or Gotch (December 2, 1976) is the lead vocalist, main
songwriter
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Asian Kung-Fu Generation
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Yokohama in 1996. For its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotoh, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada (musician), Takahiro Yamada, and dr ...
. Masafumi met fellow band members
Kensuke Kita
(January 24, 1977) is the lead guitarist and backing singer of the Japanese Rock music, rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Kensuke met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō and Takahiro Yamada (musician), Takahiro Yamada while attending a music cl ...
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, Gotoh is credited with writing 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
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
and his favourite artists include
Weezer
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Oasis
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Beck
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. 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 .
In 2010, Gotoh launched his own music label, only in dreams. In 2012, he started a solo project under the name Gotch, and released the single "'Lost". 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. In 2024, he established a non profit organization "Apple Vinegar Music Support" and build a studio called "Music inn Fujieda" in Fujieda to support young and independent musicians. In March 2024, Gotoh released drone/ambient music album ''Recent Report I'' under his original name.
Idaho
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* Chatmonchy – "Kirakira Hikare" (2012) producer; vocals on "Karisomethod"
* Chatmonchy – ''Henshin'' (2012) producer on "Yes or No or Love" and "Kirakira Hikare"
* Dr. Downer – ''Gensō no Maboroshi'' (2013) producer
* The Chef Cooks Me – ''Kaitentai'' (2013) producer, vocals on "Kanjōsen wa Bokura o Nosete"
* ART-SCHOOL – ''YOU'' (2014) producer
* Ovall - "Nadaraka Yoru" (2018) vocals
* The Mattson 2 – ''Vaults of Eternity: Japan'' (2018) vocals on "My Memories Fade"
* Co.Ruri Mito - ''MeMe'' (2019) music producer
* Nahavand – ''Vandalism'' (2019) producer, vocals on "Hold On"
* The Chef Cooks Me – "Kakato de Ai o Uchinarase" (2019) vocals
* SOFTTOUCH – "Jiyū Ishi" (2019) producer
* Aiha Higurashi – "Je t'aime" (2019) producer
* Aiha Higurashi – "Shining all over" (2019) vocals
* Manami Konishi – ''Cure'' (2020) producer and backing vocals on "Endless Summer", producer on "Ain't Nobody Know"
* FIRE EX. – "The Light" (2020) vocals
* Moment Joon – "Doukutsu" (2020) vocals
* The Rentals – "Goodbye, Steve" (2020) vocals
* SOCCER*SCHOOL - "last summer bleeze" (2021) mixing
* Moment Joon – "Distance" (2021) vocals
* Hironoi Momoi – "Fog" (2021) vocal, lyrics
* Lil Boom – "The End of the World" (2021) vocals
* Nahavand – "World Trigger"' (2022) recording
* Yuragi – ''For you, Adroit it but soft : Remixes & Rarities'' (2022) mastering
* The Tiva – ''On This Planet'' (2022) mastering
* Mofution Vibration – "Oboroge" (2022) mixing, mastering
* Dhira Bongs – ''A Tiny Bit of Gold in The Dark Ocean'' (2022) vocals on "Make Me Fallin In Love Again"
* Link – ''Tsuki no Hana EP'' (2023) producer, recording, mixing
* Jared Mattson – ''Peanut'' (2023) vocals on "Koko ni Kite"
* Kanjani Eight – "Ikiteru Bokura" (2023) songwriter
* Takehisa Chiba – "Spacewalker" (2023) vocals, vocals engineer, mixing
* Link – ''Taiyou to Tsuki no Beatniks'' (2023) producer, recording, mixing
* A Flood of Circle – ''Candle Songs'' (2024) producer on "Candle Songs"
* Furusato Osamu to Furoshiki – "Ryusui" (2024) co-producer, recording, mixing, mastering; guitar and chorus on "Ryusui"; lyrics, vocal, guitar, and programming on "Ryusui Remix"
* Furusato Osamu to Furoshiki – "Takibi" (2024) co-producer, recording, mastering