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. However, because Kitty released their singles in such limited quantities, in 2008 they got Sony to sign them onto their Epic Records label. Due to Sony's ongoing disagreements with Apple Inc. over their iTunes Music Store and Sony's own Mora, the band's music which was formerly available on iTunes, was quickly removed from both the US and Japanese iTunes stores.

MEMBERS:

* Haruna Ono (Vocals & Guitar)
Born: August 10, 1988
Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture
Blood type: A
Height: 153 cm
HARUNA, the eldest among the group and also serves as the leader. A girl who had a passion for dancing and dreamed of becoming a dancer, but things changed when she met her co-members and eventually took on a rock n’ roll path. But the influence of dance stayed, the reason why some of their PV, choreography can be seen. HARUNA has the most powerful and deep voice that usually leads in their songs combined with the voices of the other 3 members.

* Tomomi Ogawa (Bass & Vocals)
Born: May 31, 1990
Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture
Blood type: A
Height: 157 cm
TOMOMI, the bass and writer of majority of their songs. Like HARUNA, she also dreamed of becoming a dancer but rock n’ roll opened a new path. Her dancing skills can be observed while performing with her amazing and graceful movements despite the fact that she is carrying a huge bass. TOMOMI has a very sweet and kinda “chipmunky” voice that is easy to like, together with HARUNA, their voices becomes a very perfect combo. She’s also the one that usually leads in solo parts of their songs

* Mami Sasazaki (Guitar & Vocals)
Born: May 21, 1990
MAMI has the best guitar skills among the girls, and serves as The Lead guitarist in Scandal. She often amazes fans that come to see them live with her dexterity and skill with the electric guitar. She also appears serious and kind of dark on stage due to her long fringe and serious expression, but offstage, she becomes a direct opposite, displaying a very cheerful and upbeat personality. Also among the group, she’s also the biggest fan of Japanese Anime. In the vocals department, she has a very soft-punkish voice, and as a result whenever she has a solo part, you’ll know it’s her.

* Rina Suzuki (Drums & Vocals)
Born: August 21, 1991
RINA, the youngest among the group and serves as the drummer. A girl that always has a smile painted on her face when performing – showing that performing and music is nothing but love. She’s also a cheerful and bubbly person as seen in their live interviews with the reactions she shows. Also among the 4 of them, she is the most active in their blog, making sure that fans is always updated to her and the group. • Can also play the piano. Been playing it since she was 3 years old. • Knows how to cook. • Last member to join the group. • Said once in an interview that she doesn't know any boy's number. • Wanted to be called RINAX. • Would love to work at McDonald's, a bar, or a Maid Cafe because she wants to try serving people at a restaurant.

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.[edit]Last edit by Padel on Monday 18 Oct, 2010 at 07:56 +57%[/edit][edit]Last edit by hokuboshi713 on Wednesday 06 Oct, 2010 at 20:09 +20.5% Reason: Update information about iTunes[/edit][edit]Last edit by dark soul on Tuesday 06 Oct, 2009 at 21:55 +3.4%[/edit][edit]Last edit by azalago on Tuesday 11 Nov, 2008 at 22:41 -63%[/edit]