Can't help it. J-Pop's image is that of oversized girl groups or half-naked dancing boy bands. Either that, or Visual Kei, and Harajuku club music. Depresses me sometimes to know how close-minded people can be.

I know two or three people that know scandal but they are casual listeners and they really count because it an extremely small percentage of the city population. I am pretty much the only hardcore fan that I know of and I live in a fairly big city. I've convinced one of my friends to listen to them and she likes them but she prefers kpop. It feels weird being the only fan. Especially when I try to tell them about my AM2 experience with the USSH crew.

Among my friends, only one is a fan like me, just that he is a fan way before I became one. Luckily, I met with very little resistance from my other friends, who only occasionally tease me about liking girl band for their looks.

Glad to be a part of SH, I must say (^0^)V

In my area, i did make one friend to like Scandal, the rest are not into Jrock, basically, most of them don't like to hear something they don't understand .tsk.

Just reading through all these posts I feel like we are the rejects of society listening to eccentric music that other people think is weird and retarded because they can't accept the fact there is more to Japan than Manga/Anime/ Sushi and Konnichiwa.. what a pity...

I my case I just only knew 3 people who are a fan of scandal in our are.. its just ME, MYSELF, and I.. ) I dunno when I try to introduce them to my friends, classmates and etc they just ignore me

bleachnlife wrote:Just reading through all these posts I feel like we are the rejects of society listening to eccentric music that other people think is weird and retarded

I think were the blessed one who appreciate the good music of jpop

few of my friends listen to SCANDAL but they're not as hardcore fan as myself

thats wat it is fam, they dont like Japanese song cos they dont understand it, i got into japanese songs cos of Anime.

well yea and i feel a lil lonely with that .whistle. my friends are colored so they listen to rap and all those stuff and when they see a picture of SCANDAL in my hpone they say who are those .waaa.

lyli2899 wrote:well yea and i feel a lil lonely with that my friends are colored so they listen to rap and all those stuff and when they see a picture of SCANDAL in my hpone they say who are those

thats peek fam, all my mates thinks im weird as well but u wat fam, im proud 2 b a scandal fanatic.

Maybe, but I haven't been out looking, I know a few people know about them in my group of friends, but that was back in Singapore.

Back in Indonesia, I have several friends who listen to SCANDAL's songs.. In the beginning, it was only me who listened to SCANDAL's song, but I introduced SCANDAL almost to all my friends, and some of them hooked to SCANDAL.. Well, as the result of my introduction of SCANDAL to most of my friends, all my classmates knew what SCANDAL is, but most of them didn't really listen to SCANDAL, they prefer Western music and KPop..

Now, in Singapore, I know some friends who likes SCANDAL after I joined Japanese Appreciation Club in my uni.

Nice Thread
For me as german Scandal fan its not easy.
All of my friends except ->1<- (who isnt live here) listen to music like rap, hiphop and all this shit.
sry everyone has his own music style.
But its odd to be the only scandal fan here. everytime i watch a PV or listen to their songs my friends think i like them cause they´re GIRLS!!!
HELL NO, i like them cuz they make fantastic music...
I would say most of my friends have a bad taste of music.

Hell I wont deny that their looks are a plus, but I don't think that anyone in SH is here just because of that.

I mean, at least I wouldn't register in a forum about a band just because of their looks. SNDS for example are almost all beeeutiful. But I am not that big of a fan of their music, so I would never register in any forum related to just them

@Hammer
I know what you mean.

My friends ay "You just like the because they are hot"
But after that I show them AKB48 and SNDS and tell them "I'd be a fan of them if it was just about the looks"

But yes, I enjoy SCANDAL's cuteness and prettiness a lot in addition to their music.

Its annoying when people just blabber out a untrue statement about you and what you like. I don't even bothered showing all my friends SCANDAL unless I know they have a possible interest in them. I also hate it when people bad and untrue comments on your music or anything you like.

@bleachnlife

Yup. I have a friend who is a huge heavy metal fan and every time, I watch a live performance or PV of SCANDAL he bashes Rina for not hitting her drum-set like mad, like his heavy metal idols do and says she has no skill.
Which alone tells me he actually has no idea about music, considering the drummer has to keep the band in sync and Rina does a very good job.

Or I have a friend who plays guitar for a year and thinks of himself as a guitar god and when he saw Shunkan he was like saying "Oh, I love that one note baseline she is playing".
They judge them because they don't play the "hardcore" stuff and say they have no skill... Which like REALLY annoys me.

They don't seem to know that a band doesn't need to burn their fingers playing guitar or smash their drum set to trash to sound good.
And the message of the song of course is important too.

bleachnlife wrote:Its annoying when people just blabber out a untrue statement about you and what you like. I don't even bothered showing all my friends SCANDAL unless I know they have a possible interest in them. I also hate it when people bad and untrue comments on your music or anything you like.

Exactly, i hate this every day!
Wow i watch a PV of shunkan sentimental and i got a visitor.
first word out of his mouth: GEEK!
So.. im a geek cause i like their music?
im a geek cause i dont listen to music like metal/speedmetal etc anymore?
hell ok i´m fine with that!
but what makes me fully angry is the thing that some "friends" think "he only like scandal cause he is fap on them...
as i said, im not fan cause they´re girls! i also like "my dragon" "versailles" and more.
its not the look of them its the way they touch the fans. Scandal is for me a reason never to give up and everyday be happy..
sounds tacky? ok maybe it is but im fine with this.

But i think the point is: as a fan of scandal, NEVER be ashamed of them!

Everyone got another taste of music, and if someone hate the other taste he/she shoul´n be an a** to others.

I like SCANDAL and ill never stop this.

@アソドレアス
Love how your friend called you a geek. He/she obviously doesn't know the full meaning of that word... geek means ethusiast who have a abnormal appreciation for something. How does listening to an awesome girls band make you a freak? We have the right appreciation for something that is worth its value! HAH

@reachie
it seems like your friends don't get that its no use playing hard and smashing your instruments if it sounds like rubbish. SCANDAL don't play hardcore but atleast it sounds of good music to the ear...

@アソドレアス He provably called you a geek not because you don´t listen to metal etc. But because you listen to Japanese stuff. Yeah, as I said in previous posts, that is what people think of Japan, sadly.
They need to learn.. the hard way, beat SCANDAL into their skulls.

AND C'MON GUYS!! METAL IS AWESOME!!! ROOOAAAR!
A pity your friends only like that though.

Well, at least on the bright side they all seem to agree that they are cute =D.

And if they insist, just tell them to go fap themselves to death on their own band, at least ours is beautiful

Out of the thousands of people i know only one of them is a fan of SCANDAL

I was under the influence I was the only fan in AZ, there was another fan here, but idk what happen to her lol. I have shown a few friends, but when I started university, I was surprised to find some SCANDAL fans.

I listen to J-pop everyday and I'm proud of it

I even start learning Japanese, although all my friends say it's a waste of time.... but screw them

I think Japan is AWESOME!

@Haseo9
I fell in love with Japan in 1980 and you are right, it is awesome !
If you want Japanese friends you can get lots for free on
www.japan-guide.com

fam manz dont want 2 chat airs about SCANDAL, but if u introduce SCANDAL 2 someone, dont u think that there gonna like them of there looks not there songs.