Maki Goto's Mother Dies

(Source: Sanspo) At 10.55 on 23rd January, the mother of Maki Goto (GoMaki), former member of popular Japanese pop unit Morning Musume, was found lying on the road outside their house, bleeding from the head. GoMaki's sister then promptly called 119 and their mother was then sent to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The Goto family's house has three levels, and the window at the third level was found to be slightly ajar. The possibility of suicide has not yet been ruled out. GoMaki's mother, Tokiko-san, was also said to be drunk the night before according to an eye-witness account. The three ladies had been living together in their 3-storey house before the accident.

GoMaki's new single out on 21st January!

(Source: Sanspo) After a 16 month hiatus and the incessant flurry of rumours surrounding her brother, her new contract in between, former Morning Musume Goto Maki (23) is back with a new single (a collaboration) - [Fly Away] - to be released on the 21st of January 2009!

The new tune is targeted at women in their 20s and is a medium tempo dance tune. For more information and snazzy photos, please check out her official website here.

Follow-up on GoMaki's comeback

This is a photo of the newspaper page concerning the same news reported in my earlier entry. Don't think it gives the news much more credibility (interesting question, print versus internet news) but just thought I'd add it here. \(^_^)/ Note Ayu's and Koda Kumi's photos in the boxes on the left!

Old Plastic Surgery Photos (Part 2)

One bad thing about blogspot (as opposed to wordpress) is that there's a limit to the number of categories/labels you can assign to the particular post (of 200 characters, when you type the whole list out). But I'm insistent on categorizing my posts correctly! Hence the part 1 part 2 solution to this.... bleagh. I miss wordpress =(.

Koda Kumi

Mai Kuraki

Goto Maki

Nakashima Mika

Ayumi Hamasaki, Matsushima Nanako, Fukada Kyoko, Kago Ai

Shaku Yumiko and Tanaka Miho

Otsuka Ai

Goto Maki to perform with Hamasaki Ayumi

(Source: Idolgravure) GoMaki is primed for a sensational comeback after an 8-month hiatus! Newly signed on to the Avex Trax label, GoMaki is set to return to the stage when Avex celebrates its 20th anniversary, alongside superstars like Ayumi Hamasaki. (I was a bit conflicted over whether to place the last names first or not in the title, and opted for uniformity. In the post though.. I guess I can't be bothered hur hur)

The official announcements will be made middle of next week, after the shareholders assemble for their regular meeting next Sunday, 22nd June 2008.

The concert will feature Ayumi Hamasaki as the leader of the pack, alongside other stars such as Koda Kumi and GoMaki.

Well at least things seem to be looking a little better for the Goto family (I'm thinking of her brother, Goto Yuki's 5-year prison sentence that was just recently handed out to him. ) O_O