Birth name
Satoru Okabe
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Height
5' 10¾" (1.80 m)
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Mini biography
Formerly of the band Cain's Feel and later, Malice Mizer a "Visual-Kei band". Forced to lean piano at the age of three, Gackt always hated piano but eventually becomes really good at it. A very competitive man, Gackt wants to be the best at everything, so he took up everything that his peers took up and became better than them. Gackt cooks very delicious curry. He is currently solo and works with his band, Gacktjob. Gackt plays several musical instruments such as piano, guitar, drums, trombone, trumpet, bass, and tuba. Gackt claims to be able to speak French and English, however he is not very proficient. He can speak Chinese however, as seen in the movie Moonchild.
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IMDb mini-biography by
shieldmaiden_87
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Trivia
He prefers candles over electric lights.
Was once a member of the famous Japanese band Malice Mizer.
Was forced to learn the piano and even though he hated it, still became very good.
His name is spelled "Gakuto" in Japanese.
Reported to maintain a personal friendship with singer Ayumi Hamasaki.
He has two pets, a female Maine coon cat named Mei, and a female miniature dachshund dog named Belle Constantine Chappy.
The actors/actresses he admires are Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan, John Travolta, and Nicholas Cage.
Final Fantasy characters, Cloud Strife, Squall Leonhart and Tidus are based off him.
Prefers Apple computers to PCs, and is such a fan of Apple that he owns no less than five machines and has become an unofficial spokesman for the company.
Was voted number one in ORICON Magazine's 'Sexiest Male Singer' ranking in September, 2005.
Has been a lifelong fan of 'Kidō senshi Gandamu' (the original 'Mobile Suit Gundam'), and is so fanatical in his following of the series and its many sequels that Gundam creator and director Yoshiyuki Tomino took notice and insisted that he be the one to provide the music for the new 'Kidō senshi Z Gundam - A New Translation' ('Mobile Suit Gundam Z - A New Translation') film trilogy. Gackt was reportedly stunned and delighted beyond words, and he penned the song 'Metamorphoze' for the theme. An interview with Gackt and Mr. Tomino can be found on the 'Metamorphoze Limited Edition' CD single where Gackt talks about growing up a Gundam fan and Tomino reports his own enjoyment of Gackt's music.
Keeps a massive collection of knives, guns, candle sticks, DVD movies, artificial flowers, and skull-shaped interior goods in his house.
Has worked as a runway model for favorite designer Yoshiyuki Konishi.
Owns the private, members only Tamaly Bar restaurant. The exact location of the restaurant has not been publicly announced, and all of the members have been sworn to secrecy to not reveal where it is. However, it is said to be located in an apartment building where guests must be checked in via an intercom. Just like Gackt's home, all of the light in the small dining room (the restaurant accommodates about 20 people) is provided by candles. The expensive but extensive menu provides a full 7 course meal with desert, all prepared from Gackt's family and personal recipes. However, it has been announced to the sadness of members that the Tamaly Bar is scheduled to close soon, thus ending Gackt's days as a restaurateur.
Contributed a series of advertisements for the popular video game 'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty' and was rewarded for providing the publicity by having his name put into the game on one of the dog tags the player can collect from enemy soldiers.
The astounding Tokyo Dome Christmas Eve show that he performed on December 24th, 2005, is on record as his most expensive to mount and one of the costliest in Japanese concert history. The one-time-only event was estimated by his business partners to have cost „500 million (or about $4,296,270), and it took him and his other performers two years to plan and six months to rehearse.
Lists New York, New York as his favorite city in the world (along with Paris, France). In fact, Gackt met former fellow Gackt Job member Masa in New York just after he went solo from Malice Mizer. Like much of the world, Gackt was stunned and devastated upon hearing of the attack on New York on September 11th, 2001, and in both sympathy to one of his favorite cities and as a plea to the world for peace, he wrote his Christmas ballad '12 Gatsu no Love Song' ('December Love Song') and filmed the music video for it in the recovering city. Enlisting people he found on the streets, he made regular New Yorkers the stars and subjects. The people held up signs and drawings expressing their hopes and asking for peace. At the end of the video, he signed a banner that had been placed near the site of the former World Trade Center, to show his solidarity with the people of the city and to further his appeal for a peaceful world, not just at Christmas, but throughout the years to come.
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Personal quotes
"Its not that I like men sexually, just that I can admit when they are beautiful. But sexually I need a woman."
"It's not that I want to win, it's just that I don't want to lose."
"Tears aren't a girl's weapon. It's her smile."
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Where are they now
(September 2003) Working on his 4th album, title as yet unknown.
(July 2004) Recently released his sixth and seventh albums together, The Sixth Day and The Seventh Night. Sixth Day is a collection of his Single releases, re-recorded and enhanced, and Seventh Night is an unplugged studio album, meaning an acoustic album of previously released songs.
(January 2005) Working on his new album "Love Letters" due to be released on Valentine's Day 2005.
(September 2005) Album release "Diabolos"
(September 2005) Begins 2005 Japan tour on September 23rd at the Toda Bunka Kaikan (Toda City Culture Hall) in Saitama. The tour is to have no less than 36 shows at 28 arenas over the next 3 months.
(December 2005) Concludes his 2005 Japan Tour "Diabolos" with a stunning and historic December 24th Christmas Eve concert in the Tokyo Dome, one of Japan's largest arenas. The sold-out arena in the heart of Tokyo filled with 44,000 fans to celebrate Christmas with Gackt. It is the first time he has ever performed to such a large audience and given such a long concert.
(January 2006) Begins the Asian tour of the Diabolos concert series with a January 15th performance at the Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea.
(January 2006) Releases his new CD single "Redemption" on January 25th. The single is a tie-in to the new "Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII" game, and both the 'A' and 'B' sides are themes from the game.
(February 2006) Appears with famed 'Kidō senshi Gandamu' creator Yoshiyuki Tomino at the premiere of the new 'Kidō senshi Z Gandam - A New Translation III - Love is the Pulse of the Stars' movie on February 23rd at the Yurakuchou Marion Asashi Hall in Tokyo. This film marks the end of the collaboration between the two on this project, but both men have expressed admoration for the works of the other, and hope to be able to work on another project in the future.
Yay! What joy! ^^
~ Fantasy Hearts
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