{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1a720b6898fa9be0f6a3a352","clusterId":"c_b114b996f322ed42b90b3c30","slug":"scandal-rock-band-to-end-activities-in-august-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Scandal Rock Band to End Activities in August 2027","summary":"Japanese rock band Scandal announced on Monday that it will end activities on August 21, 2027. The announcement came after the band's recently concluded 20th anniversary concert on Friday. The four members said they feel they have done all they could together, having traveled throughout Japan and around the world as Scandal.","whyItMatters":"The band, known for theme songs in Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and other anime, will tour all 47 prefectures of Japan starting in October before a final solo concert at Yokohama Arena on August 21, 2027.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eScandal will spend its final year on the road. Starting in October, the band tours all 47 prefectures of Japan, and the run ends with a solo concert at Yokohama Arena on August 21, 2027.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe group made the announcement after its 20th anniversary concert on Friday. All four members said they feel they have done all they could together, having traveled across Japan and around the world as Scandal.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band has contributed theme songs to Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Loups-Garous, Highspeed Étoile, Star Driver, GeGeGe no Kitarō, Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, and the anime short \u0026#34;XPICE.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Scandal set its own end date, August 21, 2027, roughly two years out. The members say they have done all they could together; the two-year runway suggests a deliberate closing tour, not a sudden stop.","twitterPost":"Scandal's end date is set for August 21, 2027. A two-year runway after their 20th anniversary suggests a planned farewell, not a collapse.","threadsPost":"Scandal announced its end date on the heels of its 20th anniversary concert. The four members say they have done all they could together. A two-year runway to August 21, 2027 looks like a deliberate closing arc, not an abrupt stop.","newsletterBlurb":"Scandal announced it will end activities on August 21, 2027, following its 20th anniversary concert. The band will tour all 47 prefectures of Japan starting in October, with a final solo show at Yokohama Arena.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/scandal-rock-band-to-end-activities-in-august-2027/.240921\",\"title\":\"Scandal Rock Band to End Activities in August 2027\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4176,"outputTokens":564,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787899073,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T06:32:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T06:36:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:32:04.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b114b996f322ed42b90b3c30","canonicalTitle":"News\nScandal Rock Band to End Activities in August 2027","representativeArticleId":"a_55d3e96480ddaca4b2317071","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-24T12:13:06.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-24T12:13:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:36:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/scandal-rock-band-to-end-activities-in-august-2027/.240921","title":"News\nScandal Rock Band to End Activities in August 2027"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}