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  AsiaFinest Gackt Camui Bio and Photo Gallery
Gackt was born in Okinawa, Japan and was raised by strict parents.
Gackt is and has always been extremely competitive and has even stated, "It's not that I want to win, it's just that I don't want to lose." His parents, both musicians, began his formal lessons in classical piano when he was three, even though it was physically impossible for him to play.
Gackt was also involved in the PlayStation 2 game 'Bujingai', for which he performed some of the voices as well as doing motion capture for the game's protagonist.
www.asiafinest.com /japanese/gackt.htm   (1016 words)

  
  Gackt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gackt's music is characterized by a wide variety in musical styles which can range from heavy rock to romantic ballad.
Gackt was also involved in the PlayStation 2 game Bujingai, for which he performed some of the voices as well as doing motion capture for the game's protagonist, Lau Wong, who is a redheaded vision of Gackt himself.
Gackt's identity in Dirge of Cerberus is thus known as G, the prototype to Shin-Ra's super-soldier, Sephiroth (or codename S).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gackt   (1145 words)

  
 Gackt - MOON
Gackt's voice gives it a strange tone, and the operatic bridge is blatantly beautiful and effeminate.
Gackt's music is rock with a bit of a surprising pop twist, so it doesn't fall neatly into any category.
Gackt's music somehow has this quality that makes it not so great the first time you hear it, but as you hear it more and more you appreciate the fine details and you come to love the music.
www.j-fan.com /jpop/jpop.cgi?action=viewrev&artist=Gackt&album=c-MOON-a   (1009 words)

  
 Gackt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I was basically expecting an album where everything revolved around the, albeit incredible, vocals of this ex-Malice Mizer member and didn't think Gackt's composing skills could come remotely close to that of his former band's leader, Mana.
Perhaps his most appreciated attribute is his dedication to his fans and music as this anecdote authenticates: Gackt once performed a concert in which the ending demanded that he be lifted off the stage with wires.
Gackt seemed to have breathed new life into the band with his suiting voice and optimism.
www.projectj.net /gackt.htm   (722 words)

  
 [KFCC] Gackt Live in Concert Review
It seems that Gackt has health problems and this intro is to let us know exactly what pains the man is willing to suffer through in order to bring us “the rock”;.
Gackt and company pull the look off well, though, and proceed to energize the audience with DEATH WISH, LU:NA, and SPEED MASTER, the more aggressive tracks off the album, before slowing things down a bit for the likes of FRAGRANCE and RAIN.
Gackt is truly a prime example of this versatile artist.
www.kfccinema.com /reviews/music/gackt/gackt.html   (969 words)

  
 Camui Gackt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Gackt M.S. Camui (pronounced ''ga-ku-to'") is a song writer, vocalist, and multi-talented instrumentalist -- (trumpet, tuba, horn, trombone, piano, guitar, drums, bass), all other standard orchestral instruments, and most traditional Japanese instruments -- as well as a beloved celebrity amongst females, both in Japan and the international JPop fan community.
Gackt claims to be a Norwegian vampire, as well as having been imbued with certain psychic powers after a fall off a boat at a young age.
Gackt was a very competitive person, saying, "It's not that I want to win, it's just that I don't want to lose." As a child, he had always wanted to be better than anyone else and continues to learn new skills and practice existing skills to become better.
www.artistopia.com /camui-gackt   (1318 words)

  
 Gackt Camui Trivia - Gackt Camui Facts - Gackt Camui Notes
Gackt claims that his birthday is July 4, 1540, but will not give the exact date for publicity reasons.
Gackt is a fan of Apple computers, and has become an unofficial spokesman for Apple.
Gackt was forced to learn the piano even though he hated it.
www.tv.com /gackt-camui/person/372469/trivia.html   (355 words)

  
 Next Generation - This Week in Japan: DS Lite: Page 2
Gackt got his start as a singer in a band called Cains:feel (whatever that means) and eventually achieved idol status in a band called Malice Mizer.
Gackt is also widely known to be a vampire born in the year 1540.
Gackt says that being filmed for the game allows a level of depth in the performance that a CG model, no matter how well-programmed it is in terms of attention to detail, can't touch: there is an "unmistakable humanity" in it.
www.next-gen.biz /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2147&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=1   (1287 words)

  
 gackt
Gackt claims to have been imbued with certain psychic powers after a fall off a boat at a young age.
Gackt is competitive and has stated, "It's not that I want to win; it's just that I don't want to lose." His parents, both musicians, began his formal lessons in classical piano when he was three.
Gackt was also involved in the PlayStation 2 game 'Bujingai', for which he performed voice work as well as doing motion capture for the game's protagonist.
www.theramonitor.com /G-to-Ga/gackt.php   (1325 words)

  
 Gackt: the eyes of the angel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Gackt Night is almost here, celebrate your love for Gackt with friends or alone on April 15th ^^ Check out the Gackt Night section for more information.
Gackt Night would be held on March 18th, 2005 for fans.
Well, the news on Gackt's album is that it's called "Love Letter" not song, sorry for my mistake and that the release date is now February 14th, not the 5th as I had thought...
home.comcast.net /~ryuichi/gackt.html   (6068 words)

  
 Gackt
Gackt is former vocalist of popular visual rock group Malice Mizer.
Gackt's Mom is a piano teacher so he started to learn piano at the very young age of 3.
The only music Gackt was familiar with in his younth was classical music, (his favorite composers include Bach, Ravel, and Debussy).
mariflame.tripod.com /gackt.html   (179 words)

  
 Gackt - Virtual Japan
Gackt is a very competitive person, saying, "It's not that I want to win, it's just that I don't want to lose." As a child, he had always wanted to be better than anyone else and continues to learn new skills and practice existing skills to become better.
Gackt changed his musical tastes from classical to rock at 17, it was something he had never heard before and caught his interest almost immediately.
Gackt's sexual orientation is a very important issue with his fans since his videos and concerts often insinuate a level of homosexuality.
virtualjapan.com /wiki/Gackt   (1144 words)

  
 Gackt - DIABOLOS
Gackt’s 8th full solo album was released on the 21st of September.
Gackt’s voice at the verses is covered by a “microphonizing” effect that fits with the electric-mechanic sounds of the song.
Gackt isn’t the type who has many happy tunes in his repertoire, let alone with a cute factor.
www.channel-ai.com /blog/2006/03/24/gackt-diabolos   (1511 words)

  
 gackt - JapanForum.com
Gackt is a Jrockstar i think, cant say i heard much about him, seems like girls are really diggin him though
You guys have to hear Camui Gackt I think he is the best male singer in Japan.
I think Gackt is beyond hot, beyond gorgeous, beyond sexy...
www.japanforum.com /forum/japanese-music/439-gackt.html   (285 words)

  
 Gackt on `Mars` - Tokidoki Entertainment Journal - Anime and Video Game Community
In a matter of a few years, Gackt became a household name, with top selling singles and albums at the top of the charts.
While Gackt is still a pop culture icon, his inventive music and style have travelled all over the world.
Gackt's range is once again highlighted, as well as his unique musicality.
www.tokidokijournal.com /music/gacktonmars   (753 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Rebirth: Music: Gackt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I think Gackt is truly a wonderful singer in teh sense that he actually puts A LOT of emotions into his music.
Gackt's music is not the type that you can fall in love with at first hear, but it certainly grows on you.
I love how Gackt plays with the titles of his songs, because just like the album title; 'Rebirth' can be read as 'Reverse'[they are homonyms in Japanese] 4th can also be read as 'Force' which really is the theme of the album.
www.amazon.com /Rebirth-Gackt/dp/B00005HUTU   (2387 words)

  
 Nippop | Gackt | Profile
Gackt may seem like just another good-looking guy, but he’s also got a good head on his shoulders and is a very skilled musician – he writes all his own material as well as producing it.
Gackt’s music is a dense, almost baroque rock-techno hybrid, over which soar his highly mannered, slightly camp vocals.
Gackt has taken advantage of his photogenic looks to become a poster boy for various products, in much the same way another visual-kei artist, Demon Kogure, became an all-round media celebrity a few years back.
nippop.com /artist/artist_id-65/artist_name-gackt   (636 words)

  
 [KFCC] Gackt Live Tour 2003 Review
During an opening narration, we are reminded that “Moon is an epic tale created by Gackt that still maintains an air of mystery”, but with the exception of a few new songs, Jougen no Tsuki does not hold quite the mystery that his earlier DVDs possessed.
The man is truly spellbinding and only after the concert has completely ran its course, and we are left with the fl abyss of the screen, is one able to form an unbiased impression on the overwhelming event.
All in all this is a fabulous release that continues to show Gackt in his prime.
www.kfccinema.com /reviews/music/gackt2003/gackt2003.html   (804 words)

  
 Gackt Camui Photos - Gackt Camui News - Gackt Camui Information
Gackt's been in a band known as Malice Mizer, and he now has a successful career as a solo artist, making lots of songs and videos and acting in movies and on various Japanese talk shows.
Gackt is really cool and I'm listening to one of his songs right now.
Gackt is a J-pop star and he's really big across seas.
www.tv.com /gackt-camui/person/372469/summary.html   (258 words)

  
 Biography for Gackt Camui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 claims to be able to speak French and English, however he is not very proficient.
Gackt was reportedly stunned and delighted beyond words, and he penned the song 'Metamorphoze' for the theme.
www.imdb.com /name/nm1374680/bio   (1104 words)

  
 Which Gackt are you?
Any one who is a Gackt fan knows that he is the essence of change.
Each fan has their own favorite Gackt persona, after all with all the personas he's displayed there are plenty to choose from!
No matter which Gackt you get, remember that he is always sexy, graceful and talented, so go without saying at the end of each possible persona result.
www.acesquad.com /gackt/quiz.html   (685 words)

  
 Man-of-Many-Hats Hits Final Fantasy - Kotaku   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
For a guy that claims to have been born in 1540, Gackt looks pretty good.
The Visual Kei singer, songwriter, fashion model, actor, novelist, restaurateur, screenwriter and psychic is lending tunes and his image to the upcoming FF VII: Dirge of Cerberus.
Gackt is more like David Bowie or Madonna, constantly reinventing his image.
www.kotaku.com /gaming/final-fantasy/manofmanyhats-hits-final-fantasy-135163.php   (444 words)

  
 Cube (a Gackt fansite)       It's Gackt on a skateboard. XD
Cube (a Gackt fansite) It's Gackt on a skateboard.
Gackt talks about Pork Belly (butabara), his bargaining skills, showering, and his Magnum on his SECOND Utaban interview.
Gackt demonstrates his flexiblity and a "crotch splitting device".
www.tsoba.net /cube/transcriptions.php   (300 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: Gackt
Gackt malice mizer hyde mana jrock kozi l'arc~en~ciel moi dix mois engrish gacktjob kami klaha moi meme moitie moon child omg tamer brad visual kei yu~ki
Gackt (aka Gakuto, aka Camui Gackt, aka Gackt M.S. Camui) is an extremely well-known and much-admired Japanese pop/rock star.
Due to Gackt's sex appeal his fans mainly consist of women(though there are also rumors he is homosexual-which were never adressed by Gackt himself.).
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=Gackt   (912 words)

  
 Euphoria: Affiliates > Dears Fanclub   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Prior to Dears and in the beginning of Gackt’s career, Kissmark was the official fanclub.
However, the general public can access the Dears website at www.dears.ne.jp, which is regularly updated with latest news and information regarding Gackt’s releases, appearances on TV and radio shows, and magazine covers and articles.
Please keep in that although letter mails can be sent to Dears, the fanclub doesn’t seem to be too keen in regards to the reception of oversea mails, especially of a package or items otherwise not fit into a large letter envelope.
www.gackt.org /e107/page.php?11   (147 words)

  
 Gackt Camui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Gackt Live Tour 2005: Diabolos - Aien no Shi to Seiya no Namida (2006) (V)....
Gackt live tour 2001: Requiem et réminiscence (2001) (V)....
Gackt Live Tour 2000: Mars sora kara no houmonsha/Visitor from the Sky - La réminiscence (2000) (V)....
www.imdb.com /Name?Gackt,   (530 words)

  
 YouTube - Hamachan To - Part One - Gackt plays darts
There are times when I seriously suspect that the reason Gackt said "Yeah, I'll be a rock star" stems directly from a desire to go on talk shows and display to the world the vast and varied realm of his pwnage.
And general yay for Gackt -"It's not that I want to win, it's just that I don't want to lose." I stand by my comment, though.
Gackt decides he wants to play consiquen Gackt decides he wants to play consiquence games.
www.youtube.com /watch?v=UFAumtJDnog   (371 words)

  
 Gackt / Love Letter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hard-core Gackt fans will love this album for his voice alone, which is admittedly very strong here - if almost too strong for some of the tracks.
This album is much different from Gackt's other albums because it is composed entirely of ballads.
Each and every song was written and composed with expert precision, as this album is Gackt's third gift to his adoring fans.
www.cdjapan.co.jp /detailview.html?KEY=CRCP-40090   (921 words)

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