Goto Maki

Goto Maki (後藤真希) is an Japanese urban pop singer, currently signed to avex trax's sub-label rhythm zone. Goto originally made her debut in 1999 as part of Hello! Project, and as the only third generation member of Morning Musume. She has sold over 1,576,761 copies in Japan alone being the second best-selling solo artist in Hello! Project. Early in Summer 2008, Goto left Hello! Project and moved to the rhythm zone label.

History
Goto Maki joined Morning Musume when she was just 13 years old and became almost an instant favorite, helping them reach number one with the song LOVE Machine. She soon established herself as a talented singer and dancer and took the lead on a large number of Morning Musume tracks.In 2002 she graduated from Morning Musume to pursue a solo career and has since released four albums, as well as a number of singles. She was also in the Morning Musume ten year anniversary group, Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai.

On October 28, 2007, Nikkan Sports reported that her graduation from Hello! Project had been announced by UFA and took place on the last date of her. According to the article, her graduation is in response to her brother, Goto Yuuki's arrest, as well as different ideas in the direction of her singing career.

Early in Summer 2008, Goto signed up with rhythm zone sub-label of avex trax. She performed Hear me at (a song that would later be re-released as Mine with KEN THE 360 on her debut mini-album) and Whitney Houston's Saving All My Love for You. Goto proceeded to release digital singles and PVs for new songs Fly Away, Lady-Rise, and with... as part of her SWEET BLACK Project. Fly Away was the first song Goto had written the lyrics to herself. Digitally, these singles fared extremely well. Goto collaborated with ravex to release ''Golden LUV feat. Goto Maki'' - it was Goto's first time collaborating with anyone.

While with avex, Goto got the chance to participate in the Fashion Show.

2009 saw the release of her physical debut with the album, listed under the artist known as ''SWEET BLACK Feat. Goto Maki'', though the songs were actually written and performed by Goto herself. The mini-album had 8 tracks, and featured many collaborations with artists such as, , and. A limited version release of the album was sold with a 64-page photobook as well as a hand-drawn cover. With this mini-album under her belt, Goto performed at various events including the and. She has stated in an interview that following her run as ''SWEET BLACK feat. Goto Maki'', she will start to release under her proper name.With the announcement of the 2009 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 11gatsu ~Yokohama FIRE!~, the thus-far unanswered question as to who owned the rights to Goto's Hello!Project songs was finally answered. With Goto's hit song ''Yaruki! IT'S EASY (やる気! IT'S EASY)'' being performed by Hello! Project Eggs Sengoku Minami, Kikkawa Yuu, Furukawa Konatsu, Sainen Mia, and Mori Saki, it appears that has the rights to the older works. This will be confirmed when or if a DVD is released of the Yokohama FIRE! concert.

Profile

 * Name: Goto Maki (後藤真希)
 * Nickname: Gottchan, Gottsuan, Gocchin, Gomaki, Goma-chan, Makirin
 * Birth date: 1985-09-23
 * Birthplace: Edogawaku, Tokyo, Japan
 * Blood type: O
 * Height: 160 cm / 5'2"
 * Hobbies: Cooking, enjoying movies
 * Favorite colors: Deep blue, gray, yellow, white, pale pink
 * Favorite flowers: Baby's breaths
 * Favorite food: Mont blanc, ice cream, rice
 * Disliked food: Liver, sea urchin, avocado, papaya
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Morning Musume (1999–2002)
 * Gomattou (2002–2003)
 * Nochiura Natsumi (2004–2005)
 * DEF.DIVA (2005–2006)
 * Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai (2007)
 * Subgroups:
 * Petitmoni (1999–2002)
 * Hello! Project Shirogumi (2005)
 * Shuffle units:
 * 2000: Akagumi 4
 * 2001: 7nin Matsuri
 * 2002: Sexy 8
 * 2004: H.P. All Stars

Albums

 * [2003.02.05] Makking GOLD 1 (マッキングGOLD①)
 * [2004.01.28] 2 Paint It Gold (②ペイント イット ゴールド)
 * [2005.02.23] 3rd Station (3rd ステーション)
 * [2007.09.19] How to use SEXY

Other Albums

 * [2003.03.05] Ken & Mary no Merikenko On Stage! Original Cast Ban (stage album)
 * [2005.12.14] Goto Maki Premium Best 1 (後藤真希 プレミアムベスト 1) (best album)
 * [2009.09.16] SWEET BLACK (SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO) (mini-album)

Singles

 * [2001.03.28] Ai no Bakayarou (愛のバカやろう)
 * [2001.09.19] Afurechau... BE IN LOVE (溢れちゃう... BE IN LOVE)
 * [2002.05.09] Te wo Nigitte Arukitai (手を握って歩きたい)
 * [2002.08.21] Yaruki! IT'S EASY (やる気! IT'S EASY)
 * [2002.12.18] Sans Toi Ma Mie / Kimi to Itsumademo (サン・トワ・マミー)
 * [2003.03.19] Uwasa no SEXY GUY (うわさの SEXY GUY)
 * [2003.06.18] Scramble (スクランブル)
 * [2003.08.27] (抱いてよ! PLEASE GO ON)
 * [2003.11.27] Genshoku GAL Hade ni Yukube! (原色 GAL 派手に行くべ!)
 * [2004.03.17] Sayonara no LOVE SONG (サヨナラの LOVE SONG)
 * [2004.07.07] Yokohama Shinkirou (横浜蜃気楼)
 * [2004.11.17] Sayonara "Tomodachi ni wa Naritakunai no" (さよなら「友達にはなりたくないの」)
 * [2005.07.06] Suppin to Namida. (スッピンと涙. )
 * [2006.01.25] Ima ni Kitto... In My LIFE (今にきっと... In My LIFE)
 * [2006.06.07] Glass no Pumps (ガラスのパンプス)
 * [2006.06.11] SOME BOYS! TOUCH
 * [2007.04.11] Secret

Digital Downloads

 * [2009.01.21] (SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO)
 * [2009.02.25] (SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO)
 * [2009.04.27] (SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO)