Week in Review
Let's recap the news in GACKT-land...
♥News♥
All produced by GACKT! Heads Up Poker aired on Ameba TV yesterday. The show has now been archived and is available to watch for free.
It appears that the show wasn't a one off, and it will be a regular program in the future.
You can access all of the videos here > https://abema.tv/video/title/90-735 The top video is the entire show, the next three videos are the three one-on-one battles that made up the full show.
It appears that GACKT will appear at the racecourse in Kyoto on October 22nd for the 78th Japanese St. Ledger.
Source - JRA
Yasuhiro Hamano, the director of Karanukan, has confirmed that it will be screened at Kyoto International Film Festival in October, and also said that it will be released nationwide in Japan in 2018.
Source - Yasuhiro Hamano FB
GACKT was in London this week, and he met with pro poker player William Kassouf. The two of them went to a Poker room in London. GACKT talks more about his London adventures in his blog.
[+4 photos]
Sources - @ThePokerRoom / @WilliamKassouf
GACKT's Official FRESH!! Channel uploaded a video from his adventures on the London trains. GACKT talked about this in his blog too. If you have a FRESH!! membership, you can watch it here > https://freshlive.tv/GACKT-OFFICIAL/155876
There is another video from The KL. This time, GACKT is talking about the beauty industry in Malaysia.
You can watch the video here > https://www.the-kl.com/movie/3463/
WOWOW Live will be re-broadcasting lots of GACKT events in October.
October 11th
4:00 - Kishidan Expo 2016
October 18th
03:00 - MOON SAGA
05:05 - MOON SAGA II
07:25 - MOON SAGA Yoshitsune Nekketsu Gakuen Monogatari
09:30 - LAST VISUALIVE
YOU posted some more tour dates with S.Q.F that go through January.
Source - YOU Facebook
♥GACKTstagram♥
[Training videos and Gatsby ads]
it was a heavy rainy day today. I love rain. it rejuvenates my heart.
I have a coffee break with Will who is a professional poker player in Lindon. let's play poker later.
I'm in London but the topic is abut Russia. funny.
children is gibbous. they have a lot of possiblities to do anything. We have to take care not to break their possibilities. (I think he means "children are geniuses." One of these boys is the son of one of GACKT's ex-dancers and has been in many of GACKT's blogs over the years)
I need GATSBY when I get cool!! (In the Japanese hashtags he says he's going to a wedding reception)
[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/QB4u2TEJ5A
- OGYD (@ohgacktyoudidnt) 24 September 2017
Source - GACKTstagram
♥GACKT Ameba & Weibo♥
As always, the dates are the dates of the blogs, and not necessarily the day the things happened.
[More on GACKT's trip to London]
September 19th
After exercising and showering, GACKT took a look at himself in the mirror and noticed that his body is getting back to what it was. He went to a factory and showroom to check out some Lamborghinis, and because his own car is being overhauled. As well as talking a lot about cars and them being in bits, he spoke a little about airgun games in the early days of his solo career.
September 20th
GACKT took Takumi to the airport, and encountered some terrible traffic congestion. During his stay in Kuala Lumpur, GACKT had been exercising with Takumi during the early mornings. He spoke of how good the hellball training is for the ab muscles. He spoke a lot more about training and elegance. Eneru hid in the shelves, because he's afraid of loud noises and it was thundering. GACKT's phone broke, so he had a fun time fixing it.
September 21st
GACKT headed to London, so that he could see a friend. In the past, GACKT would go to the airport with only his passport and wallet, and would buy clothes at his destination. He took the airport train to move between terminals, and said that due to his train phobia he only takes trains in airports. When he arrived at Heathrow airport, it was the middle of the night so it was strangely empty. It was too early to check into his hotel, so he went to a cafe. He went to London as part of his world trip a couple of months ago, and was surprised by the cold, but this time he was expecting it. The sight of a famous red phone box made GACKT muse on the changing times. It was 7am and the streets were still empty.
September 22nd
GACKT contacted a friend of his who had emigrated from Kuala Lumpur to England, and asked about going to meet her. She told him to take a train, which he wasn't particularly happy about, and he said it had been 20 years since he'd taken a subway train. His fear of trains, plus trying to navigate a new system in a foreign country would make things twice as difficult for him. He looked at a map of the train system and was completely confused by it. He couldn't find Rugby, the place he was going, on the map and had to resort to looking on Google Maps to find out where he needed to go. He finally found the right train and line, and also made his transfer. His friend met him at his destination with a smile, took him to her home and made him breakfast. He usually only eats in the evening, but they spent two hours having a slow, breakfast. After relaxing in the garden for a while, she showed him around the town.
September 23rd
GACKT returned to London from his friend's house. He complained about the cold in London, and said that white people and Asian people differ in their body temperatures, and he thinks this is why so many people were drinking outside while he was too cold. Before returning to his hotel, he went to a Whole Foods supermarket. He was very jetlagged, so although it was close it felt like it was very far. He wanted carbonated water, but couldn't find it. After asking a distracted staff member, he found it on the other side of the supermarket and bought five bottles. He went back to the hotel and drank some of his water. It didn't have the refreshing effect he was expecting, so he looked at the bottle again... and found it was spring water. The lesson for the day was don't just half listen to people.
September 24th
Before leaving England, GACKT met with pro poker player William Kassouf. Before meeting him, he headed out into London to buy a winter jacket from D&G. He spoke about how beautiful London is, and how even the advertising on taxis and buses is regulated so that it doesn't spoil the look of the city. He said that if you like beautiful cities, chose England. If you like good people, chose Spain. If you like good bread and wine, chose France. If you like hot women, chose Sweden. GACKT and William talked over tea, and then went to the casino that sponsors William. As they played poker, GACKT remarked on how foreigners banter with each other, but Japanese people are usually quieter. He left London, saying he wants to go again, but that there is delicious food waiting for him in Kuala Lumpur.
Sources - GACKT Weibo / GACKT Ameblo
♥Schedule♥
10/11 - WOWOW - Kishidan Expo 2016 rebroadcast
10/12~10/15 - Kyoto International Film Festival - Karanukan screening
10/18 - MOON SAGA I, MOON SAGA II, MOON SAGA Yoshitsune Nekketsu Gakuen Monogatari, LAST VISUALIVE rebroadcasts
10/22 - GACKT will appear at the Kyoto racecourse
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♥News♥
All produced by GACKT! Heads Up Poker aired on Ameba TV yesterday. The show has now been archived and is available to watch for free.
It appears that the show wasn't a one off, and it will be a regular program in the future.
You can access all of the videos here > https://abema.tv/video/title/90-735 The top video is the entire show, the next three videos are the three one-on-one battles that made up the full show.
It appears that GACKT will appear at the racecourse in Kyoto on October 22nd for the 78th Japanese St. Ledger.
Source - JRA
Yasuhiro Hamano, the director of Karanukan, has confirmed that it will be screened at Kyoto International Film Festival in October, and also said that it will be released nationwide in Japan in 2018.
Source - Yasuhiro Hamano FB
GACKT was in London this week, and he met with pro poker player William Kassouf. The two of them went to a Poker room in London. GACKT talks more about his London adventures in his blog.
[+4 photos]
Sources - @ThePokerRoom / @WilliamKassouf
GACKT's Official FRESH!! Channel uploaded a video from his adventures on the London trains. GACKT talked about this in his blog too. If you have a FRESH!! membership, you can watch it here > https://freshlive.tv/GACKT-OFFICIAL/155876
There is another video from The KL. This time, GACKT is talking about the beauty industry in Malaysia.
You can watch the video here > https://www.the-kl.com/movie/3463/
WOWOW Live will be re-broadcasting lots of GACKT events in October.
October 11th
4:00 - Kishidan Expo 2016
October 18th
03:00 - MOON SAGA
05:05 - MOON SAGA II
07:25 - MOON SAGA Yoshitsune Nekketsu Gakuen Monogatari
09:30 - LAST VISUALIVE
YOU posted some more tour dates with S.Q.F that go through January.
Source - YOU Facebook
♥GACKTstagram♥
[Training videos and Gatsby ads]
it was a heavy rainy day today. I love rain. it rejuvenates my heart.
I have a coffee break with Will who is a professional poker player in Lindon. let's play poker later.
I'm in London but the topic is abut Russia. funny.
children is gibbous. they have a lot of possiblities to do anything. We have to take care not to break their possibilities. (I think he means "children are geniuses." One of these boys is the son of one of GACKT's ex-dancers and has been in many of GACKT's blogs over the years)
I need GATSBY when I get cool!! (In the Japanese hashtags he says he's going to a wedding reception)
[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/QB4u2TEJ5A
- OGYD (@ohgacktyoudidnt) 24 September 2017
Source - GACKTstagram
♥GACKT Ameba & Weibo♥
As always, the dates are the dates of the blogs, and not necessarily the day the things happened.
[More on GACKT's trip to London]
September 19th
After exercising and showering, GACKT took a look at himself in the mirror and noticed that his body is getting back to what it was. He went to a factory and showroom to check out some Lamborghinis, and because his own car is being overhauled. As well as talking a lot about cars and them being in bits, he spoke a little about airgun games in the early days of his solo career.
September 20th
GACKT took Takumi to the airport, and encountered some terrible traffic congestion. During his stay in Kuala Lumpur, GACKT had been exercising with Takumi during the early mornings. He spoke of how good the hellball training is for the ab muscles. He spoke a lot more about training and elegance. Eneru hid in the shelves, because he's afraid of loud noises and it was thundering. GACKT's phone broke, so he had a fun time fixing it.
September 21st
GACKT headed to London, so that he could see a friend. In the past, GACKT would go to the airport with only his passport and wallet, and would buy clothes at his destination. He took the airport train to move between terminals, and said that due to his train phobia he only takes trains in airports. When he arrived at Heathrow airport, it was the middle of the night so it was strangely empty. It was too early to check into his hotel, so he went to a cafe. He went to London as part of his world trip a couple of months ago, and was surprised by the cold, but this time he was expecting it. The sight of a famous red phone box made GACKT muse on the changing times. It was 7am and the streets were still empty.
September 22nd
GACKT contacted a friend of his who had emigrated from Kuala Lumpur to England, and asked about going to meet her. She told him to take a train, which he wasn't particularly happy about, and he said it had been 20 years since he'd taken a subway train. His fear of trains, plus trying to navigate a new system in a foreign country would make things twice as difficult for him. He looked at a map of the train system and was completely confused by it. He couldn't find Rugby, the place he was going, on the map and had to resort to looking on Google Maps to find out where he needed to go. He finally found the right train and line, and also made his transfer. His friend met him at his destination with a smile, took him to her home and made him breakfast. He usually only eats in the evening, but they spent two hours having a slow, breakfast. After relaxing in the garden for a while, she showed him around the town.
September 23rd
GACKT returned to London from his friend's house. He complained about the cold in London, and said that white people and Asian people differ in their body temperatures, and he thinks this is why so many people were drinking outside while he was too cold. Before returning to his hotel, he went to a Whole Foods supermarket. He was very jetlagged, so although it was close it felt like it was very far. He wanted carbonated water, but couldn't find it. After asking a distracted staff member, he found it on the other side of the supermarket and bought five bottles. He went back to the hotel and drank some of his water. It didn't have the refreshing effect he was expecting, so he looked at the bottle again... and found it was spring water. The lesson for the day was don't just half listen to people.
September 24th
Before leaving England, GACKT met with pro poker player William Kassouf. Before meeting him, he headed out into London to buy a winter jacket from D&G. He spoke about how beautiful London is, and how even the advertising on taxis and buses is regulated so that it doesn't spoil the look of the city. He said that if you like beautiful cities, chose England. If you like good people, chose Spain. If you like good bread and wine, chose France. If you like hot women, chose Sweden. GACKT and William talked over tea, and then went to the casino that sponsors William. As they played poker, GACKT remarked on how foreigners banter with each other, but Japanese people are usually quieter. He left London, saying he wants to go again, but that there is delicious food waiting for him in Kuala Lumpur.
Sources - GACKT Weibo / GACKT Ameblo
♥Schedule♥
10/11 - WOWOW - Kishidan Expo 2016 rebroadcast
10/12~10/15 - Kyoto International Film Festival - Karanukan screening
10/18 - MOON SAGA I, MOON SAGA II, MOON SAGA Yoshitsune Nekketsu Gakuen Monogatari, LAST VISUALIVE rebroadcasts
10/22 - GACKT will appear at the Kyoto racecourse
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