SCANDAL

SCANDAL is an all-girl pop punk band from Osaka, Japan who made their "indie" debut in 2008. They have released 3 singles on the Kitty label that were sold exclusively at Tower Records Japan; they have since become available on iTunes in both the US and Japan.

Members

* Haruna Ono (Vocals & Guitar)
* Tomomi Ogawa (Bass & Vocals)
* Mami Sasazaki (Guitar & Vocals)
* Rina Suzuki (Drums & Vocals)

Scandal was formed by 4 high school classmates in Osaka, Japan in 2006. They first performed in public as street performers in Osaka's Castle Park. Over time their performances began to draw a regular, enthusiastic crowd and they began to catch the attention of people in the music business. Scandal were invited to perform at various venues around Osaka and Kyoto and they eventually were invited to perform at events in Tokyo as well.

Scandal released their first indie single on March 3, 2008. Subsequent singles were released monthly on April 4 and May 5. In April, Scandal performed at Japan Night at the "South by Southwest Music Fest" in Austin, Texas, USA and toured the country with other Japanese Bands, performing in New York City, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco and Seattle. They returned to Seattle shortly afterwards to perform at the anime convention "Sakuracon".

Scandal has since returned to Japan and has been busy performing at various events while writing and recording new songs. There has been no announcement as of yet about future releases. Scandal is scheduled to perform at the "Japan Expo 2008" in Paris, France.

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Translate in Indonesian :

SKANDAL adalah pop semua gadis-band punk dari Osaka, Jepang yang membuat "indie mereka" debut di tahun 2008. Mereka telah merilis 3 single pada label Kitty yang dijual secara eksklusif di Tower Records Japan; mereka telah sejak menjadi tersedia di iTunes baik di AS dan Jepang.

Anggota

* Haruna Ono (Vokal & Guitar)
* Tomomi Ogawa (Bass & Vokal)
* Mami Sasazaki (Guitar & Vokal)
* Rina Suzuki (Drums & Vokal)

Skandal dibentuk oleh 4 teman-teman sekolah tinggi di Osaka, Jepang pada tahun 2006. Mereka tampil pertama kali di depan umum sebagai penampil jalanan di Osaka Castle Park. Seiring waktu penampilan mereka mulai menggambar biasa, orang-orang antusias dan mereka mulai menangkap perhatian orang-orang dalam bisnis musik. Skandal diundang untuk tampil di berbagai tempat di Osaka dan Kyoto dan akhirnya mereka diundang untuk tampil di acara di Tokyo juga.

Skandal indie merilis single pertama mereka pada tanggal 3 Maret 2008. single berikutnya yang dirilis bulanan pada tanggal 4 April dan Mei 5. Pada bulan April, Skandal dilakukan di Jepang Night di "South oleh Southwest Music Fest" di Austin, Texas, Amerika Serikat dan berkeliling ke seluruh negara dengan Band Jepang lainnya, tampil di New York City, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco dan Seattle. Mereka kembali ke Seattle lama kemudian untuk tampil di konvensi anime "Sakuracon".

Skandal sejak kembali ke Jepang dan telah sibuk tampil di berbagai acara saat menulis dan merekam lagu baru. Ada tidak ada pengumuman seperti yang belum rilis tentang masa depan. Skandal dijadwalkan untuk tampil di "Japan Expo di Paris, Perancis" 2008.