When he returned to Tokyo, he started producing house music and trying to emulate the city's style, sending demos to labels like Sleeping Bag Records but with no avail.

[10][11][12] In 1989, he produced the song "Sun Shower" for singer Nami Shimada,[13] which was remixed by Larry Levan and Mark Kamins.

In 1999, Terada was given an opportunity to compose the music for Ape Escape after a game director listened to his track "Sumo Jungle.

[24] Under the project, Terada writes about the prostitution during the Edo period and gambling in Japan and starts with a backing tracks first instead of lyrics.

[26] In 2015, Dutch label Rush Hour reached out to Terada if he wanted to release a compilation album of his work, to which he agreed.

[35][36][37][38][39] Terada is influenced by house and hip hop,[40] as well as bands such as RC Succession, Akiko Yano and Yellow Magic Orchestra.

In an interview with Vice, he revealed that he uses the stereotypes of Asia when running the Far East Label, with Terada also saying that he is happy when someone tells him that he combines "Asian elements" with house music.