GACKT Official blog update. Translation below:

I slept extremely well.
Maybe it’s because the sound of the waves made me comfortable, but I felt like I slept rather deeply.

After showering, I started training in my room.
I ended up losing bulk so I have to put in KiAi and work it out properly.

After I finished my training,
I went to the living room and leisurely had tea while gazing at the sea.
Anyway, it’s beautiful.
I feel like I can spend time simply looking at the sea.
The quality of the water is quite good too, and the clarity is unbelievable.

I walked on the beach and headed to the boat.
From here I’ll be going to another island for a site meeting.
Although I’m simply relaxing and walking on the beach,
it feels elegant like this too.

To think a place like this, that has such a beautiful contrast between the sky and the sea, exists.
All of it, both the colours of the sky and the sound of the waves, deeply moves my heart




I got into the boat, and crossed the island with my specialist and work friends.
While walking together for around an hour, we were able to have a detailed meeting.
To make sure that the new project progresses smoothly,
we had a meeting while checking the actual site.

Because it was too hot, we decided to hold
the rest of the meetings when we get back to the city.
After getting back, the meetings went smoothly too,
we affirmed that we were all on the same page,
then started working on each of our own areas
to make sure that the project progresses smoothly from here on.

After the meeting ended, I wandered around in the mall and
I was surprised that, despite it being a weekday, there were quite a lot of people.

When I went past a cake shop, the cakes I found there
looked like they would be sweet as hell but for some reason, I found it funny and took a photo.
There are quite a lot of fat people here but
they’re probably fat because they eat things like that…

For dinner, I went to eat the famous local chicken
and it was really delicious.
I originally hated chicken but
when I came here, it was so delicious that my way of thinking and my preferences changed.

It doesn’t have that unusual smell that normal chicken meat
and when you eat and chew it, the elasticity that I feel is completely different.
In the first place, the texture is completely different.
Why is it so different even though it’s the same bird.
It’s weird.

I’m changing the topic but,
recently, in a direct message that I received on Instagram,
there was a question directed at me that said something like
【I’m an amateur model. When people say all kinds of things about me
online, I feel depressed, how do I get stronger?】.

There’s only one thing that I can say.
That is
【Please live life in a way that is true to yourself】.

Often, there will be people who misunderstand these words but,
the 【others’】
in the phrase 【Please listen to others’ advice】
doesn’t refer to anyone and everyone.

People who you respect,
people who honestly listen to you,
people who you call your mentor,

these are the people that it refers to.

In other words,
most of the voices in the world don’t fit the requirements here.
Everyone wants to come close and say something.
Honestly, I don’t care about what others say about me.
Do they have nothing better to do?
Are they doing it to de-stress.

For example.
I’ve been travelling around Europe in the past month
and my hair just grew and grew.
I thought of fixing my hair a little when I go to Japan but
when people see my hair, all kinds of people started saying whatever they wanted
They merely talk about the length of my hair.

When my hair was short,
they said whatever they wanted, like 『Grow it out!』 or 『Doesn’t suit you!』
or 『Longer is better!』 but
when my hair grew and grew,
they said things like 『Cut the fringe!』 or 『Shorter is better!』
or 『Short hair feels neater so don’t keep it long!』 and such…
There really are a lot of people who just say whatever they want.

It makes me want to say “What the hell do you want me to do!”.

Oh well,
everyone is just saying what they want, and what they think is right.
If you’re bothered by every single thing you won’t be able to keep your spirits up.
I wonder, “are there that many people who are bothered by what people say online?” but
I suppose it’s not just a few people who end up feeling bothered.

If I start getting bothered by this…
I don’t have any other option aside from being bald.

In this world,
there’s a mountain of people who say whatever they want.
I, too, am writing what I’m thinking of like this.
If you say, isn’t this the same?!, I think they too will definitely think that it’s the same thing.

Right, that’s why there’s no need to get bothered at all,
and it’s simply enough if everything I write
can be used as reference
just by all those who sympathise, even a little, with me.

Don’t care about all those voices belonging to other people or the outsiders.
Everyone should live life the way they want.
That’s the most important thing.
There’s nothing more senseless than a live that revolves around those other people.

Alright then,
today was another relaxing day spent.
I feel like both my body and my spirit has recovered quite a bit.
Maybe it’s time to start working.

Source: GACKT Blog

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA