How are you all?
First time in a long while here on LINE.I’m about to leave the hotel near the venue.
We have a live in Omiya today. 
So. The reason why I’m updating LINE after a long absence is the
article on FLASH that was issued yesterday.
Do you know FLASH?
Well, it’s a tabloid magazine…They reported that 
I imprisoned, battered, and raped a female hostess several years ago… 
Their idea is… what should I say, eccentric….?
I can’t believe how much they can fabricate a story.
I was beyond angry, so appalled that my jaw almost came off.
Their content reads like an erotic novel. <== GACKT reads erotic novels!
They came out with their story to go against my tour.
Clearly they’re trying to sell a lot of copies.
But there’s nothing more disrespectful than this.  <== Child slavery?  Terrorism? …?
I can understand that using me leads to selling many copies. 
I know that tabloids are desperate because their sales are dropping.
But isn’t this just a bad cycle spiraling down? 
To sell, they keep reporting exaggerated lies. People stop believing them.
They have to write even more hurtful things in order to sell more copies. 
That ends up in less sales, and ultimately their cancellation. <== Not unlike releasing  multiple versions of a single, to make up for reduced sales, which leads to even less sales because “fuck you, I’m not paying $50 for four songs.”
So uncool………. <== YES.
In the first place, if it’s true that I battered, imprisoned, and raped a woman several years ago, wouldn’t the police have made a move right away and arrested me?
And this woman that calls herself the victim….
Well, to go back a little, she suddenly demanded that I pay her 10,000,000 yen 
by handing us a letter riddled with lies. Isn’t this so-called racketeering/blackmailing? <== Why didn’t you tell the police you were being blackmailed and trap her in a sting?
There’s really a limit to how far you can go. 
I answered her through a lawyer, “Why on earth will I pay you for such complete lies!!?” 
There was no further contact from her… 
But then it turned up through the tabloid…. What in the….? 
The article states that she’s simply asking for an apology, but hey hey,
the first thing you did was demand money, was it not? <== Who, me!? I’m just reading this! 
Listen. Since there’s this convenient thing called LINE,
I’m gonna say this loud and clear, so all of you in the world, 
clean out your ears and listen to me well, OK? <== I am upset at your implication that my ears are unclean, Gackt-sama.
“I’m doing just fine with women, I have no need to tie up a resisting woman and satisfy my need~~!!!!” 
Do I seem like such a despicable man? <== hmm, little bit, actually!
If I do……I will polish up on being a man a bit more. Ahahaha.
What in the world is this fuss anyway? <== something about publicity for her book and your new CDs, mebbe?
I decided to fight them by hiring 3 excellent lawyers this time. 
Even I couldn’t let this one go.I can endure a whole lot, but being accused of brutality is…. 
Give me a break, really. 
I wrote the details of the truth in my blog, so you can read that.
I’ve also included a portion of the response letter from my lawyer (to the woman).
This is just way too dumb…… 
Well, I’ll go stake my life on the live again today.
See ya. Adios!!! <== JA NE!
GACKT 

“According to Ms. A, GACKT shaves his pubic hair and has around 30 silicone balls inserted into his genital area.”

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(Thx cliff!)

Fujitv | HEY!HEY!HEY! MUSIC CHAMP

On next Monday, December 17th, 2012, will be the last episode of the famous music variety show HEY!HEY!HEY! MUSIC CHAMP after running 18 years. This was announced back in September, but somehow I have missed this news until now, finding out through Gackt’s Facebook feed. I have watched and recorded quite a number of episodes (on VHS!!) back in the early 2000s when I was first really getting into Japanese music and culture in general. I loved the format of the show where the hosts, Downtown (a comedic duo), would ask embarrassing questions and even land the occasional smack on the back of their guest’s head (a common manzai thing). This show was easy to get into (even for someone with zero Japanese language skills) and the interviews felt intimate because of Downtown’s ability to get their guests out of their element. All of this was a stark contrast to the more business formal-like, Music Station, with lots of bowing and formal greetings.

Back in the ’90s, the show had rock and pop bands/artists from various labels and management companies. But during the changing of the scene in last few years, the original HEY!HEY!HEY! producer left (maybe forced out?) and the idol groups from a few large media companies appeared more and more often. Those early episodes where the Johnny groups started to be featured were uncomfortable to watch and the tension was stifling on this laid-back show. But by this time, I had stopped following. My favorite episodes would be all the ones with Gackt on them because you couldn’t guess what antics/secrets would slipped out next. So I’m glad he’ll a guest on the show’s final bow.

2012年12月17日(月)
20:00~20:54 
フジテレビ系「こんなに笑えた音楽番組はなかったぜ!最後のHEY!HEY!HEY!MUSIC CHAMP」

After hearing a little preview of Gackt’s 12/19 release, I can only just say one thing, véritablement confits!

As for the ridiculous costume, Gackt did his rendition of AKB48’s ‘Heavy Rotation’ at the Kamui Gakuen de Dashina Sa event at Chiba Port Arena last Sunday.