Masafumi Gotoh

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. 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 is building 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.

• Name — Masafumi Gotoh • Alias — Gotch • Born — 2 December 1976 • Birthplace — Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan • Instruments — * Vocals • guitar • Genre — * Alternative rock • art rock • indie rock • Occupation — * Singer-songwriter • musician • producer • columnist • Years Active — 1996–present • Label — * Ki/oon • Tofu • only in dreams • Associated Acts — Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Skeletons • Website — Sony OID

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications • Title — Details — Peak chart positions • JPN Oricon — JPN Billboard • Can't Be Forever Young — LP]], download — 14 — — • Good New Times — * Released: 13 July 2016 * Label: only in dreams * Formats: download, CD, LP — 25 — 47 • Lives By The Sea — * Released: 3 March 2021 * Label: only in dreams * Formats: download, CD, LP — 115 — —

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications • Title — Details • Recent Report I — * Released: 27 March 2024 * Label: only in dreams * Formats: Cassette, download, streaming

List of live albums, with selected chart positions • Title — Details — Peak chart positions • JPN Oricon — JPN Billboard • Live in Tokyo — LP]], download — 85 — —

List of extended plays • Title — Details • Goto to Togo (with Kiyomaru Togo) — Cassette]], download

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • JPN Oricon • "Lost" — 2012 — — — Can't Be Forever Young • "The Long Goodbye" — 2013 — — • "Wonderland" — 2014 — 48 • "Route 6" — — — — • "Taxi Driver" — 2017 — — — Lives By The Sea • "Nothing But Love" — 2020 — — • "Stay Inside" (featuring Mabanua) — — • "The Age" (featuring BASI, Dhira Bongs and Keishi Tanaka) — — • "Heaven" (with GuruConnect) — 2023 — — — rowspan="2" Non-album singles • "Stateless" (featuring YonYon) — 2024 — — • "Masa-masa (Japanese Ver.)" (Gotch and The Adams) — 2025 — —

• New Order – Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005) lyrics on "Krafty (Japanese Version)" • Dr. Downer – Rising (2011) music director • Special Others – Special Others (2011) collaboration on "Dance in Tsurumi" • Feeder – Generation Freakshow Japanese edition (2012) vocals on "Idaho" • 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 • Generations from Exile Tribe – "MY GENERATION" (2025) producer, guitar, lyrics, music • SATOH – "MILE" (2025) featured vocals