The program, the winner of which would go on to be produced by famous rock band Sharam Q, was held from April through August 1997, on the TV Tokyo network.
Prior to her debut, Heike secluded herself from the media to train under the direction of Sharan Q vocalist Tsunku.
During this two-month training time, Tsunku gave five of the audition runners-ups a chance to form a girl group, which he named Morning Musume.
Heike's debut single "Get", composed by Hatake, with lyrics by Tsunku, was released from the WEA Japan label on November 5, 1997.
[1] On November 6, her first live performance was held at the Nippon Budokan Hall in front of an audience of ten thousand invited by Asayan.
The lyrics of the song were written by Makoto of Sharam Q, and it peaked at number 35 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
OST was released on September 30, 1998, under the names of Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume, peaking at number 18 on the Oricon Albums Chart.
"Dakedo Aishisugite" was Heike's fourth single, released on on October 25, 1998, as part the joint OST album Morning Cop "Daite Hold on Me!"
Heike released her 2nd studio album For Ourself —Single History— on September 13, 2000, peaking at number 23 on the Oricon Singles Chart.