “RADAR: Early Noise 2024,” which is expected to make a breakthrough, attracting the attention of many music listeners. In April of the same year, he released his first full album “COMBO,” which featured domestic and international artists, and in July, he released the digital single “Don’t.”
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