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HiP Nation => Classic Jpop => Classic Threads => SCANDAL => Topic started by: GekiDan on February 12, 2011, 03:17:50 PM
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SCANDAL's 10th Major Single will be entitled Haruka (Distant) and will be the main theme for the 3D anime movie Tofu Kozo directed by Gisaburo Sugii. It will be released by Warner Bros. in Japan this April. A few lines from the song is heard in the full trailer of the movie.
SCANDAL's Haruka will be released April 20, 2011.
Source: SCANDAL'S 10th SINGLE: HARUKA (http://www.jefusion.com/2011/02/scandals-10th-single-haruka.html)
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Apparently the full track listing for this single is:
1. Haruka
2. Satisfaction (Yes, the Rolling Stones classic by all accounts!!)
3. Want You
4. Haruka (Instrumental)
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^Here's to hoping they do a rock cover of Satisfaction and not a pop one.
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Scandal Dolls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hldMNhIj4GU&feature=player_embedded#)
they already did a cover of it earlier in their career.
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^Sweet! :thumbup
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Really? :shocked They'll do Stones' Satisfaction? That performance on Youtube was AWFUL. If they do Satisfaction, it's better be in Japanese or they have to bring some more twists to it. I think they did a good job with "secret base". In fact, I like their cover better than ZONE's because Haruna's voice was a lot clearer and there was the Tomomi's effect. But Satisfaction is a whole higher level. When you think of Satisfaction, you think of the stretchy voice of Mick Jagger. Honestly, I've never heard anyone did Satisfaction better than the version Stones originally did.
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I don't know why is it AWFUL?
Personally I don't want Japanese artist singing english songs with almost western accent and diction, because it takes away the Japanese feel ot it. So I hope when they sing it in english the lyrics should be understandable and still having the Japanese feel to it
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I don't know why is it AWFUL?
Personally I don't want Japanese artist singing english songs with almost western accent and diction, because it takes away the Japanese feel ot it. So I hope when they sing it in english the lyrics should be understandable and still having the Japanese feel to it
Well, your Youtube link did not show the whole singing, so I can't tell how good their English is, especially Haruna. I doubt if she knows any bit. So, we have a situation here that their "Satisfaction" is unrecognizable vocally by both English and Japanese speakers, if Haruna sings in English. I like them as a band; however, not whatever they touch turns to gold. There is a limit for everything. Of course, it's just my opinion.
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SCANDAL's Haruka [Single] will be released three different versions: the CD Only Regular Version for 1165 yen and two versions of CD+DVD Limited Edition for 1500 yen each. The two Limited Edition versions of Haruka will come with different set of music videos. CD+DVD Type A comes with Haruka music video, while CD+DVD Tybe B comes with CUTE! -SCANDAL meets cinnamon- music video.
Source: http://www.jefusion.com/2011/03/track-list-for-scandals-10th-single.html (http://www.jefusion.com/2011/03/track-list-for-scandals-10th-single.html)
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Geez - don't they know there is a global recession happening... :huhuh
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^^First press comes with a tin badge!
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I don't know why is it AWFUL?
Personally I don't want Japanese artist singing english songs with almost western accent and diction, because it takes away the Japanese feel ot it. So I hope when they sing it in english the lyrics should be understandable and still having the Japanese feel to it
Well, your Youtube link did not show the whole singing, so I can't tell how good their English is, especially Haruna. I doubt if she knows any bit. So, we have a situation here that their "Satisfaction" is unrecognizable vocally by both English and Japanese speakers, if Haruna sings in English. I like them as a band; however, not whatever they touch turns to gold. There is a limit for everything. Of course, it's just my opinion.
try Roppongi Shinjuu then. plenty of english.
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Regular:
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1529/16023393.jpg)
Limited (Version A):
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9760/90205969.jpg)
Limited (Version B):
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/3276/63715183.jpg)
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10th Single 「ハルカ」01. ハルカ (Radio Rip) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pog5ILxBbQo#)
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I don't know if it is the quality of that radio rip but where are the guitars in that song? Seriously there are getting so "pop" with each release that it's hard to tell if that is SCANDAL or Moaning Museum!! :(
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obviously you need to hear more properly. the guitars are definitely inside.
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Like I said radio rips reprocessed for YouTube don't offer the best quality so it's hard to tell production wise. The song itself however is pretty dreadful on first listen.
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Even if there are guitars on the song, that background techno sound is really annoying.
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Techno sounds? wut? :lol:
The proper version will always sound a lot better, but so far it does seem like a pretty weak song. We want proper rock, damnit! lol
The LE B cover is sorta interesting... fresh looking summer clothes, but they are located on some sort of industrial grounds?
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Even if there are guitars on the song, that background techno sound is really annoying.
Thank you. For a moment I thought I was alone in having issues with this song.... :huhuh
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Well, I'm kinda missing their rock sound. Not that the song is bad, but it's kinda weak compared to the others.
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New look for the new single:
(http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8904/scandal98.jpg) (http://img818.imageshack.us/i/scandal98.jpg/)
(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/5378/scandal99.jpg) (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/scandal99.jpg/)
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9885/scandal100.jpg) (http://img685.imageshack.us/i/scandal100.jpg/)
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...... tbh, I don't really like the new look. Too slouchy and the colours are really, really flat. In other words, boring. All of their other concepts have been either very dynamic or very sharp, clean lines -- even yumemiru tsubasa. This, on the other hand is completely underwhelming. A little more mature, maybe.
But everything else is lovely; Haruna's new hair colour comes out well and their hair and makeup is very pretty, as usual. XD
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It doesn't look that bad, but yeah, a bit plain. Plain outfits to match a plain song? :nervous
Tomomi looks pretty sweet though [/bias]
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SUPER HD!!!!!!!!!!
(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4428/harukax.jpg)
credits to thoseguiltyeyes of SCANDAL HEAVEN
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^Nice! Note to Tomomi, close your mouth next time, you look like you're about to yawn :nervous
The Haruna/Rina center pwns this pic :thumbup
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^Nice! Note to Tomomi, close your mouth next time, you look like you're about to yawn :nervous
It's those horrible ear piercings that ruin this for me. If she brushed her hair over her ears it would have been better.
Still - Rina... :wub: :wub:
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^Nice! Note to Tomomi, close your mouth next time, you look like you're about to yawn :nervous
The Haruna/Rina center pwns this pic :thumbup
That would be one sexy yawn, though. :lol:
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Looks like Satisfaction is not a Rolling Stones cover after all.
SCANDAL - SATISFACTION (Radio Rip) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkb65RDBw-w#)
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It's better than that abortion of an a-side Haruka...
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I quite like it :thumbup
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Well, it's disappointing that it's not a Rolling Stones cover as in I would've liked to see their take on the song. Even so, it's not bad at all, it has that Summer feeling. It's clearly a song that will work better live.
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Bigger covers:
(http://picroda.jphip.com/japanese/t/jphip08448.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/japanese/jphip08448.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/japanese/t/jphip08449.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/japanese/jphip08449.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/japanese/t/jphip08450.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/japanese/jphip08450.jpg)
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^Nice! Note to Tomomi, close your mouth next time, you look like you're about to yawn :nervous
It's those horrible ear piercings that ruin this for me. If she brushed her hair over her ears it would have been better.
Still - Rina... :wub: :wub:
It's called posing :P I think Tomomi looks great in this pic. The one in awkward position is actually Rina. I know she likes nail arts and all, but fact is, her fingers are not long. The camera angle actually make her right hand's fingers look quite fat. :nervous
The uniforms are quite nice. It's like a transition from high school to university look. The setting is subtle, I like it.
Good thing they haven't tried in-your-face red lipstick like Taylor Swift yet. It's just awful.
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The pv:
ハルカ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMWObdzC7i8#ws)
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Listening to it a second time the song would be much better if it was a straight up rocker. Lose the synths and pop attributes and crank up the guitars and you'd have something more palatable to my tastes and in keeping with SCANDAL's rock roots which I'm sure attracted most of us to them in the first place. Otherwise this is anodyne at best for me. :(
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I did it. I ordered Haruka type A + Best SCANDAL CD (Regular) + Sachi Tainaka's "Love X Best" from CDjapan. Set me back $90+ :nervous
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And I retract my previous statement after watching the PV. XD Although it looks flat in RL, the lighting makes a difference in PV land lolol and there's a good use of colour which gives it a kind of dream-like feel. It seems more ... 'feminine' (in that traditional sense of the word), and I like that lol.
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SCANDAL - Haruka (M-ON! HD) (1440x1080)
(http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7784/haruka3.png)
(http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9180/haruka2.png)
http://www.multiupload.com/ZXPRLDUBDX (http://www.multiupload.com/ZXPRLDUBDX)
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Hmm, fairly underwhelming single this time around.
The song itself is mediocre. Pleasant to listen to, and while it does have a hook of sorts, it's not nearly strong enough to be really memorable.
I like the "dreamy" atmosphere of the scenes of them playing, but those epilepsy inducing scenes with the flashing lights are really annoying. :shocked:
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(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TiffdUPdAVM/Ta7mc7o43tI/AAAAAAAAE4Q/1jczKYws4wU/s400/jphip08448.jpg)
DOWNLOAD HERE (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21454.msg883035#msg883035)
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Finally get to see the PV and I'm starting to dig it. The flashing lights is a bit annoying though... kinda hurts my eye.
Theres a part during the slow mo where Rina's skirt flew and you can almost see whats beneath. Woot! :drool:
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I think the whole disc is pretty good. To be honest, I'm not wholly impressed, but well, these are all new materials. Among the three tracks, I like "Want You" for how the guitar part is executed with a touch of real rock.
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"Haruka" came 3rd in the ORICON weekly ranking with 21,974 copies sold
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I think that qualifies as pretty damn good! Hopefully they can keep it up during the rest of the week..
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Haruka Type A and Type B (DVDISO)
Type A
Tofu Kozo
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/502/haruka1.png)
http://www.multiupload.com/42HNTDZ9OX (http://www.multiupload.com/42HNTDZ9OX)
Type B
CUTE!
(http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/348/haruka2z.png)
http://www.multiupload.com/AJBQAZ76XY (http://www.multiupload.com/AJBQAZ76XY)
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Man, that White Falcon didn't do Mami any good in the Haruka PV :( She looks so manly with that beast, especially at about 3:15-3:20 :cry: Her uniform was poorly designed as well. The design is simple, but the contrast in color and thick skirt make she look bigger than usual.
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http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ESCL-3678 (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ESCL-3678)
the Haruka movie version is different from the official release by Scandal.... check the audio sample hopefully someone uploads it.... credits to rokuken of SH for the info....
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Got it already !!!
it was very very very nice song inside ~