Hello World (Scandal album) explained

Hello World
Type:	studio
Artist:	Scandal
Cover:	Scandal hello.jpg
Length:	53:28
Language:	Japanese
Label:	Epic Records Japan JPU (UK, EU)
Producer:	Scandal
Prev Title:	Standard
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Yellow
Next Year:	2016

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^[1] and being distributed in Europe through JPU Records.^[2] ^[3] Hello World debuted at #3 on the Oricon chart, selling over 35,000 copies in its first week.^[4] It also reached the top spot of the Canadian iTunes Store's World Music Chart.^[5]

Charts

Album
Country	Chart	Peak position
Japan	Oricon Daily Album Chart^[6]	2
	Oricon Weekly Album Chart	3
	Oricon Monthly Album Chart^[7]	10
	Oricon Yearly Album Chart	153
	SoundScan Album Chart (CD+DVD)^[8]	4
	SoundScan Album Chart (CD+T-shirt)	11
	Billboard Japan Top Albums^[9]	4
South-Korea	Gaon International Album Chart^[10]	32
Canada	iTunes Store Top Albums (World Music)^[11]	1
Singles
Song	Chart	Peak position
Runners High
	Oricon	5
	Billboard Japan Hot 100^[12]	76
Departure
	Oricon	5
	Billboard Japan Hot 100^[13]	3
Yoake no Ryuuseigun
	Oricon^[14]	5
	Billboard Japan Hot 100	3
	RTHK J-pop Chart (Hong Kong)^[15]	1
Image
	Oricon	14
	Billboard Japan Hot 100	14
	RTHK J-pop Chart (Hong Kong)^[16]	1

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

Notes and References

Web site: SonyMusicShop. SonyMusicShop.jp. 23 May 2023.
Web site: In Conversation With Scandal by Colin McQuistan. May 2015.
https://jpurecords.com/collections/scandal/products/scandal-hello-world HELLO WORLD Listing
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2014-12-15/ 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）
2014-12-24 . SCANDAL Say HELLO WORLD . . 18 .
Web site: デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2014年12月02日付 . 2015-08-17 . . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141203115038/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2014-12-02/ . 2014-12-03.
Web site: 月間 CDアルバムランキング2014年12月度 . 2015-08-17 . . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20150117103145/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2014-12/ . 2015-01-17.
Web site: 週間 CDソフト TOP20 . 2015-08-17 . Phileweb . ja.
http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2014&month=12&day=15
Web site: 2014년 50주차 Album Chart . 2015-08-17 . . ko.
2014-12-24 . SCANDAL Say HELLO WORLD . . 18 .
Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100│Charts│Billboard JAPAN . www.billboard-japan.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219111705/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100 . 19 February 2014 . dead.
Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100│Charts│Billboard JAPAN . www.billboard-japan.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140501064216/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100 . 1 May 2014 . dead.
Web site: Cdシングル週間ランキング-音楽ランキング . www.oricon.co.jp . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140723071433/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2014-07-28/ . 23 July 2014 . dead.
Web site: Archived copy . programme.rthk.hk . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150601040640/http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio2%2FTeenschoice&d=2015-05-10&p=2129&e=306793&m=episode . 1 June 2015 . dead.
Web site: Archived copy . programme.rthk.hk . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150112212811/http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio2%2FTeenschoice&d=2015-01-11&p=2129&e=291869&m=episode . 12 January 2015 . dead.