Hiromi Go

Hiromi Go
Birth nameHiromi Haratake
Born (1955-10-18) October 18, 1955 (age 69)
OriginJapan
GenresPop, kayōkyoku, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1971–present
LabelsSony Music Entertainment Japan
Websitehiromi-go.net
Hiromi Go Official Youtube
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2021 -
Subscribers42.8k[1]
Total views13,881,289 million times[1]
Last updated: January 15, 2024

Hiromi Go (郷 ひろみ, Gō Hiromi, born October 18, 1955, in Sue, Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture), is a Japanese singer,[2] part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. His real name is Hiromi Haratake (原武 裕美, Haratake Hiromi).

In the 1970s, he was called the "New Big Three" (新御三家, shin gosanke) with Goro Noguchi and Hideki Saijo.[3] He belonged to Johnny & Associates, but three years after debut in 1975, left the agency.[4] He also effectively became the Japanese answer to Ricky Martin after his 1999 Japanese version of "Livin' la Vida Loca," which was called "Goldfinger '99".[5] His stage name's initials are "HG", and that, combined with his remake of Ricky Martin's "Livin la Vida Loca" made him a direct and frequent target of comedian Hard Gay.[5]

Go featured Japanese hip hop musician Dohzi-T in his R&B-style song "Kimi Dake o," released on May 14, 2008. "Kimi Dake o" was included in his album Place to Be, and the remix of the song was included as a bonus track in Dohzi-T's album 12 Love Stories.

Go appeared in the Canadian film Samurai Cowboy with Catherine Mary Stewart and Robert Conrad, which was released in 1993.[6] He was also invited to the Japanese touring ice show Fantasy on Ice in 2014, where he performed live with figure skater and two-time Olympic champion, Yuzuru Hanyu, to the song "Ienai yo" (lit. "I can't say it") amongst others.[7]

  1. ^ a b "About 郷ひろみ / Hiromi Go Official YouTube Channel". YouTube.
  2. ^ Craig, Timothy J. (2000). Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 88–. ISBN 9780765605603. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "歌手・郷ひろみ（２４）お互い多く学んだ「新御三家」". Sankei (in Japanese). January 25, 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "'70年代後半の"船出"直後に郷ひろみを失ったジャニーズ事務所は…今では信じられない「冬の時代」". Friday (in Japanese). October 26, 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "リッキー・マーティン、同性婚解消を発表　郷ひろみがカバー「ＧＯＬＤＦＩＮＧＥＲ'９９」の原曲歌手". hochi (in Japanese). July 7, 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ Haeseker, Fred (November 14, 1992). "Samurai Cowboy: He's an idol in Japan but here in Alberta Hiromi Go is just an unknown actor in a low-budget film". Calgary Herald. ProQuest 244217816.
  7. ^ 羽生、郷ひろみのバラード曲でダンス [Hanyu dances to a ballad song by Hiromi Go]. Daily Sports (in Japanese). Chūō-ku, Kobe. June 8, 2014. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.