ZORN – 地元LOVE Lyrics (English Translation)

🏘️ [Chorus: Maki Goto & ZORN]
Hometown LOVE, LOVE
We love our hood, we love our hood
Hometown LOVE, LOVE
Hometown’s the best, hometown’s the best
Hometown LOVE, LOVE
We love our hood, we love our hood
Hometown LOVE, LOVE

🗺️ [Verse 1: ZORN]
We’re all about that hometown LOVE—
Five-kilometer radius, that’s our zone.

Sweatpants are fine—easy comfort.
Next to me, the crew grew up the same.
Back to Donki, convenience stores, Shinkoiwa Park.
No matter the age, our hearts stay young.

Over fancy Ginza’s Yugen-tei,
I’d rather eat chain food with everyone.
Karaoke, old Heisei hits—
Everyone’s gone through ZEEBRA and Kj.
No pressure, just freestyle every time.

Tattooed girls—most are shotgun weddings.
Jobs for dropouts—work’s all labor.
Reckless bets on boats or horse tracks.
Everyone’s dumb, nothing’s serious.
But somehow, we always stay connected.

🔄 [Verse 2: ZORN & Maki Goto]
We’re all about that hometown LOVE—
Opposite of Minato, we flip the script.
Used to have our little quarrels,
Now I eat monjayaki with Goma-ki.

Rep-Rep, all my homies—
Yankees or normies, All Eyes On Me.
Family and friends, heads held high.
Not ambassadors, just the hometown rapper.

I keep it real, Y2K style.
Vibes forever, middle-school high.
At the candy shop, Mita, ten yen each—
Beloved scenery never changes.

Skinship’s normal here—
Elsewhere it looks wild (Hey!)
If I ran Katsushika,
Living costs? On me.

🌟 [Bridge: Maki Goto]
I’m all about that hometown LOVE—
Always had my feet on familiar ground.
Even as an idol, I walk my streets.
Run into old faces—nostalgia hits.

Born and raised in Edogawa,
We laugh even at the hard stuff.
Mori-ba closing? That’s a low blow.
But winning at the races lifts me high.

Super super super good vibes
Super super super super good vibes
Super super super good vibes
Super super super super good vibes

🏘️ [Final Chorus: Maki Goto & ZORN]
Hometown LOVE, LOVE
We love our hood, we love our hood
Hometown LOVE, LOVE
Hometown’s the best, hometown’s the best
Hometown LOVE, LOVE
We love our hood, we love our hood
Hometown LOVE, LOVE
No matter what, we can’t let go.

🏙️ Lyrics Meaning & Cultural Context

This song is a love letter to the specific, unglamorous, deeply familiar place called home. It rejects the glitz of central Tokyo (Ginza, Minato) in favor of the working-class neighborhoods of Edogawa and Katsushika, where life is real, relationships are genuine, and the “hood” is everything.

Core Theme: Pride in the Unpretentious
The song celebrates the ordinary: sweatpants over fashion, chain restaurants over fancy dining, the five-kilometer radius where everything matters. This is not irony; it’s genuine pride in the unpretentious. The hometown is not special to outsiders—but to those who grew up there, it’s the whole world.
The Geography of Love
Specific places anchor the song: Donki (Don Quijote discount store), Shinkoiwa Park, monjayaki (a local Tokyo savory pancake), the candy shop in Mita, Katsushika ward. These are not landmarks for tourists; they are personal landmarks, loaded with memory and meaning. For those who know, each name evokes a world.
The Crew That Grew Up Together
ZORN’s verses paint a picture of lifelong friendship: the crew that wore sweatpants, fought little quarrels, and now eats together. They’ve been through the same cultural touchstones—ZEEBRA and Kj (Japanese hip-hop pioneers), old Heisei-era karaoke hits. This shared history creates a bond that no amount of success or distance can break.
Real Lives, Real Struggles
The lyrics don’t romanticize poverty but acknowledge it honestly: “Jobs for dropouts—work’s all labor. Reckless bets on boats or horse tracks.” These are the realities of working-class life. But even in struggle, there’s connection. The crew stays together, dumb and unserious, but always connected.
Tattooed Girls and Shotgun Weddings
These details ground the song in a specific subculture—the world where tattoos are normal, where marriages happen quickly and young. It’s not judged; it’s simply described as part of the fabric of home.
Flipping the Script
“Opposite of Minato, we flip the script” is a direct challenge to Tokyo’s most glamorous, wealthy ward. The speaker is proud to be from the other side—the side that doesn’t make the guidebooks but makes the people who know what matters.
Maki Goto’s Verse
Having a former idol sing about walking her old streets, running into familiar faces, and laughing through hard times adds authenticity. Maki Goto, born and raised in Edogawa, represents the possibility of success without losing your roots. Even as an idol, she never left—her hometown is still her ground.
Mori-ba and Races
References to Mori-ba (a local shopping center) closing and winning at the races capture the small joys and losses of local life. The closing of a beloved spot is a “low blow”—a genuine grief. Winning a bet lifts the spirits. These are the emotional scales of hometown life.
Super Good Vibes
The bridge’s repetitive “super super super good vibes” is almost childlike in its enthusiasm. It’s the pure, uncomplicated joy of being home, of belonging, of knowing exactly who you are and where you come from.

In essence, this song is a manifesto of local love. It refuses to apologize for not being fancy, not being famous, not being Minato. Instead, it celebrates the five-kilometer radius where everyone knows everyone, where the candy shop prices haven’t changed, where you can wear sweatpants and eat chain food and still feel like you’re exactly where you belong. The hometown is not perfect—it has dropouts and labor jobs and reckless bets. But it’s theirs. And no matter what, they can’t let go.

ZORN – 地元LOVE Lyrics (English Translation)

🏙️ Lyrics Meaning & Cultural Context

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