SCANDAL, one of Japan’s strongest female bands, celebrate their 15th anniversary with tenth album MIRROR! The album will be released on CD as two special editions overseas via Japanese music specialists JPU Records from 4 February 2022.

The band, whose chart success has seen them break numerous records in Japan, have decided to include recent singles ‘eternal’, ‘Ivory’ and ‘one more time’ on the album, alongside seven brand new tracks. The album reflects the sensitive feelings the members experienced after facing themselves more than ever before.

The regular and limited editions of MIRROR will include a booklet with English lyric translations and Romaji transliterations, allowing fans a greater understanding of SCANDAL’s vision for the album regardless of Japanese language abilities. Both are available by clicking here.

The limited edition also includes SCANDAL’s magazine “her” volume 3 exclusively printed in English This edition also includes the video on demand content SCANDAL DOCUMENTARY “her” Diary 2021 SPECIAL EDITION with English subtitles, and includes an exclusive never before seen episode.

MIRROR will also be available to download and stream internationally simultaneously with Japan on 26 January 2022.

SCANDAL MIRROR

MIRROR eternal Ai ni Naranakatta no Sa Kanojo wa Wave Ai no Shotai Ivory Yugure, Tokeru Ao no Naru Yoru no Sukimade Prism one more time Living in the city [CD bonus track] SPICE [CD bonus track] Both editions include: English lyric translations Romaji lyric transliterations Full booklet with Japanese lyrics and artwork Bonus tracks 'Living in the city' and 'SPICE'

SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022 “MIRROR” dates:

SCANDAL North American tour dates:

• 9 July 2022 – TORONTO, Queen Elizabeth Hall 🇨🇦
• 11 July 2022 – NEW YORK CITY, Sony Hall 🇺🇸
• 15 July 2022 – ATLANTA, The Masquerade 🇺🇸
• 22 July 2022 – ANAHEIM, House of Blues 🇺🇸
• 26 July 2022 – DALLAS, Canton Hall 🇺🇸

SCANDAL European tour dates:

• 22 September 2022 – BERLIN, Lido 🇩🇪
• 24 September 2022 – LONDON, O2 Academy Islington 🇬🇧
• 27 September 2022 – PARIS, Yoyo 🇫🇷

About SCANDAL

SCANDAL formed in 2006 in Kyobashi, Osaka and made their major label debut in 2008 with “DOLL”. The following year they won the Record Award for Newcomer of the Year with single “Shojo S”. The band has a large following in Japan and abroad, leading them to perform at festivals and conduct tours across the world. Their music has appeared in some of Japan’s biggest anime franchises, including Pokémon, Bleach and GeGeGe no Kitaro. In recent years SCANDAL has also gained attention as fashion icons, producing their own apparel brand “Feedback!”. In 2019 they established their own record label, “her”, and are one of Japan’s leading girl bands.

SCANDAL are:

• RINA – drums
• MAMI – guitar
• HARUNA – guitar
• TOMOMI – bass

SCANDAL through the years:

2006:

SCANDAL formed in August 2008 after four middle and high school girls met a dance and vocal school in Osaka. Shortly after forming, they began performing on the streets of Osaka Castle Park (Shiroten), and began playing gigs at venues in their local Kansai area.

2008:

From March they released three consecutive singles each month independently through TOWER RECORDS. The first single, ‘Space Ranger’ was released on 3 March and reached number two on the TOWER Indie Chart. The second, ‘Koi Moyo’ was released on 4 April and third ‘Kagerou’ on 5 May which reached number one on the chart. Indie mini-album YAH! YAH! HELLO SCANDAL was released on 8 August and reached number two on the TOWER RECORDS J-POP Album Chart. SCANDAL also performed outside of Japan, playing live in the USA (March at Sakura Con, as well as a six major city tour that attracted 7,000 people), France (July at Japan Expo in front of 10,000 people), and Hong Kong (August at Anikomi Fes, with 8,000 people). On 22 October SCANDAL’s debut single ‘DOLL’ received over 40 powerplays on radio stations across Japan. 

2009:

On 17 June SCANDAL released their third single ‘Shojo S’ which became a breakout hit, ranking at sixth in the weekly Oricon chart and fifth in the weekly Rekona Chaku Uta ranking. First album BEST★SCANDAL was released on 21 October and reached number five in the Oricon chart. It was the first time in seven-and-a-half years since a girl band’s debut album reached the top five of the chart. ‘Shojo S’ also won the Newcomer Award at the 51st Shining! Japan Record Awards.

2010:

SCANDAL performed at ACGHK 2010 (Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Festival), one of the biggest anime festivals in Asia. They also had a solo live show in Hong Kong on 1 August. All 700 tickets sold out immediately. SCANDAL’s second album TEMPTATION BOX was released on 11 August and reached number three in the Oricon chart. On 6 October single ‘SCANDAL Nanka Buttobase’ was released and became their highest selling single so far, reaching number three in the charts. In November SCANDAL performed at ANIME FESTIVAL ASIA 2010 in Singapore, where 3,000 people attended their show.

2011: