 With the release of her third single, ""Watashi No Aoi Tori"" (My Bluebird), she won the prestigious Best Newcomer award the 15th edition of the Japan Record Award.In the winter of 1973 following 1974 the single ""Hana Monogatari"" (Flower Fairy Tales) was her first top ten hit single, which sold over 237,000 copies.She participated for the first time at the 25th edition of the Kōhaku Uta Gassen festival in 1974, with her hit single ""Kiiroi Ribbon"" (Yellow Ribbon).