Directly hearing impressions of listeners who attended the Japan leg of SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022 “MIRROR”!!

Episode ＃120 blog

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HARUNA: This time, to celebrate the completion of the Japan leg of our world tour...

This is a special called "MIRROR-rete shimatta!" (見られてしまった; mirarete shimatta; to be seen) where we'll be reading impressions of our concerts & talking on the phone to fans!

HARUNA: It's called "MIRROR-rete shimatta."

RINA: "MIRROR" is the only pun... Yeah, it flows.

HARUNA: Let's read one message.

Asshi

Good evening. Good work on your back-to-back concerts in Fukuoka and Hiroshima!

I had LASIK surgery today. I'm in good health and have no major injuries nor illnesses, not to mention never having surgery before, I was pretty nervous while sitting in the waiting room.

At that time, a music box version of "Ivory" suddenly started playing in the waiting area in front of the operating room! At first I thought I was mishearing things, but the soft rhythm was definitely the one from "Ivory," and MAMI's singing started playing in my head.

Thanks to that, I felt a little less nervous, and the surgery was a success!

It's nice to go see concerts, but it's also nice when SCANDAL suddenly pops up in your everyday life!

TOMOMI: I'd love to hear that! I'm sure a music box version of it would be good.

HARUNA: There are versions like that out thereー

MAMI: We've never listened to them...

RINA: I have.

MAMI: No way!

HARUNA: What song?

RINA: "Yoake no Ryuuseigun."

HARUNA: Ahー! But I totally get that.

MAMI: What kind of genre would that fall under...

TOMOMI: But this makes us happy.

HARUNA: It's nice when "SCANDAL suddenly pops up."

thoseguiltyeyes wrote:

TOMOMI: I'd love to hear that! I'm sure a music box version of it would be good.

HARUNA: There are versions like that out thereー

MAMI: We've never listened to them...

RINA: I have.

MAMI: No way!

HARUNA: What song?

RINA: "Yoake no Ryuuseigun."

【Translated Summary】
『SCANDAL Catch up supported by Meiji Apollo』 - Episode 120

•The episode starts with this. They mention how TOMO had LASIK done about 11 years ago. She says she had to wear unbelievably oversized, lame sunglasses afterwards, which the others laugh at and say that they remember those. MAMI says that she remembers her saying that it was so bright and tears wouldn't stop coming out. RINA asks if it's okay to go to work on the same day you get it done (which is what TOMO did - they were in the studio on that day), and the others say that it should be. TOMO says that you feel emotional the next day after realizing that you can see better.

•Next, they say that they'll be calling some of the listeners. The first one they talk to is from Tokushima and went to the Kobe and Osaka performances of the tour. She says that she was really close basically right in front of TOMO and it was pretty overwhelming; it was very moving for her. The band says that makes them happy to hear. HARU asks her if she's seen them live before. She says she has, but this was her first time attending an album-based tour. RINA says that for her to have such a good seat, she must be a MANIA member. She says she is, and a MANIA PREMIUM member at that. HARU says that there was about a three-month gap in between those two shows, and asks if there were any differences between them. She says that for the Osaka performance (the latter one) she could feel more strongly that this was a tour that was done in support of an album. HARU asks if she attended alone. She says that they attended both shows with her boyfriend.

•HARU asks her if there's anything she'd like to tell them. She says that about four years ago, she and her bf had decided to break up. Six months later she told him that she'd like for them to try dating again; they did so, and are still dating to this date. She says that around the time when she wanted them to get back together, he was really into SCANDAL. She watches anime and thought of them as being an artist who did some anime songs 10 years ago, and didn't really know much about them. She then borrowed all his SCANDAL stuff like CDs, albums, Blu-rays and also watched stuff together. That's when she realized how cool and great of a band they are. She also mentions that she's the same age as RINA. She was really impressed how someone like her is in a rock band, and decided that she wanted to see them live. About three months after they got back together, SCANDAL was on their Fuzzy Summer Mood tour and they decided to go together. This was both their first times seeing them and so were both really impressed. She says it's one thing to see them on a screen or listen to their recorded music, but it's a completely different thing to see/hear them live. That's how she got really hooked on SCANDAL. She says that she and her bf still have uneasy times when they're really cautious of each other, but even so, since they have such a huge thing in common when it comes to being passionate about SCANDAL, their bonds now are deeper than they ever were before. She says that getting to directly tell them about how they've given her such wonderful times is something she's really grateful for. The band goes, "Aww!" and thanks her. They say they're really happy to hear that. RINA says that it's kind of crazy that that happened around the time that "Fuzzy" came out, and says, "Sorry about that!" while they all laugh.

•The next listener they call went to the first Tokyo performance (the semi-finale of the tour). He says that this was his first time going to one of their album tours in about 10 years. The band goes, "Ohh!" RINA goes, "That's quite a big gap." The listener laughs and says that it was. He says that from the first song it encapsulates you in the world of the album, which he thought was impressive. He mentions that he's read the interviews they've done for this album, and while watching the concert he could tell that the band really holds this album close to them. That's why he was really happy he was able to see this vibe and all that. The band says it makes them happy to hear that. RINA says wanting to convey that feeling was even stronger than usual with this album. TOMO asks what album tour the listener attended 10 years ago. The others think it's Queens are trumps, which the listener says it was. MAMI says that they're now basically totally different people compared to back then. HARU asks what the trigger was for him to come to an album tour of theirs for the first time in 10 years. He thinks a bit and says that there isn't really any one clear thing. He then says that he started liking SCANDAL when he was a student but apologizes that he kind of distanced himself from them. Several years passed of him not listening to them. Then, he saw the music video for "Stamp!" and it made him go, "Oh, was SCANDAL always like this?", which makes the band laugh. He started listening to them again and decided to go to BEST Xmas last year after seeing news about it. It had been about two years since he had attended a concert in general due to the pandemic and thought why not go. He then decided at the last minute to get tickets to the tour. The band thanks him and say it makes them happy to hear that.

•They then close out the episode. They say it was fun and that they had good convos. They're also impressed at how well their fans can express/convey their feelings, thoughts, etc. MAMI says that it feels like the band's expressiveness is at zero percent, or even in the negatives. Like, "It was great!" or "Love you guys!" HARU says that they'll continue with phone calls for the next episode too. They also say they'll be starting the North America leg of their tour soon. They wonder how things are going to be, especially since people are able to vocalize during concerts (unlike in Japan). They ask their overseas listeners to come out to the tour.

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A fan who attended SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022 “MIRROR” tells their too-perfect thoughts to the band, which makes HARUNA go, "You should write a live report exactly as is!"

Episode ＃121 blog

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HARUNA: We'll be doing the "MIRROR-rete shimatta!" special this time too!
"MIRROR-rete shimatta"...comes from "MIRROR."

RINA: Yep, that's how it flows!

HARUNA: Let's call some listeners now and hear their thoughts! Hello!

(*On the phone with "Rinati")

Rinati: Hello! Good evening! This is Rinati!

All: Helloー!

HARUNA: Thanks for coming to our tour!

Rinati: It was so much fun!

TOMOMI: Happy to hear!ー!

HARUNA: First, let's hear your thoughts on the tour!

Rinati: Yes, I attended the Kanazawa and Tokyo performances. My impression of the song "MIRROR" changed when I saw it live. It's so cool and it gave me chills.

The times when I let my body move to the music felt so comfy! Also, there were so many songs you guys haven't played in a while, especially "DOLL" played during the encore of the Tokyo finale performance. We had waited so long for that song to come back...

All: Ohー!

TOMOMI: We didn't play it for a long time.

Rinati: Spinning the towels, everything getting exciting... Also, it was so much fun when TOMOMI suddenly started singing during "SCANDAL BABY" in Kanazawa!

HARUNA: Kanazawa, huh? Yeah.

Rinati: At any rate, I was captivated by your outfits, production, performance, MCs--everything about the four of you, and I felt so much happiness with these concerts! Thank you so much for these special concerts and awesome album!

TOMOMI: Thank you tooー

HARUNA: That was perfect!

MAMI: That was wonderful!

RINA: You sure summed it upー!

HARUNA: You can write this up as a live report exactly as is, can't you??

TOMOMI: Why not get a job at Natalie (*A music-related news site)?

Rinati: Actually...

All: What is it??

Rinati: The first venue I went to for a solo SCANDAL concert was Nakano Sunplaza for BABY ACTION (2011). After our high school classes ended, I went with my friend who taught me about SCANDAL. This time as well I went with this friend to the MIRROR tour...

All: Ehーー!?

Rinati: The two of us have been SCANDAL fans for over 10 years.

TOMOMI: That makes me happy...

HARUNA: I'm all emotional.

RINA: Too emotional...

MAMI: Thank you...

TOMOMI: You guys are good friends.

Rinati: 10+ years went by in no time. I'm also getting emotional...

HARUNA: Wait, Rinati, you don't live in Kanazawa...?

Rinati: Right. I live not in Kanazawa but in Kanagawa.

MAMI: Meaning...

Rinati: This also served as a trip for my friend and I. We came from Kanagawa to Kanazawa.

MAMI: That's awesome. I'd love to take a trip!!

HARUNA: Seeing your favorite band, going on a trip--that's the best...

Rinati: Kanazawa was the best!

【Translated Summary】
『SCANDAL Catch up supported by Meiji Apollo』 - Episode 121

•The episode starts with this.

•They then say that they'll be reading some messages sent in about the tour. HARU reads the first one from a listener who attended the Sapporo performance. This listener is one they've talked to before on the phone (she was pregnant then), and she says in this message that her dream is to raise her recently-born baby into a bonafide SCANDAL fan and go to concerts together, and thinks that that dream will definitely come true. The band congratulates the listener on the birth of their baby.

•TOMO reads the next message from a listener who attended the Hiroshima performance. They mention that their older brother was the one who introduced SCANDAL to them. About six months ago things happened and they kind of had a falling out, which is why they were unsure about going with their brother to the MIRROR tour. However, they wanted to hear this album played live no matter what and so decided to go with their brother. They went together and did some shopping and stuff beforehand, and then had a great time at the concert. They thank the band for everything and for allowing them to repair their bond. The band says they're glad that the two of them made up.

•MAMI reads the next message from a listener who is writing in for the dialect segment, and who also attended one of their Tokyo performance. The dialect thing doesn't really translate well to English and so I won't be translating that. RINA reads the next message from a listener who attended the Nagoya performance. They're writing this message the day after concert and say that they have muscle pain all throughout their body from it, which makes HARU chuckle. The listener says it's a good kind of muscle pain that makes them remember the concert the day before. MAMI says that the muscle pain after a show is a kind of "present." The other laugh and HARU goes, "That's kind of scary!"

•HARU reads the next message from a listener who attended a Tokyo performance. It's honestly not that interesting and so I also won't be translating it. TOMO reads the next message from a listener who attended the Kanazawa performance. They also say that they have the same birth date as RINA: August 21st. They say that watching the livestream of their 15th anniversary concert last year made for some really great memories. They say that they'll keep being a SCANDAL fan as the band continues to evolve. HARU says that people tend to like things that share similarities to themselves, such as sharing the same birth date.

•MAMI reads the next message from a listener who attended a Tokyo performance. They say it was so much fun to see songs that they listened to in high school being performed live in front of them. They also say that that was their first time seeing a band perform in person. MAMI says that it makes them happy to hear that they chose SCANDAL as their first band to see live. The band thanks everyone who came out their Japan performances.

•They then close out the episode. HARU reads one last message from a listener who plays Ultimate Frisbee and whose message was read during episode 49. They say that SCANDAL's words really helped them at that time when the world championships had been postponed due to the pandemic. They then say that they have something to tell the band: the team that they're on (Swampybarg) will be playing in the world championships that will be held in July in the US. The band claps and congratulates them. The listener also says that they won the Japan championships held last year and ranked first in Japan. They also say that they attended the second Tokyo performance (the last one of the tour), which is when the band talked about how they were going to the US next. They say that they're really happy that both they and the band will both be doing activities in the US at the same time. The band again claps and congratulates them. They say how impressive it is that they're ranked ＃1 in Japan and will be playing in the world championships. TOMO mentions that it's kind of mirror-like how they will both be doing activities in the US at the same time. The band also talks about how they will continue to record for this program while they're in North America. They also wonder if they'll receive some message from fans while they're there.

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The North America leg of SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022 “MIRROR” starts from July 9th! Following the condensed month with a travel guide!

Episode ＃122 blog

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HARUNA: Now then, the North America leg of our world tour is approaching... We're pretty excited; it's been a while, after all.

RINA: It's the first time that we've been away for so long as well.

HARUNA: It's been four years since we've done an NA tour.

MAMI: Yeah, the previous time was in 2018.

RINA: That was already four years ago...

MAMI: This will be our first time in Canada.

TOMOMI: Yeah, we're looking forward to itー

HARUNA: There are also places in the US that we'll be visiting for the first time, so for this episode we'll be bringing you a "North America travel guide" while we also do some prepping. The first day will be in Toronto in Canada, where we're going for the first time. It's on July 9th, which means it's pretty soon!

RINA: We'll leave Japan on the 7th, land, and play the concert right away.

HARUNA: It seems like we'll be struggling with jet lag...

RINA: That's always the case...

TOMOMI: We'll be leaving on the 7th and getting there on the 7th?

MAMI: That means that we'll more or less have the 8th free.

TOMOMI: We'll fix our jet lag in the meantime...

RINA: We'll get adjusted.

MAMI: We have to sleep all day on the 8th...

RINA: No, we have a lot of shoots...

HARUNA: We'll be pretty busy this time.

RINA: This schedule's a pretty crazy one.

HARUNA: It is packed. Now then, Toronto is the capital of Ontario, Canada.

TOMOMI: Isn't Niagara Falls there?

HARUNA: In Toronto?

RINA: Is it?

TOMOMI: Wait, am I wrong?

All: (*silence)

RINA: ...seems like no one knows.

MAMI: (*Looking it up) Ah, it says that Niagara Falls is in Ontario.

(Staff: It seems that it's 2 1/2 hours by bus from Toronto...)

TOMOMI: It's far...

RINA: It is...

TOMOMI: I'd like to go to Niagara Falls... We don't have time to go.

RINA: We don't...

MAMI: Niagara Falls is a place you'd like to go at least once in your life.

TOMOMI: Yeah, I'd like to go.

RINA: It's so impressive.

HARUNA: There are tours that go to it, right? I'd like to go on one.

RINA: I'm sure it'd be fun.

HARUNA: We'd love to go on one of those tours since we'll finally be in the area, but since we have concerts to play...

TOMOMI: Our schedule's pretty tight.

RINA: This schedule makes you go, "Is 24 hours in a day really enough??"; we need to do our best.

HARUNA: We'll arrive in Toronto, play a concert, and then head to New York the next day on the 10th.

RINA: New York is where we played our first overseas concert, which makes a memorable place for us.

HARUNA: In 2007, right? (*It was actually in 2008)

MAMI: It was just before I entered my third year of high school.

TOMOMI: Right.

RINA: We were babies back then.

TOMOMI: Back then, when we arrived in NY and got off the bus, there happened to be someone playing "Ue wo Muite Arukou" on the saxophone. It was totally a coincidence, but I remember feeling Japan for a moment and being really moved...

HARUNA: That's right.

RINA: It feels like the city that gave us our first culture shock.

HARUNA: Staff member Kawai prepared a map of North America, but it's just a blank map... A totally blank map with no locations written on it...

RINA: Yeah, it's really hard to see. Let's check things out and mark it...

This episode was recorded just before the NA tour. This whirlwind tour with a tight schedule is about to finally begin.

While there will be pre-recorded parts in future episodes, we plan to record parts in between schedules in each city played at in the US and Canada.

The content will depend on whatever happens at that time! Look forward to what kind of things the four will catch you up on!

【Translated Summary】
『SCANDAL Catch up supported by Meiji Apollo』 - Episode 122

•The episode starts with this.

•First, they decide to mark on the map where Toronto is. MAMI seems to look up a map online and says that Ontario is huge. RINA seems to put a mark where Toronto roughly is. Next, they do New York. Someone tries to mark it, but MAMI goes, "Ahh afjiaskfjafdf (literally what it sounds like lol) - It's more here." The others laugh and RINA seems to put the mark where MAMI tells her to. HARU says that NY is pretty much at the edge of the map. MAMI asks if NY (the city) is in the state of New York. HARU says yes, and that it's New York, New York. Next, they do Boston. HARU says that it's a little above NY. HARU asks what state Boston is in. RINA and a staffer say Massachusetts. RINA reads that it's "one of the oldest cities in the US." MAMI seems to look up NY again and says that NY really is at one of the edges of the country.

•Next, they mark Atlanta. They seem to have trouble trying to mark it on the map (since the map is blank and Georgia is located more inwards). MAMI looks it up and says it's more inwards and above Florida. RINA says that it's pretty far from Boston. MAMI thinks that there must be a time difference (there isn't lol - it's still in the EST area). RINA reads that the Olympics were held there once. HARU says that that's the image of the city that she has in her mind. Next up is Chicago. RINA thinks it's close to Atlanta. MAMI says it's actually kind of far away. RINA had thought that it's close to Atlanta due to them playing back-to-back shows with ATL on the 15th, Chicago on the 16th. They seem to mark it on the map and it makes HARU go, "Wow, this is definitely a full-blown trip." RINA says that the last time they played in Chicago was fun. She also says that they had gone to a jazz bar and watched live performances while they ate.

•A staffer seems to ask them if they've played in Boston before. HARU says they have, and that this will be their second performance there. RINA says that it'll be their first time playing in Toronto and Atlanta, and TOMO adds that it'll also be the first time playing in Vancouver. RINA says that they haven't played a solo concert in Boston before. HARU says probably. RINA says that their memories are really fuzzy, which makes HARU laugh. She also says that their first time playing in the US was pretty crazy/difficult for them. MAMI goes, "We didn't play in Toronto then, did we?" The rest say no. MAMI then remembers that they haven't been to Canada before. Next, they mark Vancouver. MAMI says that it's pretty far from Chicago and tells them where to mark it. They seemed really surprised by the distance.

•Next, they mark Seattle. HARU is surprised that Seattle is where it is. Next, they mark Anaheim. RINA says that they love the House of Blues (the venue they're playing at there). MAMI says that they pretty much play there every time they go over. HARU reads from the script that the word "heim" is the German word for "home." RINA says that it really is like home, which the others agree with (). RINA then says that the next one is in Dallas on the 26th. HARU says that they have some time between the two concerts. RINA talks about the previous time they were there and drove quite a bit from the airport to get to the city, and the cityscape was very much like the scenes of Mexico that you would see in movies. MAMI says that their previous tour also concluded in Dallas. They had eaten steak and then dropped by a convenience store afterwards. She says that there were really big guys standing in front of the store and they found it a little scary, but when they left the store the guys talked to them and apparently they were huge TOMO fans. They all laugh at this. A staffer asks if it was a coincidence, and they all say in unison that it was. HARU mentions that the band had also gone to eat some popsicles before the show at this cute place.

•Now that the map is finished, HARU says that it's impressive to see what this tour will be like. RINA says that this is really a full-blown tour. TOMO says that they're not playing at any places near the very center of the map, though. MAMI mentions that they did go to Denver before (on the Japan Nite tour). TOMO asks where the one city was that they weren't able to go to on that tour. HARU says it was Denver. TOMO says that maybe they did go but they weren't able to perform. HARU says that her memories are way too fuzzy. TOMO says that she has a feeling that they did go. She and HARU say that they have memories of being like, "We need to come back and actually play next time." They keep wondering and thinking if they really did go or not. RINA says that she thinks that what happened was that their luggage and everything got there but they themselves weren't able to go. TOMO says that the boarding area had changed and over half of the bands that were to perform weren't able to make it either. She also mentions that since they were underage they couldn't play late at night, and also that a band who made it at the very last minute still wasn't able to go on. HARU says that maybe they didn't go to Denver after all. Suddenly, both MAMI and TOMO go, "We didn't go?" TOMO then goes, "Where did these memories come from?" HARU then tries to check the concert archives on their own site for more details (they only go up to 2009, though...). She goes, "2013...? No..." RINA says that it was probably 10 years ago. HARU says that maybe they went there on their HELLO WORLD tour. RINA says that they didn't go there on that tour, probably (lol wow, they really don't know when any of their tours were). HARU finds the HW archive and says that they didn't go to Denver on that tour. They say that they really didn't go to Denver ever, after all.

•HARU then asks the others what they think right now about doing a North America tour for the first time in forever. RINA says that she's looking forward to it, and that she's confident that they can play the best concerts ever right now, which makes it really awesome that they're able to go and perform there amidst everything going on. She also says that they treasure going even more because of the long amount of time they weren't able to go. MAMI says that they're really grateful to everyone who's waited for this tour. They've been waiting ever since they first announced that they would be coming, so they're like, "We need to go." HARU says that the previous tour had to be postponed, so they're really glad they're able to do it two years later. She also says that it'd be nice if they could convey who they are right now to everyone via this tour. RINA says that they'll treasure playing each and every show. They say that they'll do their best.

•They then close out the episode. HARU says that soon after they get back they'll be appearing at a few festivals in August. TOMO says that by the time they get back it'll basically be August. They say that they have a pretty busy summer ahead of them.

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