[1][3] She quit those two bands in 1987, becoming a solo artist, and released four albums before marrying producer Yasushi Akimoto and subsequently retiring.
[3][7] Note that since she already was affiliated with an entertainment agency, some say that her being approached in Harajuku was a staged act disguised as a coincidence.
[3][10] In June 1986, she made her solo debut with the song "Cinderella-tachi e no Dengon" (シンデレラたちへの伝言), which became number one on the Oricon chart in its first appearance.
[12] On July 6, 1986, a large-scale Handshake Event (握手会, Akushukai) was held at Osaka-jō Hall and she shook hands with 16,000 fans who gathered there.
[13][14] In October 1986, her radio program, Smiling Message (微笑伝言・ほほえみメッセージ, Bishōdengon Hohoemimessēji), was launched on Nippon Broadcasting System.
[15] In December 1986, Tōhō premiered the movie Women in love (恋する女たち), in which she co-starred with Yuki Saitō and Haruko Sagara.
[3] In reality, however, she had never been to a disco, and her character was considered to be sober and reserved, the opposite of a playful person, which made her role terribly perplexing to her fans.
[3][5][17] She also starred in the idol dramas Daddy Longlegs (あしながおじさん, Ashinaga Ojisan) and Secret Half Moon (ないしょのハーフムーン, Naisho no Hāfumūn).
[7][20] As an actress, she appeared in dramas such as Wait until it's hot (熱くなるまで待って, Atsukunarumade Matte) and The stories of the snapping anchors (アナウンサーぷっつん物語, Anaunsā Puttsunmonogatari).
[22] On May 23, 1988, just three weeks after the official fan club was formed, she married Yasushi Akimoto and retired from the entertainment industry.
[3][9][25] Moreover, in December 2002, she and her husband published a picture book titled Elephant Cat (ぞうネコ, Zouneko).
[1][27] In the summer of 1986, she was secretly being stalked by the paparazzi of the photo magazine Friday, which was brought to her attention by one of her most enthusiastic fans.
"[36] In July 1985, when the members of Onyanko Club stayed at a hotel near Oiso Long Beach (大磯ロングビーチ) in Ōiso, Kanagawa, While all of them excitedly watched the pornographic videos, the "pure-hearted" Takai was the only one who was shocked into silence by them.