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Hello World
Studio album by Scandal
Released	December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)
Genre	Alternative rock pop rock
Length	53:28
Language	Japanese
Label	Epic Records Japan JPU (UK, EU)
Producer	Scandal
Scandal chronology
Standard (2013) Hello World (2014) Yellow (2016)
Singles from Hello World
"Runners High" Released: February 12, 2014 "Departure" Released: April 23, 2014 "Yoake no Ryuuseigun" Released: July 16, 2014 "Image" Released: November 19, 2014

Hello World is the sixth studio album by Japanese pop rock band, Scandal. The album was released on December 3, 2014 in Japan by Epic and being distributed in Europe through JPU Records. Hello World debuted at #3 on the Oricon chart, selling over 35,000 copies in its first week. It also reached the top spot of the Canadian iTunes Store's World Music Chart.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

Scandal

• Haruna Ono — vocal, guitar (1–11, 13–15), güiró (15), lyrics (5, 8), music (5)
• Mami Sasazaki — vocal, guitar (1–11, 13), synth, recorder (15), lyrics (1, 3, 4, 9), music (1, 3, 4, 9, 11), arrangements (7, 9)
• Tomomi Ogawa — vocal, bass (1–15), lyrics (6, 10, 15), tambourine (15), music (10, 15)
• Rina Suzuki — vocal, drums (1–15), guitar (12), cajón (15), lyrics (7, 11, 12, 14), music (11, 12)

Contributing musicians

• Tetsuya Komuro — synth (13)
• Eisuke Taga — slide whistle (15)

Post-production

• Executive producer: Shunsuke Muramatsu, Satoshi Aoki (Epic Records Japan), Yūichi Orimoto (Kitty Entertainment Ltd.)
• Mastered by: Yūji Chinone (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
• Arrangements: Keita Kawaguchi (1, 2, 10, 12, 13), Seiji Kameda (4, 6), Atsushi (5), Yū Odakura (8), Satori Shiraishi (11)
• Additional arrangements: Keita Kawaguchi (3, 7, 9)
• Mix engineer: Keita Yoko (1–3, 5, 7, 9–12), Eiji "Q" Makino (4, 6), Uni Inoue (8), Jan Fairchild (13)
• Instrumental technician: Bunta Mochizuki, Kōta Oda (Sound Crew)

Packaging

• Art direction: Yūji Takao (Kannana Graphic)
• Coordinarion: Kōichi Yamatani (Kannana Graphic)
• Design: Sayuri Kamata (Kannana Graphic)
• Photography: Hirohisa Nakano
• Styling: Kyōhei Ogawa
• Hair & make-up: Hirokazu Niwa, Kazuhiro Sugimoto (maroonbrand)
• Set design: Chihiro Matsumoto (Art Breakers)

Epic Records Japan Staff

• A&R director: Akito Ogawa
• A&R promotion: Yuriko Konya
• A&R producer: Sen Okada, Ikuko Yamaguchi
• A&R assistant: Shingo Shinkawa
• Media promotion: Mayuko Isebō, Akihito Muraki, Rie Ikeda, Masaki Inoue, Akiko Itō, Akira Morikawa
• Area promotion: Akiko Satō, Nozomi Takahama, Yūichirō Hisaizumi, Takako Yamamoto, Shōta Aoyama, Junichirō Kumahara
• Planning Supervisor: Ikuo Hayashi
• Label Administration: Kumiko Sugita, Miki Takashima, Satomi Mizusawa, Haruna Takizawa

Kitty Entertainment Ltd. Staff

• Sound director: Taichi Ōhira
• Manager: Taga Eisuke, Arisa Yamamoto
• Concert creative: Fumihiko Tsuchiya, Mikako Ogura
• Artist promotion: Ayano Takahashi, Kyōko Shioji
• Merchandise: Hiroshi Aihara, Erina Fujii, Hibari Sakai
• Special adviser: Hidenori Taga, Yoshihisa Nagata

Sony Music Group Staff

• Sales promotion: Hiromi Kanehira, Dai Sugamata, Chie Arai, Minami Kodama (Sony Music Marketing)
• Web promotion: Takuya Ishikawa, Sayaka Tsuji (Sony Music Marketing)
• International promotion: Ken Isayama, Akira Shiota (Sony Music Entertainment)
• Music publishing: Ei Ōsaka, Niina Yasui (Sony Music Publishing)
• Business affairs: Hitomi Takano, Momoko Hakata (Sony Music Entertainment)
• Products co-ordination: Chiho Sugiyama (Sony Music Communications)

JPU Records Staff

• Sales and Physical Distribution: Ben Farrar, Tim Chilton
• Marketing and promotion: Tom Smith
• Coordination: Tom Smith

References

1. "SonyMusicShop". SonyMusicShop.jp. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
2. "In Conversation With Scandal by Colin McQuistan". May 2015.
3. HELLO WORLD Listing at JPU Records (in English)
4. 週間　CDアルバムランキング 2014年12月15日付（2014年12月01日～2014年12月07日） oricon.co.jp, retrieved August 23, 2015. (in Japanese)
5. "SCANDAL Say HELLO WORLD". Neo: 18. 2014-12-24.
6. "デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2014年12月02日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
7. "月間 CDアルバムランキング2014年12月度". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
8. ^ "週間 CDソフト TOP20". Phileweb (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-08-17.
10. "2014년 50주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-08-17.
11. "SCANDAL Say HELLO WORLD". Neo: 18. 2014-12-24.
12. "Billboard Japan Hot 100│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". www.billboard-japan.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
13. "Billboard Japan Hot 100│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". www.billboard-japan.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
14. "Cdシングル 週間ランキング-音楽ランキング". www.oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
15. "Archived copy". programme.rthk.hk. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
16. "Archived copy". programme.rthk.hk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Hello World Listing at JPU Records (in English)

• 2014 albums
• 2010s Japanese-language albums
• Scandal (Japanese band) albums
• Epic Records albums