[5][6] She was influenced by Namie Amuro, Alicia Keys and her father's favorite singer Janet Jackson.

[7] She graduated from Nile C. Kinnick High School in Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.

When her demotape was seen by Avex Trax they were so impressed by her clear voice, natural beauty, and English pronunciation that they decided to sign her to the label and prepare her for a debut.

The song had a more R&B tune and Beni showed dance skills in the music video.

Although the single charted low, the album was well received because of the variations in music styles and vocal range.

After her album release, she won at the 19th Japan Gold Disc Awards the title "New Artist of the Year".

In the first official CM her new single song was promoted named "Hikari no Kazu dake Glamorous".

The album was promoted by the 2nd KOSE VISEE CM song "FLASH" which was a digital release.

When the musical stopped touring in 2006, she began modeling as the face of Cecil McBee, one of the largest and most popular Japanese clothing lines that appeals to teenage and college girls.

Her eighth single named Luna was an ending theme song for the Japanese drama Warui Yatsura.

However, the official website removed the single and replaced it by a Greatest Hit album named Chapter One: Complete Collection.

In June 2008, Japanese rapper Dohzi-T featured her in the song "Mō Ichi do...," which sold over two million ringtone downloads.

[13] In October 2008, it was announced that she left her label Avex Trax and moved to Universal Music Japan and she would write her own songs.

At the same time, she changed her stage name to Beni and suspended her acting career.

1 spot for weekly full-track download sales on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.

[24] On October 9, Beni's official website announced a limited re-cut single named "KIRA☆KIRA☆" to be released on November 11.

[25][26] On December 16, Beni's official website announced a new single named "Sign.

On July 7, 2010, it was announced that BENI would release a new single named "Heaven's Door".

On October 15, BENI's official website announced a limited single named 2FACE to be released on November 24.

On November 5, Beni's official website announced a third studio album named "Jewel" to be released on December 8, 2010.

However the tour got postponed due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and so started at the end of June.

On 9 May, Beni's official website announced a new single named "Suki Dakara" which was released on June 8, 2011.

[36] Though the single wasn't physically selling strong, it did pretty well on the online downloads.

On August 16, Beni's official website announced a new double A-side single named "Koe wo Kikasete / Crazy Girl" to be released on September 14.

Very quickly a new single was announced named "Darlin'" and was set to release on October 12.

On April 18, 2012, Beni's official website announced another live album named "MTV Unplugged" to be released on 23 May.

[42] The website announced on August 21, that a Deluxe version of Covers was going to be released on September 12, 2012.

[44] After this new album, Beni announced her first artist book named Cover Girl.

In March 2013, Beni's official website announced a new single named "Satsuki Ame" to be released on April 24, 2013.