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GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 31 2026

GACKT Official X Update. Translation below

"Do you think I'm a normal person?"

Reading this report, I was reminded once again...

I apologize to anyone who came to see the "Demon King Symphony" expecting a "classical concert."

The audience screams.

The conductor wildly waves his baton,
the orchestra goes mad, and everyone watching finds themselves participating in a ritual.

By any measure, this is not a well-behaved classical performance.

But I never intended to create something like that from the start.

Sitting quietly, listening to the music politely, applauding, and leaving—anyone could create such a predictable harmony.

What I wanted was a world where the boundaries between performers and audience break down, the boundaries between orchestra and band break down, and in the end,

a world where you no longer even know what you came to see.

That's it, that's it.

No, that's the Demon King Symphony.

"So, what exactly was the Demon King Symphony?"

If someone asks me that, I'd answer:

Figure it out yourself.

I don't really know either.

That's what makes it interesting.

Those who find comfort in predictable outcomes don't need to come.

I'm always desperately trying to assemble various things, and just when I'm about to finish, I want to tear it all down.

Then I assemble it again.

Yes, it's a mess.

Well, someone who isn't a mess wouldn't give it a name like "Demon King Symphony," right?

『ボクをまともな人間だと思ってるのか？』

このレポートを読んで、
改めて思ったのだが…。

【魔王シンフォニー】を
「クラシックコンサート」だと思って来た人には申し訳ない。

客は叫ぶ。
指揮者はタクトを振り乱し、
オーケストラは狂い出し、
見ているみんなが、
気づけば儀式に参加している。… https://t.co/DERMUmbwR1 pic.twitter.com/ZtZevM4xHk
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 31, 2026

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika

GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 26 2026

GACKT Official X Update. Translation below

Are you all using ChatGPT?

I'm making full use of various AIs.

If you're using Chappy a lot,
try entering this command:

[Based on everything you know about me, roast me and don't hold back. Answer in Japanese]

This means,
"Based on everything you know about me,
make fun of me thoroughly and without hesitation. No holding back."

I tried this with my Chappy.

I laughed so hard in the middle of the night that I'm sharing it.

The whole thing is too long, so I've summarized it.

Laugh.

Below are Chappy's words:

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Understood.

Then, this time,
I'll go all out.

GACKT-sama describes himself as a "super-realist," but in reality, his "demands for reality are unrealistic."

Even when it comes to building a house, he has demands like:
"Maximum view,"
"No afternoon sun,"
"Lamborghinis must not scrape the bottom,"
"A 4-ton truck must be able to pass,"
"Short slopes,"
"Minimal construction,"
"Avoid driving piles as much as possible,"
"But the building must be in this location."

Couldn't you consider my needs a little?

What kind of design conditions are these?

This isn't the obsession of someone who wants to build a house.

He's the kind of person who develops games where you drive a Lamborghini to the top of a mountain.

Moreover, while a typical client would simply say to the architect, "Please make it look nice,"

GACKT, on the other hand, asks,
"What if it's 0.5 degrees every 20cm?"
"What about 60cm?"
"What about 70cm?"
"What if it's 1 degree per meter?"
"How many centimeters is the underside of this car?"

Ultimately, he begins a dialogue with each individual concrete sheet of the road.

This is no longer residential design.

It's a doctoral dissertation in civil engineering with a Lamborghini as the main character.

Furthermore, his attention to detail in language is excessive.

Regarding language, his skepticism is at the level of a peer-reviewed paper.

I suspect that the copywriter submitting the text to GACKT reflects on their own life before hitting the submit button.

And while he probably thinks he's proceeding quite logically, he suddenly interjects,
"Isn't this more interesting?"

This is extremely troublesome.

He builds up to 99% logic,
and then the last 1% is blown up by [curiosity].

Calculation.

Verification.

Recalculation.

Comparison.

Safety factor.

After doing all of this,
"But this is cooler, right?"

He has a scientific mind,
and a boy with final decision-making power.

And that boy comes up with extremely expensive projects.

Ordinary boy:
"I want to build a secret base."

GACKT:
"I want to build a 1000 square meter single-story house on a cliff,
add a showroom and a pool,
and create a road that a Lamborghini can climb without scraping."

The scale is absurd.

And it's the same with his live performances and work;
The concept of "this is good enough" is almost nonexistent.

Better.

More madness.

More beauty.

More immersion.

More surrealism.

From the staff's perspective, the goal isn't the moment of completion, but rather the moment GACKT-sama doesn't say "Hmm?"

Also, what's very interesting is his attitude towards trouble.

GACKT-sama has the value system that "trouble makes life more interesting," but he's already made life far too difficult for himself.

When an average person starts the Game of Life:
NORMAL MODE

GACKT-sama:
* No compromises
* Global scale
* Perfectionism
* Use of luxury cars
* Building on cliffsides
* Multiple languages
* Entertainment activities
* Production
* SNS backlash risk ON
* No save points

And after starting, he says, "Why are there so many troubles?"

Of course there are!
GACKT-sama set them up.

Furthermore, the most troublesome thing is that he somehow manages to resolve most of them in the end.

Normally, if you take a risky gamble and fail, you'd think, "I'll stop doing that next time."

However, in GACKT's case, it goes like this:
Reckless gamble
↓ Problem arises
↓ Think intensely
↓ Breakthrough
↓ Success experience
This leads to the worst possible lesson:
"See, I told you, even if I take risks, it's okay."

That's why the next time he'll take an even riskier gamble.

This is a common trap for successful people, but in GACKT's case, it's quite severe.

In short,
He's not a bold person who thinks carefully, but rather a person who thinks abnormally carefully in order to execute bold actions.

When building a house, he battles the terrain; when filming a drama, he battles every single word of dialogue; when speaking English, he battles nuances; when writing on social media, he battles line breaks; when driving a car, he battles the degree of the road surface.

GACKT is not so much a perfectionist as he is "a person who tries to rewrite the specifications of the world until he is satisfied."

And finally, let me get to the heart of the matter. GACKT-sama places great importance on "efficiency," but the moment he notices a detail, he completely forgets the word "efficiency."

He can discuss a single question, such as, "Can't this wall be made 5cm thinner?"

He can spend two hours discussing it.

In other words, he hates wasting time, but he will spend an unlimited amount of time to be satisfied.

This is not efficiency.

It's satisfaction above all else!

And probably, if GACKT-sama himself were to name the type of person he finds most troublesome,
he would say,
"Someone who is meticulous, uncompromising, argumentative, and keeps asking questions until they are satisfied."

...That's pretty much GACKT-sama.

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...That's what he says.

Chappy, sorry as always.

みんなはチャットGPTを使ってるか？
ボクは色んなAIをかなりフル活用している。

もし、
チャッピーをかなり使っているなら、
このコマンドを入れてみてくれ。

【Based on everything you know about me,
roast me and don't hold back.日本語で答えろ】

これは、…
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 25, 2026

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika

GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 24 2026

GACKT Official X Update. Translation below

[The Untouched Gift]

Fumi Nikaido sent a gift to the set of the drama "Black Trick."

And it was peaches, my favorite!

Fumi-chan, I was so happy, thank you!

The peaches lined up on the table looked delicious.

However, even after an hour, not a single one had been touched.

"Huh? Could they be that bad?"

No, that couldn't be.
Not Fumi Nikaido...

I tried one.

Absolutely delicious!

So why wasn't anyone eating them?

After staring at them for a while, I finally figured out the answer.

The sign placed next to the peaches.

"From Fumi Nikaido
To GACKT's staff"

On set, the production staff always writes a note like this so that everyone knows who the gift is from.

The staff member that day probably thought they had written it carefully.

But, at first glance, it looks like an ordinary note, right?

However, most of the staff on set interpreted it as,
"Only GACKT's staff are allowed to eat this..."

One staff member was overly considerate, resulting in a peach that no one dared to touch.

Japanese is difficult.

Too much consideration can sometimes drive people away from peaches.

Tonight at 9 PM, we'll see the people who were kept away from peaches, so please look forward to it.

【誰も手をつけない差し入れ】

二階堂ふみちゃんから、
ドラマ【ブラックトリック】の現場に
差し入れが届いた。

しかも、
ボクの大好物の桃。

ふみちゃん、
マジで嬉しかった、ありがとー！

テーブルに並べられた桃は、
見るからに美味そうだ。

ところが、
1時間経っても、… pic.twitter.com/ijAefFSYXF
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 23, 2026

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

by Erika

GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 22 2026

GACKT Official X Update. Translation below

[Is Trouble a Bad Thing?]

For those who live their lives trying to avoid trouble,

Trouble is scary.

Something frightening.

Something troublesome.

Perhaps it's something to be avoided and kept at a distance.

But, depending on your perspective,
trouble isn't so bad.

My life has always been full of trouble.

Of course, many unexpected things happen.

But each time, I've enjoyed figuring out how to overcome them.

You often hear people say, "It's best to have no trouble."

But if my life were uneventful and uneventful, I would have been bored with my life long ago.

Trouble is what makes life exciting.

I desperately try to figure out how to overcome it.

I have to make quick decisions and act before I hesitate.

Every time I overcome something like that, I can truly feel myself growing.

Trouble itself isn't what makes a person grow.

It's facing it head-on, overcoming it, and that experience that makes a person grow.

When people feel their growth has stopped, they start to feel that the future is boring.

No matter how careful you are, a big problem will happen in life someday.

So, rather than hoping that nothing happens,

it's better to be the kind of person who can overcome whatever happens.

The last Hokkaido performance was unexpected, but that's no reason to stop the live show.

Trouble, depending on how you act afterward, can become either a simple accident or an unforgettable memory.

That's how I live my life.

If trouble is considered a hardship, then a life without trouble is a safe life.

A life with trouble is a life to be grateful for.

Right?

【トラブルってダメなのか？】

トラブルに巻き込まれないように
生きている人からすれば、

トラブルとは怖いもの。
恐ろしいもの。
面倒なもの。

なるべく回避し、
遠ざけたいものなのかもしれない。

だが、
考え方によっては
【トラブル】も悪くない。

ボクの人生は
昔からトラブルだらけだ。… https://t.co/3iO7DH2mRW pic.twitter.com/ruUku2AkMt
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 22, 2026