Get over it, just hold your breath and deal for now.
You know, in the last 1 to 2 years, I've heard a lot of whinning and complaining and whatnot about various things concerning Gackt.
Some don't even have anything to do with his releases.
Most are just directed at fanclub exclusives or things that official Dears control.
Seriously guys, you can't have the awesome and only the awesome. He's a human being who can honestly say credit can be given to him for his songs. There aren't many artists who hit it big right off when going solo while writing their own stuff and composing music to accompany it AND on top of that, perform it themselves.
When I got into Gackt, there seriously wasn't enough time for me to enjoy the awesomeness that is Gackt while everyone else also talked of his awesomeness because the complaints quickly started.
It went up even more with Love Letter songs. Seriously people, you can't have perfect and only perfect for every single damn thing that man is connected to.
It wouldn't be balanced and he'd fuck up the entire universe for being so unbalanced. The bad needs to come in sometime somewhere and considering ten years didn't pass between Mars and Moon or twenty years didn't pass between Mars and his Gundam thing... I'd say a lot of people in the fandom really needs to sit back and actually think about things with the view that Gackt is actually a person who like every other person (yes, you and me and him and her and it and your dog) actually has feelings, desires and dreams. They also get tired, hungry and are not immune to peer pressure.
They are not divine beings and they do not emit light out of their ass and the universe does not revolve around them.
They have wants, they have dislikes and they certainly lust for things. They are not stupid and they do not have banana mush for brains.
Even if Gackt sometimes seems over the edge insane, you can't possibly tell me that his very being controls the life and death of the entire universe or that he doesn't have desires or whims that only he himself understands and that those very desires only make sense to him.
Seriously, if he wants to try something new, mock him for a while then really sit back and think - just because it's different doesn't mean he's gone off the deep end.
The new fans aren't going to understand shit about your complaints. I certainly didn't when everyone was complaining about Love Letter type songs. I was still searching frantically for songs off Limewire/Kazaa/whatever else I used. I enjoyed it while everyone was going on about how awesome this guy was in the fandom and how they couldn't wait for Love Letter to come out. That changed after Love Letter came out and suddenly everyone just went screaming at each other for being such bitches for bad-mouthing Gackt's Love Letter and then turn around just to say Love Letter was the shit. Man, I was still orgasming over his Hoshi no Suna and his Lust for Blood and just finding Blue through Limewire. I hadn't even found Nine Spiral before everyone started complaining about Seippai no Sayonara or Kimi ni Aitakute which at the time, I didn't even know existed. So I really got bombarded with all the hype how Gackt's Love Letter (new at the time) sucked ass. I was still scrolling through shitloads of lists looking for files I haven't downloaded before and when you combine his Malice Mizer stuff with his solo stuff before Love Letter in forms of single files instead of complied album lists, that's a shitload of things to go through. There was always be someone I'd stumble across and wonder what the fuck everyone was talking about.
As for those of you who go on about how strange his Korean is or how adorably weird his English is or how retarded his Chinese is... I don't see you mouthing off American celebraties when they try and converse in another language that is not their own or English just for the sake of an hour or two concert.
In fact, when was the last time Justin Timberlake came to New Zealand and spoke Maori? He's here alright but hey man I didn't hear him Kia Ora us. Maybe a 'yo howzit' but yeah whatever.
I don't hear a shitload of celebs saying more than "Hello, I love [insert country here]" in that country's language.
Let me remind you, Gackt's done more than "Hello, I love you guys, yay" in Chinese and from what I've heard, it's more than what he said in Korean. His Chinese doesn't sound like he's put it through a blender and then added liquid to the rest of the mash. His English doesn't sound like he just shat it out - I can't say whether his Korean sounds like he's thrown it up since I don't understand Korean despite the amount of Korean friends I have - I'm not the same four year old who could suddenly spout Fijian.
Also, that Asian singer who was SUPPOSED to come to New Zealand for his CONCERTS but DIDN'T turn up due to "insignificant equipment" available onsite and "schedule clashes" or "sickness" or whatever had the nerve to retract his offer to get his ass down here AFTER all the tickets were paid for and the seatings were finalized.
Gackt turned up in Korea bringing his own equipment, and you, Mr.I'm-too-important-to-use-NZ-equipment-since-God-forbid-NZ-probably-doesn't-even-have-speakers and didn't even come. Yeah well maybe you should have decided before you announced you were coming and took heaps of orders for tickets. Bring your own damn mics and speakers if you think NZ is backwards. We don't live in huts and we actually have electricity and we certainly don't fuck with sheep. Okay, some do.
And was it Brittany Spears or Christian Aguilera (I must have spelt that wrong) who said they'd extend their tour time and come over to New Zealand just to give two special concerts? Then when everyone's gone beserk, booked hotels, planned to do stuff in Auckland, bought their tickets both the journey to Auckland and also the concert ticket just to get slapped in the face when Christina (or was it Brittany) got a bit sick and cancelled just HOURS before the concert was due to start?!
How can Gackt fans complain that he isn't doing enough or he isn't singing good enough or whatever when he actually gets off his ass while he's practically half dead, turns up and actually gives a concert?
At least he turns up and tries while your Brittany(/Christina whatever, I don't follow those two) don't even bother flying over because of the sniffles. Don't give me shit that they are chicks and therefore are weaker and less strong willed. Don't give me that shit because after that many years of being in the spotlight, they should know their limits by now. If you can't keep the promises you make, don't make them.
Some don't even have anything to do with his releases.
Most are just directed at fanclub exclusives or things that official Dears control.
Seriously guys, you can't have the awesome and only the awesome. He's a human being who can honestly say credit can be given to him for his songs. There aren't many artists who hit it big right off when going solo while writing their own stuff and composing music to accompany it AND on top of that, perform it themselves.
When I got into Gackt, there seriously wasn't enough time for me to enjoy the awesomeness that is Gackt while everyone else also talked of his awesomeness because the complaints quickly started.
It went up even more with Love Letter songs. Seriously people, you can't have perfect and only perfect for every single damn thing that man is connected to.
It wouldn't be balanced and he'd fuck up the entire universe for being so unbalanced. The bad needs to come in sometime somewhere and considering ten years didn't pass between Mars and Moon or twenty years didn't pass between Mars and his Gundam thing... I'd say a lot of people in the fandom really needs to sit back and actually think about things with the view that Gackt is actually a person who like every other person (yes, you and me and him and her and it and your dog) actually has feelings, desires and dreams. They also get tired, hungry and are not immune to peer pressure.
They are not divine beings and they do not emit light out of their ass and the universe does not revolve around them.
They have wants, they have dislikes and they certainly lust for things. They are not stupid and they do not have banana mush for brains.
Even if Gackt sometimes seems over the edge insane, you can't possibly tell me that his very being controls the life and death of the entire universe or that he doesn't have desires or whims that only he himself understands and that those very desires only make sense to him.
Seriously, if he wants to try something new, mock him for a while then really sit back and think - just because it's different doesn't mean he's gone off the deep end.
The new fans aren't going to understand shit about your complaints. I certainly didn't when everyone was complaining about Love Letter type songs. I was still searching frantically for songs off Limewire/Kazaa/whatever else I used. I enjoyed it while everyone was going on about how awesome this guy was in the fandom and how they couldn't wait for Love Letter to come out. That changed after Love Letter came out and suddenly everyone just went screaming at each other for being such bitches for bad-mouthing Gackt's Love Letter and then turn around just to say Love Letter was the shit. Man, I was still orgasming over his Hoshi no Suna and his Lust for Blood and just finding Blue through Limewire. I hadn't even found Nine Spiral before everyone started complaining about Seippai no Sayonara or Kimi ni Aitakute which at the time, I didn't even know existed. So I really got bombarded with all the hype how Gackt's Love Letter (new at the time) sucked ass. I was still scrolling through shitloads of lists looking for files I haven't downloaded before and when you combine his Malice Mizer stuff with his solo stuff before Love Letter in forms of single files instead of complied album lists, that's a shitload of things to go through. There was always be someone I'd stumble across and wonder what the fuck everyone was talking about.
As for those of you who go on about how strange his Korean is or how adorably weird his English is or how retarded his Chinese is... I don't see you mouthing off American celebraties when they try and converse in another language that is not their own or English just for the sake of an hour or two concert.
In fact, when was the last time Justin Timberlake came to New Zealand and spoke Maori? He's here alright but hey man I didn't hear him Kia Ora us. Maybe a 'yo howzit' but yeah whatever.
I don't hear a shitload of celebs saying more than "Hello, I love [insert country here]" in that country's language.
Let me remind you, Gackt's done more than "Hello, I love you guys, yay" in Chinese and from what I've heard, it's more than what he said in Korean. His Chinese doesn't sound like he's put it through a blender and then added liquid to the rest of the mash. His English doesn't sound like he just shat it out - I can't say whether his Korean sounds like he's thrown it up since I don't understand Korean despite the amount of Korean friends I have - I'm not the same four year old who could suddenly spout Fijian.
Also, that Asian singer who was SUPPOSED to come to New Zealand for his CONCERTS but DIDN'T turn up due to "insignificant equipment" available onsite and "schedule clashes" or "sickness" or whatever had the nerve to retract his offer to get his ass down here AFTER all the tickets were paid for and the seatings were finalized.
Gackt turned up in Korea bringing his own equipment, and you, Mr.I'm-too-important-to-use-NZ-equipment-since-God-forbid-NZ-probably-doesn't-even-have-speakers and didn't even come. Yeah well maybe you should have decided before you announced you were coming and took heaps of orders for tickets. Bring your own damn mics and speakers if you think NZ is backwards. We don't live in huts and we actually have electricity and we certainly don't fuck with sheep. Okay, some do.
And was it Brittany Spears or Christian Aguilera (I must have spelt that wrong) who said they'd extend their tour time and come over to New Zealand just to give two special concerts? Then when everyone's gone beserk, booked hotels, planned to do stuff in Auckland, bought their tickets both the journey to Auckland and also the concert ticket just to get slapped in the face when Christina (or was it Brittany) got a bit sick and cancelled just HOURS before the concert was due to start?!
How can Gackt fans complain that he isn't doing enough or he isn't singing good enough or whatever when he actually gets off his ass while he's practically half dead, turns up and actually gives a concert?
At least he turns up and tries while your Brittany(/Christina whatever, I don't follow those two) don't even bother flying over because of the sniffles. Don't give me shit that they are chicks and therefore are weaker and less strong willed. Don't give me that shit because after that many years of being in the spotlight, they should know their limits by now. If you can't keep the promises you make, don't make them.