[3] In 1997 and 1998, she created demos and busked on the streets of Tokyo, mostly performing in Yotsuya and Kichijōji.
[1] In 1999 she released her debut album under Sony Music Japan, Himawari, and performed her first solo live on July 24, 1999.
In 2005, she decided to change her stage name to kanji (石野田奈津代), and created her own independent music label, Songlife.
[2] In 2009, she debuted for the second time under a major label, Universal Music Japan, with the single "Haru Sora," which was featured on the Nippon TV television show Dare mo Shiranai Nakeru Uta.
[3] Ishinoda wrote two songs for the serialised drama Haruchan: "Wakiwaki My Friend" (ワキワキマイフレンド) which was released as a single by Hiromi Go in 2001, and "Irozuku Tabiji" (色づく旅路) performed by Yōko Nagayama.