She was co-founder and lead singer of the successful Japanese female hard rock and heavy metal band Show-Ya from 1982 to 1991, before going solo.
[2] In 1988, together with Masafumi "Marcy" Nishida, lead singer of Japanese heavy metal band Earthshaker, she released songs for the anime Sonic Soldier Borgman under the moniker HIPS.
[1] The song "Paradise Wind", taken from her first album Body & Soul, was chosen as the official theme for the Japanese TV NHK broadcasting of the Barcelona Olympic Games.
[3] The following year Terada worked with former Red Warriors' guitarist Shake on his project Psychodelicious[5] and released the song "Thank You, Love", final theme for the anime You're Under Arrest!.
Terada continued to perform on her own until 2005, when Show-Ya reformed with the original line-up and has been lead singer of the band ever since, releasing a new studio album in 2012.