Masafumi Gotoh

Masafumi Gotoh or Gotch 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, 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 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 (スケルトンズ).

2 December 1976

Born on the same birth day (2 December): Anna G. Jónasdóttir • Anna Kalinskaya • David Hackett Fischer • David Rivas • Edwin Meese • Etta Bond • Gary Becker • Ivan Bagramyan • Jason Collins • John Breckinridge (U.S. Attorney General) • Joseph Graetz • Keith Szarabajka • Kelefa Diallo • Masaaki Hatsumi • Matteo Darmian • Nelly Furtado • Peter Moylan • Siyabonga Nomvethe

Born in the same month (December 1976): Ben Tune • Betty Lennox • Bhaichung Bhutia • Brendan Hines • Daimí Pernía • Filip Kuba • Jason Lane • Jen Golbeck • Joanna Hayes • Lindsay Price • Patrick Kerney • Piotr Morawski • Rachel Komisarz • Sachiko Kokubu • Tammy Blanchard • Trond Nymark • Vangelis Sklavos • Yujiro Shirakawa