Hello World (Scandal album)
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, güiró, lyrics, music
- Mami Sasazaki — vocal, guitar, synth, recorder, lyrics, music, arrangements
- Tomomi Ogawa — vocal, bass, lyrics, tambourine, music
- Rina Suzuki — vocal, drums, guitar, cajón, lyrics, music
;Contributing musicians
;Post-production
- Executive producer: Shunsuke Muramatsu, Satoshi Aoki, Yūichi Orimoto
- Mastered by: Yūji Chinone
- Arrangements: Keita Kawaguchi, Seiji Kameda, Atsushi, Yū Odakura, Satori Shiraishi
- Additional arrangements: Keita Kawaguchi
- Mix engineer: Keita Yoko, Eiji "Q" Makino, Uni Inoue, Jan Fairchild
- Instrumental technician: Bunta Mochizuki, Kōta Oda
;Packaging
- Art direction: Yūji Takao
- Coordinarion: Kōichi Yamatani
- Design: Sayuri Kamata
- Photography: Hirohisa Nakano
- Styling: Kyōhei Ogawa
- Hair & make-up: Hirokazu Niwa, Kazuhiro Sugimoto
- Set design: Chihiro Matsumoto
;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
- Web promotion: Takuya Ishikawa, Sayaka Tsuji
- International promotion: Ken Isayama, Akira Shiota
- Music publishing: Ei Ōsaka, Niina Yasui
- Business affairs: Hitomi Takano, Momoko Hakata
- Products co-ordination: Chiho Sugiyama
;JPU Records Staff
- Sales and Physical Distribution: Ben Farrar, Tim Chilton
- Marketing and promotion: Tom Smith
- Coordination: Tom Smith
