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From all your LOVERS around the world Gathering of all the Major news in these months Author: Erika
Official News
Merry Christmas
Luxurious Monthly Subscription Website CLUB GACKT Opens With dealer GACKT’s casino「CLUB GACKT」 as the main content, the site is filled with original content, including a once-a-day roulette, stamp images that can be used in SNS and more! SKIYAKI Co. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Miyase Takuya, subsequently referred to as「SKIYAKI」), which deals in planning, production, and management of fansites and fanclubs for artistes and creators, has released GACKT’s (Gakuto) monthly subscription website 「CLUB GACKT」(URL：https://clubgackt.com) on September 1 (Thu) 2016. Luxurious monthly subscription website「CLUB GACKT」opens! From 1999 when he has started solo activities until now, GACKT has released 46 CD singles and 19 albums. Without a doubt he is a capable artiste who has kept his no. 1 spot as the male solo artistes with the most top 10 singles, but with his mission of『encouraging people』 in mind, his ability to take action and humanity, shown through performing at graduation ceremonies and charitable activities, have become another one of his strong charms. GACKT, who refers to himself as an “expressionist”, is an individualistic artiste who exhibits a versatility which defies the boundaries of a musician. Thus far, he has set a winning-streak record of 39 on TV Asahi’s「Geinoujin Kakudzuke CHECK」, published his own muscle training lessons 「Muscle Up」on his own Instagram, and also uploaded funny videos which make people laugh, among many other things. Even to this day, he continues to attract lots of fans, as his activities spread on daily TV and social media, becoming conversation topics as well. This time’s reopening is GACKT’s monthly subscription website「CLUB GACKT」. The website provides priority bookings for lives, videoand image-based web contents for browsing, registration for gift campaigns, and other special privileges that can only be enjoyed here. For more details on「CLUB GACKT」 , please refer to the below.
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Website 「CLUB
【 GACKT Monthly Subscription Website Details】 ■ Site name 「CLUB GACKT」 ■ URL https://clubgackt.com ■ Membership fees 400 yen per month (without tax) ※Payment can be done through DoCoMo Mobile Payment, au WALLET, Softbank Matome Shiharai, and credit card settlement. ■ Members-only web contents ※Includes irregularly updated contents. GAME: Get points and challenge dealer GACKT at the last stage! WALLPAPER: Download wallpapers that can only be found here! MOVIE: Watch special movies that can only be found on this site! WEATHER: GACKT or “Gakucchi” will tell you the current weather conditions! STAFF BLOG: The Staff brings to you GACKT behindthe-scenes! STAMP: Delivery of “Gakucchi” stamp images for use on SNS! MAIL MAGAZINE: Delivery of members-only mail magazines! BIRTHDAY MAIL: GACKT will send you a birthday mail on your birthday! ■ Members-only services PRESENT: Accumulate points to get rare items! (irregular basis) TICKET: Priority early bookings of tickets for paying members only! (irregular basis) Digital membership card: Your membership card design changes based on the number of points you have! Source: prtimes.jp
Karanukan movie synopsis The internationally acclaimed photographer Ooyama Hikaru was taking a series of photos of a beautiful girl, Ishigaki Maumi, against the backdrop of Okinawa’s Yaeyama islands’s scenery. During a photoshoot under a beautiful waterfall on Iriomote Island, all of a sudden, a strong beam of sunlight hit Ooyama from above the waterfall, and he was momentarily blinded. Before he knew it, Maumi had mysteriously disappeared… It has been 4 years since then, and Ooyama continues to search for the girl who disappeared deep in Yaeyama. While going into Yaeyama and searching for Maumi, he was touched by the impressive nature and artistry of Okinawa. At the same time, Okinawa’s beautiful scenery, which has never been depicted by anyone thus far, was captured in pictures. And, once again he caught sight of Maumi’s shadow. Ooyama realises his strong feelings of love for the woman who has grown in his thoughts. Why did she suddenly disappear? Was it a dream, or could it be the river God「Karanukan」 …
Up till now, he has released 46 singles and 18 albums. He maintains the number 1 position for male solo artistes with the most number of Top 10 singles. (Since October 2015) He’s fluent in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, and French. Adept in martial arts (Katana, Taekwondo, Karate, Acrobatics, etc.) and his hobbies include driving, snowboarding, and horse riding. With『giving others a push in their backs』as his motto, he has made contributions with graduation lives, and his charity activities. Considering himself an “expressionist”, he is an individualistic artiste who defies the boundaries of a musician with his versatility. - Kimura Suzuka Heroine
Cast of Karanukan - GACKT (Gakuto) Lead protagonist: Ooyama Hikaru
Birth date / 1997.7.10 Special skills / Rhythmic gymnastics, flexibility Winner at the National Sports Festival of Japan (National Athletic Meet) under Tokyo Representative Members 2016 Won grand prize for 「Shogakukan Miss Visual Web S」
2016「Prisejor」 image posters 2016.2 Acted on 「Pekepon Plus」 2016.3 Appeared as show model for「BMS TOKYO 11」 ・Won grand prize the model contest at the event 2016.6 Appeared as show model for 「BMS TOKYO 12」 Grand prize winner of FREEPAPER「美toBE」cover model auditions (Scheduled for issue in August 2016)
GACKT’s New Single Commercial Featuring Him Singing in an Anime Unveiled
- Hamano Yasuhiro Movie director, lifestyle producer
The music video for GACKT’s new single『Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru Kara』, to be released November 23, has been completed and the 30-seconds long CM video was uploaded onto GACKT OFFICIAL’s YouTube CHANNEL. Like the CD jacket for this single, GACKT himself appears in an anime, and story unfolds. The production of the music video was handled by the production team of the anime「TRICKSTER -Edogawa Ranpo 「Shonen Tanteidan Yori-」. Following the theme of the title『Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru Kara』 , the originality-filled work is wonderfully matched with the worldview of「TRICKSTER」 .
He first gained attention as the fashion writer for the original「MEN’S CLUB」, following which he established the fashion brand「SOMETHING E LSE」, and works as a pioneer in the fashion business industry. He produced Tokyo, Akasaka’s legendary club-disco 「M U G E N 」, and has co-produced F R O M -1s t , Tokyu Hands, A X I S, Shibuya Q FR O N T among other creations. He is also famous in the world of fly fishing. He has published more than 60 books, including 「Fasshon-ka Shakai」 and「Shisso Kakumei」 . He acted and self-directed the movie「Sakana Kami」. President of the of the Association for Beach and Field Protection. Managing Director of non-profit organisation Shibuya Aoyama Landscaping Foundation (SALF). Founder and Executive Director of Japan Pacific Islands Association. Source: karanukan.com
The full version of the music video will be available on music channels on CS broadcasting and in the CD which will be released on November 23, so please do check out the program! And, we hope that you will get the CD and enjoy it.
GACKT covers Hamasaki Ayumi-san’s SEASONS for the first time! The comment video and making-of video releases today, December 20, ahead of the premier of the music video! To celebrate GACKT’s favourite capsule-style authentic cafe system, the NesCafe Dolce Gusto, crossing the 2 million mark in cumulative sales in Japan, a new MV of his cover of Hamasaki Ayumi-san’s SEASONS will be released on Jaunary 1, 2017, at 00:00! As this song will only be released in the form of a music video, it will be delivered via NesCafe Dolce Gusto’s brand site for a limited time only. Prior to that, a comment video from GACKT himself with a portion of the actual MV, along with the making-of video for the MV will be released today, December 20. Please do watch each of the videos via the NesCafe Dolce Gusto brand site below. https://nestle.jp/brand/ndg/eclipse/ Source: GACKT.com
Dear GACKT, these are funny and sweet photos I think. I saw that you transformed into a kitten many times and well... Lara* and I wanted to do the same. I wish you a wonderful Christmas, all the happiness that you deserve, I wish you to never loose the strength that’s yours, to never loose that enthusiasm and that light in your eyes that you rarely can’t find anywhere else. I love you, jewel, thank you for all that you’ve done. The eyes you see in this photos are smiling because many years ago you saved them and keep saving them every day. I’m not adding anything else, just that I want to be enlightened forever by your smile and your happiness. I love you. Angie
Dear GACKT, this has been a pretty eventful year. I had the pleasure to come back to Japan and I was able to see the final dates of your LAST VISUALIVE and also participate in your birthday. I would have never believed that I would be able to see all of this live, but it happened and I will forever have special memories in my heart. To be able to hear the sound of your voice, the vibration just surrounding me, to see your sparkling and smiling eyes right in front of me and staring back at me, all of this was one of the best gift I could ever receive. Thank you for everything you did and still do for me, thank you for constantly gifting me with the best emotions. Thank you for always being by my side, for your words, for those days. Thank you for smiling and laughing so hard during the concerts, those were the best days of my life and I will never forget them. In all these years there has always been a constant in my life and that constant is you. You’ve turned my life for the better and I will never stop loving you for everything you did and always do for me. You’ve always been my life, my happiness and my guiding sun and this will never change. I wish for your life to be filled with love, laughs and happiness, to get everything you’ve always desired. I hope you’ll spend a wonderful day together with your family, friends and loved ones. Merry Christmas and Happy new year! Can’t wait to see you here in Europe for the world tour!! I love you more than you could ever imagine. Erika
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year GACKT! This 2016 was absolutely great, so many things happened. First of all, THANK YOU. Thank you so much for having opened G&LOVERS Fan Club, you gave us the possibility to be more close to you! 2017 sounds awesome: SEASON release at the very beginning and... The World Tour!! Can’t wait to see you!! I wish you all the best! XOXO Terry
Hi Daddy. It’s me. Gackuchii-chan. So fast is Christmas again and look, I now have a little brother. He’s called Gac-chan and together we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please continue to have so much fun at your work and make quite a few small brothers for us. We would be very happy about a sister. Many greetings your Gack-chan and Gac-chan with Angie, Satoru, Camui, Teddy, Coney, Milky and, of course, Mami. Kisses
To GACKT, Wishing you an amazing Christmas and new year! I’m sure I speak for all of your fans when I say that you are a huge inspiration.Thank you for your music, lyrics and incredible stories that you create. I wish you all the best in 2017, especially with the world tour.
Happy Christmas 2016!! from ur Italian fan Maria and Sinziana
From Jana, Sydney Australia
Dearest GACKT, I hope you have a blessed and fulfilled Christmas and new years. I love you very much and thank you Love, Ashley Arrowsmith Charlotte NC USA Merry Christmas and a truly happy New year to my sweetest friend GACKT hope Your New year is a happy one. Atlantean Healer Merry Christmas gackt.. <3 happy new year...<3 Anita
Kowing you was a miracle. Since then, your eyes (sweet and malicious at the same time), your voice (peculiar, deep and sensual) and your amazing talent are accompanying me every day. You are poetry, beauty, sweetness and trasgression. You are the infinite. Merry Christmas champions! best wishes GACKT! Alessia Calderini
メリクリスマス、Gackt さま！ 来年に頑張ります！ ご幸運をお祈ります！ ー（タラ）ー Tara Chloe
Hello GACKT-san, happy and merry Christmas to you and your friends ! I wish you to have fun and to have a great time with your beloved ones, and to make those holidays a blast ! Keep rockin’ Franck
Hello dear GACKT-san ^_^, i wish you a wonderful merry christmas. I hope you will have a great time with your loved ones. Thank you for your hard work and your wonderful music. Im already really excited about your world tour and hope i can visit japan again. dear greetings from germany Katrin
Merry Christmas and a very happy New year! Rachel Brown
Hi GACKT... 2017 is right around the corner and soon for you a very busy year will end, but none the less amazing. You always tell us that life wouldn’t be wonderful without those small every day difficulties to be overcome. I want to wish you to never loose that strength that supports you and makes you smile. You taught me that, as much as life can be hard, it’s up to me to see everything from a new point of view and face the obstacles, small or big. GACKT is not just a singer and an amazing voice, but he’s a man and a special person able to give strength to the ones next to him and far away too. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!! And I just want to say THANK YOU!!! Rachele
Iris
Good evening. I’m a girl from Russia living and working in South Korea. I have been in love with Japan for about 10 years since high school. I got to know Gackt and his works (music and movies) only a out 1 year ago but I was totally kept by his voice and the way he express himself on the stage and movies. I would like to wish him to remain as cool, healthy, strong, hardworking and fascinating as he is now. I know he works hard on his every performance. This year on summer I was lucky to finally visit Tokyo, Japan and went on Lastvisuallive performance. That was the best time ever in my life. Gackt make the atmosphere somehow shine! Anyway best wishes on New Year Best regards from Irina PS. I dared to draw a portrait though not sure if it’s good enough. I’m working on the second one but it’s not finished yet Ирина Кархова
Each your smile lights up a new star in the sky. You continues to shine forever. We wish you many beautiful and brightest things more of the stars. Merry Christmas GACKT-san! With love Consuelo and Samantha. -Italy -
Merry Christmas to G-LOVERS all over the world and thanks to G-san for creating such a beautiful family. So many people from so many countries, sharing love for something: thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way for a peaceful world! Merry Xmas! Myriam & Arianna
Isabella - Italia
Panda Kate - Ohio
Thank you GACKT Italia and thank you GACKT for your songs, you are always with me every time I need a word, everytime I need good music. You make me feel so good! Happy Happy xmas and an happy new year!!!!!!! Andrea
Hi GACKT! I’m Francesca, an Italian LOVER! I’d want to wish you the best Xmas! you deserve a lot, we need to see you in Italy! We hope to see you during your World Tour! We wait for you~ ITALY LOVES YOU!!! And thank you GACKT Italia for all your updates!!!
HAPPY XMAS GACKT! WAITING FOR THE WORLD TOUR!!!!!! Will you come to Spain??? WE MISS YOU COME BACK WITH THE LAST VISUALIVE!!! Merry Christmas~~~
GACKT COME TO ITALY PLEASEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Sandra - Barcelona
Francesca - Torino
Christine - Australia Dear GACKT HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY XMAS!! Are you ok? I hope to come to Japan soooooon! You know, you are my favourite singer and I think you are an amazing actor too! We are waiting for your new movie Karanukan! I hope to see it in the theatre here too! So curious!!! I hope you will spend a beautiful Xmas Holidays with your family and your friends and of course your lovely Angie!!!!!! Kisses from Germany! KaraLOVER - Germany
GACKT! ITALY LOVES YOU! Did you like it when you came here on holidays??? Did you like Rome?? Did you see Milan too? Well, you should visit it! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful but, before the World Tour... HAPPY CHRISTMAAAAAAAAS!!!!!! GACKT we are waiting for you!!! <3 <3 <3 so much love from Italy!!! Marta - Italy
Paola - Italy HAPPY ROCKING XMAS GACKT-SAN! Thank you for all your amazing songs and thanks to GACKT ITALIA ladies, always so amazing and ready to convey all your updates~ I’m grateful!!! Lucas - USA
Dear GACKT-san, I hope to see you next year! I hope that everything will be amazing for you, I wish you health and fun, happiness and a lot of friendships! Thank you GACKT Italia for this opportunity. Cecilia - Mexico P.S. Will you come here? I’m from Mexico! :*
Happy Christmas GACKT ^_^! This was a special year, your LVL was wonderful and I had the opportunity of seeing three dates! It was amazing and I’m looking forwards the World tour. Who knows, maybe you’ll choose a place here, close to me! I hope you and your family will spend great holidays! Kisses Sarah - Norway I wanna wish happy Christmas and Happy New year to my favorite, beautiful singer GACKT and also to his best friend Takumi! You both make me laugh a lot, I wanna see more videos of you two together! You’re too sweet and funny!!! Thank you GACKT for the smiles you always give to me. Love you so much! Your Fran - Hungary HAPPY CHRISTMAS GACKT-SAN! Happy Christmas GACKT ITALIA! THANK YOU! I follow you every day! GACKT-san is amazing! MERRY CHRISTMAS WORLD! Hideo - Japan Merry Christmas GACKT-san, I’m Marlene from Lugano. There are wonderful places here I hope you’ll come here next time to see the lake and all the beautiful views we have. We are waiting for you! Thank you for everything you do, you’re special! Marlene - Switzerland It’s me again!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS GACKT!!!!!! HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAYS!!! I can’t wait to see what’s gonna happen in the new year! Waiting for you always <3 Maria, Tirana So we can wait you here??? Dear GACKT, I know it’s Christmas and now I want to wish you a wonderful amazing Christmas! But also a BELLISSIMO 2017! I hope to see you here in Italy so it will be even more BELLISSIMO! I LOVE YOU GACKT! TI AMO!! Naomi - Italy
HAPPY CHRISTMAS GACKT!!!!!!!!!! Aleine - France
Hi GACKT-san! I wish you a merry Christmas and an happy new year! I don’t know if you’re in Japan or in Malaysia right now, but anyway you’ll spend wonderful holidays with your friends right? Then, have a wonderful Chjristmas and a wonderful happy new year! Don’t drink too much~~~ Italy is waiting for you! Chiara - Milan
Dear GACKT, I’m Phoebe from London and I’m very very very excited to write you! I hope you’re gonna have an amazing Christmas! Have fun with your friends always! Kisses Phoebe - London
Dear GACKT-san, a cute happy Xmas for you, your family and your friends!!! Lucy - Australia Hi GACKT-san merry merry Christmas! I hope you will be able to rest a lot during these holiday take care please, we need your being perfectly healthy!!! We need you always amazing and strong!!! Waiting for you, hope here in Belgium! Love ya AngelBlue - Belgium I whispered to you, who held the moon: “I want to dance with you in this powdery snow” that’s true. I’d want to dance with you in this powdery snow. Tell the moon it’s my wish for this Xmas. together with my best wishes for you. Merry Xmas GACKT and happy new year! Love you always. You’re my special gift. Arianna, Sicily
Amazing rock Christmas GACKT!!!!!! I hope you’re doing good! I hope you are going to spend the best holidays!!! Post a lot of photos on Instagram, post a lot on Weibo and show us what you’re doing~ We’ll wait for your beautiful smiles! With a lot of love Niina. Niina - Russia
HAPPY CHRISTMAS GACKT! Thank you GACKTITALIA girls to give me this opportunity and all your news! I’m so happy to be able to wish you a very merry Christmas Jack - Orlando
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THIS BEAUTIFUL CREATURE!!! From Russia with Love!! Natydear - Russia
Merry Christmas GACKT-san!!! I’m Beth from France and I follow you since 2008. I love your music, I love your way to deliver your feelings to your Lovers. Proud to be a LOVER! Proud to be part of your family! Thank you for everything you do for me and for all of us! Love you!!!!!!!!!! Beth - France
You’re always my inspiration, you will always be the light of my days! Thank you GACKT and have an Happy Christmas, hope you’ll spend that with your loved ones. Thank you all, GACKT Italia girls to give me the opportunity again to join this amazing project. Sandra - USA
With all my heart, GACKT-san. Respect. Beatrix - Colombia
Dear GACKT. You gave me a lot of feelings and strong emotions during your LVL, I still think about it, I can’t forget the amazing happiness and the way you moved me and you were able to touch my soul. Thank you GACKT, have a wonderful Xmas! Kelly - France Dear amazing precious, happy Christmas! I love you, I love you my Samurai, my Prince. I love the way you sing and you convey your feelings, you really move me! I miss you when I can’t listen to your music, and when I come back home the first thing is turning on my pc n listen to your incredible, amazing voice. Please go on singing and giving us all these special sensations. I love you! Yours forever Carol Francis - Netherlands Just happy Christmas GACKT! （＾Ｏ＾☆♪ please enjoy the time with your friends! And smile. Smile a lot for all your fans from all over the world that just are waiting for your smiles! TI AMO GACKT! I LOVE YOU!!! Aishiteru. Federica - Italy
So in love! MERRY CHRISTMAS GACKT!!!!!!! LauraNeko - Spain
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