Goto Maki

Name: Goto Maki
Japanese name: 後藤真希, ごとうまき
Chinese name: 後藤真希
Korean name: 고토 마키
Nickname: Gottchan, Gottsuan, Gocchin, Gomaki, Goma-chan, Makirin
Birthdate: 1985, September 23
Current age: 24
Birthplace: Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Profession: Singer, Japanese pop
Member of Hello! Project
Blood type: O
Height: 160 cm / 5'2"
Hobbies: Cooking, collecting polaroids, enjoying movies
Favorite Artists: Usher, Ne-Yo
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

Information:
Goto Maki is a Japanese pop singer, who is currently signed under avex trax's urban sub-label, rhythm zone. Goto first appeared in the music world in 1999, when she became the only third generation member of girl group, Morning Musume. She soon became a fan favorite, and in 2001 she became a soloist within Hello! Project.

Goto removed herself from the public eye until 27 February 2008, when the publication Weekly Shincho published candid photos of her smoking a cigarette at a pachinko parlor. On 25 March 2008 her official blog reopened, announcing that Goto had been doing dance and voice training in Los Angeles, California. She returned to Japan at the end of April, with no new updates to her blog as of yet.