ItalianoGACKT Official X Update. Translation below
I’ve been working on a new project with Kawakami Nobuo for the first time in a while.
I’ve known him for quite a long time.
It was the era of flip phones, when smartphones didn’t even exist yet.
At the time, mobile phones were beginning to evolve from devices for making calls to devices for enjoying content.
At the center of this was Dwango’s
[16 Melo Mix]
[40 Melo Mix]
[Iro Melo Mix].
Playing your favorite song as a ringtone on your phone.
It seems commonplace now,
but at the time, it was a revolutionary service in itself.
He brought the culture of music into a small mobile phone and
spread it throughout Japan.
The person who created this system was Kawakami Nobuo.
He then went on to create a new culture called Nico Nico Douga,
and then created an online high school called N High,
growing N High into the highest-enrollment high school group in Japan,
and even created ZEN University, establishing a new form of online education.
Kawakami Nobuo is a man who calmly creates things that don’t yet exist in the world.
That’s who he is to me.
I’ve decided to take on another new challenge with him.
This time, POPOPO
is more than just a service.
The distance between artists and fans.
It has the potential to completely reshape that relationship.
Many musicians will likely use it as a communication tool with their fans.
So,
what will come of this?
First, give this app a try.
It’s seriously going to be amazing.
久しぶりに川上量生と一緒に、
新しいプロジェクトを動かすことになった。彼との付き合いはかなり古い。
まだスマホなんて存在しなかった、ガラケーの時代。当時、携帯電話は
【電話をするための機械】から
【コンテンツを楽しむ機械】へ変わり始めていた。その中心にあったのがドワンゴの… https://t.co/KCaeg5ymSs
— GACKT (@GACKT) March 11, 2026
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA