Singer GACKT (51) held his first orchestra concert in 10 years in Tokyo on the 13th.

A total of more than 70 orchestra and band members wore masks and capes and performed standing up on a powerful stage. A total of 3,600 people were invited into a world that combined rock and classical music with two performances in the afternoon and evening.

As this was his first attempt, he expressed his dream of "doing this in various places in Japan and around the world from now on."

The concert was the conclusion of his 25th anniversary of solo debut. Looking ahead, he said, "I want to continue as long as I can continue standing on stage. First of all, 10 years. I don't know what I can leave behind, but I want to run."

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GACKT: "At the center of cultural dissemination" Red carpet on Kokusai Street, final day of Okinawa International Cultural Festival

On the final day, the 6th, the red carpet was rolled out on Kokusai-dori in Naha City for the "Island-wide Festival: Okinawa International Cultural Festival 2025" (organized by the festival's executive committee), the successor to the Okinawa International Movie Festival that closed in 2024. Despite the unfortunate rain, actors, directors, musicians, and comedians who participated in the festival appeared one after another, exciting the audience.

GACKT, who appears in the invited film "Blue Fight: A Breaking Down of the Blue Youth," expressed his hopes for future development, saying, "I hope more people will participate and make it more exciting, and that Okinawa will become a center for cultural dissemination. I hope it will also be an opportunity for new talent to emerge from Okinawa."

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Artist GACKT will appear on Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV's "Downtown DX" (every Thursday 10:00pm) broadcasting tomorrow the 6th.

Title: "I want to solve it tonight! Real problem consultation center", it is an hour of celebrities "seriously" solving real problems of celebrities.

"When I know I can't get it anymore, I can't help but buy it all up. Honestly, I want to stop, but I can't. What should I do?" GACKT confesses. When asked "What do you buy?" he answers "bathrobes".

"When I first wore a Versace bathrobe, I was surprised at how comfortable it was. But if you wear it for a long time, it gets a little worn out. And when I think about wearing a different bathrobe at that time, I get mad. So I called Versace in Japan and got them all. It feels good to have them all together," he reveals his surprising behavior.

He then shows off his collection from home, including a T-shirt he wears to bed and 70 fishing rods. The studio is astonished.


Masatoshi Hamada (Downtown)


Evers (Takashi Sasaki, Kazuki Machida)
GACKT
Ginshari (Kazuhiro Unagi, Nao Hashimoto)
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Tomonori Jinnai
Ami Suzuki
Ryusei Fujii (WEST.)
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Graduation ceremonies were held at public high schools in Hokkaido on the 1st. A surprise guest appeared at Nemuro High School, and excited the graduates.

Singer-songwriter GACKT appeared at Nemuro High School's graduation ceremony. This year marks the 16th time the "Graduation Live" has been held since 2006.
He sent a warm cheer to the graduates.

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"Dreams aren't something you see, they're something you make come true. I look forward to your future. Congratulations on your graduation."

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"I was so surprised at first that I couldn't say anything."
"I thought I'd better work hard towards my dreams."

Also at Sapporo Minami High School, 302 students from 8 classes graduated and performed their traditional performance. Graduation ceremonies were held at 222 public high schools in Hokkaido.

Source: htb.co.jp

Photo Credits: hokkaido-np.co.jp

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GACKT has been fasting for just one meal a day since he was 26. His longest fasting record is 40 days, and he has a superhuman body that never feels hungry.

To fully get into character, he fasted to lose a size and even filed down his canines to make them sharper. An anecdote about a stoic Hollywood actor!?

No. It's the story of GACKT's (51) incredible role-making for the film "BLUE FIGHT: Breaking Down of the Blue Youth" (released nationwide on January 31).

He fasted for 10 days before filming.

He plays the role of the final boss of a violent gang that fights against delinquent boys. Since the character was created to closely match GACKT's image, he himself was able to quickly absorb the role.

"What kind of person is Mido Shizu? He has overwhelming charisma, and you never know what he's thinking. He has an extraordinary insanity, so he lacks emotion, and he never raises his voice or yells. When I read the script, I felt that he was a man close to my real self."

He's mentally prepared. All that's left is to create the visual of the man called Mido Shizu.

"I thought that being a little more slender would fit the image better, so I fasted for 10 days before filming began. I only drank water during filming."

Fast actually makes him clearer.

... It's intense. It's like a fighter before a match. But GACKT himself is fine.

"I've been living on one meal a day since I was 26, so I don't feel hungry. This level of fasting doesn't feel too tough. When I do it, I fast for up to 40 days."

Wait, 40 days!?

While we're speechless, GACKT calmly explains the benefits.

"That's right. On the contrary, it makes my mind clearer and my concentration improves and sharpens. I do it when I want to work in seclusion, like writing or composing songs. It eliminates emotional ups and downs, so my mind is flat. I feel people's movements and the flow of time more delicate and slow, so I always fast when I participate in poker tournaments."

It's something that only a superhuman GACKT who has trained so much can do.

Well, I'll file my canines.
I sharpened his canines to emphasize the abnormality of the character, but for him, filing his teeth is breakfast. If it helps to lead the work in a better direction.

"Mido Shizu is a man who should look good with an archaic smile, so I thought it would be better to show his sharp canines when he smiles. A smile is inherently happy, but that's not the case with Mido Shizu. He's scary when he smiles. I casually told the production team right before filming, 'Well, I'll file my canines.'"

The sharp canines reflect GACKT's high sense of beauty. Rather than making them extremely sharp, he went for a natural sharpness.

"It's not like a vampire's ostentatious canines. Rather, sharp teeth stand out and are not beautiful or scary. It's scary to see a feline hissing and opening its mouth in a threatening manner, but what about a saber-toothed tiger? Its teeth are so abnormally long that they're comical, aren't they? The most important thing is to make them sharp enough to ensure realism, and they have to be elegant."

Director Takashi Miike also praised the superhuman charisma of Mido Shizuka that GACKT created. He wants many audiences to witness the awesomeness of the final boss GACKT.

Source: Oricon.co.jp

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