The president of the audition wanted to contact her, and after asking for her through a few calls to Fukuoka post offices, he finally got hold of Nobuchika.
She received numerous label offers, but ultimately signed with Sony Music, and teamed up with Osawa.
After finishing high school at the age of 19, Eri started work on her debut single, "Lights", which was released on December 8, 2004.
Many overseas fans discovered Eri through the game and it also helped launch her career in Japan.
[citation needed] On June 29, 2005, "Sketch for Summer" was released, a very different genre compared to the previous singles.
An update on her blog told of a studio recording in Okinawa during the summer; this was eventually revealed as her collaboration with NAOTO, the leader of Japanese band Orange Range, in his solo project, delofamilia.
[1] delofamilia's first album, quiet life, was released on December 5, 2007, featuring Nobuchika and AIR as guest vocalists, although Eri appears on the majority of the songs singing in mostly English and some Japanese.
Nobuchika also launched her mixi account and a Myspace page with song samples, along with a live concert on release day to coincide with the new album.
[2][3] The album is to be distributed through independent record label Daiki Sound, and it contains eight tracks produced and written by a variety of artists, such as DSK from Port of Notes, The Company, Yuu Sakai, and Ryuichiro Yamaki.