It reminds me of school and how we have to let go of a lot of things in order to acheive other things or find ourselves. The group went on hiatus last Januuntil now.Such a touching song. "Kuchidzuke", also from Jinsei Sugoroku Dabe. and "Chikoku Shichau yo" from Jinsei Sugoroku Dabe. Life Album saw the revival of a couple of songs from their indie albums "Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi" from Makoto ni Senetsu. Songs like "Kimagure Romantic" differed greatly from their songs during the Sakura Saku era. Ikimono-gakari began to shift to a more mainstream pop sound with their second and third albums, Life Album and My Song Your Song. Additionally, they recorded songs with faster tempos, such as "Ryūsei Miracle" and "Hinageshi". They also began to add other elements to their songs, such as strings and tambourines, as evidenced by "Sakura" and "Kira Kira Train". With the release of their first major-label album, Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari, their style changed to a more conventional rock style, but still keeping with their traditional guitar-harmonica combination. Guitarist and band leader Yoshiki Mizuno also sang considerably more on their indie albums. Their initial music was considerably slower "Natsu Koi" on Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari is considerably faster in tempo compared to the same song on Makoto ni Senetsu Nagara First Album wo Koshirae Mashita. Their primary instruments were the acoustic guitar, the electric guitar, and the harmonica. Ikimono-gakari's musical style stems from their original lounge rock style found on their first three mini albums under Cubit Club. She used to belong to a children theatrical company. She joined the band in high school when she suddenly saw Yamashita and Mizuno singing in front of the train station. Her nicknames are Yosshie, Kiyoe-chan and Kiyorasu (by Shouko Nakagawa). Her older brother was a classmate of both Hotaka and Yoshiki at high school. She is the band's lead vocalist, and has written lyrics to some of the band's songs.
She is a graduate of Ebina High School and the Showa Academia Musicae Junior College. Kiyoe Yoshioka (吉岡聖恵, Yoshioka Kiyoe?, born February 29, 1984) is from Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture. He has also written lyrics and melodies to some of the band's songs. He is the leader of the band, and plays the guitar and vocals. He is a graduate of Atsugi High School and the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University. Yoshiki Mizuno (水野良樹, Mizuno Yoshiki?, born December 17, 1982) is from Ebina-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture. He plays the guitar and harmonica, and has written lyrics and melodies to some of the band's songs. ikimonogakari - SAKURA (Romanized) Lyrics: Sakura hirahira maiorite ochite / Yureru omoi no take wo dakishimeta / Kimi to haru ni negai shi ano yume wa / Ima mo miete iru yo. He is a graduate of Atsugi High School and the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hosei University. Hotaka Yamashita (山下穂尊, Yamashita Hotaka?, born August 27, 1982) is from Ebina-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture. The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was later joined by lead vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in December the same year.
They are part of Sony Music Japan's EPIC Records label. Ikimono-gakari (いきものがかり, ikimono-gakari?) is a Japanese rock band.