How to Introduce Your Friend to Gackt

[shinimegami21]

Ok, random question time. ^^;

What songs and/or vids would you recommend to a person who has NEVER heard of Gackt before? Like, they are a completely blank slate.

I would offer Lust of Blood, Redemption, and RETURNER ~Yami no Shuuen~ as a song or vid.

I think it's quite hard to choose songs for a new fan since Gackt encompasses so many genres of music.

Perhaps there can be some sort of How to Introduce Your Friend to Gackt tutorial made from all of this. LOL

Comments

[karadin.livejournal.com]

I usually show them pictures, and play MARS, MOON or DIABOLOS.

For video's it's the Kagen no Tsuki - LUNA, Warsurenakara, and Returner - the NHK Red and White song battle version. If they are into yaoi, the MARS Vanilla!

My sons favorite Gackt song is Redemption
My daughter's favorite Gackt song is Secret Garden
My husband's favorite Gackt song is Rain
For me, picking a song I like at the moment - Fragrance.

[mun-chairudo.livejournal.com]

I usually ask them first which music they usually listen to and what they like, which movies, etc. ^^ Then I search trhough my memory for something they might like and show them these. For example someone who usually likes to watch moving/philosophical dramas/movies and likes to listen to melodical music (whether melodic metal or something.. uh..
'poppier') I'd show something like Saikai Story or even Seki-ray. (I adore those songs +laughs+)

If the person was a Gamer, it'd be the easiest. Redemption, Diabolos, Crisis Core/Genesis FVs with Gackt songs...
^^

[wandering-son.livejournal.com]

What I did, to convert my mother, was I watch DIABOLOS. She stared, awed, when he rode in on that horse. Now everytime I watch a concert and she's around, and they do a close up of his face she will comment on how gorgeous she is.
She once even said "He is the most beautiful man I have ever seen."

[kohaku-chuu.livejournal.com]

I also think it depends on who you want to convert*laughs*
I, for example got to him through the infamous vanilla-live, but I'd never show that to someone who isn't into yaoi or at least open-minded enough to not say "OMG, he's so gay!"^^;;
so, PV-wise, I'd choose Returner, perhaps...just because it's very Gackt-ish and at the same time visually very pleasing, even to someone who never heard J-rock before^^

[littleflapper.livejournal.com]

Well xD I tried to do this more than a year ago, almost right after I discovered him too. I knew Hyde sooner and thanks to him I discovered Gackt - because of Moon Child of course XDDD So we watched Moon Child together, she thought Gackt is a dork, but very cute, but her love became Hyde XDD So I failed a bit, but she likes Gackt´s music anyway, even she is more Hyde´s fan XD Of course then I showed her several concerts vids and more a more, she liked it, but still - Hyde won...

But another story was with my other classmate and friend. She never liked my obssesion with japanese music and while I talked about Gackt, she was just "WTF again that japanese guy O.o -_- another hour killed by Maraja´s talking about this weird one" But XD Right after our graduation we had a lunch in restaurant and she suddenly started to talk about youtube videos and that she found OMG!! !!SQUEE!! AMAZING DUET PIANO/DRUMS played by some japanese girls XD I already had an idea what did she find XD I asked her for a name of video and she said that i was somenthing like "Re..." But she was not sure about the whole name. But I answered that it was regret by Malice Mizer and those girls were actually Kami and Gackt. She a bit shocked XDDD Then she desperately asked me if I can send her some of Gackt´s and as well Malice Mizer songs, mostly with piano :D

Hmmmm but I think that you must know what does your friend like before you will recommend any of Gackt´s songs/videos. Good thing is, that you can choose from really a lot various styles. Gackt is amazing with this *o*

[lilyginnyblack.livejournal.com]

I think, like others have said, it depends on the person.

My friends were interested in Gackt the moment they say that Vanilla live performance. My eldest brother really loved the Returner PV, the whole look of it and the concept of Samurai and such. Meanwhile, my other brother has heard a bunch of different Gackt songs and likes the sound of some of them (the guitar heavy songs). And then, one of my uncles watched the Seki-ray PV and he thought that it was pretty good.

In the end, it all depends on the people. Though, I have to say, Gackt is rather easy to introduce people to, since he and his music are so diverse, just like people. ^^

[pixiezdust.livejournal.com]

12gatsu no love song, probabably the chinese one with Wang Lee Hom since more people know Wang Lee Hom. THen I let them listen to the Japanese one that will wow them more. haha. or even the one he performed last december. that was so beautiful.

Otherwise, like the rest said, you'll have to see who u're introducing his music to :)

[es-chan.livejournal.com]

I think I converted most people with Secret Garden, clip and music. ^^~

[setos-puppy.livejournal.com]

I converted you withhh.... Lust for Blood and then Vanilla.

You should bow dowwnnn XD

[gackutofan67.livejournal.com]

I converted too my mother with Diabolos concert.....but with my sister nothing worked...ppppffff...X___x