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SCANDAL

Scandal (スキャンダル) is a four-piece Japanese pop-rock and punk-rock band from Osaka, featuring HARUNA on vocals, MAMI guitar, TOMOMI on bass and RINA on drums.

Giveaway: Win free tickets to SCANDAL’s concert in New York City!

Erica
Jun 8, 2025
Featured, Tour and event
To celebrate their 2025 EP LOVE, SPARK, JOY!, SCANDAL, the iconic all-female rock band from Osaka, is bringing their energizing live show to North America. On June 30, they'll light up Irving Plaza in New York ...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2023

Erica, Nori, Astrid and Kayla
Jan 1, 2024
Entertainment
With pandemic restrictions easing, Japanese bands are now boldly crossing borders once again. Our 2023 top list celebrates exceptional visual kei and Japanese rock artists who not only transcended geogr...

SCANDAL lives on in “Highlight” reel with new single

Nori
Oct 6, 2023
Releases
All-female rock unit and Guinness Record setter SCANDAL released its 29th single Highlight no Nakade Bokura Zutto on October 4. Translating to “always in the highlights”, the up-tempo party anthem commemorates ...

SCANDAL nabs Guinness World Record!

Nori
Aug 25, 2023
Entertainment, Releases
Osaka pop rock quartet SCANDAL made history on August 21 with the Guinness World Records title “Longest running rock band with the same musicians (female)”. The date also commemorated the band’s 17th anniversar...

SCANDAL’s single “Line of sight” aims to revive rock and roll roots

Nori
Mar 16, 2023
Game, Releases, Tour and event
Osaka quartet SCANDAL began streaming its sixth digital single Line of sight on March 15. The tune was dedicated as the theme music for the card battle game Mobile Suit Gundam Arsenal Base, available to play in...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White
Dec 29, 2022
Entertainment
This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad.Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...
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Interview: SCANDAL reflects on touring challenges and looking forward

G Andrew White and Nori
Sep 19, 2022
Interview, Tour and event
On July 15, SCANDAL made the fourth stop on their North America WORLD TOUR 2022 "MIRROR" in Atlanta, Georgia. JROCK NEWS was in the crowd.This tour, previously planned for 2020 but delayed by the COVID-19 p...

SCANDAL struts with new signature Fender guitars and bass

Nori
Jul 11, 2022
Entertainment, Tour and event
Schoolgirls-turned-alt-rock sensation SCANDAL flaunts three new signature instruments in partnership with guitar production giant Fender. The Haruna Telecaster Boost guitar, Mami Stratocaster Omochi guitar, and...

YouTube Music Weekend vol.5 joined by 65 artists: SiM, MIYAVI, WagakkiBand, and more

NBT and Peertje
Apr 30, 2022
Online Concert
YouTube Music Weekend is about to hit off vol.5 in its series, and this time, a total of 65 artists and groups are to join the online streaming event! Over the course of three days, May 6-8, the streams will pr...
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BAND-MAID US TOUR 2022 sells out in 5 American cities

G Andrew White
Mar 6, 2022
Tour and event
Update 2022-4-3: Due to the vast majority of shows selling out, BAND-MAID has added two more.October 30 American Dream East Rutherford, NJNovember 1 House of Blues Chicago, ILOrigina...
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SCANDAL adds more cities for “SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022”

G Andrew White
Jan 29, 2022
Tour and event
SCANDAL announces new dates for the North America leg of their SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022 "MIRROR". New stops and dates were added for Boston, Chicago, Vancouver, and Seattle. In all, nine cities to catch these po...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy
Dec 30, 2021
Entertainment
We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year!To end this unprece...
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SCANDAL announces 15th anniversary livestream concert

G Andrew White
Jul 31, 2021
Online Concert
The world is invited to celebrate SCANDAL's 15th anniversary by livestream on August 21. They recently announced their 15th ANNIVERSARY LIVE "INVITATION" concert will be at Osaka-jo Hall, a huge venue with a 16...

SCANDAL is “eternal” with 15th anniversary single

NoMusicNoReason
Jan 9, 2021
New Look, Releases
We are entering the 15th anniversary year since the formation of girls' rock powerhouse SCANDAL, and the quartet wants to expand their legacy by releasing their first work of the year with single eternal on Mar...
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