~ The Gackt FC ~

[Byakuya]

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o72/Byakuya-kun/gackto.png

Short Biography


Early life

Gackt Camui was born in Okinawa, Japan, on a July 4 (precise year unknown), as the second of three children (he has an older sister and a younger brother). His father was a jazz musician who played the trumpet.

According to his autobiography, he was a mischevious child and enjoyed taking risks; at age seven he nearly drowned while swimming off the coast of Okinawa. After this near-death experience, he claimed to have the ability to see and speak with deceased family members, a notion which was dismissed by his parents.

At the age of ten, Gackt was hospitalized with a gastrointestinal condition and had to remain at the hospital for a prolonged time. He made the acquaintance of several terminally ill children, some of whom died during his stay.

Gackt's musical education began at age three, when his parents initiated his classical piano education, of which he grew tired four years later. It would take another four years until his parents allowed him to quit. Competition with a friend lead Gackt to learn other instruments, with a focus on contemporary rock. He later resumed playing the piano.

Malice Mizer

In 1995, Gackt joined Malice Mizer as the group's vocalist, lyricist and pianist. Fan base and record sales grew substantially over the following years and the band became known for its distinct visual kei theme, with elaborate costumes, on-stage scenery and theatrics.

Malice Mizer released two albums with Gackt, Merveilles and Voyage ~Sans Retour~. When Gackt began seeking further creative control over the group's compositions, as opposed to just writing the lyrics, he was removed from the group.

Solo career

Gackt launched his solo career on May 12, 1999 with the release of the EP Mizerable. Several albums, singles and videos (on VHS and DVD) have since followed. Gackt's music has also been featured as theme songs for anime and video games multiple times, such as New Fist of the North Star, Texhnolyze, Bujingai and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.

He has also provided voice acting, motion capturing and his likeness for such works on several occasions and co-wrote and co-starred in the 2003 movie Moon Child, which also features Hyde (vocalist of L'Arc~en~Ciel) and Taiwanese-American singer Wang Lee Hom.

In the same year, Gackt published his autobiography, Jihaku. For Caparison Guitars, he has designed two guitars, named "Marcury" and "Venus".
Since January 7, 2007, Gackt has been playing the warlord Uesugi Kenshin in the NHK drama Fūrinkazan.

Gackt's most recent solo release is the single "Returner ~Yami no Shuen~", released on June 20, 2007, which is the first in the artist's career (both solo and in a band) to reach the number one spot on the Japanese Oricon charts. Gackt will be providing the voice for Malthazar in the Japanese release of the film Arthur and the Minimoys, set for September 2007.

Skin

On May 25, 2007, the formation of the supergroup Skin was announced, which besides Gackt consists of fellow pop/rock artist Miyavi, former Luna Sea guitarist Sugizo, and X Japan co-founder Yoshiki.

The group gave its debut performance at the Anime Expo convention in Long Beach, California on June 29, 2007 and plans to release an album.



Members

Owner: Byakuya
Co-owner: MeiYara
Nama
hyiceme

[Mei]

Thank you so much for creating this FC, Byakuya!! :love

I love the header (Gackt with white/ bright blonde hair is really awesome)!

And I voted that I´m of course curious about his new band,
really I wanna see more of him; as much as possible
(everything there is +ahaha+ :P)! :)

Mhm, let´s see: I´m a fan for not too long (around a year, I guess).
The first song I heard of him was "Lu_Na" and I
immediately liked/ loved it! Then I saw pictures/ scans/ photos
of him and well: that was it => a new born Gackt-fan!! :love
He´s so very handsome (can´t believe it!! ^_^)
and additionally he´s extremely talented!!

I really hope that we´ll get more to see of him as soon as possible!! :p

Byakuya, do you know perhaps the name of the series
he currently acts in? (it has something to do with samurais, right?)

I´ll soon upload some of my most favoured pics of him! =D

[Byakuya]

Ah no problem, this was sort of your idea as well anyway. =p
I voted the same as you obviously XD

Hm I'm afraid I don't know that, I can probably find out though.

Yeah let's fill this FC up with gackt pics XD

[Mei]

I´ll try to get more information as well!

But for now: ahem, I´ll watch Claymore 17 first and then I´ll upload some pics! ^_^

[Byakuya]

Some pictures of Gackt in different styles ^_^

http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt051.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt012.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt011.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt1.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/camui04.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt028.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/camui02.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt001.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt08.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/g01.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt16.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/geu.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gcx.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gen.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gcf.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gnt.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/toei06.jpg
http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/goz.jpg

[Mei]

Woah, nice pics, Byakuya!! Love them!! :love

Ehehe, here´s a video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXO5DHfHaDc&mode=related&search=
(I don´t need to say much about it, right? ) :p

[Byakuya]

Lol that movie was awesome. XD

Thanks for the information MeiMei! :yell =p
I wonder what kind of music we can expect from them! ^_^

[Mei]

I wonder what kind of music we can expect from them! ^_^
Mhm, surely very rocky, up-tempo music! =D
For sure: Yoshiki (X-Japan) and Miyavi did rocky music as well (I saw some Miyavi PVs some time ago; he´s a bit indie, but rocky as well; he actually does great music as well and is very famous; I liked some of his music quite a lot^_^)

You already saw Wasurenaikare, did you?
Ahaha, I think SE stole the idea of driving on a motorbike
for the ending in AC =D

I found this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=L_ELY3WIXCA&mode=related&search=

The Japanese drama Gackt appears in is called Fuurin kazan. ^_^

[Byakuya]

Yeah I've seen it already ^_________^

Gah you have to be a member to view the thread. >_> Guess I'll sign up a bit later =p

Holy crap that video was pure awesomeness O_O shit that was great lol. I REALLY can't wait for some single/album releases from them!

Thanks MeiYara <333

[Nama]

Oh, joinage! ^__^ I love Gackt's music!

[Mei]

Nama!! :hug

It´s very nice to see you here! :)
Welcome =D

What are your favourite songs by Gackt?

[Byakuya]

Welcome to the Gackt FC Nama. ^__^

[Nama]

Thanks for the welcomes, Mei-chan and Byakuya-kun! *hugs*
What are your favourite songs by Gackt?
Redemption (XD) and Longing, for instance. :) Yours?

[Mei]

Yeah, Redemption (I could have thought of that +haha+ XP)!

Um, I´ve quite a lot:
OASIS, seki-ray, Lu_Na, Mizérable, Secret Garden, well Redemption (of course), Cube, Doomsday, Emu, Lust for Blood, Wasurenaikara....for example ^_^

Did you see PVs of Gackt as well?
If so: do you have a fav? ^_^

[Byakuya]

I'll try list mine, but I will probably forget a few. >_>

Mizerable
Vanilla
Redemption
Emu For My Dear
Lust For Blood
Lu:na
Sayonara
Fragrance
U+K
Story
Metamorphoze
Longing
Seki-Ray
Mind Forest
OASIS

[Mei]

Here are some pics of SKIN´s performance in CA:
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2498/aot96zblxbcut2xo911fvkrso1.th.jpg (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aot96zblxbcut2xo911fvkrso1.jpg)
mhm, not Gackt (but hot nonetheless, so XP)

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5066/dlcbp4fjtg4oa6a2136qd6zzd8.th.jpg (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dlcbp4fjtg4oa6a2136qd6zzd8.jpg)
Miyavi XD

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/1057/ebjswgik4evpshmwdoktd3faj0.th.jpg (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ebjswgik4evpshmwdoktd3faj0.jpg)
Gackt.....kyaaaa XD

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6780/rfe70i3vd0ii6vgxnr0d1cmqh2.th.jpg (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rfe70i3vd0ii6vgxnr0d1cmqh2.jpg)
:love I think he looks gorgeous (so rocky ;))

[Nama]

Did you see PVs of Gackt as well?
If so: do you have a fav? ^_^
Umm. . .what's PV? ^^;; *embarrassed*

Anyway, those are some hot pics. :) Gackt looks sexy, as always!

[Byakuya]

Great pictures MeiYara! Gackt's rocker style is so awesome XD

[Mei]

Umm. . .what's PV? ^^;; *embarrassed*

No prob; PV = promotional video.
The music videos artists create to promote their music on MTV for example. ^_^

Mine would be the videos for:
Mizérable and Vanilla (I love his hair style in both of them!)
Redemption
Returner
Wasurenaikara

Great pictures MeiYara! Gackt's rocker style is so awesome XD
Yeah, I love this style !!
For "Returner" he also had dark brown/ black hair,
but it was longer (to his shoulders).
And in the drama his hair is even longer O_o

[Byakuya]

http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gec.jpg

^_^

[Mei]

=D

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2387/22471802dt6.th.jpg (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=22471802dt6.jpg)

Gackt and Tetsuya Nomura! ^__^

[Byakuya]

Yeah that one is great. ^_^ Is it just me or does Gackt look 'bigger' with that hairstyle XD

[Mei]

Eheh, yeah that could very well be true;
I prefer other hairstyles of him
(he looks best imo when he wears his hair a bit in his face ^_^).

For instance:

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6282/blackve4.th.jpg (http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blackve4.jpg)
=D

And these curls aren´t my thing either ^^;;
It´s especially his face that looks a bit bigger imo.

[Byakuya]

Yeah I agree he looks best when his hair is a bit down. ^_^

For some reason I really like how it is in this picture,

http://www.shiroitsubasa.com/shiroitsubasa/gackt001.jpg

[Mei]

Yeah, that´s the "le ciel"/ Malice Mizer style.
I love it! :love

Like this one:

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/9291/gackt47qf9.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gackt47qf9.jpg)

It also reminds me a bit of Squall´s hairstyle. ;)

[Byakuya]

Ah yeah he should definitely go back to his Squall style. ^_^

Gackt + hair down + suit = win.
=p

[Mei]

Kyaaaah, what I just found again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MF0qXI-q2g&mode=related&search=

S.K.I.N. backstage!
+nosebleed+
=P

Statement of the day: Yoshiki is smokin' hot +nod nod+!

[hyiceme]

Gackt is hot. Joinage!!!^^

[Mei]

Welcome, hyiceme!
It´s nice to have you with us! =D

What do you think of SKIN?
And: what´re your favourite Gackt songs?

[Byakuya]

Welcome hyiceme. ^_^

Great video MeiMei. XD

[Mei]

Great video MeiMei. XD
Yeah, thanks Bya-kun!
I can´t wait any longer for them to publish their first single and first pv!
They are such a great band, really!:wtf

And did I already write that Yoshiki is smoking hot, did I? XP
+nyahaha+

[hyiceme]

Kyaaaah, what I just found again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MF0qXI-q2g&mode=related&search=

S.K.I.N. backstage!
+nosebleed+
=P

Statement of the day: Yoshiki is smokin' hot +nod nod+!

OMG that was really hot. Gackt really likes tight pants, doesn't he?>< in the beginning, I couldn't stop looking at...I mean nothing...>_>

the very first Gackt song I heard was Mizerable, I totally loved it especially the violin part. I have so many fav songs from Gackt, like Fragrance (omg), Vanilla, Last song, Secret Garden, and others I can't remember right now. They are old songs, I know. I just haven't been keeping up with Gackt news, so let me know his latest work!!^^

[Mei]

Yes, Gackt looks great in his new rocker style, right? =D
The black, short, spiky hair and his tight pants!
I can understand where you were looking at, hyiceme XD
Did you also see Yoshiki topless? :p

Um, Gackt´s newest single is "Returner" ~ Yami no Shuen.
I like it! =D

Here´s a link (if you don´t know it already):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNU8E71f9AI

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5708/rfe70i3vd0ii6vgxnr0d1cmgx9.th.jpg (http://img295.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rfe70i3vd0ii6vgxnr0d1cmgx9.jpg)
This is a picture of SKIN´s firts performance in CA.
(mark the cord hanging downward between his ehem cough legs.....XD)

[Mei]

Double post.....

I found some new S.K.I.N. pictures:

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8963/gacktandbodygaurdsgx7.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gacktandbodygaurdsgx7.jpg)

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/2249/gacktstandnv0.th.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gacktstandnv0.jpg)

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/1646/yoshikigacktmiyavi2zw5.th.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yoshikigacktmiyavi2zw5.jpg)
Miyavi looks so bored XD
(I didn´t know that he´s actually taller than Gackt O.o)

I hope you like them! =3

[hyiceme]

HOLY CRAP!! MeiYara, Gackt's new single is GOD! I can't stop playing it now!!! He looks so good in there as a samurai!!!^^ Thank you so much for letting me know! :hug

So, "Returner" is his new single, then what's S.K.I.N? is it a new band thing he started with other musicians, or his new album? *sorry for the dumb question, I haven't been keeping up with Gackt news...I should be punished...:cry*

[Mei]

Yeah, "Returner" is great! =D
I love his long black hair and the Samurai theme in his newest
pv (he wields a zanpakutou XD)!
I wanna see so much more from him! ^_^

S.K.I.N. is a new band with Gackt as its lead singer,
Yoshiki (X-Japan) at the drums/ piano,
Miyavi plays guitar and Sugizo also plays guitar/ violin.

Here´s a thread dedicated to S-K.I.N:

http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=67379&start=0

They´re all very popular jrock artists in Japan.
They performed one concert in CA in June,
but unfortunately we don´t have a single or
pv by them until now ;_;
But I can´t wait to find out more about them! ^_^

[Byakuya]

Whops sorry I haven't posted here lately, been rather busy these days. D:

Anyways, awesome pictures MeiMei! Gackuto-sama looks so badass. :love :love

[Byakuya]

Ah Returner~Yami no Shuen~ is so great :wtf

[hyiceme]

^ I know!!!! I am still listening to it right now. :P Gackt-sama looks so cool in the music video too!!!:inlove:inlove

[Mei]

I found videos featuring Gackt in Korea: It´s a live concert (DrugParty 2007):
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v944764zA2eH5x7

I selected "Lu:na" for you, because we have a better view on him this way XD, but you can watch other clips with him as well, if you like ^_^
(recommendation: Cube; on the beginning you´ll see a resumé of his other concerts =D).

He looks gorgeous as always! :love

[Byakuya]

DrugParty D:

awesome vids MeiMei <3

[Mei]

Oh, I just found this pic of Gackt:

http://i19.tinypic.com/6fey3hh.jpg

This is......he´s just so pretty...O__o

[Byakuya]

Lmao wow O_O That's.. awesome XD

[kiri]

I wanna join gackt is one of my fave artist with Hyde can I join