SCANDAL (band)

SCANDAL promoting ShoujoS (2009)

SCANDAL (sometimes written as スキャンダル) is four-member girl band from Osaka. They released their major debut single, "DOLL", in October 2008, under the EPIC Records Japan label.

Members

• HARUNA (Vocals, guitar)
• TOMOMI (Bass, vocals)
• MAMI (Guitar, vocals)
• RINA (Drums, vocals)

Information

File:RINA Sakura-Con 2008.jpg

RINA at Sakura-Con 2008.

SCANDAL was formed in August 2006 by four high school girls. The girls, HARUNA, TOMOMI, MAMI, and RINA, met in an Osaka vocal and dance school. Shortly thereafter, they started performing street lives every weekend at Shiroten in Osaka Castle Park. Their popularity steadily began to grow and they started getting offers from clubs in Osaka and Kyoto.

Soon, SCANDAL signed with indie label Kitty Records and released three singles exclusive to Tower Records in 2008. The first, "Space Ranger", ranked #2 on the Tower indie charts and the other two, "Koi Moyou" and "Kagerou", ranked #1. In March, they embarked on "Japan Nite US tour 2008", touring six major cities in the United States. They also performed at Sakura-Con, one of the largest anime conventions in the United States. In July, they preformed in front of 10,000 people in France's "Japan Expo" and also "Ani-Com Hong Kong" in August. SCANDAL concluded their indie career with the release of their first mini-album, YAH! YAH! YAH! HELLO SCANDAL ~Maido! SCANDAL Desu! Yah Yah Yah!~.

2008 continued to be an eventful year for SCANDAL. In October, they made their major debut on EPIC Records Japan with their single "DOLL". This has given them more exposure, including appearances on mainstream music television shows like Music Station. To commemorate TOMOMI and MAMI's high school graduation, the group released their second major single "SAKURA Goodbye" in March 2009. This song is a refurbished version of their indie song, "Sakura", only heard live. The next month, their then upcoming third single "ShoujoS" was used as the tenth opening theme for the anime Bleach. This brought their popularity up even higher as the single ranked #6 on the Oricon charts when it was released two months later in June.

Discography

Mini-Albums

• [2008.08.08] YAH! YAH! YAH! HELLO SCANDAL ~Maido! SCANDAL Desu! Yah Yah Yah!~ (YAH!YAH!YAH!HELLO SCANDAL～まいど!スキャンダルです!ヤァヤァヤァ!～) (Indie)

Singles

• [2008.03.03] Space Ranger (スペースレンジャー) (Indie)
• [2008.04.04] Koi Moyou (恋模様; Love Pattern) (Indie)
• [2008.05.05] Kagerou (カゲロウ; Mayfly) (Indie)
• [2008.10.22] DOLL
• [2009.03.04] SAKURA Goodbye (SAKURAグッバイ; Cherry Blossom Goodbye)
• [2009.06.17] ShoujoS (少女S)
• [2009.10.14] BEAUTeen!!

Compilation / Other

• [2008.05.02] Star Ocean 2 Second Evoultion Original Soundtrack (スターオーシャン2 Second Evolution オリジナル・サウンドトラック) (#1 START)
• [2009.03.18] JUDY AND MARY 15th Anniversary Tribute Album (#6 DAYDREAM)

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Blog
• Official MySpace