[Machine Translation] Strawberry Robot, a 7-piece SKAxPUNKxPOPxROCK band, released their first Makiko single "BRANCH MATCH" as their first new album in a year since their 1st mini album! The four songs are full of party tunes, and are not a maxi or mini-album, but a unique listening experience. M-2 As It Is is a royal SKA tune in the Strobe style. This is a number for people in their 20s who are at the turning point of their second adolescence, with a comfortable POP melody mixed with a sense of speed. Kay ( Uta ) TAKUMA ( G&Vox ) Yuki ( B&Vox ) SATO-chang ( Dr ) Maki ( Tp ) miyu-CKEY ( Tb ) Yocchi ( T-Sax ) Formed in 2007, the current 7-member lineup was formed in 2008 and started their activities. The seven members, led by TAKUMA, who is also active as a producer for Jin, Julie, HOT SONIC, nano.RIPE, and others, have all seven unique personalities, and under the slogan, "The composition is SKA, the melody is POP, the performance is LOUD, and the spirit is PUNK. Under the slogan, "The composition is SKA, the melody is POP, the performance is LOUD, and the spirit is PUNK," they continue to dance happily without being bound by anything. They have been nominated for COUNT DOWN JAPAN FES 08/09 and SUMMER SONIC 09. In the public voting quota for SUMMER SONIC 09, they placed 2nd in the Ska Core category.