Why the sunglasses, Gackt?

[shinimegami21]

Haven't we all wondered this, or am I the only one?

I know there must be a legitimate reason for him wearing sunglasses that prevents us from seeing those gorgeous eyes, but I have no clue. I only have my crazy imaginiation logical thinking. :D I can only remember him not having them on during the Music Station performance of RETURNER ~Yami no Shuuen~ last June (the 20th?). Almost a year ago actually! And even then he had on that eyepatch.

So what do you all think is the reason for him wearing sunglasses all the time? Any theory is welcome! ^_^

Personally, I think the eyes are truly the windows to the soul, so maybe he doesn't want people to see inside of him? I know it's quite common here in Japan for people to usually not look into another's eyes. It can be seen as a bold thing to do, like...defiant, or rude? My English is slipping...

Or maybe he's trying to hide the fact that he doesn't wear contacts all the time! *gasp*

Or...since he dislikes bright lights, he wears them. I bet if he had the oppotunity, his entire house would have only candlelights. ^^;

Alright, time to stop babbling.

Comments

[essenity.livejournal.com]

In addition to all everyone has said, you also need to take in the idea that no matter how good, bad or sensitive your eyes are, when given long term protection (prescription glasses, prescription contacts, or just wearing sunglasses for a long periods of time), the eyes still belong to a human being.

Humans tend to do the rather nifty (or annoying, depending on your point of view) thing of adapting. What may have started off as a fashion thing or just simply a protection from the summer sun, can turn into a necessity as the eyes become more used to a shaded view of the world and have difficulty adjusting back to harsher or brighter lights in a shorter time frame. The user will therefore feel pain or discomfort and will possibly believe they simply cannot do without the protection. Put into a longer time frame, their eyes will become more dependent on a dimmer shade.

Over time, an original medical condition could also develop (deteriorate) and the sufferer could indeed become more dependent on protection/prescription lenses etc.

Becoming depending from overuse could be one reason, medical condition could be another, becoming even more dependent on top of a medical condition could also be another reason.

Yoshiki is also often seen with sunglasses. Occupation could also be an underlying reason - they are celebraties who rarely get plenty of sleep and good long rest. Relieving strain by using sunglasses (from direct or indirect sunlight, camera flashes, normal lightings) would be a smart thing to do regardless of known previous medical conditions or dependency.


Or you know, he might wear them just for shits and giggles. (Maybe he's in cahoots with Yoshiki, 'hey man, if we both wear sunglasses all the time, maybe our fans will be all omfg Gackt and Yoshiki are so totally doing each other, imagine our scandalous gossip! It'll be like free media attention!')

[shinimegami21]

Wow, this is a really thorough explanation, and it was great that the ending was full of lolz. XD If it were true, it would be full of awesome and the fanfics would just POUR out!

Of course, all that can be applied to anyone, even Gackt-sama. Yet I think we all wanna see his eyes more.

That's what PVs are for, ne? ^^;

Thanks for this comment!

[essenity.livejournal.com]

Haha well, half of it was due to personal experiment. During the summer in Dec/Jan 2007/2008, I felt that the sunlight was very strong. Extremely strong and I really, really, really wanted sunglasses.

I wore a pair for like an hour or two and when I took them off (for like cleaning I think it was) I swore like a bitch and put them back on again. Didn't take them off until I was at home (with the lights off) and the sun was halfway set.

Although my desire for sunglasses was strong, my worry for becoming dependent at a young age might compromise my future. O___o Well, I was worried I'd become too dependent (the word I used at the time was addicted XD) and could become unable to stand taking them off even when indoors.

I live in New Zealand and when I was little, I was taught a bit of Maori culture and the main things that have stuck to me is that you don't put your ass on a table and you don't wear caps indoors. It's rude towards the ancestors - something like that. And with the no caps indoors thing, I somehow kept thinking that also meant no sunglasses indoors as well. So with this belief, I really didn't want to become dependent on sunglasses just in case I hook up with a Maori family and they think I'm a rude barbarian because I sit my ass on tables, wear a cap and sunglasses indoors. XD

My dad used to not wear sunglasses all the time but now he always does when outside. I heard him talk about how his eyes seem to have become more sensitive to light so that's kinda also holding me back on starting with the sunglasses. O_o

[shinimegami21]

I see. *reads all* wow. I think people will understand if you need to wear sunglasses. Why not tinted lenses? My mom keeps urging me to get transistions. But I need sunglasses that are BIG, like cover my eyes AND eyebrows lol my glasses don't cover too much :/

ganbare ne!