[PHOTO] YOUSUKE INSTAGRAM - DEC 31 2024

Yousuke Instagram update

Thank you for 2024.

I'm grateful to all my friends.
I look forward to working with you again next year.

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika

"There are a lot of twisted problems" GACKT reveals "The legendary band is back after 12 years" and his "true feelings" after recording "Kakuzuke"

On December 24th and 25th last year, rock band "GACKT YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz" held a live concert at Zepp Haneda in Tokyo. It is a legendary band whose vocalist is GACKT (51), who went on hiatus 12 years ago. All the guitarists and drummers were wearing masks, and only GACKT had his face revealed.

The reporter infiltrated the venue on the 25th. In front of a large audience, GACKT announced his comeback after 12 years, saying "Sorry to keep you waiting!". In response, the audience, both men and women, screamed "GACKT!" Surprisingly, there are many male fans. At the end of the concert, GACKT took off his costume, exposed his well-trained upper body, and sang with even more power. Rehearsals for this day's live concert were delayed, and the doors opened more than an hour and a half later than scheduled, but in fact it was the same on the first day the day before. They must have rehearsed so thoroughly, wanting to give their fans a perfect comeback performance.

After the concert, we spoke to GACKT about his feelings about the band getting back together, and his traditional New Year's performance, "Kakuzuke."

--Please tell us what prompted you to get the band back together.

"I decided to do YFCz (YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz), the most intense of GACKT's concept shows, while I was in the best physical condition. For this reason, I have been working on my physical strength and physique for two years. I want to deliver the best live show when I am in the best condition. I revived YFCz with the feeling that I can deliver it now.

--How do you feel after the comeback live show, and do you have any plans for future band activities?

"We plan to start activities from before the summer of 2025. I can't announce the details yet. I felt like I was going to die right after the live show, but I'm back now. My voice hasn't returned yet, though..."

--On the annual "Celebrity Rating Check! 2025 New Year's Special" (ABC TV/TV Asahi), you had two partners this time. Did you do any preparations for the recording of "Rating"?

"I'm preparing as usual. Well, I'm not preparing right before, so I'm not doing anything special just because it's right before the recording...

■"I'm not 100% confident"

--Was there anything different about this recording of "Kakuzuke" from previous recordings?

"Well, as always, I got the impression that there were a lot of twisted questions, but if you focus on the key points, I don't think they're that difficult."

--What was the most difficult question?

"I didn't have a hard time. I just opened up the information and knowledge I had inside me and compared them. Of course, I'm not 100% confident, but I just go into it with the feeling that it's probably the case."

--How did Hamada react to the results of this recording?

"I was pointing my finger and laughing out loud."

--In GACKT's autobiography "Jihoku II" (published by Kobunsha), released in the fall of 2011, he wrote that there is a lot of pressure every time he records "Kakuzuke." After the recording of "Kakuzuke" last year, you told this magazine, "I'm tired. Really. I've gone bald again. I'm currently growing my hair back." How was it this time?

"This time, it wasn't me who went bald, but my two partners, wasn't it?"

--What are your honest thoughts after the recording?

"It's finally over... that's the truth."

--Last year, we asked GACKT if he was going to create just one question for "Kakuzuke," and he said soba noodles and carbonated water. Is there a new theme you'd like to create this time?

"It's not that wide, the things I'm interested in anyway. If I had to pick one, I'd say water, coffee, tea, seaweed. I'm good at tasting these things."

If you are offered a role on the show for the New Year in 2026, would you consider appearing on Kakuzuke?

"I'm still thinking about it."

Source: Oricon.co.jp

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

[PHOTOS] DAIGO TWITTER - JAN 01 2025

DAIGO X update. New photos with GACKT:

Tell me it's a lie‼️
DAIGO is on #KakuzukeCheck again😱

Have you forgotten the nightmare last year when he mistook tuna for bonito?
He almost got wiped out of the entertainment world by removing GACKT from the screen😭

Suddenly, a behind-the-scenes battle has begun for the survival of #DAIGO's Kitchen.
Please support him🙏

Good!!

That wife!! ️

"Just get the cooking questions right"

DAIGO✨ said to himself as he went on #RatingCheck

Chef Hamada's gyoza, which he said was "absolutely no good," got an A!! ️

You definitely can't pick an A!! ️
I'm betting on my reputation as the MC of a cooking show!! ️
Get it right!! ️ Please!! ️

You're kidding😱
A is Chef Hamada's gyoza‼️

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika

[PHOTOS] KIRYUIN TWITTER - JAN 01 2025

Kiryuin X new photos with GACKT. Translation below:

Here is a photo of me being surprised at myself for getting the answer right about string octet, and then excitedly saying, "This year is going to be great! 2025 is going to be great!

It wasn't supposed to be like this
It wasn't supposed to be like this

#ratingcheck

GACKT-san
I'm really sorry that I couldn't keep him first-rate and lowered him to third-rate, or even to the point where he's not even worth showing.

Like DAIGO-san, I'm going to try to hone my palate.

I just went to 7-Eleven and they had Hamada-san's gyoza and fried rice, so I'm eating them! They're so delicious! ✨

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika

[PHOTOS] KAKUZUKE CHECK X - JAN 01 2025

Kakuzuke check X new photos with GACKT. Translation below:

#GACKT is the only one who guesses the brand

#RatingCheck
#DAIGO
#Kiryuin Sho
#Dragon Glass 🍷🐉

DAIGO and Kiryuin shrug off the pressure and stay top-notch ✨

Meanwhile, the team that got it wrong is...
"Sorry, Dad!!"

#OzawaYoshiyoshi
#GACKT #DAIGO #KiryuinSho
#RatingCheck

Check 3: Michelin Chef 🧑‍🍳

"Absolutely not" is #ChefHamada!
The miraculous dish that has fooled many top celebrities is back again!?

Everyone must participate in this check!
The dish you eat will be decided by lottery!
#RatingCheck

Check 4: Flower Arrangement 🌼

Compared to the flower arrangement made by #Kariyazaki Shogo,
is this flower arrangement made from sweets!?

#Karasawa Toshiaki
#GACKT
#Iwata Takanori
#Emura Misaki #Miyawaki Karin
#Akaso Eiji
#Senga Kento #Miyata Toshiya #Yokoo Wataru
#MAKO-chan #RIMA-chan
#Rating Check

Check ⑤ "Noh" 🎍

Noh danced by holders of important intangible cultural properties and Noh as a hobby.

If you get it wrong, it's bad!

#OzawaYoshiyoshi
#GACKT
#HigaAimi
#ShinjoToshi
#AkasoEiji
#SengaKento
#MiyataToshiya
#FujigayaTaisuke
#MAYUKA #NINA
#RatingCheck

Were you able to tell the difference between real and fake flower arrangements?!

The ranking check is still to come! ...

Not worth showing!!

#GACKT #DAIGO #Kiryuin Sho
#Rating Check

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika