Yoshioka was born in Shizuoka on February 29, 1984.[1] She moved to Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture when she was five years old. She had an interest in music from an early age, learning to play the piano at the age of five. She would go on to study music at the Showa University of Music Junior College.[2]
Yoshioka's music career began in 1999 when she became vocalist of the band Ikimonogakari.[1] The band would temporarily disband the following year, but would reform in 2003.[1] It made its major debut in 2006 with the release of the single "Sakura", with Yoshioka as vocalist.[1]
In 2010, Ikimonogakari performed the song "Egao", which was used as the theme song to the anime film Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened.[3] Yoshioka made a vocal cameo in the film, voicing an Eevee.[4]
Yoshioka started a solo career after Ikimonogakari went on hiatus in 2017.[5] Her first solo release, an album titled Utairo (うたいろ), was released on October 24, 2018.[6] While Ikimonogakari resumed its activities later that year, Yoshioka would continue her solo career.[7]
Yoshioka released her first solo single "Massara" (まっさら) on December 22, 2021.[8] Her second single, "Dekoboko" (凸凹), was released on June 15, 2022;[9] the title song was used as the first opening theme to the anime television series A Couple of Cuckoos.[10]