(English) GACKT OFFICIAL WEIBO – FEB 03 2017

GACKT Official Weibo update. Translation below:

I’m back in Japan.

I’m now going to the editorial department for a fight!

What… I’m just joking! I specially came back to Japan to shoot the MV. It’s too cold…

The moment the plane doors opened, the cold air rushed in.
I thought, “Why’s it so cold”, and when I turned to look at my side, the guy next to me who was wearing shorts was trembling from the cold.

Of course that would happen!!
As that thought ran through my mind, I walked to the exit. The sun is too glaringly bright…

What’s going on? Why’s the hallway so long??

No matter how much I walked I couldn’t reach the exit, I even started wondering where am I heading to?
Then the exit appeared…

The walking distance in the Narita Airport is really long. If so, Haneda Airport is much more user friendly. When I don’t have checked-in luggage, clearing customs is always very fast.

However, customs officers with bad attitudes can appear.

Of course, when you have to check on so many people every day, sometimes you will forget the greetings too.

But, whenever I met officers with bad attitude, I start to think, you are the ones representing Japan, and are the faces of Japan!

When he barked “Passport!” at me, I couldn’t help but say “Isn’t there a better way to say it?”. Especially the younger officers, the tone they spoke with was too high-handed.

When I meet this kind of people, I try my best not to get angry, and treat them like a gentleman. But if their attitude is still bad, I will respond with “Harh?!”

I’m also still a kid. It’s really unlucky that I met a rude customs officer with a soft voice this morning.

I forgot to write down my address, and the officer mumbled “Address…”, I couldn’t hear him well so I went closer and said “What??” Then the officer again mumbled “Address…”

Only then did I realise I didn’t write down my address. But, I’m thinking, is there no other way to say it?

I’m obviously older than you, do you speak to your elders with this attitude? In that instant, my blood thirst rose.

After that, a more senior officer came over with a smile on his face, and said “It’s okay, everything’s done, please proceed!”

I, too, replied with a smile, “Thank you very much!” Then he said, “You’re so handsome in real life!” I felt so embarrassed for my earlier blood thirst.

“No, no”, I bowed and walked to the exit.

Customs officers have to deal with so many people everyday, it’s really tough…

But!! If you can show your smiles and enthusiasm to tourists coming into Japan, the tourists will be able to feel safe and warm too!

When we went to America, there were a number of times when our mood got affected by American custom officers even before we steeped on “American soil”. Deep inside of me, I wonder, “Why’s America so arrogant?”

Our culture is no lesser than yours, neither are we your enemy, so there’s no need for such attitude, right?

Ah~ let’s change the subject.

On the way to the studio, I went to the dentist, I didn’t expect that I would actually bump into SUGIZO-san there. I haven’t been able to meet up with him recently.
Although we’re obviously at a dental clinic, I still asked him without a second thought, “Why are you here?” As I asked him, I felt very happy.

As expected there aren’t many people here in the morning, and I got my teeth cleaned within an hour.

Next on the list: hair removal.

Note: Men too need to go for hair removal regularly.

Well, I’m starting shooting soon, let me take a nap while doing hair removal.
Good night~