Official SCANDAL News

Japanese pop-rock band SCANDAL has released the video to new single 'Ivory' today – the band's second single of their 15th anniversary year! The two-track single is available to download / stream from midnight in your country. SCANDAL has reached legendary status in Japan where all nine of their studio albums have ranked in the charts at position five or higher. This latest single is written, composed and sung by SCANDAL's powerful guitarist MAMI, and co-arranged by the musician Kohei Munemoto (KAT-TUN, KinKi Kids, Mika Nakashima), and also features an acoustic version of the track performed entirely by MAMI. SCANDAL...

eternal eternal (TOWA REI remix) Download / Stream Japanese pop-rock band SCANDAL have today released the first single of their 15th anniversary year with 'eternal', available to download / stream now. The two-track single is available to download and stream now, while its limited international physical release from JPU Records sold out on pre-orders alone. 'eternal''s dreamy music video has also been released. Up-and-coming videographer Oudai Kojima, who has directed music videos for several artists in Japan, beautifully captures the magic of snowfall as it gently envelops the band's members. The single is a festive number perfectly suited to kicking...

Timeless Japanese pop-rock band SCANDAL begin their 15th anniversary year with new single 'eternal', available digitally worldwide from 3 March, 2021. The release will be supported overseas with a limited-edition (100 copies!!) tape cassette from London's JPU Records, featuring two tracks and lyric translations. Both physical and digital versions of the SCANDAL single are available to pre-order from today. UPDATE: the limited edition cassette has sold out ahead of the release date. 'eternal' sees the band join forces with long-time SCANDAL producer Satori Shiraishi to create an innovative, festival anthem fitting for a 15th anniversary. Shiraishi has worked with SCANDAL...

SCANDAL, one of the most famous Japanese girl bands who will celebrate their 15th anniversary in 2021, performed a special show in Tokyo on Christmas Eve, 2020. The unique performance, in collaboration with creative company NAKED, INC., saw all four seasons of the year regained and projection mapped across the stage. The magic from this intimate one-time event will now be available to stream across the globe from 29 December. Held at Toyosu PIT following full coronavirus guidelines, the collaborative live show delivered a heart-warming concept for a year lost. Through SCANDAL's electric live performance and NAKED, INC.'s eye-popping projection...

Japanese girl band SCANDAL have announced new dates for their postponed 2020 'Kiss from the darkness' world tour. The first dates to be rescheduled have been confirmed for the UK, France and Germany. These will now take place in October 2021. Here is the band's official statement for the UK and European dates: "Thank you for your continued support of SCANDAL! We are happy to announce re-scheduled 2021 UK and Europe tour dates, for the shows postponed in September 2020. "Your tickets will remain valid for the postponed shows. If you are unable to attend the new date, you will...