Stating in a later interview that she was "suspicious of them",[1] she decided not to join the labels or pursue music, and instead chose to study to become a beautician, following in the footsteps of her older sister.

The album of cover versions included four English-language songs performed originally by Carole King, The Sugarcubes, Jimi Hendrix and Velvet Underground, but was so well received that Hajime was pushed to release another mini-album less than five months later.

[1] In August 2001, Chitose released her second mini-album with Augusta Records entitled Kotonoha (コトノハ), this time featuring five original tracks.

In 2002, she released her first major label single on Epic Records – Wadatsumi no Ki (ワダツミの木) ("The Sea-God's Tree"[1]).

Shortly after a concert tour, and the release of a live album and DVD in 2004, Hajime announced that she would be getting married, and was to have her first child in 2005.

She returned to the music industry in November 2005 with the single "Kataritsugu Koto" (語り継ぐこと), the ending theme for the anime series BLOOD+.

A limited edition version featured a 13th track, "Shinda Onna no Ko" (死んだ女の子) with Ryuichi Sakamoto), as well as a DVD containing the music videos for "Kataritsugu Koto", and "Haru no Katami".