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Those watching Music Natalie, hello!

We are SCANDAL!

We just released our new song "one more time"!

<i>Following their 15th anniversary concert at Osaka-Jo Hall</i>

We're so glad we were able to safely hold a concert at Osaka-Jo Hall.

It was so emotional--we felt relieved, and we also felt touched.

Since that was when things were getting pretty bad,

we didn't know until the last minute whether or not we'd be able to hold it.

We were somehow able to.

Tickets were also sold out and we had a live audience in attendance.

-People also tuned in to the live stream of it.
-Worldwide.

-23 countries total.
-That's including Japan as well.

-We're very grateful.
-It was so much fun.

<i>The theme of new song "one more time"</i>

For "one more time"...

We started writing it because we wanted to make an upbeat song.

I wrote the lyrics with the theme of enjoying music that you can easily listen and dance to,

and once again enjoying the things that make you happy.

Since this is a difficult time for everyone,

I'm sure there are moments when you feel guilty about enjoying something.

Feeling happy when enjoying music or watching a movie,

you don't need to cut things like that out of your life.

This song is about having fun all together again.

<i>About the music and lyrics</i>

Music-wise...

I've been listening to K-Pop recently,

and there are songs that pique my interest--

both tempo- and rhythm-wise,

and those aspects...

How can I put it?

This was written in a different way than previous songs,

so it feels very fresh

and feels like a new door has opened for us.

Since we finally got into the feel of wanting to make upbeat songs,

we made [our three most recent singles] a kind of "trilogy of unleashing our hearts."

"one more time" is at the very peak of happiness,

so we want to feel upbeat alongside everyone.

We're glad that we were able to make "one more time."

We weren't able to feel that open until "eternal" and "Ivory."

They're two very tuned-in songs released in a row.

You wrote the lyrics with great care.

To be more specific,

ever since the pandemic began,

words that I used to casually use such as "Let's hold hands" or "Embrace me"

no longer felt right to me, and also became hard for me to use.

I've come to feel that they don't at all fit how we want to express who we are right now.

I was very careful when writing the lyrics,

which could only be done with a tuned-in mindset,

and I think it turned out well.

You found a new way of expression.

But...

How do I put it...

It was at this point in time that I thought it'd be okay to further set my mind free,

so I truly am glad I was able to write this.

This is a song I want us to take care in singing for a long time.

<i>Behind-the-scenes stories from the music video shoot</i>

This is a very happy song that you can dance to,

so as you can see, we're having a party right now.

The theme is a home-party.

So far, aside from the performance scenes, all we've been doing is eating.

How did that happen?

This might end up being a video of just us eating.

There are also scenes of us in the kitchen getting ready for the party.

We started eating while preparing.

We've eaten a little too much.

[The staff's] a little bit mad at us.

They're putting up with it right now, too.

Because they're in waiting mode.

After this, we're going to eat again right away.

The performance scenes are also pretty raucous. We're playing while dancing.

So, I think this will be a music video that feels a little different than our past ones.

This has been SCANDAL!

Bye bye!