[SCANDAL] Hello World

Artist : SCANDAL
Released Date : December 03, 2014 ; January 19, 2015 (European Edition)

Cover of Hello World Limited Edition

6th studio album from all-female Japanese pop-rock band SCANDAL. Selling over 35,000 copies in its first week release on Japan, also debuted at number 3 in Oricon chart. 13 songs from this album are SCANDAL way to say "HELO" to their global fans. Already out in Japan in December 2014, JPU Records brought this awesome album to Europe in January 2015. With this overseas edition, they held a World Tour from January to May 2015. And there is also a Documentary Film of Hello World, subtitled in English and Spanish.

SCANDAL Documentary Film : Hello World

Something unique from this album, because there three songs that Mami, Tomomi, and Rina become lead singer. Mami with Hon wo Yomu (Read a Book), Tomomi with Kan Beer (Canned Beer), and Rina with Oyasumi (Good Night). Four songs can be previewed from their SCANDAL4VEVO YouTube channel, two of then are : Image and Depature.

This album feels like pop-rock meets punky style. And for those who fallen in love upon listening 2 songs from their YouTube channel, there are also two bonus tracks, Rainy and Nai nai Night 2014, from European Edition of this album.

Tracklist (click to see lyrics and translation)

1. Image

2. Your song

3. love in action

4. Departure

5. Graduation

6. Yoake no Ryuuseigun (夜明けの流星群; A Meteor Shower at Dawn)

7. Onegai Navigation (お願いナビゲーション; Navigation Please)

8. Runners high

9. Hon wo Yomu (本を読む; Read a Book)

10. Kan Beer (缶ビール; Canned Beer)

11. Winter story

12. Oyasumi (おやすみ; Goodnight)

13. Place of life (feat. Tetsuya Komuro)

European CD bonus tracks

14. Rainy

15. Nai Nai Night 2014 (ないないNight 2014; No No Night 2014)

Bonus DVD

1. Document Video "SCANDAL Taking about 'HELLO WORLD'"