Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Kumiko Goto
Person · female · Japan · Suginami · born 1974 · recording since 1987
Japanese model, talent, actress
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Also known as 後藤久美子
Timeline
4 events✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: teadrop
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography170 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378325623
Biography
Kumiko Goto (後藤 久美子, Gotō Kumiko; born on March 26, 1974) is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer active in the 1980s. As an actress, she is known for starring in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo films and the Jackie Chan film City Hunter. In 1995, she quit her acting career and married French racing driver Jean Alesi, with whom she has three children, daughter Helena and sons Giuliano and John.
TV shows
Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK, 1987), young Megohime
Mama wa Idol (TBS, 1987)
Kaze Shojo (NTV, 1988)
Tsukai! Rock-n-Roll Toori (TBS, 1988)
Taiheiki (NHK, 1991), Kitabatake Akiie
Mo Namida wa Misenai (Fuji TV, 1993)
DCU (TBS, 2022), Maria Silva
Films
Memories of You (1988)
Otoko wa Tsurai yo series:
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
Tora-san Confesses (1991)
Tora-San Makes Excuses (1992)
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)
City Hunter (1993)
Camp de Aimasho (1995)
Commercial
Denon "Concept" (1987-1988)
Mazda Carol (1995-1996)
Formula 1 97 (1997)
JR East (1987–)
Kirin "Kirin 1000 (Southern)" (2010–)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 1 | 13.7th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups)
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | teadropSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAteardrop B若葉のイリュージョン | 18 March 1987 | ||
| 1988 | 初恋に気づいてSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:331初恋に気づいて4:03 2北風の約束3:26 3teardrop4:04 | 21 January 1988 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 初恋に気づいてSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 23:501北風の約束3:23 2WIND BLOWS4:22 3若葉のイリュージョン3:56 4初恋に気づいて4:02 5ポプリ4:03 6teardrop4:04 | 21 January 1988 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | KUMIKO MEMORY BOX 1986–1988Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:02:001テレビの国のアリス4:52 2花王エッセンシャルキューティクル・ケアシャンプー＆リンス0:30 3住友スリーエム スコッチビデオカセット1:01 4パンツの穴1:59 5ポッカコーポレーション「元気であいさつ」0:29 6ヤマザキナビスコ 「チップスター」0:30 7タカラ 「こんにちは赤ちゃん」0:55 8teardrop4:56 9日本コロムビア DENONコンセプト0:30 10JR東日本0:30 11日立製作所OA機器1:03 12同級生は13歳3:21 13気まぐれスケッチ2:32 14若葉のイリュージョン3:51 15WIND BLOWS3:11 16初恋に気づいて3:59 17北風の約束3:53 18痛快！ロックンロール通り4:07 19風少女4:22 20ポプリ2:54 21ラブ・ストーリーを君に4:57 22制服の天使4:05 23タータン・チェックの手紙3:33 | Compilation | 1 December 1988 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kumiko Goto head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 1 | 13.7th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year | won | |
| 1988 | Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer | won | |
| — | Golden Arrow Award | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kumiko_Goto_at_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_-_2019_%2849014200767%29_%28cropped%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b21ef7e7-1e65-40d7-b5d6-255bfbf3caacdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b21ef7e7-1e65-40d7-b5d6-255bfbf3caaccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2480730seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumiko_Gotobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumiko_Goto
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2480730 · MusicBrainz: b21ef7e7-1e65-40d7-b5d6-255bfbf3caac
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