Title: GIRLS BE SCANDALOUS
Price: 2,800 Yen
Soft cover 180 pages
Release date: 2011/10/20

Contents:
Interviews and photo session for Single Release. More recent interviews and photo sessions take down a new 180 pages softcover

source:
http://ebten.jp/p/7015011091201/#
http://ameblo.jp/su2009/entry-11031282856.html
http://ameblo.jp/su2009/entry-11013967457.html

@alrick 13
Thanks for the news.
As long as they do not lose their clothes like AKB48 !

@tony\
it is okay to be naked lol
at least SCANDAL should have a SCANDAL lol

it remind me to temptation box lol,
just wait for the release

tonymiller wrote:@alrick 13
Thanks for the news.
As long as they do not lose their clothes like AKB48 !

Thats what my friend said... well he said he hopes they don't lose their clothing in the process of the photo shoot.... O_O when I saw the word art book I thought there was going to be drawings or sketches but it turns out its just another BA magazine... fail .boom.

tonymiller wrote:As long as they do not lose their clothes like AKB48 !

In that sense, the modern girls of AKB48 outstripped in several steps to our "nuns" Scandal...

Sad (for us) but true, do not you think, Tony? haha

@Rinaland
I just want the girls to do what they wish to do.
If they did lose their clothes I would not complain, what man would ?
But I do not want them to think they have to just to be modern.
Even if Tomomi was wearing a sack I would still love her !

lol you guys are so dramatic

anyway, here's a promotional picture from HMV:

Mmm, I don't think I'll buy this one...

I mean, yes, the book is great but I think I've burned enough money for SCANDAL this year, and a book containing material I can't particularly read is a bit depressing >.>

gosh, so want to buy this.. .wow.
but even though it's 2800 yen, it'll be more expensive from BA magz I bought (according the online shop I bought it from)
plus I need to buy a new cellphone (my cellphone broke ==") .whiteflag.

guess I'll wait until the deadline of the preorder to make a decision .wew.

tonymiller wrote:@Rinaland
I just want the girls to do what they wish to do.
If they did lose their clothes I would not complain, what man would ?
But I do not want them to think they have to just to be modern.
Even if Tomomi was wearing a sack I would still love her !

I know man! just kidding here

I'm just saying the credibility of a band does not go through if members put on a bikini for a photoshoot or not. Do not be prejudiced, it's all right, what we have to consider is this is a business (although we do not like hearing that word) and in that sense AKB48 girls have understood better than ours Scandal.

For example; Mami's clothes seem a mockery to their fans (too large, leaving no room for any imagination). Another example: in the single Love Survive the girls appeared to wet hair and faces in "sexy" attitude... So well, it was necessary Mami and Tomo appeared with long-sleeve shirts??? It's no sense at all...

Anyway, like I said before, as you like Tomo I love and support HARU under any circunstance. Without going too far, the haircut she's done now it looks bad, but I do not care and I still like her haha!

On topic: rinrin: 2800 yen more expensive to the Magazine?... but the Magazine had cost 4000 (correct me if I'm wrong)

Rinaland wrote:

I'm just saying the credibility of a band does not go through if members put on a bikini for a photoshoot or not. Do not be prejudiced, it's all right, what we have to consider is this is a business (although we do not like hearing that word) and in that sense AKB48 girls have understood better than ours Scandal.

^ dude enough with the bikini talk and stay on the damn topic
and please stop comparing scandal to AKB48 or whatever .wew.

i'm probably gonna buy this book after i see the preview. hopefully it'll be like temptation book

rock_chick wrote:

Rinaland wrote:

I'm just saying the credibility of a band does not go through if members put on a bikini for a photoshoot or not. Do not be prejudiced, it's all right, what we have to consider is this is a business (although we do not like hearing that word) and in that sense AKB48 girls have understood better than ours Scandal.

^ dude enough with the bikini talk and stay on the damn topic .wew.
and please stop comparing scandal to AKB48 or whatever

+1

why can't we all be wholesome here and leave that topic alone. I see more people lately are being drawn into the girls because of the looks not the music, which is SAD.

Just my two cents, mods if see my post as spam, please mark it accordingly.

Rinaland wrote:On topic: rinrin: 2800 yen more expensive to the Magazine?... but the Magazine had cost 4000 (correct me if I'm wrong)

yes, by logic it should be cheaper than BA magz
but the online shop I bought BA from said it would be more expensive since it would be heavy
well, I hope it would not be as heavy as he predicted

Too late, my finger clicked the buy button on reflex

like what rock_chick said guys stay on topic. if you have nothing in particular to type about the release better not type it at all. lol

This is getting wrong dude........ I mean not the magazine I mean the reply by Rinaland. haha!

I have been reading this thread for a while now and I just want to make a few comments.

Just because the book is called 'Naked' I do not think any member thinks it will contain those sort of pictures.
CDJapan have many books of naked Japanese girls but I promise you will not find any pictures like that in this book !

Sadly what ever any members say looks are important.
Why do you think Scandal are more popular than Stereopony or FLiP ?
They are all talented but Scandal are more pretty than them.
Yasushi Akimoto said in a recent interview "What is more kawaii than a Japanese schoolgirl, 48 Japanese schoolgirls of course" !

Unlike the USA or Europe Japan is very much a male dominated society, an ugly girl will get nowhere in the pop industry !
If people see a picture or magazine of Scandal and think they are pretty I will check them out surely that is a good thing, not a bad thing ?

I have no wish for Scandal to be like AKB48 or vice versa, I like them both for who they are, not what they wear or do not wear.

Bottom line is,we will buy the book if we think it is worth our money.We will continue to support the girls if we think they deserve us to continue supporting them.Some of us like them for their music,some of us like them for their looks.It's up to the individual.

If any one of you prefers to see them in a bikini or any such other costume,that's your business,that's your problem.If this book disappoints you by not fulflling your wish of seeing them in skimpier outfits than what they already are wearing,then too bad for you.Life sucks.Move on.


This is a family-friendly forum.If i have to point this out again to any of you,i will be no longer be polite.In fact,i'll be rather nasty about it.

No more skimpy outfits talk,no more naked stuff,

No more nonsense.

Well, the book is available on hmv.co.jp too, and the site is available in English and they ship internationally. I always buy my stuff from hmv.co.jp over CDjapan because their shipping tends to be cheaper and they ship to me via EMS, I get my stuff the a day or two after it's released.

So maybe everyone can do a comparison and save some money.

Artiste book, say using May'n artiste book for example, it probably contains tons of photos, if we are lucky enough, other than current photos, they may include photos of themselves back when they first started out till now. Or even when they were kids!

Side track a little, we have a preference for CDJapan as their Fedex option usually ensures we get the items on the same day of release or 1 day earlier. Plus once there is a certain amount of items ordered, the Fedex fees are way cheaper than EMS.

ken0601 wrote:Artiste book, say using May'n artiste book for example, it probably contains tons of photos, if we are lucky enough, other than current photos, they may include photos of themselves back when they first started out till now. Or even when they were kids!

Side track a little, we have a preference for CDJapan as their Fedex option usually ensures we get the items on the same day of release or 1 day earlier. Plus once there is a certain amount of items ordered, the Fedex fees are way cheaper than EMS.

Don't forget lots of interviews, articles. Guys, remember, this is an Artiste book, not a Photobook.
(May'n's artiste book even have photo of her and her younger sister. LOL)

As for CDJapan> Ah I see I see.

OT: Ken... I've seen you too many times at May'n events LOL.

tonymiller wrote:Why do you think Scandal are more popular than Stereopony or FLiP ?
They are all talented but Scandal are more pretty than them.
Yasushi Akimoto said in a recent interview "What is more kawaii than a Japanese schoolgirl, 48 Japanese schoolgirls of course" !

Unlike the USA or Europe Japan is very much a male dominated society, an ugly girl will get nowhere in the pop industry !
If people see a picture or magazine of Scandal and think they are pretty I will check them out surely that is a good thing, not a bad thing ?

Thank you for bringing clarity as always Tony, thanks for understanding what I meant. The voice of experience (like yours) is always important to listen...

Well, I hope that in addition to 'hmv.co.jp' photobook is also available on CDJapan, like Ken said. I looked at the page and still no announcement, we'll see in these days.

Regards

tonymiller wrote:
Just because the book is called 'Naked' I do not think any member thinks it will contain those sort of pictures.
CDJapan have many books of naked Japanese girls but I promise you will not find any pictures like that in this book !

I believe you are correct Tony once again. Perhaps the title could be "lost in translation" so to speak...
Maybe they could have called it "Exposed" or something - referring to photos/facts that we didn't know about them... or family/childhood photos.
My hope is that the band always does what they do best... music.

I think Scandal knows that pushing the envelope is good for business and plays up their "scandalous" name and angle from time to time, That's how I read the name at least.

I would imagine it's a photo and interview book, similar to the BABY ACTION magazine, in which they "BARE" their souls all in this book.
Probably a deep, insightful book into the girls live and their thoughts about music, life and love.
Well, one can only imagine...
I will be looking forward to it. please do post links when pre-orders are available.