Makiyo was born to a Japanese father and Taiwanese mother.
She returned to Taiwan with her mom at 10 and started learning Chinese.
She entered showbiz in 2000 after her cell phone commercial attracted significant public attention.
She then released her first album
Makiyo.
Known for revealing other celebrities’ secrets on variety shows and showing off her curvy figure, Makiyo is generally perceived to be an average artiste.
Her image nosedived in February 2012 after her Japanese friend
Takateru Tomoyori, rumored to be a gangster, severely beat up a taxi driver.
She was in the same taxi. But her explanation afterwards changed back and forth and she even tried to blame the taxi driver for the assault.
Her irresponsible attitude triggered waves of criticism from Taiwanese and Japanese netizens.
She has been romantically linked to
Show Luo (羅志祥),
Ou Han-sheng or
OD (歐漢聲), and
Milton Chiu (邱舜), who is the son of Taiwan TV tycoon
Chiu Fu-Sheng (邱復生).
February 8, 2012
