GACKT ARMY

http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/m-contents/vote/

Gackt's costume was to promote the game Dragon Nest where he voices the villan
Lady GaGa performed 'Telephone' on Music Station Japan.

This resort which is designed after a 16th century Dutch trading port was the setting for Gackt's PV for Kimi Ga Oikaketa Yume.

"Huis ten Bosch is a grand-scale Dutch-theme park about 40 minutes by rail from Nagasaki. Japanese weekend-trippers, short-breakers, honeymooners and school groups come here in big numbers, if only to escape the concrete jungle that is modern city living in Japan."

http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/1628

Whenever I feel low, a dose of Gackt and SHINGO MAMA brightens my day!

a little preface, Shingo Mama is a character from Shingo Katori of SMAP, a very popular idol group. Here some fun is had with the camera, Gackt mentions how tall Shingo Mama is compared to the Kinki Kids, and Shingo Mama gets to 'tap' the gentleman she thinks would be a perfect date on the shoulder!

This was a great moment for me, because Gackt could have chosen to speak to the Selection Committee on behalf of the 'main' competition, (the Olympics) but instead, spoke on behalf of games that bring an awareness to those who have disabilities, as a parent of a disabled child, I was very happy that Gackt made this choice.

Dressed in a dark suit, wearing glasses, Gackt addressed the members of the committee in English, Korean and Mandarin as well as Japanese.

Check back in the com for our post on the event.
http://community.livejournal.com/gackt_army/2009/04/18/
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http://community.livejournal.com/gackt_army/457817.html

Since Gackt referred to one of it's concepts in a Health and Beauty card from last year's Platinum Box, You promised to spend his days off in bed watching the anime on Blu-Ray, and Ju-Ken just finished building a model of an EVA.

Neon Genesis Evangelion, an anime and a manga serial, both of which follow the same basic storyline. The manga, written by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, debuted in February 1995 - still running as of 2009. The manga was intended to raise interest for the anime. The anime consists of 26 television episodes which were first aired 1995-1996.

The series is devoted to a group that tries to defend the earth from aliens (called Angels) with sophisicated Mecha (human-driven robots like GUNDAM) but the pilots are young teenagers with considerable mental instability. Unlik GUNDAM, the EVA units are sleek in design, and have biological essences, called 'souls' that the pilots bond with.

The series includes a number of philosophical, psychological, and religious themes; and an idiosyncratic vocabulary of symbols and allusions drawing heavily on Christian and Kabbalistic symbolism, Buddhist beliefs, and the Japanese otaku subculture. The ending of the first anime was controversial, and even promoted death threats to the creators.

There has been interest in a live-action version of the story by WETA (special effects house behind Lord of The Rings) and directors like Steven Spielburg but these versions have western actors and the names have been changed, so far the project is in 'development hell.' (maybe where it belongs?)

see more at Wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_(anime)

In a recent interview GACKT stated that he is a carnivore, while we know he enjoys his protein, what he is referring to is the recent slang term in Japan, 'herbivore men'

Soshoku danshi or "herbivore men," is a term that describes the way that many men in Japan have become less ambitious and more laid back about life, happy to take it easy at home rather than pursue a woman for a night of passion, redirecting their energy into hobbies and men's fashions.

This is diametrically opposed to the older ideal of the Japanese male as dedicated to his career, womanizing and hard drinking! (the carnivore model!)

nikushoku joshi, are "carnivore women" more proactive in life and in their careers, happy to confess their feelings to a man rather than wait for him to make a move, and actively pursuing romantic love for themselves.