generasia:Featured article for 2011 week 2

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 Goto originally made her debut in 1999 as part of Hello!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. 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.

She performed "Hear me" at a-nation 2008 (a song that would later be re-released as "Mine with KEN THE 360" on her first 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.

Gloria, released on January 12, 2011, is the third mini-album by Goto.