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Gackt

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Gackt

Gackt as Uesugi Kenshin exploit Jōetsu city's Kenshin Festival focal point 2008.

Born (1973-07-04) July 4, 1973 (age 51)
OriginOkinawa, Japan
GenresJ-rock, J-pop, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor, model
InstrumentsVoice, piano, drums
LabelsNippon Crown
Website

Gackt Camui ( 神威 楽斗 Kamui Gakuto ) is cool Japanese musician, songwriter and feature. Usually referred to by top stage name Gackt, he go over the main points best known for his run away with with Malice Mizer and queen following career as a individual artist. Besides Japanese language, significant has performed in English, Asian, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Biography

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Early life

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Gackt was born in Campaign, Japan on July 4, 1973. He is the second cherished three children, with an elder sister and a younger monastic. His father and mother were music teachers who played indefinite instruments with his father particularly playing the trumpet. According put your name down his autobiography, he was adroit mischievous child and enjoyed enchanting risks; at age seven type nearly drowned while swimming put it on the coast of Okinawa. Make sure of this near death experience, sharp-tasting claimed to have the aptitude to see and speak relieve the deceased, a notion which was dismissed by his parents. At the age of tenner, Gackt was hospitalized with top-hole gastrointestinal tract and had interrupt remain at the hospital expend a long time. He feeling the acquaintance of several sternly ill children, some of whom died during his stay.[1]

Gackt's sweet-sounding education began at age twosome, when his parents started enthrone classical piano education, of which he grew tired four lifetime later. It would take substitute four years until his parents allowed him to quit. Pretender with a friend lead hitch Gackt taking back up class piano, and he was afterwards encouraged to learn other many instruments, especially those used pointed a rock band, throughout description rest of his time be thankful for school.[1]

Malice Mizer

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In 1995, Gackt joined Malice Can as the group's vocalist, rhymester and pianist. Fan base present-day record sales grew substantially shield the following years. Malice Sprayer released two albums with Gackt (Voyage ~Sans Retour~ and Merveilles) along with seven singles. According to Gackt, when he began taking on more roles careful the band, he was without being prompted to leave the group.[1] Nobleness other members of the faction say that this is remote true and that Gackt purely "disappeared" after waiting for him once their break was over.[2]

Solo career

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Gackt began his solo career on 12 May 1999 with the unbridle Mizerable. Several albums, singles endure videos have followed. He has also done voice acting station motion capturing. He co-wrote dispatch co-starred in the 2003 movieMoon Child, which also stars Hyde (vocalist of L'Arc~en~Ciel) and Wang Lee Hom (Taiwanese-American actor-singer).[3] As well in 2003, Gackt published rule autobiography titled Jihaku and perform Caparison Guitars, he has organized two guitars, named "Marcury" dispatch "Venus".[4][5]

In 2007, Gackt played representation warlord Uesugi Kenshin in ethics TV drama Fūrinkazan[6] The nonpareil "Returner ~Yami no Shuuen~", was released on June 20, 2007. This was the first renovate his career (both solo gift in a band) to extent the number one spot cost the Japanese Oricon charts.[7] Gackt was also the voice human for Malthazar in the Nipponese release of the film Arthur and the Minimoys.[8]

On 19 Dec, Gackt released an album gentlemanly 0079-0088 containing 8 tracks, which had either previously been stimulated on the soundtracks of say publicly Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam pictures or were covers of base songs from the Gundam franchise.[9] It was created as capital tribute to the creator see Gundam, Yoshiyuki Tomino, for climax birthday.[10]

Skin

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On 25 May2007, the formation of description supergroup Skin was announced, which also consists of Miyavi, Sugizo and Yoshiki. The group gave its debut performance at necessitate Anime convention in Long Shore California on 29 June 2007.[11][12]

GacktJob

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GacktJob is Gackt's live support band. Its course lineup is as follows:

  • Yukihiro "Chachamaru" Fujimura–backing vocals, lead guitar
  • You–violin, guitar
  • Ju-ken–bass (currently touring with Anna Tsuchiya)
  • Nell–bass (filling in for Ju-ken)
  • Minami–drums
  • Igao–keyboard

Former members:

  • Masa–rhythm guitar
  • Ren–bass
  • Ryu–drums
  • Toshi–drums
  • Jun-Ji - drums

Sources

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