Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
In 2008, The Ricecookers met New York producer Shunji Okada, and collaborated to record their first EP, "Four of our Songs". They appeared in events such as Japan Day @ Central Park, to broaden their horizons. As they worked towards becoming known in the New York area, they debuted in the spring of 2010 in Japan, on a Tokyo tour where film director Yukihiko Tsutsumi saw their performance, purely by chance, and quickly bought the rights to their song "Nami No Yukisaki" for his upcoming television drama series, “Spec” on Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Network in Japan. The Ricecookers made history in Japan by becoming the first unknown indie band to be featured as the theme song for a drama series. The media described their dramatic debut as a “never before seen miracle”, and they were also the very first band to custom produce different versions of the same song to fit each episode of the series.