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[Machine Translation] Tsuru's 1st debut mini-album "Lovely CD" released in August 2004 ranked No.1 on the weekly indie chart at Tower Records in Shinjuku and No.8 on Tower Records as a whole, selling more than 2000 copies. Their live performance, which involves the audience and is synonymous with the 70's fashion of wearing afros and kimo shirts (named by Tsuru), makes one think that they are the second coming of Hideki Saijo's "YMCA. However, the members of the group are not concerned with the image of the group as such, and instead pursue the music that they enjoy the most. As a result, they created a new genre of music called "Uki Uki" and "Sadness," and called themselves "Evangelists of Uki Uki and Sadness. Tsuru's second message, following "Lovely," is "Romantic. This new album is a new attempt to create the best romantic atmosphere with the help of gorgeous guests such as Hoppy Kamiyama on organ and keyboards and Karthin, formerly of CANABISS, in the chorus. The "heart throb" that begins as a "misunderstanding" will eventually turn into "love"...or so the male mind would like to think. This "Romantic CD" is finally released.

■ 2004年8月にリリースした1stデヴューミニアルバム「素敵CD」は新宿タワーレコードで週間インディーズチャート1位にタワーレコード1位にタワーレコード全体でも8位を獲得し2000枚以上のセールスを記録した鶴。アフロ(被り物)をキモシャツ(鶴が命名)の70'sファッションを代名詞にお客さんを巻き込んで展開するライブパフォーマンスはヒデキ・サイジョウ「YMCA」の再来かと思わせる。がメンバーはそんな関係者が考えるイメージなどまったく関係なく自分たちの一番楽しめる音楽を追求。その結果ウキウキと切なさと言う新しいジャンルを打ち出し自らを「ウキウキ&切なさの伝道師」と名乗る。そんな鶴の「素敵」に続く第2のメッセージは「浪漫」。今作は新たな試みでオルガンやキーボードにホッピー神山、コーラスに元CANABISSのカーチンなど豪華ゲスト陣を迎え最高の浪漫を演出。「勘違い」から始まる「胸キュン」はやがて「恋」へと変わるだろう・・・と思い込みたい男心。そんな男の子の浪漫が混在する「浪漫CD」がいよいよリリース。