i will miss the school uniform...really~
*bye seifuku~ those were great times*
demo.i;m starting to like HARU's new hair~
hahahaha~
and for MAMI...i prefer black~ :p
but we'll get use to it~hahahaha



sankyu for the pics~

maybe if MAMI coloured her Light Brown she well more like Kasumi (DOA).. just saying.. Whatever.. I like this blonde style too... maybe she will cosplay some thing in the near future :D :D

From the shot of Scandal grouped together center stage Mami is to Haruna's right, I have not seen this often except for very early video from their first tour in America. Perhaps with the wireless mics they are using Tomo and Mami are free to roam the stage not tied to their mic stands:-)

On reflection though Tomo and Mami's pedalboards would have to be dedicated to their switching places stage right and left unless they have graduated to the point where their guitar techs do the effects switching for them as do some major touring artists

Oh yeah, that's true, I didn't pay much attention at the time, but Mami is at Haruna's right. wow, I really can't remember if I have seen this before, will check their older videos.

as a guy who mainly listen to rock music, I share the sentiments of some who are "flabbergasted" at the girls using wireless mics.

But, looking at it positively the girls could now move around freely at the stage right? Combine that with wireless instruments, guitar techs doing effects switching (as tafkma said), and SCANDAL's lively and powerful performances, you will get a damn blasting good live.

Well, in theory.. hope we get to see that in action so that we can really tell..

They look great! The outfits looks really cool. Well I guess we can still say its a uniform since it all kinda looks the same, but definitely not school uniform. ROCK uniform!

And yes! TOMOMI's lovely forehead is back! .love.

Though there's one thing I really don't like about this, and its that mic they are using. I prefer them using mic stands instead of this. Well I'll be waiting for more pics of the tour, maybe they just used this for like one song and really used mic stands. Well, I'm hoping. D:

Well they are more free this way to move around the stage doing whatever they want/planned.. so lets see how they do when they release some videos of them with this new setup, maybe it will be supper awesome, but otherwise, yeah, I think I prefer mic stands, but not much really. xD

I just wanna say the photo of Haruna is fantastic~~!!

The rocker vibe is totally showcased here.

Actually I think the image shift (if this can be considered as an image shift, it's just the costumes for the live afterall) looks good; of course, like many others I miss the seifuku as well.

Hi folks, I just want to make clear that I do not know the girls tech setups at present so perhaps I should have not speculated about upgrades to their rigs. Gomen Nasai.
On previous tours the girls have relied on stomp boxes ( chorus, Big Muff, distortion pedals and the like) and Mami uses a Wha Wha. What I was wondering in my response is if they have upgraded their effects to rack mounted units which would allow the guitar tech to switch their effects on and off from off stage which is generally not done with stomp boxes without modification. Again I apologize if I led anyone to believe that I know exactly what their gear situation is now. Regards Tafkma

It's all good, tafkma. I agree with your speculation though. It'd still be a little awkward to hear a wah-wah effect even if Mami isn't stepping on one. XD

I'm okay with the headsets. Even though the mic stands were hotter IMO, I think the headsets would allow them to incorporate more dance elements in their performances, similar to their PVs. I wouldn't mind some of that. =D

And Rina-chan needed a headset mic from the start. Drumming while singing into a mic is difficult.

tafkma wrote:Hi folks, I just want to make clear that I do not know the girls tech setups at present so perhaps I should have not speculated about upgrades to their rigs. Gomen Nasai.
On previous tours the girls have relied on stomp boxes ( chorus, Big Muff, distortion pedals and the like) and Mami uses a Wha Wha. What I was wondering in my response is if they have upgraded their effects to rack mounted units which would allow the guitar tech to switch their effects on and off from off stage which is generally not done with stomp boxes without modification. Again I apologize if I led anyone to believe that I know exactly what their gear situation is now. Regards Tafkma

As far as I can recall. Whenever they are playing in larger venue, they will go wireless.
Their guitar tech will move the original full loaded pedal board next to the amp and leave another one behind Mami's monitors. That pedal board only carry a Wah Wah, a Boss tuner and a Providence pedal switcher.
The benefit is the guitar signal no need to travel long cables from the receiver to Mam's pedal then back to the amp. Also the Providence pedal switcher is capable of Midi controlling. So Mami can switch her pedals from remote without signal loss / degrade. Hope this help.

Haru's hair change quite a lot! It seems they colored their hair to brown?

Anyways, congratulations to SCANDAL! XD .clap.

I will miss their old look and the school uniforms But, everyone needs a change, right?

Hope they do well in their concerts! May Kami-sama be with them!

yukatta. . .sweat. Rina didn't change too much. . .dies.
but i like scandal wear white uniform with coloured line in shoulder. .like before this

Is that really Haruna? She looks like an anime figure! Awesomeness! GO Rina!

DUL7 wrote:But, looking at it positively the girls could now move around freely at the stage right? Combine that with wireless instruments, guitar techs doing effects switching (as tafkma said), and SCANDAL's lively and powerful performances, you will get a damn blasting good live.

Well, in theory.. hope we get to see that in action so that we can really tell..

But the mic stands are their identity. .smile. even on PVs where mic is not important, they would put it there!!

Though a change every now and then is good. They colored their hair, Mami finally tied her hair up in concert, and Tomo and Mami finally switch places. It looks good. One thing that doesn't change: that forehead

I will miss the beautiful school girl look that they are famous for as well, but the changes in the way they look really isn't that different. They still wear skirts and matching outfits for the most part and the more mature outfits really fit their style. The hair color really isn't so bad either. Mami-chan still looks great in my opinion. as do Haruna-chan, Rina-chan, and Tomomi-chan. Their hair styles change every few singles or so anyway. So I'm sure we'll see them in different hair styles before too long. .picture.

I think they all look beautiful no matter what style they go with. Women like to try different styles and pretty them selves up, And as men we should just appreciate the subtle and sometimes drastic changes and just enjoy the show. .hail.

I think this is what they want from the fans: comments. If you say it's good, they will stay that way for some time while finding other new style for future "experiment". Beautiful girls will always look beautiful no matter what style they go with, just like Alistare said. But they're a band; I would look at their voice prior to their appearence, and Scandal really amazes me in both of them.

BB wrote:


HARU-ne~

Been waiting for this high quality pic. Thanks BB!

OMG Haruna really looks like a rock star! I'm loving her short hair!

no matter how they change, they will still be our favourite SCANDAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I miss the uniform, miss long hair Haruna and black hair Mami.
But it's time to change ne! They grow up!

Haruna's outfit is so cool!

sugooooooooooooooi haruna short hair <3

the Enami Salon Boys watching the Baby Action Tour on Niigata Prefectural Civic Center on 10.28.2011
source: http://ameblo.jp/enamiblog/entry-11060957183.html

hmm.... lots of changes..

what's with mami's hair??..
i liked it more before..
..
no more school uniforms
T_T..
that was my favorite part of scandal..
hmm.. but no matter what.. XD
scandal will always remain the same

what a big difference
a lots of the differences are makes them more cooler.
like their new hair, and no more school uniforms
i like haru's new hair, but i don't really like mami's. it doesn't reflect her mature.
but a little differences makes them not more "rocking"
like the mic stand. i miss the mic stand
but i think they use it because it's makes them move easier
can't imagine a people carry a big bass and a mic stand walking on a bunch of wires.
.lol.

they are more cooler now , but I prefer them when they wear uniforms...