Before GACKT (46) starts his 20th solo debut anniversary commemorative tour next year in January, he accepted an interview with Nikkan Sports and other media outlets.

The interview with the sports paper started first. The air of mystery which GACKT possesses fills the hall and he politely answered the nervous reporters’ questions one by one, at times giving a blunt but sincere answer. The way he made the atmosphere in the hall grow more and more relaxed was impressive.

While answering calmly and coherently, he was asked about his impression of sports papers, he spun black humour into current topics for his answer, saying, “If I get caught for taking drugs, you’d probably come after me…” He was also asked about “Celebrity Rating CHECK! (Geinoujin Kakuzuke CHECK!)”, the TV Asahi program where he holds a record winning streak, and he gave a glimpse of how he really felt about it, saying, “(Because of the pressure) if you asked for an honest opinion… I want to quit.” Even in this short amount of time, we were able to glance at “the human GACKT”.

When he has meals with his friends and acquaintances, they typically have a “handphone ban” and at times, he would suddenly recall something there and then and wonder, “Ah, what was it?” It can be seen that he values conversations in his day-to-day life when he says, “When we talk about this and that, we’ll naturally have strong communication with each other.” Of course, we cannot forget his lipservice by recommending a unique communication technique: “To all the men, this is effective when you’re flirting with a lady too.”

Source: nikkansports.com

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

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