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【Translated Summary】
『SCANDAL Catch up supported by Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt』 - Season 2, Episode 20

•The episode starts with this.

•HARU then reads that the band will be trying out kendama tricks that staffer Kawai has chosen, and those who do it well receive a point. The person who has the most points at the end wins. The first trick is "tomeken" (spike/pull up in). They watch a video of someone doing the trick and seem impressed. MAMI and HARU comment on how the person was able to do it in one go. TOMO says that it seems that the knees are essential for this trick. HARU asks if they only have one chance to do it. Ono says "Of course." HARU says that it's odd to start this off from the tomeken trick. Ono says that you never know what could happen. TOMO says that starting off with "ozara" (getting the ball into the large cup) would be better instead.

•The band does rock-paper-scissors to determine the order. TOMO loses first, then HARU, which makes MAMI the winner and first up. MAMI goes and is not able to do it. They all laugh and HARU says that you could probably tell from the sound that she wasn't able to do it. HARU goes next and is also not able to do it. TOMO says that that was close. TOMO goes last and is also not able to do it. They laugh and TOMO says that of course the results would be like that. MAMI says that they've only just begun. HARU says that it's possible that someone will be good at the next one. TOMO agrees.

•HARU reads that the next trick is "Nihon isshu" (Around Japan). They wonder what kind of trick it is, and guess that it has to do with moving the ball around the entire stick. They watch a video about it and say that that's different from what they guessed. TOMO laughs and says that it involves the tomeken trick, so this trick would be impossible for them to do. The trick first starts off with "kozara" (small cup). MAMI goes first but is unsure how to make the ball go upwards well. She tries it but apparently fails. HARU does some fake crying sounds and says that MAMI wasn't able to do the kozara trick. HARU goes next and also fails. TOMO asks if she'll get a point if she can do the kozara trick. The staff says that they'll give her 0.1 point. TOMO says that that's better than zero. TOMO tries it and also fails. HARU says that was close. TOMO says that she didn't cushion her knees enough.

•The next trick is "toudai" (lighthouse). They wonder what kind of trick it is. They watch a video of it and then all go, "Ehh??!" MAMI says that that seems impossible for them to do. HARU wonders how you even do the trick. Ono says that it seems like a trick they'd be able to do. They watch the video again and MAMI says there's something odd about the trick and that she doesn't understand it. They still keep saying that they can't do it. MAMI goes first and keeps saying "How do I even do this??", which makes the others laugh. She tries and fails. HARU goes next and also fails. HARU goes, "This is definitely impossible for us to do!" Ono says that all of them have been close to successfully doing the tricks. HARU skeptically goes, "Close??" TOMO goes next but there's a long pause. The others laugh at this. TOMO finally tries and fails as well. TOMO says this is impossible for them to do. Ono again says that they were all for sure close.

•The next trick is "uguisu" (bird). They watch a video of it and go, "Eh, where does the ball go?" and then they all go, "Nope, nope, nope!" while Ono laughs. HARU says that this trick is also impossible to do. MAMI goes first. HARU and TOMO go, "...aah..." Ono goes, "That was so close!" MAMI goes, "What even was that just now??" TOMO goes, "Didn't it touch?" Ono thinks so and plays the 'success' trumpet sound. HARU goes, "Ah, he's giving a point to you!" HARU goes next. They all go, "...aah..." again. TOMO says that she thinks it touched. HARU says that she doesn't think so, but then they discuss it a little more and she does say that it did touch. The 'success' sound is played. MAMI goes, "He's just giving you 0.1 points, though!" Ono says that that was a good try, though, and HARU thanks him. TOMO goes, "It's fine if it just makes a sound, right?" The others chuckle. TOMO goes next and all of them immediately go, "That was close!" The 'success' sound is played and TOMO is also given 0.1 points. HARU says that all of them were given 0.1 points each.

•The next trick is also the last one: "tsubame gaeshi" (orbit). They watch a video of it and don't seem to be too intimidated by it/seem like they could attempt it. They take a bit to understand exactly what to do before attempting it. MAMI goes first, tries it, and everyone immediately goes, "Ahh!!" and laughs while the 'fail' sound is played. Before HARU goes, she goes over what to do and then tries it out. She gets the first step done, then reviews what to do next, but ultimately fails on the second step. They all laugh. TOMO goes next and also gets the first step done. They go "Ahh!!" again and clap. She fails on the second step as well, though. HARU says that TOMO closest to succeeding, though. Point-wise, it seems that HARU might have done better since they say that she's the winner. MAMI and TOMO congratulate her while she says thanks.

•HARU then says if it's okay if both of them are the winners. Ono decides that they should try out the "chuuzara" (center cup) trick to decide the one winner. They both try it at the same time but both fail. Ono says to try doing it until one of them is able to do it. They try again and MAMI goes, "No, this is impossible!" and laughs. They then do an official second round and both fail again. HARU goes, "This is hard to do!" They go again and TOMO goes, "Ahhh!" as she succeeds. They then announce her as the official winner. Ono pretends as if he's interviewing her on TV and asks her how she's currently feeling. TOMO says, "I hope I was able to show everything I have practiced so far. Thank you so much to everyone who supported me!" Ono says something else about her being ＃1 in SCANDAL and something that's inaudible. TOMO answers, "I hope to continue to push my kendama further in the future." Ono says to lastly say something to the fans. TOMO says, "I won at the end with chuuzara! Thank you!"

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outlawboof wrote:Do they air this program live on the radio in Japan for people to tune into? I was thinking about getting a short wave radio and was wondering if I would actually be able to tune into the program if I could get a signal.

August 21st is the SCANDAL's 17th anniversary! Tell us your memories of you and SCANDAL!

Season 2, Episode 21 blog

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HARUNA: This episode is out on August 21st, SCANDAL's 17th anniversary!

TOMOMI: Thank you very much!

MAMI: Thank you very much!

HARUNA: And it's episode 21 [of season 2]!

MAMI: That's crazy it's also 21.

TOMOMI: Episode 21 on the 21st.

HARUNA: Since this will be out on our anniversary, we asked for your memories with SCANDAL in advance and received many messages! Thank you so much. Let's get right to reading some.

Shirokuma

Good evening, SCANDAL. I found out about SCANDAL via "Catch up." I found this program by chance on Audee, and at first I just thought it was a great deal to be able to listen to music on Audee. Before I knew it I had listened to all the past episodes. Listening to the weekly updates on Tuesday during my commute has become customary for me, and it's become an indispensable part of my life. I'd be happy if I could continue to listen to "Catch up" broadcasts.

Congratulations on your 17th anniversary.

TOMOMI: Thank youー!

HARUNA: Ah, that makes me happyー!

MAMI: That's awesome!

TOMOMI: So finding out about this was is possible.

HARUNA: I wonder if they originally knew about SCANDAL?

TOMOMI: I wonder.

MAMI: I wonder.

HARUNA: We're grateful.

MAMI: It makes us happy.

TOMOMI: I'm glad we're doing this program.

HARUNA: Yeah. Please keep listening to it.

Kacchi
Hello, SCANDAL. This is the first time I'm sending in a message.

I first heard about SCANDAL three years ago when I saw the music video for "Tonight" and was shocked at how cool HARUNA danced.

A little time has passed since then, and the unlimited UTOPIA Yokohama and Tokyo performances this spring were my first time seeing you guys. The first festival I saw you at was GOOOOOON!. Both were a lot of fun and really exciting.

HARUNA: Eh, they found out about us from "Tonight"?

TOMOMI: It was "Tonight"?

HARUNA: Eh, I wonder how they found their way to "Tonight"... I wonder if it just happened to come up as a recommendation.

TOMOMI: That's gotta be it, right? They said it was how they found out about us, so it must have come up in connection with something. What do you think comes up as "related videos" now? What do you think it is?

HARUNA: I wonder?

MAMI: By "related," do you mean that if you subscribe to a channel, [videos of us] will come up?

TOMOMI: Or, bands you often search for or watch.

HARUNA: But that means it's based on your own algorithm, right?

TOMOMI: Videos for [the band] Porno Graffitti [would come up in relation to us], but I wonder what they are now?

HARUNA: In a previous episode when TOMO was abset, I talked about the international student we met on a plane to Brazil...

TOMOMI: Yeah.

HARUNA: She said she liked go!go!vanillas...

TOMOMI: Yeah, she said that. She liked Glim Spanky and such.

HARUNA: So that girl didn't know about SCANDAL. So, we're not likely part of the related videos.

TOMOMI: Yes. She was like, "Is SCANDAL the band that sings 'Haーteーshiーnaーiー'?" (in reference to SPEED's "White Love" song)

HARUNA: That did happen!

【Translated Summary】
『SCANDAL Catch up supported by Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt』 - Season 2, Episode 21

•The episode starts with this.

•MAMI reads the next message from a listener who says they discovered SCANDAL in March 2020 when "A.M.D.K.J." suddenly popped up as a recommended video on YouTube for them. The band wonders what the original video they were watching was. HARU says that it was fate, and also that one probably wouldn't click a recommended video unless it interested them, which means that something hooked them enough for them to want to watch the video. MAMI says that she wants their videos to pop up suddenly for a lot of people [who don't know about them]. Ono says that most of the messages they'll be reading today are like that.

•HARU reads the next message from a listener who says they first discovered SCANDAL in November 2019 when on a business trip and happened to be watching YouTube when the MV for "Shunkan Sentimental" came on. The band says it's mysterious/odd how one of their songs from 10 years ago at that point would be a recommended video.

•TOMO reads the next message from a listener who lists SCANDAL along with a few milestones in their life (they entered the workforce in 2006 and were surprised to see a band of girls wearing school uniforms, they saw the "Stamp!" MV playing on cable TV in 2016, etc.), and how they heard "one more time" in 2022 during the pandemic and thought that they could start looking forward to the future little by little again, which is when they became a fan. The band says thanks, but are kind of confused about the message and the years they mentioned. HARU says that they're probably mistaken about what they mentioned about 2006, since they technically didn't start wearing school uniforms until around 2007-2008. They might have meant 2008 instead. MAMI says that it sounds like they found out about SCANDAL in 2008, then saw SCANDAL again on cable TV in 2016 but didn't become a fan then, and then in 2022 they saw/heard "one more time" and became a fan at that time. HARU says that it's all about timing, and that hearing stories like this really make her glad that they've continued to be a band for all this time. MAMI says that it's precisely because they've been around for 17 years that this can happen.

•MAMI reads the next message from a listener who says their memory with SCANDAL involves their decision to change careers last year when they moved to Tokyo to pursue a career in arts and managed to make a living doing it. On the other hand, they realized they didn't love expressing themselves enough to make it their job. That's when "Ai ni Naranakatta no sa" was released and it became clear to them that their childhood dream hadn't turned out to be their true love. Hearing it live on tour, they cried and made up their mind to quit that line of work. TOMO says that's one way of looking at the song. MAMI says there are definitely times when you realize that something you love isn't something you want to make your job. If you're forced to do something you once loved doing, you might end up feeling different about it than how you used to. TOMO says that it takes a lot of courage to make the decision to quit. HARU says that it's also impressive when you're able to properly judge whether you're suited for something or not, and that she hopes the listener finds something that suits them again.

•HARU reads the next message from a listener who says there are two things related to SCANDAL that they'll be grateful for for their entire life. One is that they changed their life. They were a troubled teen when a friend of theirs invited them to go see SCANDAL on their TEMPTATION BOX tour in 2010. They say SCANDAL was so cool and sparkly that their life changed 180 degrees from that moment on. The second one is that they found their true calling and started working in a position where they've been able to help out with SCANDAL's concerts in the Kansai area (they basically work in the concert industry there). They didn't say what exactly it is that they do, so the band sort of tries to guess what it is. TOMO says that maybe they're a local staffer that handles lighting. HARU says the listener should have said what it is that they do, which makes Ono laugh. They say stories like this make them happy.

•TOMO reads the next message from a listener who's Brazilian found out about SCANDAL in middle school when "Bleach" was popular and "Shoujo S" was as well. They wanted to know what the lyrics were about and so started to study Japanese. Now they're a professor of Japanese at a university in Brazil and say it's all thanks to SCANDAL. The band is surprised at this and how being interested in the lyrics turned into this. TOMO says that the lyrics of "Shoujo S" do seem a little hard to be translated, like the "Iya iya iya" lines at the end. HARU agrees that it does seem pretty difficult to understand. TOMO says that even in Japanese there are parts that are kind of confusing. HARU laughs at how TOMO, who wrote the lyrics, is saying this. TOMO laughs as well. HARU says that during their performance in Brazil she thought that a lot of people did seem to have memorized the lyrics to their songs. It wasn't only the choruses that they were singing along to. TOMO says that they sang "HARUKAZE" in full. Ono brings up how the band's still talking about Brazil, even though they had originally meant for talks about Brazil to only span for one episode (it ended up being two full episodes, plus a part of this one too, now).

•MAMI reads the next message from a listener who basically says that SCANDAL's music was always there for them when they were a student, starting from middle school and seeing SCANDAL perform "Shoujo S" on MUSIC STATION in the 'rain.' They also thank SCANDAL for keeping what they love alive and shining. The band says they're happy to hear all that. TOMO says she's glad that the band is alive and well within everyone's precious memories. She then brings up how she listened to BoA a lot in elementary and middle school, and BoA's songs were always used during lessons at Caless when they were attending. Last year, she and HARU went to BoA's 20th anniversary concert. She knew all of the songs and found herself tearing up. All sorts of memories such as, "Oh, we had a lesson that used this song" were brought back. HARU says that memories from your teenage years are very special since that's when your most formative years are--you encounter all kinds of things, experience new things. That's why you'll always love the things you loved at that time. They say that they're grateful that that's what they are to the listener and thank them.

•They then close out this episode. Since this was recorded about a week before their anniversary, they talk a bit about it and that they technically don't know yet if they are going to get their Guinness World Record (spoiler: of course they did get it lol), which they'll confirm during the following week's episode. They also say best regards for their 18th year as well. HARU mentions that she'll then have been in the band for exactly half of her life. MAMI says that all of them will officially have been in the band for half their lives then. HARU says she's really glad they've continued being a band.

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Celebrating their Guinness World Record! Talking all about the emotions and happenings of August 21st!

Season 2, Episode 22 blog

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HARUNA: On August 21, SCANDAL's 17th anniversary event was held at Namba Hatch in Osaka, and we set the Guinness World Record for the "Longest running rock band with the same members (female)." Thank you very much!

All: Thank you very much!

HARUNA: Again, that's amazing.

MAMI: Yeah, it is.

TOMOMI: Thank you very much.

HARUNA: On "Catch up," we've learned about different records as we looked through the Guinness World Records book and such, gradually making us excited. Then, we were set the record. It was a great day for those who came to the venue and those who watched the livestream. I was so emotionally moved, more than I thought I would be.

TOMOMI: The moment I got off the stage I don't know if I felt really relieved, or exhausted, or content, or accomplished...

RINA: Totally get that!

TOMOMI: That's why we were so tired when we recorded our comments afterwards...

HARUNA: We didn't think we were nervous or anything like that.

TOMOMI: It was a fun event. It was closest to feeling like one of our BEST Xmas concerts.

RINA: There was a festive feel to it.

TOMOMI: Yeah.

HARUNA: ...but as we spoke on stage, we got more and more excited, and the thrill we felt when the Guinness World Records certifier was giving the award to us was amazing. It was a feeling we had never felt before...

TOMOMI: That was the first time that's happened.

HARUNA: I think it was an amazing experience with a sense of tension to it.

RINA: It really was.

HARUNA: We said that we had simply continued to be a band. The four of us just spent 17 years together. But that day was when we affirmed ourselves once again how rare that is even from a global perspective. That's why we think things like this are very important. By continuing to be a band, it's important to give ourselves a pat on the back for that.

Staff: We want all of the listeners to hear your comments made right after the event.

HARUNA: We were really tired.

RINA: We were. We were relieved.

TOMOMI: You can tell that from the first words we say. We ought to have been a little more excited.

HARUNA: We weren't like, "Yay!"

TOMOMI: We should have said that. But we didn't feel like it.

HARUNA: Yeah.

(Staff: You recorded the comments at 11:30 pm, after the event was over.)

HARUNA: 11:30... We had interviews and TV tapings after the event ended, so because we had reflected on the event over and over, maybe that's why we felt that way.

RINA: I wonder how many hours passed between the end of the concert and when we sat down in the chairs....

【Translated Summary】
『SCANDAL Catch up supported by Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt』 - Season 2, Episode 22

•The episode starts with the comments the band recorded right after their anniversary concert.

•HARU: "We got our Guinness World Record! It was more emotional than I expected, and once again I felt how we're truly supported by our fans. The concert after the awards ceremony was so passionate. It was a night where we felt so loved by everyone who came to see us. Thank you so much!"

•TOMO: "I really didn't expect to cry that much. It really surprised me. It really does make us tear up when we see everyone's faces. We can generally remember when some fans have started coming to our concerts, like so-and-so has been coming since our early days. It was a large gathering of people who became fans at different times, which was also amazing. It made me cry. It really feels like this is our treasure we've created during these past 17 years. You guys are what's most important to us. Thank you so much!"

•MAMI: "I cried so hard that I couldn't speak. I didn't think I would cry that much. First of all, I didn't even think I would cry. I couldn't stop crying once I started to do so. I was so grateful to all the fans and to our team, and so many thoughts and feelings came flooding out that I cried and cried. But now I know that we're breaking a record every single day from here on. It feels strange, but I hope we can keep working hard to keep going for as long as possible. Thank you so much!"

•RINA: "It was such a great day. I didn't know what I was going to say or how I was going to feel when I got on stage. I felt like I didn't know I was at all. But I felt that we had really overcome so many things to reach this day. The four of us worked really hard. As TOMO mentioned, even if we gain confidence in ourselves, it can break down so quickly. But even so, we have to live our lives, even if it's just one step at a time, building up our self-confidence as many times as we can. This was a night that made me realize once more that we have to believe in ourselves and live confidently in order to everyone happy to be a fan of SCANDAL. It was such a wonderful time. Thank you!"

•Then this happens.

•TOMO then talks about the after-party. Live staff and others from different regions had come out to the event and expressed to the band how they felt about it all, and that there were a lot of people whose voices were shaking as they were speaking. Some also had tears in their eyes. TOMO says she was really moved to think that felt the same way that the band did, and that she's really happy that people close to them were happy for them. HARU says that feeling happy along with the band means that they had been fighting together with them, not only at solo concerts but at festivals as well. They want the band to be able to reach many people. She's also sure that there have been many fun moments as well as frustrating ones. She says that some people have been with them for over 10 years and some for a few years, but it's all the same: she reallys appreciate the fact that they treat the band with love.

•RINA talks about how some managers that left years ago will still make time to go see them, despite not being affilated with them anymore. HARU says that they've had a lot of different managers and probably put them through difficult times in their lives, despite those managers being so young. RINA says that some of their former female managers quit because they got married, some wanted to work a different job, some wanted to go abroad, etc. She says that she thinks it's really hard to be a manager for SCANDAL, and that being a female manager for a band in general--not only in Japan--is a very tough job. That's why they're really grateful to them.

•TOMO mentions how program director Ono also came to the event. HARU says that he had been with them starting from when they deparated Shinagawa Station (to go to Osaka) in the morning. Ono says it's because he was given that ticket, which the band laughs at. RINA says sorry and thanks for coming out starting from early in the morning. HARU then brings up the flowers they received from Meiji and how impressive they were. TOMO says how the sign on them changed after the show. HARU explains how the sign originally said "Congratulations on your 17th anniversary," but afterwards it was changed to "Congratulations on setting a Guinness World Record."

•HARU says how they were simply just happy about everything, as well as excited and tired. TOMO says that they don't know why they were tired, and that it was the most tired they had been in the past few years. RINA says that they were probably more tense that they thought they would be because they felt like they had to work hard until that day. TOMO says that in the past they've always been determined to make big events and such happen, but in order to get the Guinness World Record, they had to stay healthy first. She says that last year they had a difficult time when they had COVID, so it felt like they had lived an extra year. HARU says that at any rate, they just wanted all 4 of them to be standing on that stage. TOMO says that they did good.

•Ono asks if they were nervous from when they departed Tokyo for Osaka, and up until the event started. HARU says that they were. TOMO says that they themselves didn't notice that they were nervous, and that they were more relaxed than usual. They thought it was a more fun event than a normal concert, so they didn't think they were nervous at all. HARU says that they were, though, and TOMO agrees. MAMI says that they were much more nervous to perform their new song ("Highlight no Naka de Bokura Zutto") during the concert portion since they were debuting it for the first time. HARU talks a little about the new song and says that it's a song about their determination and passion for the band, which can finally be released after celebrating their 17th anniversary and getting their Guinness World Record. They were very excited to deliver this song for the first time, and they performed it with the hope that the audience would properly receive it. She also says that the audience was even more enthusiastic than usual due to the awards ceremony that happened just before the concert portion.

•To close out the discussion, HARU says that usually they have a few days off after August 21st, with some going to visit their parents or some just taking it easy, but this year it was different and instead they shot the music video for the new song, did interviews, etc., so they were in that mode the entire time. They did quite a bit in August in preparation for this single, so they hope that everyone can look forward to their activities in the future.

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Reading some passionate thoughts from listeners after the "Sekai Ichi" event held on August 21st!

Season 2, Episode 23 blog

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HARUNA: We will be reading messages we have received from our listeners. In commemoration of our Guinness World Record for the "Longest-running female rock band with the same musicians," we asked for your memories with SCANDAL, and we have received many messages! We will continue to introduce them, but today we will focus on impressions of the "Sekai Ichi" event. Let's get right to it...

Yui

Congratulations on your 17th anniversary, and on being recognized as the best in the world!

I was unfortunately not able to attend the concert, but I am writing this message after being moved by watching the livestream.

I started going to SCANDAL concerts the year I graduated from school and started working. (By the way, I'm a teacher!)

All: Hey! Teacher!

In my first year of working, I had a lot of hardships in my unfamiliar life, but when I went to a SCANDAL concert for the first time, I enjoyed it so much that I'm unable to express it in words, and I was motivated to go again. It gave me the drive to want to go again. Looking forward to the next live concert helped me get through the hard days.

I am now in my third year of working, and whenever I have a hard time, I remember how you've continued on for 17 years, and I feel like I can grit my teeth.

During your comments after being certified as the best in the world, RINA said, "The first thing we learned was to live as a quartet. I'm happy about that." I was very moved. I realized again that my love for SCANDAL has long since passed just liking your music. I respect and love your way of living, and my life is energized by supporting you all.

I am so passionate about SCANDAL that this has become a long and inconclusive sentence, but SCANDAL is the bible of my life. I am proud to be a fan. I will support you forever and ever.

All: Thank you!

RINA: That makes me happy!

TOMOMI: They started listening to us during their first year of working, which is a very important period of time.

HARUNA: That's right. It's reassuring to know that they understand not only the music, but also how the four of us live our lives, and that they like us because of it.

RINA: It makes me extremely happy. It saves me a lot, and if our musical activities can be a source of power for someone else, then I think I'll try to live like this.

Rinachi

Congratulations on your Guinness World Record certification. I was able to witness the moment of certification. I was really happy and glad to be able to witness the happy moment! I was so moved by the feelings of each member.

It has been more than 10 years since I fell in love with SCANDAL, and I have made many precious friends since I started going to your concerts. Back then, we were all students and had a lot of fun together wherever we went, but as I grew older, I started working and got married, so there was a period of time when I couldn't go to shows as much as I used to. There were times when I went to concerts alone because I couldn't make plans with my friends.
But I still loved SCANDAL and the friends that SCANDAL had brought me together with, and I continued to support the band.

I was so happy to have this moment together with my precious friends more than 10 years after I met them, and I couldn't stop crying when we all stood shoulder to shoulder and sang "SCANDAL BABY" together. I am so grateful to all of you. Thank you so much.

I am not good at writing and my sentences are not coherent, but I sent this message to express my thoughts and gratitude. There are many more feelings I would like to convey, but I can't put them all together.

Let me just say this at the end: I really love you. I will continue to support you for many, many years to come.

All: Thank you!

HARUNA: That was easy to understand. It conveys a great message.

TOMOMI: It's important to have friends who like the same music. It means you have the same interests. You can talk about the same things, and you'll be friends for a long time.

RINA: Friends who can recognize each other in the moments when you can let yourself go the most are special and different from ordinary connections... It's great. It's nice to have more friends, enjoy life, and have our music be a part of it...

HARUNA: That makes me happy.

【Translated Summary】
『SCANDAL Catch up supported by Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt』 - Season 2, Episode 23

•The episode starts with them choosing some Bulgaria Yogurt with the second round of Disney characters printed on the packaging, and then this happen.

•MAMI reads the next message from a fan from Hong Kong who attended the anniversary concert. It's written in somewhat broken Japanese, but the message is basically about them congratulating the band and saying that they worked hard. They also say that the concert was more exciting than emotional. TOMO says that a lot of overseas fans went to the concert. HARU says that she's glad that fans are able to come over to Japan again. MAMI says that if this event had happened two or three years ago, she wonders if they would have had to made it a livestream event instead. HARU says that they can't get used to the atmosphere of performing for livestreams. MAMI then talks about how fans overseas have created fan clubs and the like, and they even send them books with messages in them (). She also says that it's amazing how many SCANDAL communities have formed in all kinds of places. HARU says that they create content to promote SCANDAL overseas. MAMI mentions how people do reaction videos to their songs and says that she's glad people are enjoying their music in that way.

•RINA reads the next message from a listener who went to the anniversary concert and mentions how TOMO said that the band's probably made their fans feel lonely (i.e. liking all-girl bands was seen as kind of embarrassing in the past), but they say it's not the case for them at all. They've in fact made many friends whom they've been able to connect with because of SCANDAL. They're not good at getting close to others, but thanks to SCANDAL, they've made at least a few friends. They say that SCANDAL has made their life so much more enjoyable, and that they've made friends that they cherish. TOMO says that there have been a lot of people who have messaged her about the "making fans feel lonely" thing she said and saying that that isn't true, which made her really happy. People sent her messages saying things like how they used to be ridiculed in the past for liking all-girl bands, and hearing what TOMO said at the concert made them remember those times. She said that she had said how she thought everyone had felt that way [when all-girl bands = embarrassing] but that wasn't the case, and she apologizes. RINA says that the band has been able to do what they've done because there are so many people who do understand them. TOMO says she's glad that there are so many people who are proud of the band, and that they hope that SCANDAL will continue for as long as possible because there are people who care about the band as much as the band members themselves do.

•RINA says that there are some fans now who have been around long enough that they know that the band is currently totally different than they used to be in the past, and they recognize the changes, love them for it, and still continue to follow them. She also says that there are also a lot of people who couldn't keep up with the changes, or whose opinions of the band are negative. Like, "I liked SCANDAL better before," or "I bought a CD because I liked this," or "I wish they'd play this kind of music." She says she thinks there are a lot of opinions about the band because each person has their own ideal image of SCANDAL as a band. She believes that all-girl bands in particular really do have to change to keep going. She's sure that many things will happen in the future, but she thinks that most of their fans now do understand and support them. That's why she doesn't think they should be afraid to change and continue to do so. HARU says that all their fans are really good with words, and write + communicate well. They respect the band's spirits and let them know that they love us. That's why the band can do their activities with peace of mind, and can try a lot of different things. RINA says that she wants them to make music freely in the true sense of the word, and that is something that they'll have to do from now on. She says that they were able to reach this goal with their own strength. HARU says that the four of them want to bring everyone an even better SCANDAL.

•They then close out the episode. HARU mentions that they're looking for messages with the theme of their new segment, "Arubaito no Naka de Bokura Zutto" (a pun on the title of their new song, and translates to "We're Always in the Part-Time Jobs"), where they want to hear about peoples' part-time job experiences. RINA and TOMO are the ones who have never had a part-time job, and RINA says that she has no idea about how the shift system works or anything, and that she really admires stuff like this. She says it's really cool and TOMO agrees. The others laugh at this. MAMI wonders if they know how time cards work. RINA says that she wants people to tell them stuff like what the rules were at a job, and that she'd really like to know in detail what morning meetings are like. MAMI says that she thinks RINA and TOMO are probably interested in all the part-time jobs, but she asks if there are any in particular they want to learn/hear about. RINA says it's difficult to narrow it down. TOMO says that there are a lot, and gives McDonald's and an izakaya as an example. RINA says that they're interested in food-and-drink establishments. MAMI asks for people like that to send in messages.

*As always, you can send in a message to the program here.

I've updated the guide as how to input your info and message for those who need assistance (click to enlarge):

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*A list of all episode summaries from ＃1-160 can be found here

*All episodes of Season 2 can be found here

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SCANDAL is an energy vampire and a very lucky band!?

Season 2, Episode 24 blog

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HARUNA: On October 4, SCANDAL, will release our new song "Highlight no Naka de Bokura Zutto"! To celebrate the release of this new song, we've established a segment called "Arubaito no Naka de Bokura Zutto" ("We're Always in the Part-Time Jobs")! We're taking stories about your part-time jobs! We've already received a lot of them!

RINA: I'm looking forward to it!

TOMOMI: I'm curiousー!

HARUNA: TOMO and RINA have no part-time job experience.

RINA: Yes, we'll be learning about the real world.

HARUNA: Well then, let's get to reading lots of them.

Aoi

Hello, SCANDAL. I had a part-time job when I was a college student, but my parents forbade me from working in restaurants that handle alcohol or after 9:00 pm, so I worked at convenience stores and supermarkets, which is not particularly unusual...

But in May of my freshman year, I started working part-time at a convenience store on the first floor of the building where I lived. In July of my sophomore year, the convenience store closed, so in August I started a part-time job as a cashier at a supermarket a 20-minute walk away. I was surprised that the supermarket closed in September of my junior year, so I started working at a newly opened supermarket at the same location from October until November of my senior year. I had to witness the closing of two stores in about three and a half years.

I sent in this message because I thought this was a very unique experience. I didn't make a lot of money, but I was able to go to SCANDAL's concerts thanks to my part-time jobs, so I am glad that I was able to continue working until my graduation thesis and national exam.

RINA: That's crazy. Good work. I can't believe they were able to come to our concerts with the money they worked so hard to earn...

HARUNA: We're really grateful...

TOMOMI: But you know, all the stores we used to go to in our indie-label days closed down, right?

HARUNA: Yeah, they did!

RINA: The curry shop, and what else?

TOMOMI: Daiei [shopping mall], too...

MAMI: That's right!

RINA: The closing of Daiei was a big deal.

MAMI: After we moved to Tokyo, there was that bakery [that closed]!

HARUNA: A bakery near where we lived when we first came to Tokyo.

MAMI: And a shabu-shabu restaurant!

TOMOMI: The community store (*convenience store) is gone too. I think we absorbed all that "luck" and came this far. ...We're very lucky, aren't we?

RINA: We're very lucky.

TOMOMI: I think we've lived our lives by absorbing all kinds of things...

MAMI: Daiei closing was such a big dealー

RINA: It was.

HARUNA: Are we energy vampires?

RINA: Don't say that...

TOMOMI: I think we're just lucky.

HARUNA: Maybe so. It doesn't happen often that so many stores close right after the other...