Proust

Takumi presents his first original single, "Proust."

Inspired by the Proust effect, the phenomenon in which a familiar scent or piece of music can suddenly bring forgotten memories vividly back to life, "Proust" is a heartbreak song about the feelings for someone special that continue to linger long after a relationship has ended.

The scent of tea, the familiar fragrance of fabric softener, and a playlist they used to listen to together. Just when he thinks he has finally forgotten, the smallest moments in everyday life pull him back into the past.

While the person he once loved keeps moving forward, he finds himself still left behind, caught in memories he cannot escape. The song portrays that growing distance through a dreamlike world suspended somewhere between reality and memory.

Wanting to forget, yet somehow always remembering.

"Proust" captures the strange and bittersweet way love can survive through memory, even after the relationship itself is gone.

For anyone who still finds themselves remembering a past love through a familiar scent or song.