Many pre-fab idols are the very definition of style over substance, having their air-brushed and Photoshopped visages emblazoned across every available flat surface. Failing all else, the production companies want you to know their faces and to see them even when you have your eyes closed. It's a rare treat to have any mystery behind that exterior gloss.
Enter SCANDAL! They are a fresh new high-school girl pop-rock group. The hook here is that not only is their music pretty good, but they have yet to show their faces to the world at large, instead hiding behind lovely manga characters and a brand new Flash movie (here on their site.)
All of this makes their upcoming appearance on the Japan Nite tour all the more anticipatory. For those of you who won't be able to make it out to one of those shows, you now have one more option, Sakura-con!
Joining the already fantastic line-up including ketchup mania, The Slants and Ali Project, the four girls will be floating around the con all weekend, performing twice, doing some Q&A and signing autographs. They are also releasing a slew of singles (but no album yet) over three months. It looks like these girls are ready for the media blitz at last.
Check out the calendar for the entire SCANDAL itinerary.
1 comment:
Thanks for this posting ZB! They are almost like the real life equivalent to the girl band that was featured in Nobuhiro Yamashita's film "Linda Linda Linda". I'm not sure if the group in the post is the same "Scandal" group that is featured in this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ2YJsFwP5s
Perhaps this is a different group or maybe a 2nd group using the name.
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