Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United Kingdom.
was released in 2000 on Aozora Records, an independent label pre-dominantly distributing to the Kansai area of Osaka only, and reportedly sold in excess of 10,000 copies.
"B'coz I Love You" was the first single released under contract, entering the Japanese charts at number 16 in July.
[citation needed] Yaida took a short sabbatical from her musical career to prepare her thesis for submission in the latter part of the year.
Building on the success of "I Like 2", this release again featured remixes of her Japanese tracks with English lyrics to appeal to the UK club market.
Her 4th single, the double A side "Look Back Again/Over the Distance" was released on June 27 entering the charts at number 3.
August saw the 'Hitomi Yaida Summer Festival Sound of Clover' tour (4 dates) and an appearance at the London Astoria.
The Countdown events, held on December 31, are live concerts that culminate in the traditional counting down of the seconds to midnight and the beginning of the new year.
Completion, a compilation of the UK releases, was issued independently by Aozora on January 23 and entered the album charts at number 1.
During touring – the live CD/DVD Music Pool 2002, her 2nd PV collection Sparkles of light and her 8th single "Koduku na Cowboy" were all released.
The double A-side single "Chapter01/Marble-iro no Hi" was released in March and a final (51st) date was added in Sapporo under the heading of 'Yaiko/Rocks BonusRound' on June 26.
'Summer Festival Girls Talk 2004' took place in August with 3 dates including Yokohama and Osaka, with the 11th single "Monochrome Letter" being released on October 27.
She went on a two-month tour "My tear Bidō presents Hitomi Yaida Colorock Live 2008" from March to April.
[citation needed] On July 28, she announced a change of talent agency: from Clear Sky Corporation to Yamaha.