''Scandal'' is a one-off album released in 2006 by

Kangta & Vanness Kangta & Vanness (; ; stylized in all caps), was a one-off pop duo composed of Korean singer Kangta formerly of H.O.T and Taiwanese singer Vanness Wu of F4 fame. They formed in 2006 and had released one studio album, ''Scandal''. Formation and p ...

, a duo composed of Korean singer

Kangta Ahn Chil-hyun (born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Kangta (stylized sometimes in all caps and formerly as KangTa), is a South Korean singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, actor and radio personality. He is well known as a ...

and Taiwanese singer

Vanness Wu Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Wu was born in Santa Monica, California. He learned to breakdanc ...

. Several of the songs on ''Scandal'' were recorded in both

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and

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

, and two music videos were produced. The disc was released in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan. The Mandarin version of "Scandal" was nominated for ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station

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, in 2006. Sina.co
2006 Hong Kong TVB8 Awards Gold Songs nomination list
17 December 2006. Retrieved 2011-07-02

Release and promotion

''Scandal'' was recorded and produced in South Korea under

SM Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...

. Kangta & Vanness debuted the music of ''Scandal'' at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards in Bangkok, Thailand on 2006 May, during which they performed the album's title track during the ceremony closing. They officially launched the album at "The 1st Showcase ''Scandal''" on 2006 May at

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in Seoul, South Korea, at which they performed "Scandal" and "127 Days." On 2006 May, ''Scandal'' was released by

in South Korea. It contained five Korean-language songs plus the title track also in English. A music video for "Scandal" was released, which showcased a dance battle between Kangta and Vanness, and featured Korean singer

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, from Korean girl group

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. Later, a music video for "127 Days" was also released, featuring Lina's bandmate

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. On 2006 June, ''Scandal'' was released in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and soon thereafter in Japan, by

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. These releases featured a different cover, Mandarin-language versions of four songs found on the original release, plus a replacement of the song "Faith..." with "One Step." Some versions also came with bonus items such as a DVD containing the "Scandal" music video and footage from "The 1st Showcase ''Scandal''" or merchandise from F4, the Taiwanese boyband of which Vanness is a member. Some releases also omitted the English version of "Scandal." Concurrently, in South Korea the "Repackage" version of ''Scandal'' was released. It featured a third cover and contained a track listing identical to the overseas versions, plus a DVD containing Korean and Mandarin versions of the music videos for "Scandal" and "127 Days," album jacket photography footage, and scenes from the making of the "127 Days" music video. The "Commemorative Collectible" edition of ''Scandal'' was released outside Korea on 2006 August, and was identical to Korea's "Repackage" edition. Kangta & Vanness continued to promote ''Scandal'' across Asia throughout 2006.

Release

* May 19, 2006 (

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) * June 18, 2006 (

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), (

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), (repackage) * July 4, 2006 (

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

) * August 13, 2006 (collection)

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Studio

* Recorded, mixed, digitally edited by SM Booming System * Mastered at Sonic Korea

Personnel

–

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Lee Soo-man Lee Soo-man (, born 18 June 1952) is a South Korean business executive and record producer who is best known for being the founder of SM Entertainment, a multinational South Korean entertainment company based in Seoul. He has also been referred ...

–

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

– producer , vocals, background vocals , song lyrics , composition, arrangement , digital editing, vocal director * Vanness – vocals, background vocals , rap lyrics , composition *

Yoo Young-jin Yoo Young-jin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and vocal trainer under SM Entertainment. He has produced and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, ...

–

, director , song lyrics, vocal director, background vocals , composition, arrangement, recording, mixing , digital editing , music and sound supervisor * Yoo Han-jin – composition, arrangement ,

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

and programming * Ahn Ik-soo – arrangement ,

and programming * Shin Soo-min –

and programming * Heo Jeong-hee KAT – recording , mixing * Yeo Doo-hyeon – recording , mixing * Lee Seong-ho – mixing * Jeon Hoon – mastering * Hwang Sung-je –

and programming * Yoon Chi-woong –

and programming

Charts

Monthly charts

References

External links

Kangta & Vanness' Official Site
{{Authority control 2006 albums SM Entertainment albums Kangta & Vanness albums Sony Music Taiwan albums