ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊz nˈɔːɹθiːstɚn ˌɪlənˈɔɪ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɹˈiːkə mjˌʊɹɹɐnˈɑːkɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə dʒəpˈæn ænd wʌz ˈɔfɚd ɐ dˈiːl wɪð kəlˈʌmbiə ɹˈɛkɚdz, ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹˈɛkɚd kˈʌmpəni ɪn dʒəpˈæn, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, wˌɪtʃ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv fˈoːɹ ˈælbəmz.
After graduating from Chicago's Northeastern Illinois University, Rika Muranaka returned to Japan and was offered a deal with Columbia Records, a major record company in Japan, in 1992, which resulted in the release of 4 albums.