Masafumi Gotoh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Masafumi Gotoh

Japanese musician

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1976

Place of Birth: Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: composer, singer, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Masafumi Gotoh (?? ??, Goto Masafumi) (December 2, 1976) is the lead vocalist, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation.
Masafumi met fellow band members Kensuke Kita and Takahiro Yamada while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University.
The three formed Asian Kung-Fu Generation in 1996, with drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joining the band shortly after.
As the main songwriter of the band, Goto is accredited for engendering a majority of their lyrics, but has a strong tendency to share songwriting duties equally among his bandmates.
His vocal style most often alternates between soft, melodic singing, and harder, harsher, yelling.
Masafumi has a degree in economics and his favourite artists include Weezer, Number Girl, Oasis, Teenage Fanclub, and Beck.
He produces records for other artists such as Chatmonchy, Dr.
Downer and The Chef Cooks Me.
He was also one of the founding members of the band Skeletons (??????).In 2010, Gotoh launched his own music label, only in dreams In 2012, he started solo project with released a single, "Lost", under the name Gotch.
In 2014, he released his debut solo album, Can't Be Forever Young and released live album called, Live in Tokyo.
In 2016, he released his second solo album, Good New Times, with most songs using English lyrics.