![]() ![]() 'Ascending to the Capital' is also a common theme throughout later tracks, in particular 'Tōkyō' and 'Nukumori' where the theme is used as a metaphor to describe the emotions experienced by Yoshioka and Yamashita respectively in leaving their home town in Kanagawa prefecture behind to pursue a recording contract in the Japanesemusic industry. Whereas '1 2 3 ~Koi ga Hajimaru~', in keeping with previous singles such as 'Kimagure Romantic' and 'Natuzora Graffiti', describes the light-hearted and optimistic first love of a teenage girl, the others describe experiences of being broken hearted from various stages of adulthood, a theme which has rarely featured in recent Ikimono-gakari singles. Love is a common theme throughout the album, referenced frequently in '1 2 3 ~Koi ga Hajimaru~', 'Koiato', 'Nannde' and 'Renaishousetsu'.
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