Saturday Premium “Ariyoshi Damaeru Dareta 100,000 yen (100,000 yen if you can fool them) GACKT’s First Collaboration with Ariyoshi SP

Fuji Television Network, Inc. will air the Saturday Premium program “Ariyoshi Damaerudaeta 100,000 yen: GACKT joins Ariyoshi for the first time SP” on February 25 (Sat.) at 9:00 p.m. In this program, entertainers who want to give a shot in the arm to the most suspicious man in the entertainment industry, Hiroyuki Ariyoshi, will ask him various questions that each of them has brought to the table and ask “Can you fool Ariyoshi? Can you fool Ariyoshi or not? The challenge is “Can you fool Ariyoshi? If they succeed in deceiving Ariyoshi, the challenger will receive 100,000 yen as prize money. This is the ninth broadcast (*excluding some areas), and it has been a great success. He and singer-songwriter K, with whom he has been in regular contact and with whom he will be touring together from March for the live concert “LAST SONGS 2023 feat. K”

Will GACKT, who is well-known for his winning streak on “Celebrity Ratings Check! Can GACKT, who is well-known for his winning streak on “Celebrity Ratings Check!

When GACKT unexpectedly appeared, Ariyoshi said, “He’s not a mimic, is he? He’s the real thing! I was so surprised! Bakarhythm asked, “Why did you come out this time? GACKT suddenly declared war, saying, “I was told it was a ‘battle,’ so I thought, ‘Well, let’s do it. Surprisingly, this was the first time Ariyoshi and GACKT had appeared together, and in an interview after the recording, GACKT answered, “I wanted to meet Ariyoshi. That’s all. I’ve been seeing him in my dreams (laughs). I think he’s amazing. I’ve always been interested in what kind of person he is, including the fact that he has gone through a lot of hardships in his life and made it this far and reached the stage he is at now.

Meanwhile, in the studio, Ariyoshi put on a spirited performance, saying, “Speaking of GACKT, I can’t imagine him losing. GACKT appeared for the first time in two years on “Celebrity Ratings Check! 2023 New Year’s Special” (ABC TV and TV Asahi), which was broadcast on January 1 this year. In the project to correctly assess the sense of taste and sound, GACKT answered all the questions individually without being “fooled,” extending his winning streak and creating a big buzz every time he appears on the program. Whenever GACKT appears on the program, he is the talk of the town. Bakarhythm added, “It means that ‘losing’ will be aired,” and Ariyoshi said, “You keep winning on that show (‘Celebrity Ratings Check! I don’t want to interfere with your winning streak on that show (“Celebrity Ratings Check!”)! I don’t want to interfere here!” Ariyoshi felt pressure. However, GACKT grinned and said, “You’ll have to come to guess…. Ariyoshi, determined not to let his prize money be taken away from him, gets into a serious competition with GACKT. This time, GACKT is playing as the one who “tricks” Ariyoshi, but will he be able to win all the games?

A day in the life of GACKT! Ariyoshi is tossed about by an episode of GACKT that seems to be a lie!

GACKT & K will be asking the question, “A day in the life of GACKT! Which GACKT episode is really a lie? This time, they will be asked the question, “Which is the real episode of GACKT? In the VTR that closely follows a day in the life of GACKT, a false episode about GACKT is introduced. Ariyoshi guessed which episode was the real one. By the way, the false episode is a trick question that GACKT himself came up with.

GACKT appears in a super-luxury limousine at the beginning of the VTR, and says that he is meeting up with K at his favorite bar. When K came over to talk to him, it was revealed that K had actually turned down the offer to perform at this concert once before…. The reason, he said, was that when he had a live concert with GACKT two years ago, there was an incident that K “hated to the point of despair. The question was, “Which was the “event that K hated to the point of despair”: “changing all the arrangements of the songs right before the live performance” or “doing 3 hours of very hard muscle training every day during the tour”? The question was, “Which was it? In order to look back on the episodes of that time, GACKT and K will appear in a “reenactment VTR” for the first time in GACKT’s history, and together with K, they will act out what it was like at that time! It was an extravagant recreation VTR, but in an interview after the recording, GACKT said, “I was worried at once, ‘Is this three-sentence play going to be all right? (laugh)” and “I don’t think I’ll get any acting offers in the future,” he said in an interview after the recording. Ariyoshi and Bakarhythm praised the recreated VTR as “interesting,” but what kind of recreated VTR was it? And what was the reason why K despaired at the last live performance and turned down this offer once?

Returning to GACKT’s close VTR again, GACKT and K moved to the next destination in a luxury limousine after the meeting for the live concert. In the limousine, K reveals his hidden feelings to GACKT. The second question is based on a part of K’s last live performance that really stuck with him: At a live performance two years ago, before performing K’s gem ballad “Only Human,” GACKT intentionally introduced the song with the wrong title, ruining the atmosphere at the venue. What is the title of the song that GACKT intentionally introduced by mistake? The question was “What is the title of the song that GACKT intentionally introduced by mistake? Again, Ariyoshi was troubled by the two choices that GACKT came up with. What was the song that GACKT introduced by mistake?

The next destination was an office in Tokyo. It is not just any office, but a luxurious office filled with GACKT’s specialties. Here, GACKT does his daily routine. That routine is training at a private gym. He trains for three hours every day, and K, who was with him, was able to experience GACKT’s training. However, K again despairs at the content of his muscle training! The third question was asked based on the harsh content of the training. The question was, “K said, ‘This is insane! Which of GACKT’s training sessions did K find “insane! K said, “This is insane! One of them is GACKT’s usual training, and one of them is a lie, but both of them are out of the ordinary. Since it is easier to understand what kind of training it is if you actually try it, GACKT actually lectures Panther Takahiro Ogata on the training in the studio. Ogata screams at the harsh training, but will Ariyoshi be able to apply GACKT’s training based on the exchange between Ogata and GACKT?

GACKT “I enjoyed being the initiator without any pressure, so let me specialize over here (laughs).”

In each question, one of the two choices, A or B, was true and the other was a lie that GACKT thought up. GACKT, who really tried to trick Ariyoshi, looked back on the recording and said, “I enjoyed the challenge without any pressure as the instigator, so let me specialize in this one (laughs). He also commented on his impression of Ariyoshi, with whom he was working for the first time: “Of course he’s funny, and he’s very good at turning things around, and he’s very good at creating the atmosphere of the scene. The highlight of the show is the “sambunshi” (three-sentence play) of the reenactment VTR. It is a malicious three-sentence play. It was my first time watching a VTR, and I thought, “I didn’t know they could do that (editing),” and “I knew this station would do something like that” (laughs).

In the other competition, “Team Snow Man” formed by Tatsuya Fukazawa, Koji Mukai, Daisuke Sakuma of Snow Man, Toshiaki Kasuga (Audrey) and Takahiro Ogata (Panther) will participate in the showdown! Mr. X, an unidentified Mr. X, will appear and compete with Ariyoshi in a serious match, and Nishikigoi, Hikita Tenko, and Chocolate Planet will also participate as VTR contestants! Each challenger tries to deceive Ariyoshi in various patterns in a tense psychological battle that we hope you will watch until the end!

Comment

GACKT
Why did GACKT accept the offer of this program?
I want to meet Ariyoshi. That’s the only reason. I don’t usually accept offers from TV programs, but I was thinking “I want to meet Ariyoshi,” and I got the offer in this way, so I thought, “Well, if that’s the case, I’ll be on the show. So, I decided to appear on the show.

I was hoping to meet Mr. Ariyoshi, and this is when I got the offer to appear on the show.
I’ve been seeing him in my dreams for a long time (laughs). I was always interested in what kind of person he is, including the fact that he has gone through a lot of hardships up to now and has made it to this stage.

What was your impression of Mr. Ariyoshi?
He is of course very funny, and he is very good at turning things around and creating the atmosphere in the room.

You are very good at creating the atmosphere in the room.
I enjoyed the role of the instigator without any pressure, so please let me specialize in this area (laughs).

What did you think of the VTR you appeared in?
When I first saw the VTR that was created in the studio, I was worried at once, “Is this a three-sentence play? I was worried at once (laughs). (Laughs.) I sensed malicious intent in the way the staff connected the VTRs. I felt the staff’s maliciousness in the way they connected the VTRs. I realized after the show was over that it was a pretty risky show (laughs).

Message to viewers
The highlight of the show is the “sambun-shibai” (three-act play). It is a malicious three-sentence play. It was my first time watching a VTR, and I thought, “I didn’t know they could do that (editing),” and “I knew this station would do that (laughs).

Program Summary
Saturday Premium “Ariyoshi Damaeru Dareta 100,000 yen GACKT joins Ariyoshi for the first time SP
Broadcast Date and Time
Saturday, February 25, 21:00 – 23:10

Personnel
MC
Hiroyuki Ariyoshi

Facilitator
Bakarhythm, Yumi Nagashima (Fuji Television Network Announcer)

Challengers
Team Snow Man fujitv.co.jp

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA