In 1985 the band transferred from TDK Records to another management company, changed their name to Julian Mama, but did not release any singles or albums.
In May 1986, the band made their recording debut with the EP Kiss de Crime, released by CBS Sony.
The band still struggled for fan notice, playing approximately 60 small venues, and releasing their second single, "Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu" ("The Hottest Summer in the World") to little market response.
In 1988, the band made their major leap for recognition, releasing their second studio album Here We Are in February and touring during the summer in support of it.
The album, which include the songs "19 Growing Up", "My Will", "Go Away Boy" and "Romancin' Blue", demonstrated significant artistic development and was met with increasing commercial success.
In November, the band released their third album Let's Get Crazy which furthered their commercial momentum with another batch of rock anthems and popular concert standards.
The group made their first nationwide concert tour that summer, and finished out the year by releasing their fourth album, Lovers, which did not feature any single, but reached the No.
In 1990, the band consolidated their media presence with another nationwide tour, playing 56 venues, including major sports arenas.
In May, keyboardist Tomoko Konno experienced a temporary but total hearing loss in one ear, causing the band to field a replacement player since they were on their customary summer tour at the time.
The four singles from May 1993 up to their decision to retire in early 1995 are noticeably easy-listening and more mature-themed than their previous pop rock efforts.
In April 1995, the band informed their label management that they were retiring, a decision taken at the end of the previous year while preparing their next album.
Okui, the main musical force behind the band, also said that songwriting was becoming much more difficult for her: "In the past it felt that the songs would just come from heaven, without having to think about it, but as time went on it began to become more of a struggle".
In addition, they performed at the Tokyo Dome on December 23 and 24, 2012, as well as the 2012 Kōhaku Uta Gassen on New Year's Eve.
Shortly after the group's final concert, Kaori Okui married actor Goro Kishitani.
In 2018 Kishitani, along with fellow musicians Yuko (guitar), HALNA (bass) and Yuumi (drums) formed the group Unlock The Girls.
Excluding Tomita, who only wrote the music to her own song, only the Okui/Watanabe pairing does not have a songwriting credit in the band's catalogue.
Nakayama also recorded a duet of the Kiss classic "Hard Luck Woman" with Redd Kross singer Jeff McDonald.