Hiromi Gō

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Hiromi Go (郷ひろみ Gō Hiromi, real name: Hiromi Haratake (原武裕美 Haratake Hiromi) (October 18, 1955) was born in Sue, Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture) and is a Japanese singer. He also effectively became the Japanese answer to Ricky Martin after his Japanese version of "Livin' la Vida Loca", which was called "GOLDFINGER '99".

In 1970's, he was called "new big three" (新御三家 shin gosanke) with Goro Noguchi and Hideki Saijo.

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 target of comedian Hard Gay, who arranged to be his attendant for the day of a rehearsal for a concert in Nagoya. A promotional video was created by Hard Gay, which consisted of his antics on the show. Instead of getting angry at the comedian, Go took it with stride and even played along with the tricks, which included whipping the leather-clad man and dancing with him on stage. He allowed Hard Gay to give one audience member of the variety television show Bakushō Mondai no Bakuten! a copy of the promotional video.

Hiromo Go appeared in the movie Samurai Cowboy which was released in 1993 and filmed in Southern Alberta. The movie follows a Japanese businessman who becomes disillusioned with his life after his best friend dies. He moves to Montana to follow a childhood dream of becoming a cattle rancher. Also starring in the movie was Robert Conrad, Matt McCoy, Catherine Mary Stewart and Conchata Ferrell.