UGLY SWAN

The third single, "Ugly Swan," was four years in the making and was the first song the members originally wanted to release as Van de Shop's first song. The song was inspired by the image of an "ugly duckling" and carries the message that "no matter how bad you grew up or how much you have given up on something in the past, everyone is better The message of the song is that "even if you have a bad upbringing or have given up on something in the past, everyone is beautiful in the way they aim to become a better person. The song's fast pace is reminiscent of a band soaring through the music scene, and its emotional melody is uplifting and inspiring. The musicians include Shun Ishiwaka on drums, who also participates in "millennium parade" led by King Gnu's Daiki Tsuneda, and Australian-born Marty Holoubek, who regularly appears on NHK's "Musica Piccolino" and is involved in various artists' projects, on bass. The jacket design is by Avogadrok, who has over 1.8 million followers on twitter and also designed the music video for Charles of Vocaloid P "Balloon"