GACKT Official blog update. Translation below:

The morning of a day that will be hotter than expected came.
It was so bright that
without sunglasses, I couldn’t open my eyes.

I did my training and took a shower.
My body hurts all over.
It’s good evidence that I’ve increased the load quite a bit.
I’ll bear with it for a little longer.
I grew a size bigger.
I can build a body that feels a little better.
Preparations are being adjusted bit by bit.

In the afternoon, I searched for a house that a friend wanted
and went around to view a few properties.
There are quite a few nice properties in this area.

There were a few houses that I didn’t like as well but
I found a few that made me think that
those were the types that women like.
I prefer more simple types though.

It’s not that big in size but
I found a house where the whole inner courtyard was turned into a pool.
I was surprised that it was pretty nice.
On the whole, it’s small, but I rarely find such an atmosphere.

This is the one that I would come to like the most among those I’ve found recently.
I think my friend will definitely be pleased.
While viewing the different houses, a few ideas came up.

『If it was this design it would be better though…
If this was here it would be better…
It’ll be more user friendly if it was like this…』

A variety of these came up.
Home viewing is really fun.
It’s one of my favourite hobbies.

After finishing up, I had tea then headed out for dinner.
It’ll be the first time in awhile that I’m having dinner with my friend,
and while discussing about a new business plan,
I listened to each of his ideas.

Positive friends are a truly precious existence.
Now, the number of friends who teach me about things
that I don’t know about have increased quite significantly.

The existence of people who are able to openly listen to others’ advice like this,
and grow close while teaching me about all kinds of things is great.

Originally, I’m stubborn and I don’t
listen to others’ advice at all.
I don’t have a listening ear at all.

At 19, I met someone and my perspective on life,
and my way of thinking about my way of life took a 180 degree turn.
Like how a dry sponge absorbs water,
I absorbed all kinds of things.
This was the starting point of my life.

Then,
the next starting point in my life
was when I met Ogata Ken-san on a historical drama.

I was worn out back then.
I was also about to be crushed by all kinds of pressure.
I also had a lot of antis and enemies.

In that situation, the strict teachings that he gave me
and his kind gaze gave me a lot of relief and self confidence.

From the bottom of my heart, I thought, I want to do my best for this man.
The present version of me exists
because of that meeting.

It’s already been quite awhile since he passed but
to me, it still seems like something that happened only recently.

I pay my respects to this father of mine.
I’ll drink today
while slowly recalling all kinds of things today.

I hope these thoughts reach you.

Source: GACKT Blog

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA