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GACKT (神威楽斗, Kamui Gakuto, born July 4, 1973, Okinawa, Japan) is a singer-songwriter, musician, actor and author, famous in Japan. Since the launch of his solo career, he has gained an even greater fandom and notoriety than he had while working as the vocalist of the iconic visual kei band MALICE MIZER, and has been extremely successful. He is one of the most successful and recognized male soloist artists in Japanese history, and holds the record for most top 10 chart singles. He is considered the best male live performer in Japan, and his concerts are always highly expected. Besides being a musician, he is also an film actor, and novel author.

Gackt’s musical education began at age three, when was initiated by parents to master the piano. In childhood he was also familiar with brass instruments, and after mastered electric guitar and drums. Gackt’s musical career began in 1994 as the drummer, and eventually the singer of the independent band CAINS:FEEL, he formed with his friend You. His career began to truly blossom when he joined the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer in 1995. He made his first recordings in 1999, after left the group and began a solo career, signed to the reputated record label Nippon Crown. He was immediately recognized, and with a big following his recordings regularly charted high on the Oricon (Japanese Billboards) charts. Despite his notoriety, only one single managed to top the charts, Returner ~Yami no Shūen~ (2007), reputated for incorporating the Japanese traditional instruments with rock music, and the wonderful music video.
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    Asrun Dream is power, inspiration, gratefulness, love, light, heat

    20 May 8:11pm Reply

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    Flower <3

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    White Lovers <3

    16 May 1:03pm Reply

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    Illness Illusion <3

    9 May 4:33pm Reply

  • IchBinHumanoid

    Beautiful.

    2 May 6:48pm Reply

  • firefox4899

    how can someone say he is a she :O he is obviously male :P unless he is dressed up as a girl :/

    1 May 12:47pm Reply

  • jaquedickinson

    Campaña en busca de nuestro objetivo, una gira de Gackt por América Latina. Vamos unirse para traer Gackt en nuestros respectivos países. Compartan y divulguen http://www.facebook.com/GacktLatinAmerica

    7 Apr 7:56am Reply

  • fayth13

    He has been recording recently (Takumi tweeted about it a few weeks ago), but he also has a big tour starting in around six weeks and it seems from his recent blogs that the preparation for that is taking up most of his time right now.

    29 Mar 9:43am Reply

  • peffy

    @Mr_Sandrik , he officially changed his name to GACKT at some point in 2009.

    27 Mar 10:14pm Reply

  • jaquedickinson

    Gackt should release a new album.

    23 Mar 6:17am Reply

  • Mr_Sandrik

    Why GACKT? It should be Gackt.

    21 Mar 4:51pm Reply

  • xclaimation

    well he was pretty active with YFC up till last year. hopefully he has something this year.

    15 Mar 6:24pm Reply

  • IndustrialClef

    Re:Born is the best. It has everything.

    4 Mar 10:11am Reply

  • yapooos

    Gosh. Back in '03 this guy was the shit. Gackt was probably my first crush ever. I really should give his songs a listen again...

    21 Feb 12:48am Reply

  • schwarzfluegel

    @ Michael-san I wouldn't wonder that much because as far as I know the dots above a, o and u only matter in the German language. Everywhere else it's merely decoration, but for us Germans it's quite funny, since the pronounciation changes x3

    17 Feb 1:29pm Reply

  • Michael-San

    I bought the Single "Mirror" by Gackt and i've found a strange issue with it: The Cover states the second song as "blüe (piano solo)" - That's right, blüe, not blue. I own the A-Type Cover. Does anyone with the B-Type Cover see the same?

    10 Feb 6:45am Reply

  • Marta_Gore

    I want a new album, 2009 and re:born are so far away ...

    9 Feb 7:04pm Reply

  • Edenknight

    Well, he released Re-Born album in 2009. Although all the songs were released as singles before, it was his next studio album after Diabolos. And yeah we need a new album with new tracks, not a compilation of his latest singles.

    3 Feb 12:05am Reply

  • Second_Fear

    I want a new album, 2005 and diabolos are so far away ... [6]

    1 Feb 9:16pm Reply
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