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Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com
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Hello! RINA here.

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There's something I'd like to leave behind for later,

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which is what I'm filming today.

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It's about why my heart's been beating fast recently every day.

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Like... Yeah...

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I think those fans who check our info closely will know this,

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but on August 21st of this year,

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SCANDAL will be celebrating our 17th anniversary.

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That's such a long time!

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Even I'm surprised at how the years have just stacked up.

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Although 17 isn't a nice round number,

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it's a very important...

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point in time for us.

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17 years is the world record for the longest-running all-girl band

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with no member changes or hiatuses.

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Right now...

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We're trying to set the world record

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for the longest-running all-girl band with the same members.

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We might be able to get the new Guinness World Record for that.

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I'm sure there are a lot of people who watch these videos

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who have been fans for a long time,

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and others who recently came to know me through my videos.

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I hope to spend this important time

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with as many people as possible

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and have a good time together.

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Lately we've been preparing every day for August 21st,

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having meetings and such.

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We've been thinking about how we can make the days until then wonderful,

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the band members and our team.

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The excitement is growing each time things proceed.

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I've never felt this way before.

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What kind of day will it be?

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How can we continue on after it?

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There are so many unknowns,

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which is why my heart's been racing lately.

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We've appeared at a handful of festivals and events this year,

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and during those MCs

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we've talked about how we're trying to set this record.

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It's like this year is all about that.

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At any rate...

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We hope that many people learn about this.

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We want to have fun with our fans,

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spread the word,

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and have the current SCANDAL be directly conveyed to everyone.

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We will be playing a concert on August 21st,

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the day of our anniversary,

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in Osaka where the band was formed.

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Rather than a concert, it's more of an event.

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This is an event where we'll be

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announcing the results of our challenge for the world record.

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We're of course also doing a live performance,

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but it'll be more of a special day.

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Content-wise as well.

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We're a band that has a very unique story.

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We're a band whose beginning is one

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that you've never heard happening elsewhere.

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The four band members met at a dance & vocal training school in Osaka.

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Although the four of us had never been in a band before,

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a teacher there recommended that we try out instruments.

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We started playing our respective instruments.

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That's how we started.

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From there, we all taught ourselves how to play without knowing anything.

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We started writing lyrics without really knowing what to do.

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I was a third-year middle schooler at the time (14/15 years old).

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It was only a matter of a few days,

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but I was the last one to be invited to join the band.

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I vividly remember my summer vacation when I was 14.

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I had joined that dance school,

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but I was invited to join the band right after I joined the school.

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Although I couldn't do anything—dancing, being part of the band, singing—

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I wanted to try anything I had the chance to do.

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When I first met the other members...

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I wanted to do something with these members.

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That's all I had to rely on when we started the band.

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Every day, day after day, the four of us would play together,

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practice,

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and every day there were either days when we could do one more thing,

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and days when we couldn't.

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Day after day we'd have fun.

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But since none of us joined the school with the intent of being in a band,

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we were conflicted, of course.

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We had joined the school thinking

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we'd work hard at practicing dancing and singing,

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so although we were of course like,

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"So we're going to be a band as of today?",

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little by little, as the four of us spent each day together,

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our feelings came together and set our minds to doing this.

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That's really how we were until a few years after our debut.

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Now, the four of us have been together for 17 years,

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and our fans have been there all that time.

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We're really grateful for that.

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I hope we can continue to do our best to deliver what we can now.

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Yeah.

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So, at any rate...

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I'd like to what I can do every day

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and head towards August 21st.

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After August 21st,

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we have our tour in October coming up,

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and we're planning things we haven't yet announced.

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The band is still continuing on,

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but [August 21st] is one big goal for us.

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I've really never felt this way before.

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Whenever a dream of ours comes true,

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we always talk about how we've reached a checkpoint.

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There's a slightly different feeling to this one.

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So I hope we can greet this one big goal with a smile

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and jump in to whatever's after that.

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There are so many things we don't know,

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but for now, I hope we can all celebrate SCANDAL on August 21st

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and that knowing that day will come

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will keep me going and working hard until then.

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Our story's already so long

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that it's hard to look back on it in detail,

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but we do have a lot of songs.

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There's still some time before the event,

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so if you'd like, I hope you can enjoy our music in various ways,

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listening to our old songs and such.

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Heart-pounding, right?

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How will I even feel?

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I can't imagine it.

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But it's an amazing thing.

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We really worked hard.

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That really might be so.

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It'll probably be the day when we receive the most praise ever.

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So...

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It would make me really happy if you could enjoy it with us.

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Yes, so today...

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That's right; I didn't mention the title [of the event].

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The event is called "Sekai Ichi" (Best in the World).

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"Sekai Ichi," our 17th anniversary event on August 21, 2023.

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It's a great, big title.

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But it is grounded in reality,

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and all of us decided on that title.

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It's crazy.

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This is something you only get to do once in a lifetime.

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That's why we'll make this an event

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filled with fun and enjoyment in every detail.

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Today, we'll be shooting photos of us wearing the Sekai Ichi merch.

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So I'll be recording a little of that as well.

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It's time to head out

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and go to the shooting spot.

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I'm off!

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I'm at our office.

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First, we're going to record comments and such.

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(A note for the fan club [It's secret]☁)

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This is the most popular towel.

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I wrote it with a brush.

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"Sekai Ichi" towel.

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So cute.

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I guess all the calligraphy I've ever done was for this.

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It's like you're giving a presentation.

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Like you're saying, "I wrote this!"

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I want you to take some like this.

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That's cool.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Pick one of these up, okay?

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(Shooting for our fan club [It's secret]☁)

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Show me the "Sekai Ichi" bracelet.

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Nice.

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The "Sekai Ichi" text is divided in half.

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Nice design.

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The shoot's done!

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We took some good ones.

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We're a little short on tickets for August 21st,

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so I'm afraid there will be a lot of people who won't be able to come,

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but whether you can come in person or not,

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I hope that all of us can enjoy that day together.

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Let's make it a great day!

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It's extremely hot every day,

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so let's take care of ourselves and stay healthy.

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That's all for today.

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See you in my next video!

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Bye bye!