Mariko Gotō


Mariko Gotō is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer and actress.
Her career started in the early 2000s with the band Usagi, where she served as vocalist and guitarist. After it broke up in 2003, she joined punk jazz group Midori together with Usagi's bassist, Yoshifumi Kuwano. Midori released three full-length albums, five EPs, and a single. After its dissolution, Gotō focused on her solo career as a musician, as well as a stage, film, and television drama actress. In 2013, she provided vocals and lyrics for the opening song of the anime Flowers of Evil which is titled "宇宙人". Her song "Sound of Me" was used as the ending theme of the drama Taberu Dake, where she played the lead role.
In May 2016 it was reported that she decided to quit the music industry. She returned at the end of 2018 with a demo EP, following it with a full-length album in 2019, both under the alias DJ510Mariko.

Discography

Album

With Usagi