Erika

GACKT OFFICIAL X - OCT 12 2024 - 2ND UPDATE

GACKT Official X update. Translation below

In recent years, I have been hearing more and more about the passing of great predecessors who led the times.

Of course, people die someday.
That is a reality that cannot be changed.

People I have known and watched since I was young
are completing their missions and leaving.

However, perhaps my antennae have become shorter, but I feel that there are fewer and fewer "overwhelming stars" these days.
Maybe the feeling that if a person is in it, you just have to watch their work is fading.

We live in an age where anyone can easily receive information and works via smartphone or the Internet.
It has become convenient, but it feels like it has become just "consumption."
It is something that is used once, seen, and then it is over, without the opportunity to "experience" it repeatedly.

They say that there is a change of generations, but the great works and achievements left by our predecessors will not fade and will have an impact on the younger generation.

However, nothing remains the same forever.
As we get older and gain more experience, the way we feel about the same work changes.

In particular, the expressions that we artists do are not eternal.
No two concerts are ever the same, and there's no telling how long an artist will be able to perform live.

The same goes for those who are receiving the experience.

Why go to the venue in this age of convenience?

Why go to the cinema rather than just subscribe?

There are emotions that can only be obtained at a venue.

There is an atmosphere that can only be felt there.

When emotions are shared and multiplied, they turn into incredible energy.

Things are finite. If there is a beginning, there will surely be an end.

If you want to go or see something, even if it means making a bit of a stretch, go and experience it.
Because nothing beats the experience.

近年、時代を牽引してくれた偉大な先輩たちの訃報を耳にすることが増えた。

もちろん、人はいつか死ぬ。
それは変えられない現実。

ボクが若い頃から見ていた、知っていた人たちが
その使命を終えて旅立たれていく。…
— GACKT (@GACKT) October 12, 2024

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika

GACKT OFFICIAL X - OCT 12 2024

GACKT Official X update. Translation below

Another era has come to an end.
For our generation, Oyama-san was the name to remember when we thought of Doraemon.
He had a wonderful voice.
He gave us dreams.
He gave us energy.
I sincerely pray for Oyama-san's soul to rest in peace.

一つの時代がまた終わった。
ボクらの世代にとってはドラえもんと言えば大山さんだった。
素敵な声だった。
夢を与えてくれていた。
元気を貰っていた。
心から大山さんのご冥福をお祈りします。
— GACKT (@GACKT) October 12, 2024

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika