lol can't imagine SCANDAL without instrument.
I really sure they will stick to music till the end. I ever heard Idol change to band, but never the opposite.

They love music, you really never want to throw what you like aren't you?

About they change their appearance, someone like and someone dislike it, it isn't matter, they still SCANDAL, we love their music appearance is only bonus.

As fan , have faith of them. I sure they never let us down

I don't really mind changes. We make constantly changes in life; they are growing up, just like we are and experimenting.
I liked all their songs so far, like actually it's the first group, where i do NOT dislike a single song. As long as it stays that way, they can change whatever they want.
And the memory of the "old" SCANDAL will never fade<3

SCANDAL FTW .happy.

@Reachie
I agree, all bands have to change but I like each member so much I think I will always like their music !

i agree, i also i see this whole image thing as simply growing up. the girls always say that they are working hard and continuing to grow. in addition to growing as musicians, they are growing as people and honestly those two really go hand-in-hand.

even if they aren't exactly the same girls they were back in 2008, the one thing that remains constant regardless of image is their love of music. like pally said, what we've heard from LOVE SURVIVE proves that they still know their roots. and you know it's true when you hear them play live.

there are few actual musicians that stay successful by standing still; one who comes to mind is Jay Chou -- he knows it and he openly admits it -- but he still gets criticism for that decision anyway.

image is just that -- an image, and it will distract you only if you let it.

I guess its true they can never be the girls they were in 2008 still teenagers and having fun. Its now probably down to business, its now their job. I hope they stay strong till the very end. I'm gonna have to get my butt over to Japan or where ever to see them perform before they disband which I would never wish to have happen.... I wish they'd do a pure rock mini album like their first one with Kagerou, Fruits of Love and Space Ranger. That would totally prove their still not heading towards pop. :onionrider:

Seifuku for sure. I miss them wearing seifuku

From how the band has been progressing since the day I discovered them through a delibrate attempt to find cool J-rock band (which I still didn't have under my music radar back then) I knew it wasn't going to be that long 'till they turn close to what we thought they weren't going to be about - the mainstream stuff.

I'm a little bit concerned about bands going this way since a lot of bands have been through this and we're not new to the fact that bands that go super mainstream mostly have their work mostly done with a high percentage of commercialism running behind it. We know that most commercially driven music has a high pontential of being disposable or, in other words, being a mere fad - awesome today, becomes "so yesterday". I'm glad SCANDAL hasn't become like this - not yet.

Do I like their new stuff? Definitely. Actually I wish that they'd become more popular like those girl/boygroups - popular enough that they get to book a show and have a merchandise distributor here in my country, before something not good happens to their career like any other band. XD They remind me of the way FOB had their careers, it was just in time that they finally had a show here in my country just barely a year before they had that long, long "break".

A different thing could happen to SCANDAL though, we don't know for sure whether if they will still be in the next days. And if they'll be tomorrow, we don't know how, where, who will they be - just like any artist.

But what I miss about them right now? Almost everything before the 2nd half of their Temptation Box era - the predominant rock sound, careless performances, etc. I really thought for one that they would lean more on the rock/underground side like their friends, Steropony or the Oreskaband, which could have been great influences, while still maintaining a good reception from the popular audience. Today, they look so commercialized, they almost represent half the opposite of what a band should really be in my opinion. (I'm not a fashion-guy, but the latest all-black glamorous attire isn't just working for me, bring back the OCP civilian attires!)

I understand that they gotta pay the bills though, their parents aren't letting them out of the country or in the streets just to make some music they even might not be able relate to expecting for nothing in return - you didn't think they didn't want their kids to have regular day jobs and help the family a bit financially like most parents do, did you? LOL! I hope they and their families are happy with their paycheck, living out their dreams of becoming rockstars after making lots of sacrifices and taking the risk of not even making it as a band when they started, playing music that I think they still want to make, and performing infront of millions of fans and admirers around the globe, with all the merchandise and stuff.

But, you know, I do also think that it's a good thing to not add to their daily pressures and just let these changes happen to them and let them take it all in being SCANDAL while it lasts. Bands and fans alike come and go. I too might go if the whole rock band thing goes down in to the mainstream tube - sorry Haru & SH. No band has lasted forever, but we'll never forget this particular band for sure, right? They were truly one in a million. My entry point and influence for J-rock and in live performances in general. I just hope SCANDAL will have a smooth farewell after all of this is done.

But for now, EVERYBODY SAY YEAH! LOL! I mean, hoping for another 3 more albums, an intercontinental tour (including SEA countries LIKE THE PHILIPPINES *ahem*), an extensive English speaking and writing course for SCANDAL, etc. all happening under one more decade wouldn't hurt, right? :-D

Sorry for the long post - former blogger.

tsdiokno wrote:(I'm not a fashion-guy, but the latest all-black glamorous attire isn't just working for me, bring back the OCP civilian attires!)

In a recent interview when talking about their latest attire they were saying how they took elements of their own styles and how they incorporated it into the outfits. Not saying that it means anyone HAS to like it or anything of course, but their current outfits are the closest their professional image has matched their actual personality/attire.

320x200 wrote:In a recent interview when talking about their latest attire they were saying how they took elements of their own styles and how they incorporated it into the outfits. Not saying that it means anyone HAS to like it or anything of course, but their current outfits are the closest their professional image has matched their actual personality/attire.

I actually saw that interview, and while I was watching it, I couldn't help but think, "why not just use your actual personal attires, then?" Hehe! But, yeah, if I were them, I wouldn't be comfortable with people sticking their nose on what I wear on stage, specially if I'm the one who came up with it. I was assuming it was all the label's idea.

I like how they developped. I'm not sure I miss something from before. They are just getting better and better.

I missed when SCANDAL wasn't so publicized now their in a magazine every month... if their going to placed in magazine it really shouldn't be for theirs looks... whats a rock band for when they easily could formed a idol group with their looks?

I think they can be both good looking and a skilled rock band.

I'm actually embracing their new changes a lot. I mean I really love it. In fact I've been liking the new singles and the latest album a lot a lot.

If you really want me to say what I miss, I'd say I miss PLAYBOY.

The original PLAYBOY. I really hope they will re-release this track and perform it in public again. It's such an awesome song!

idk about other things but right now im missing Haru's old hair style .waaa.

I'll have to say their school uniform. I learned to love SCANDAL while they where in their school seifuku's and I'm saddened to hear that they will no longer wear them at all. .waaa.

ZX636 wrote:I'll have to say their school uniform. I learned to love SCANDAL while they where in their school seifuku's and I'm saddened to hear that they will no longer wear them at all. .waaa.

I miss their uniform as much as the next guy but you can't expect to keep wearing uniforms their not high school girls anymore.... though none of them look like their in their 20s either.... .love.

apparently they still wear uniforms. i think they're letting it take a while before they throw whole thing 100% out of the window. it's just a matter of time 'til we don't see anything identical with what they wear anymore.

Right now, I miss their Asia Tour Singapore stop live performance.

i miss their black hair. all of them. especially Haru and yeah, i really miss them wearing their seifuku. it's one of the things that i really liked about them. but, their music is as great as ever and i still love them.

I want MAMI's black hair back! And their looks from the shunkan sentimental days!

When MAMI's hair wasn't blonde back then. HARU didn't cut her hair same with TOMO which was long and black.

Finally, something changed on RINA. Her hair has been curled! but I miss when her hair wasn't really long back then like during the Sakura Goodbye days!

Well,I miss...
MAMI's black hair, Haruna's longer hair.
And the old Scandal,with the school uniform.

Yes,I know,the new look,and etc are very good,and their are not kids anymore,but I miss the old Scandal's style,look and music.

Time flies...

yea fam, i missed the old look of scandal, the long black hair. but u no wiv just gotta get used of the new look init.

I missed the school uniform of course.. but time flies fast. sooner or later the school uniform will be awkward on their age. good thing they let it go.

growing older always sucks for a start thats one thing of corse al though they are still very young.

I like their new hair styles but i am going to miss thier old hair styles especially the color.

i miss all of the members long black hairs D: i honestly think they look so much prettier back then, though im not saying they dont look pretty now but the old hair was better in my opinion, nevertheless scandal is scandal and i love them :D