GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 12 2026
GACKT Official X Update. Translation below
[GACKT's thoughts the day after a live performance]
Yesterday, I finished my live performance in Tokyo.
I slept well, or rather, I dozed off in my chair.
Then, when I woke up, I was thinking about this:
"The Japanese even incorporate a sense of time into their language!"
Recently, I was talking with some foreign friends who are fluent in Japanese about the most difficult aspects of the Japanese language.
They all said the same thing:
"What I still can't grasp is this drawn-out sound, [~]. I seriously don't understand it!"
For people who grew up in Japan, this is more like, [I don't know what they don't understand], right?
For example, [Yuki] and [Yuuki].
To Japanese people, these are completely different names.
But, among people whose native languages are English, Chinese, Korean, or European languages, some have difficulty distinguishing this [sound length].
"ユーキ is pronounced [Yuuki],"
and they pronounce it clearly, "Yu-u-ki."
"No, not that, Yuuki,"
and they respond, "Ah, I get it. Yuki."
But they've gone back to the original pronunciation...
This difficulty is something Japanese people can't understand.
Upon investigation, it seems that research has confirmed that native English, Chinese, and Korean speakers actually have difficulty distinguishing between long and short vowels in Japanese.
Native Indonesian speakers show a similar tendency.
However, this isn't simply a matter of it being difficult because they're foreigners.
It's not a matter of nationality.
It's about the fact that the information picked up by the ear differs depending on one's native language.
This is fascinating!!
In Japanese, not only the sound itself, but also the duration of the sound is used as linguistic information.
[Yuki] and [Yuuki]. For Japanese people,
it's probably harder to hear these two as the same, right?
Furthermore, Japanese has another sound that uses this [time].
It's [ッ].
For example,
[やっぱり] and [やっぱり].
[さっぱり] and [さっぱり].
To Japanese people,
they sound completely different.
But many people have probably heard foreigners studying Japanese say,
"Ah, yappari!"
"Sappari, wakaramanai"
Among them, quite a few find it difficult to perceive this single beat of [ッ] as a word.
It's strange when you think about it.
[〜] represents the [time] of extending a sound.
[ッ] represents the [time] of stopping a sound.
Japanese people hear not only the [time when there is sound], but also the [time when there is no sound] as part of the word.
Interestingly, the opposite happens when Japanese people speak English.
For example, if you ask a Japanese person to say "book" in English, most will say, "That's easy! It's 'book,' right?!"
However, the rhythm of the Japanese word "book" and the English word "book" are completely different.
Unconsciously, Japanese people divide it into three beats: "bu-k-ku," and fit it into the rhythm of Japanese.
In English, there's no need to pause for a beat like in Japanese's "tsu," and the final "ku" isn't pronounced with a vowel like in Japanese.
And there's something even more interesting about Japanese.
Yokai (supernatural creature).
It's written as "Yōkai," but in everyday conversation it's pronounced "Yōkai."
Industry is also pronounced "Gyōkai," not "Gyōkai."
Beef tongue is pronounced "Gyūtan," not "Gyū-u-tan."
We don't just read each letter individually.
We stretch out sounds, stop them, connect them,
using even that [time] to create words.
Japanese people do this naturally, without being taught.
That's why, when you try to explain it to someone who can't do it, you only realize what you're doing.
Words are so interesting!
What's [obvious] to me is completely inaudible to someone else.
The reverse is also true.
When I start thinking about things like this, I can't stop feeling excited.
So, I think...
"Is it really... strange?"
The end...
【ライブの翌日にこんなことを考えるGACKT】
昨日、
東京でのライブを終えた。よく寝た、
というよりは椅子で落ちてた。で、
目が覚めてこんなことを考えてた。『日本人は【時間の感覚】さえ言語に取り入れてる！』
最近、
日本語が上手な外国の仲間達と、… pic.twitter.com/3sSKDjGsbq
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 12, 2026
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA
GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 09 2026
GACKT Official X Update. Translation below
During drama filming, I often talk with my co-stars.
Well, it's mostly trivial stuff.
The other day, I was talking about Shida Mirai and Aoi Yu's acting.
"Recently, there was a drama Aoi Yu was in, and I thought her acting was incredibly good.
What was the name of the drama...?
I think it was...
'Vape Man'?"
Then Mirai said,
"Beef Man??"
No, no, what kind of drama is that?
'Beef Man'?
Then the makeup artist, who was listening nearby, quietly said one word.
"...Gas Man."
Neither of us was right.
I said 'Vape Man'.
Mirai said 'Beef Man'.
The correct answer is 'Gas Man'.
I completely forgot what we were talking about.
That day, the image of a man surrounded by cows wouldn't leave my mind.
Mirai Shida,
incredible.
ドラマの撮影中は、
共演者と話すことも多い。まあ、
ほとんどくだらない話なんだが。この前、
志田未来と蒼井優ちゃんの演技の話になった。「最近、蒼井優ちゃんが出てたドラマで、
めちゃくちゃ演技が上手いなと思った作品があったんだよ。なんて作品だっけな…。
確か、…
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 9, 2026
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA
GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 07 2026
GACKT Official X Update. Translation below
Drama [Black Trick]
Spin-off confirmed!
...Well, not yet.
So, I made one myself.
Wow, I cried.
I was so moved.
#UnauthorizedSpinOff
#Episode63
#MadeItAllNight
#SorryForMakingItWithoutPermission
#HandkerchiefRequired
#UraMasawaGetsFirchy
#SuitableForAMorningDrama
#SocialDrama
#DeepDiveIntoTheDarknessOfModernTimes
#SorryHirayama-san
ドラマ【ブラックトリック】
スピンオフ決定！
……は、まだしてない。
だから、
勝手に作ってみた。いやぁ、泣いた。、
感動しすぎて。#勝手にスピンオフ#第63話#徹夜で作成#無許可スマン#ハンカチ必須#キレ散らかす浦真鷲#朝の連ドラ向き#社会派ドラマ#現代の闇に深く切り込む… pic.twitter.com/HGQNie7tpm
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 6, 2026
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA
GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 06 2026
GACKT Official X Update. Translation below
I sent an honest review of my experience using it, and it ended up being quite long.
Well, I suppose the words of someone who actually used it are more persuasive than anything I could say.
I genuinely love using it.
Thank you.
使った感想を率直に送ったら、
文章が長くなってしまったヤツ。まあ、
ボクが何を言うより、
実際に使った人の言葉の方が
一番説得力があるんだけども。ボクは心底気に入って使ってるよ。
ありがとう。 https://t.co/GSE4cPZTz2
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 6, 2026
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA
GACKT OFFICIAL X - AUG 04 2026
GACKT Official X Update. Translation below
After the third episode of [Black Trick] aired,
I saw several comments like, "There's no way the prosecution would be involved in something like this."
However, this third episode is actually based on a real-life incident.
Moreover, it's not that long ago.
"Truth is stranger than fiction," as the saying goes.
I also did some research on the incident that the episode was based on.
Honestly, there were so many things I didn't understand until the very end.
As I researched, there were many moments that sent chills down my spine.
"Seriously...?"
I uttered those words many times.
In the end, the defendant was found innocent in court.
But the time lost, the trust lost, and the life built up cannot be restored by a verdict alone.
What surprised me even more was that the word "fabrication" even came up in the testimony during the trial...
Reality is sometimes more cruel than drama.
Considering that, is this third episode really an "unbelievable story"?
If you watch it with that in mind, you might get a different impression.
今回の【ブラックトリック】第3話の放送後、
「検察がこんなことに関わるわけないだろ」
というコメントをいくつか見かけた。
が、
実はこの第3話は、
実際に起きた事件を元に作られている。しかも、
それほど昔の話じゃない。【真実は小説より奇なり】
とは、
よく言ったものだ。…
— GACKT (@GACKT) August 4, 2026
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA