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===Shift Toward Hard Rock (1979–1980)===

Beginning with their third album ''Rock Diamond'' (1979), partially recorded in Hawaii, the band began asserting creative control — writing their own material and pulling the sound toward harder rock. Their fourth album ''Lazy V'' (1980) retained the rock sound, though it did not feature original compositions. During the 1980 summer tour, the band made a formal public declaration of their commitment to hard rock, dropping the idol trappings. The declaration culminated in ''Earth Ark'' (宇宙船地球号, December 1980), a full hard rock album featuring cover art by renowned illustrator [[Noriyoshi Ohrai]]. ''Earth Ark'' became their best-selling record and is regarded as the creative high point of their original run.