Ex-member of hello!project, Goto Maki, showed off her beautiful body with this semi-nude photo on fashion magazine GLAMOROUS(Kodansha).

The shoot was planned during the end of 2009, but it was delayed due to her mother's death. 3 months after the tragedy however, she decided to reveal everything, including her feelings for her mother.

The photos were taken by�Yasunari Kikuma in April at the beach in Shizuoka.

"This is me now. I want people to know who I am. I hope many people will take a look at my pictures," Goto Maki says.

She also revealed her feelings when her mother passed away in the interview:

"Don't go alone. Why don't you take me with you.... that's how I felt at that time."

With this photo shoot, Goto Maki has taken a new step to enhance her career and revealed her inner strength after her mother's death.

Source: sanspo.com