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Maco (Japanese: マコ, Hepburn: Mako, stylized in all caps, born May 10, 1991, in Hakodate, Hokkaido) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Initially receiving attention for a Japanese cover of Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", she made her debut with the cover mini-album 22 in 2014.

Career

Maco released a Japanese cover of Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", the theme song for the Fuji TV reality show Terrace House. Adapting the song into a sad ballad, the cover received attention on social media alongside Maco's covers of other Western pop songs. In January 2014, Maco served as the opening act for Ariana Grande's first tour in Japan. She also featured on the M-Flo album Future Is Wow. When she released her cover mini-album 22 later that year, it topped the streaming chart. Her cover of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was also certified gold digitally in August 2014 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

In July 2015, Maco was selected to sing the campaign song "Shiny Stars" for the NHK Commercial Broadcasters Joint Radio Campaign in Hokkaido. Starting in 2011, the campaign selected a district each year to promote radio listening among youth. In 2015, the campaign Kitaraji (キタラジ, Kitaraji, lit. 'North Radio') was held by five stations in Hokkaido. "Shiny Stars" is a "soulful campaign song with a light melody" that was inspired by the starry sky of Maco's hometown Hakodate, Hokkaido. Later that year, Maco released "Seishun no Tsubasa" (青春の翼, 'Wings of Youth') as the theme song for the Japanese release of the film La Famille Bélier on October 31. The song was included in her first album First Kiss, released on November 4.

In December 2018, Maco announced the release of her album Koukan Nikki as December 5, as well as her tour of Japan, Taiwan, and Shanghai starting in March 2019. On August 15, 2019, Maco announced at her fan club concert Miss You Summer that she had transferred to Sony Music Japan. She released the digital single "Time Limit" on August 28. On November 16, she appeared in Taipei at the fashion event ViViNight in Taipei.

Maco left her agency Starbase in June 2024.

Personal life

Maco was born on May 10, 1991, in Hakodate, Hokkaido. She has had ulcerative colitis since she was 19. Maco is close friends with Reina Washio of E-girls, collectively being referred to as "Washimaco" (わしまこ). They collaborated on the song "Dear My Friend". In October 2022, Maco announced that she had married a non-celebrity in September.

References

1. ^ Matsunaga, Naohisa (July 23, 2014). MACO『『テラスハウス』主題歌の日本語カバーで話題☆SNSやYouTubeで注目の新世代歌姫に迫る』 [MACO "Japanese cover of the Terrace House theme song is a hot topic ☆ Approaching the new generation diva attracting attention on SNS and YouTube"]. Oricon News. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
2. 北海道出身MACOがテイラー・スウィフト「22」カバー [Maco from Hokkaido covers Taylor Swift's "22"]. Music Natalie (in Japanese). March 13, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
3. "Certifications search results: MACO (digital format)" (Enter "MACO" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
4. ^ ラジオっ子MACO異例の抜てき、応援歌を歌う [Radio kid Maco is unusually selected to sing a cheer song]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 15, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
5. フランス映画『エール！』の主題歌日本語版にMACOが決定 [MACO to sing the Japanese version of the theme song for the French film La Famille Bélier]. CD Journal (in Japanese). October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
6. "Japan's MACO Announces 'Fresh' New Album, Concerts in Taiwan and Shanghai". Billboard. October 24, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
7. MACO、SONY MUSICへの移籍を発表！ 新曲「タイムリミット」を8月28日にデジタルリリース [Maco announces her transfer to Sony Music! New song "Time Limit" digitally released on August 28]. M-On! Music. August 15, 2019. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019.
8. Mori, Tomoyuki (November 14, 2019). 現在進行形の新しいMACOについてお聞きしました。 [We asked about the new Maco that is currently in development.]. Kkbox (in Japanese). Retrieved June 9, 2024.
9. MACO、所属事務所退所を報告「まだまだ叶えたい夢が沢山あり」 [MACO announces departure from agency: "I still have many dreams I want to achieve"]. Nifty News (in Japanese). June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
10. MACO、難病の「潰瘍性大腸炎」公表「勇気をもらいました」コメント多数 [MACO announces that she has ulcerative colitis, a rare disease, and receives many comments saying, "I was encouraged"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 8, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
11. MACOとFlower鷲尾伶菜の“わしまこ”が仲良く「さしめし」 [Maco and Flower Reina Washio's "Washimaco" enjoy "Sashimeshi" together]. Music Natalie (in Japanese). April 24, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
12. MACO、親友のE-girls鷲尾伶菜とデュエット「最高で最幸な1日」 [Maco duets with her best friend, E-girls' Washio Reina, "The best and happiest day"]. Oricon News. August 15, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
13. シンガーソングライター・MACOさん 結婚を発表「この人が居てくれたら他に何もいらないと思えた、初めての人でした。」 [Singer-songwriter Maco announces marriage: "He was the first person where I felt like I didn't need anything else."]. TBS News Dig (in Japanese). October 26, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

• 1991 births
• Living people
• Japanese women pop singers
• Japanese women singer-songwriters
• People from Hakodate