Week in review & CAGS
Let's recap the news in GACKT-land...
♥News♥
This week, YOSHIKI celebrated the second anniversary of his NicoNico channel 'YOSHIKI CHANNEL' with eight consecutive broadcasts. GACKT had already been announced as appearing with a video comment, but he surprised everyone by showing up to the Day 4 broadcast and appearing live on air for about ten minutes. It appears that he happened to be in the same hotel as the broadcast, and decided to join in.
Source - @YoshikiOfficial
Another trailer for GACKT's 'Heads Up Poker' show has been released. It will be on Abema TV on September 23rd.
【特番】 #塚本高史 が土下座⁉️新予告編を大公開🎉
塚本が #山田孝之 とポーカー対決🔥ポーカーの世界大会にも出場する #GACKT が見届ける俳優対決の行方は？ #塚本高史が山田孝之を倒したいらしい
23日夜9時〜放送
通知予約▷https://t.co/GYKbN4EcZM pic.twitter.com/KAdfxZsC9U
- AbemaTV@今日の番組表から (@AbemaTV) 2017年9月10日
An English interview with GACKT has been published in the September issue of Tokyo Weekender magazine. You can read it on their website here Tokyo Weekender. If you're in Tokyo, there are also places where you can pick up the print version.
[+one more page]
The article says that Karanukan will be showing this month, but that doesn't appear to be the case. There's still no release date for the movie.
Speaking of Karanukan, it will be shown at the Kyoto International Film Festival.
The festival runs in Kyoto (obviously!) from October 12th to 15th. The schedule for the festival hasn't been released yet though, so we don't know when the film will be shown.
Source - Kyoto International Film Festival
Another episode of the web magazine 'THE KL' has been uploaded. In the video, GACKT talks about the living environment and real estate in Kuala Lumpur.
You can watch it at the website > THE KL
Here are a couple of lingering photos from GACKT's appearance at the World Poker Tour a week or so ago.
It was a wonderful feeling and an even Surreal feeling to be back on a set doing what I love and even having the Blessings of meeting sensational individuals like SWEET Rockstar @GACKT of Asia.
[+1]
Thanks @gackt, @colorwine and @shelbyandsandy for adding some extra fun to my day on the perch
Sources - Angela Lockwood Instagram / Lynn Gilmartin
It was fashion designer h.NAOTO's birthday this week, and he received a gift from GACKT.
Source - Hirooka Naoto FB
♥GACKTstagram♥
Wonderful!! have no jet lag. well, going to workout.
In the Japanese hashtags, GACKT says this is a good workout if you want to broaden your chest.
[+ some workout videos and meetings with friends]
I have dinner now. I'll have Gpushups when I get back home.
[video] GACKTさんのインスタグラムストーリーを更新されました。 / GACKT Instagram Stories updated https://t.co/cwWHB89mvz #GACKT pic.twitter.com/p7uHzbMSC9
- OGYD (@ohgacktyoudidnt) 2017年9月7日
I'm in a treatment whole day.
From how he phrased the Japanese entry, he means he was having health and probably beauty treatments. In his hashtags, he said "of course this is hard" "finished my ab training for today" and "my butthole also hurts"
It's been a while since we met last time. We had a wonderful time. Mr.Sasaki(Daimajin) is so amazing. Looking forward to seeing him soon.
GACKT is with Kazuhiro Sasaki, a baseball player who played in both the Japanese professional league and the American MLB.
I met GoAyano. he is too powerful...
In the Japanese tags GACKT said that Go Ayano is really strong, but also that GACKT won't lose to him (he's probably talking about how strong they are at holding alcohol)
[video] GACKTさんのインスタグラムストーリーを更新されました。 / GACKT Instagram Stories updated https://t.co/cwWHB89mvz #GACKT #ヘタです #hesbad pic.twitter.com/aW2Ng3xRVh
- OGYD (@ohgacktyoudidnt) 2017年9月10日
The text on the photo says that "(Takumi) is bad (at playing guitar)" GACKT is mouthing this too.
Source - GACKTstagram
♥GACKT Ameba & Weibo♥
GACKT didn't post as many blogs this week and missed some days. He's been in Japan though, and between work and meeting friends, he's always busier when he's back in Japan.
Again, he usually updates his blogs late. The date is the date of the blog, not necessarily the date the things happened.
[+32 photos]
September 4th
It was the final of the World Poker Tour. He complained about the bad LA traffic that always turned what should have been a 40 minute journey between his hotel and the Bicycle casino into a longer one. He spoke about the final day of play, which was won by Art Papazyan. He was interviewed during the day, and said that he can't get used to being interviewed in English, and feels that he isn't getting any better at it.
He'll keep practicing poker until he can reach the final table.
September 5th
He got ready to leave LA for Japan. He took a stroll down Sunset Boulevard, and said that he had stayed at a hotel in the area when he was 26, and was surprised to see how many of the stores had changed. In the evening, he met up with some friends that had come from Japan for dinner. He drank through the night, and said it was the first time he'd pulled an all nighter in a while. He complained about the constant long lines at the airport in LA. Although he was tired in LA, when he arrived in Tokyo he wasn't suffering from jetlag and went out to Roppingi to eat with friends.
September 6th
He woke up at 8am, as usual, and was still jetlag free so he trained in his hotel room. He had his hair done, and then attended a tea party with the lucky winners of the promotion run by the GACKT x Blanc produced skin care DAILY BABY. He answered the health and beauty questions of the attendees. He had a little time before his next appointment, and because it was close, he took a tea break at the Hyatt hotel in Roppongi. The hotel manager told GACKT that YOSHIKI was there filming for YOSHIKI CHANNEL, so GACKT's people contacted YOSHIKI's people, and GACKT gatecrashed the show. It had been a while since he'd seen Luna Sea's INORAN and Sexx George, two of the other guests on the show, and he was happy to see them. GACKT said that he was happy to see that YOSHIKI looked good, as GACKT had been worried about him after his recent surgery. He said he hopes to see YOSHIKI back on stage again soon.
September 7th
He had dinner with baseball pitcher Kazuhiro Sasaki. He was happy, and says that Sasaki is a funny guy.
September 8th
GACKT had an IV drip, he said it is something he has done often and the IV is full of nutrients (as an aside, you can see he's watching anime on his iPad). He had dinner with friends in the evening.
Sources - GACKT Weibo / GACKT Ameblo
♥Schedule♥
09/23 - 21:00 - Abema TV - All Produced by GACKT! Heads-Up Poker One-on-One Contest https://abema.tv/channels/special-plus/slots/BDz9Ssq6VZQyyR
10/12~10/15 - Kyoto International Film Festival - Karanukan screening
Hopefully we'll get to see Karanukan soon... or at some point...
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♥News♥
This week, YOSHIKI celebrated the second anniversary of his NicoNico channel 'YOSHIKI CHANNEL' with eight consecutive broadcasts. GACKT had already been announced as appearing with a video comment, but he surprised everyone by showing up to the Day 4 broadcast and appearing live on air for about ten minutes. It appears that he happened to be in the same hotel as the broadcast, and decided to join in.
Click to view Source - @YoshikiOfficial
Another trailer for GACKT's 'Heads Up Poker' show has been released. It will be on Abema TV on September 23rd.
【特番】 #塚本高史 が土下座⁉️新予告編を大公開🎉
塚本が #山田孝之 とポーカー対決🔥ポーカーの世界大会にも出場する #GACKT が見届ける俳優対決の行方は？ #塚本高史が山田孝之を倒したいらしい
23日夜9時〜放送
通知予約▷https://t.co/GYKbN4EcZM pic.twitter.com/KAdfxZsC9U
- AbemaTV@今日の番組表から (@AbemaTV) 2017年9月10日
An English interview with GACKT has been published in the September issue of Tokyo Weekender magazine. You can read it on their website here Tokyo Weekender. If you're in Tokyo, there are also places where you can pick up the print version.
[+one more page]
The article says that Karanukan will be showing this month, but that doesn't appear to be the case. There's still no release date for the movie.
Speaking of Karanukan, it will be shown at the Kyoto International Film Festival.
The festival runs in Kyoto (obviously!) from October 12th to 15th. The schedule for the festival hasn't been released yet though, so we don't know when the film will be shown.
Source - Kyoto International Film Festival
Another episode of the web magazine 'THE KL' has been uploaded. In the video, GACKT talks about the living environment and real estate in Kuala Lumpur.
You can watch it at the website > THE KL
Here are a couple of lingering photos from GACKT's appearance at the World Poker Tour a week or so ago.
It was a wonderful feeling and an even Surreal feeling to be back on a set doing what I love and even having the Blessings of meeting sensational individuals like SWEET Rockstar @GACKT of Asia.
[+1]
Thanks @gackt, @colorwine and @shelbyandsandy for adding some extra fun to my day on the perch
Sources - Angela Lockwood Instagram / Lynn Gilmartin
It was fashion designer h.NAOTO's birthday this week, and he received a gift from GACKT.
Source - Hirooka Naoto FB
♥GACKTstagram♥
Wonderful!! have no jet lag. well, going to workout.
In the Japanese hashtags, GACKT says this is a good workout if you want to broaden your chest.
[+ some workout videos and meetings with friends]
I have dinner now. I'll have Gpushups when I get back home.
[video] GACKTさんのインスタグラムストーリーを更新されました。 / GACKT Instagram Stories updated https://t.co/cwWHB89mvz #GACKT pic.twitter.com/p7uHzbMSC9
- OGYD (@ohgacktyoudidnt) 2017年9月7日
I'm in a treatment whole day.
From how he phrased the Japanese entry, he means he was having health and probably beauty treatments. In his hashtags, he said "of course this is hard" "finished my ab training for today" and "my butthole also hurts"
It's been a while since we met last time. We had a wonderful time. Mr.Sasaki(Daimajin) is so amazing. Looking forward to seeing him soon.
GACKT is with Kazuhiro Sasaki, a baseball player who played in both the Japanese professional league and the American MLB.
I met GoAyano. he is too powerful...
In the Japanese tags GACKT said that Go Ayano is really strong, but also that GACKT won't lose to him (he's probably talking about how strong they are at holding alcohol)
[video] GACKTさんのインスタグラムストーリーを更新されました。 / GACKT Instagram Stories updated https://t.co/cwWHB89mvz #GACKT #ヘタです #hesbad pic.twitter.com/aW2Ng3xRVh
- OGYD (@ohgacktyoudidnt) 2017年9月10日
The text on the photo says that "(Takumi) is bad (at playing guitar)" GACKT is mouthing this too.
Source - GACKTstagram
♥GACKT Ameba & Weibo♥
GACKT didn't post as many blogs this week and missed some days. He's been in Japan though, and between work and meeting friends, he's always busier when he's back in Japan.
Again, he usually updates his blogs late. The date is the date of the blog, not necessarily the date the things happened.
[+32 photos]
September 4th
It was the final of the World Poker Tour. He complained about the bad LA traffic that always turned what should have been a 40 minute journey between his hotel and the Bicycle casino into a longer one. He spoke about the final day of play, which was won by Art Papazyan. He was interviewed during the day, and said that he can't get used to being interviewed in English, and feels that he isn't getting any better at it.
He'll keep practicing poker until he can reach the final table.
September 5th
He got ready to leave LA for Japan. He took a stroll down Sunset Boulevard, and said that he had stayed at a hotel in the area when he was 26, and was surprised to see how many of the stores had changed. In the evening, he met up with some friends that had come from Japan for dinner. He drank through the night, and said it was the first time he'd pulled an all nighter in a while. He complained about the constant long lines at the airport in LA. Although he was tired in LA, when he arrived in Tokyo he wasn't suffering from jetlag and went out to Roppingi to eat with friends.
September 6th
He woke up at 8am, as usual, and was still jetlag free so he trained in his hotel room. He had his hair done, and then attended a tea party with the lucky winners of the promotion run by the GACKT x Blanc produced skin care DAILY BABY. He answered the health and beauty questions of the attendees. He had a little time before his next appointment, and because it was close, he took a tea break at the Hyatt hotel in Roppongi. The hotel manager told GACKT that YOSHIKI was there filming for YOSHIKI CHANNEL, so GACKT's people contacted YOSHIKI's people, and GACKT gatecrashed the show. It had been a while since he'd seen Luna Sea's INORAN and Sexx George, two of the other guests on the show, and he was happy to see them. GACKT said that he was happy to see that YOSHIKI looked good, as GACKT had been worried about him after his recent surgery. He said he hopes to see YOSHIKI back on stage again soon.
September 7th
He had dinner with baseball pitcher Kazuhiro Sasaki. He was happy, and says that Sasaki is a funny guy.
September 8th
GACKT had an IV drip, he said it is something he has done often and the IV is full of nutrients (as an aside, you can see he's watching anime on his iPad). He had dinner with friends in the evening.
Sources - GACKT Weibo / GACKT Ameblo
♥Schedule♥
09/23 - 21:00 - Abema TV - All Produced by GACKT! Heads-Up Poker One-on-One Contest https://abema.tv/channels/special-plus/slots/BDz9Ssq6VZQyyR
10/12~10/15 - Kyoto International Film Festival - Karanukan screening
Hopefully we'll get to see Karanukan soon... or at some point...
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