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GACKT guest on TOKIO Kakeru
In the variety show『TOKIO Kakeru』, the members of TOKIO and their guest will talk and play various original games with strategy. Tonight's guest is GACKT.
Details on broadcast content
『TOKIO Kakeru』 is a variety show where the members of TOKIO (城島茂、山口達也、国分太一、松岡昌宏、長瀬智也) and their guest talk and play various original games while making use of an adult's tactics. The original games which are played on the program mainly focus on mind games. Through these, the character of the combatants will surface, and the true nature of the TOKIO members and their guest will clearly show...!?
Tonight's guest is GACKT. The segment that welcomes him is 〈GACKT's “the first time in my life i've been asked”!〉. In this segment which brings out a new side of him, the TOKIO members have prepared in advance questions that they think GACKT has not been asked before, and written them on cards. GACKT will then pick a card from each of them and answer the questions.
Through each of the questions drawn from the TOKIO members and freely talking during recording, the new side of GACKT that gets brought out is...!?
Members: Joshima Shigeru, Yamaguchi Tatsuya, Kokubun Taichi, Matsuoka Masahiro, Nagase Tomoya
Source: fujitv.co.jp/TOKIOKAKERU
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA
DWANGO.JP: GACKT appears on the cover of B=PASS December Issue
GACKT appears on the cover of B=PASS December Issue, Chotokkyu on the back cover
On October 27, 「BACKSTAGE PASS December 2016 Issue」(Shinko Music) will go on sale.
On the cover page is GACKT, who is the voice actor for the Fiend with Twenty Faces in the anime 「TRICKSTER」. An all-out, in-depth look into the anime theme song 『Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru Kara』 and various aspects of the LAST VISUALIVE tour, is delivered in the first 24 pages. Along with a service for all applicants.
The back cover and the end of the magazine feature Chotokkyu. A strong 2nd album 『Dramatic Seven』, named after the dramatic 7 members. This issue will be filled with close-up of their vibrant personalities.
・Yusuke, flumpool, SPYAIR, Dream Ami, including Takahashi Yu, Ohara Sakurako, Aimer, Yamamoto Sayaka, Itano Tomomi, Galileo Galilei, BLUE ENCOUNT, Da-iCE, Block B, the GazettE, THE ORAL CIGARETTES, NIGHTMARE, Urai Kenji, DOG inThePWO, Lenny code fiction, BABYMETAL, ZYUN., Takigawa Alisa, Takuto, DOBERMAN INFINITY, GRANRODEO, OLDCODEX, Sonar Pocket, Funky Kato and more.
Backstage Pass December 2016 Issue
B5 size／224pages／On sale Oct 27／Net price 860 yen
★Includes double-sided poster: GACKT／Chotokkyu
Source: news.dwango.jp
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA
WOWOW: Giveaway for Set of 3 GACKT Photo Bottlecaps!
【GACKT LAST VISUALIVE Saigo no Tsuki -LAST MOON- & MOON SAGA Special!】 Giveaway for Set of 3 GACKT Photo Bottlecaps!
Deadline: Oct 31 (Mon) 24:00 For members only
The "expressionist" GACKT, who displays his diverse activities as a musician and actor. The「VISUALIVE」, which is a theme styled story that is a blend of music X film X performance, is one of his many projects that is critically acclaimed by professionals from all walks of life. On WOWOW, the footage of the Saitama Super Arena performance of his nationwide tour「GACKT WORLD TOUR 2016 LAST VISUALIVE 最期ノ月-LAST MOON-」, which ran from March to July, and the 3 works of the GACKT all-produced stage play series「Yoshitsune Hiden」, that ran between 2012 and 2015, and is linked to this tour, will be broadcast all in one go. If you have watched the stage play series, it is inevitable that you will enjoy the live to its fullest. Do check all of them out, and enjoy the live.
In commemoration of the broadcast, we will be giving away sets of 3 GACKT Photo Bottlecaps to 500 winners.
We look forward to receiving lots of applications.
【Prize】
GACKT Photo Bottlecaps Set of 3 500 winners
Related information
GACKT LAST VISUALIVE Saigo no Tsuki -LAST MOON- & MOON SAGA Special!
GACKT / MOON SAGA -Yoshitsune Hiden-
WOWOW Live Oct 21 (Fri) 7：15 p.m.
GACKT / MOON SAGA -Yoshitsune Hiden- Chapter 2
WOWOW Live Oct 21 (Fri) 9：30 p.m.
GACKT / MOON SAGA Extra Chapter 「Yoshitsune Hot-Blooded School Story」～Chapter 2～
WOWOW Live Oct 21 (Fri) Midnight 0：00
GACKT WORLD TOUR 2016 LAST VISUALIVE Saigo no Tsuki -LAST MOON- at Saitama Super Arena
WOWOW Live Oct 23 (Sun) 8：00 p.m.
■Program official site here!＞＞
■GACKT official site here!＞＞
Source: wowow.co.jp
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT TALIA
YASUHIRO HAMANO FACEBOOK Oct 15th
For the whole of today, we've been hard at work at the editing and quality improvement of the two movies.
The key event that takes place in「Karanukan」
the「Nirai-Kanai Sea Fire Festival」, has been brought to its best. It is an essential group scene of the movie. We've managed to create an amazing festival will Okinawa's artistes out in full force. It's splendidly brought to life in the movie. Please do look forward to it.
Next year, it'll be an even bigger, amazing performance with big name actors taking part too.
The collaboration between everyone is kept alive in the movie 「Karanukan」. It will grace the Okinawan Film Festival next year.
Source: Yasuhiro Hamano Facebook
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA
WOWOW Live: LVL and Moon Saga broadcast
WOWOW Live Oct 21 (Fri) 7:15 p.m. onwards
From GACKT's 「LAST VISUALIVE Saigo no Tsuki -LAST MOON-」tour, the final performance and the 「Yoshitsune Hiden」stage play series' 3 works will be broadcast all at once!
The "expressionist" GACKT, who displays his diverse activities as a musician and actor. The「VISUALIVE」, which is a theme styled story that is a blend of music X film X performance, is one of his many projects that is critically acclaimed by professionals from all walks of life. On WOWOW, the footage of the Saitama Super Arena performance of his nationwide tour「GACKT WORLD TOUR 2016 LAST VISUALIVE 最期ノ月-LAST MOON-」, which ran from March to July, and the 3 works of the GACKT all-produced stage play series「Yoshitsune Hiden」, that ran between 2012 and 2015, and is linked to this tour, will be broadcast all in one go. If you have watched the stage play series, it is inevitable that you will enjoy the live to its fullest. Do check all of them out, and enjoy the live.
Broadcast Line-Up
GACKT WORLD TOUR 2016 LAST VISUALIVE Saigo no Tsuki -LAST MOON- at Saitama Super Arena
WOWOW Live Oct 23 (Sun) 8:00 p.m.
GACKT’s 「VISUALIVE」. WOWOW will exclusively broadcast the Saitama Super Arena performance from this time’s concept tour!
The footage from Saitama Super Arena, the final performance venue of the nationwide tour 「GACKT WORLD TOUR 2016 LAST VISUALIVE Saigo no Tsuki -LAST MOON-」which was held in 30 locations with 42 performances from March to July of 2016, will be broadcast.
The concept live 「VISUALIVE」, which is a theme styled story which blends music, film, and performance in its expression, is the first in 7 years since 2009’s 「VISUALIVE」 performance. It features his original album 『LAST MOON』 which was released in April, and is linked with the story of the GACKT all-produced stage play 「Yoshitsune Hiden」 that ran between 2012 and 2015. The 4-part stage masterpiece will draw its audience into a world unlike any other. With an upcoming world tour in the works, witness the spectacular 「LAST VISUALIVE」.
Recording date: July 2 2016
Recording venue: Saitama Super Arena
For more details, click here >
GACKT / MOON SAGA -Yoshitsune Hiden-
WOWOW Live Oct 21 (Fri) 7:15 p.m.
The bewitching stage play with GACKT’s passionate performance in his second lead role of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is also the original screenplay writer and director, and co-stars with Taichi Saotome, Yamato Yuuga and more, along with CLAMP being involved in the costume concept design.
In 2012, this was the 2nd stage play where GACKT performed in the lead role. It was a tour de force that co-starred Taichi Saotome, Yamato Yuuga and others alongside GACKT himself, who worked on the original story, script, music, performance, and acted as the main character Minamoto no Yoshitsune. In addition,the collaboration with popular creative group CLAMP for the costume concept design further accentuated the gorgeousness of the bewitching story.
＜Story＞
In the late Heian period, the world was ruled by 「Mononofu」, who were born from the communion between humans and 「Mononoke」. The Mononofu possessed supernatural abilities, and Minamoto no Yoshitsune (GACKT) along with the Minamoto Clan were one of the factions. Yoshitsune, who was kind hearted and hated fighting, together with his cousin Minamoto no Yoshinaka (Maekawa Yasuyuki), his wife Tomoe Gozen (Yamato Yuuga), In (Saotome Taichi) the Mononoke which haunts Yoshitsune, and Musashibo Benkei (Furumoto Shinnosuke) the retainer with superhuman strength, lived happy lives in Kamakura.
However, one day, Yoshitsune’s half-brother, Minamoto no Yoritomo (Ohashi Gorou) who was the leader of the Minamoto Clan, ordered Yoshinaka head to the capital through the Hokuriku region so as to maintain influence against their nemesis, the Taira Clan. Tomoe and Benkei, Yoshinaka carried out one military exploit after another, but provisions eventually ran short. However, Yoritomo, who thought to sacrifice Yoshinaka, who was from a branch family, had no intention of sending support. And gradually, Yoshinaka began to distrust the Minamoto Clan, and due to a tragic event, his relationship with Yoshitsune, the muscle of the head family, began to suffer serious cracks.
Recording date: September 28 2012
Recording venue: Tokyo Tokyo International Forum Hall C
Staff/ Cast -
Lead actor: GACKT
Starring: Taichi Saotome, Yamato Yuuga, Maekawa Yasuyuki others
Original screenplay writer and director: GACKT
Planning, collaboration and costume concept design: CLAMP
For more details, click here >
GACKT / MOON SAGA -Yoshitsune Hiden- Chapter 2
WOWOW Live Oct 21 (Fri) 9:30 p.m.
The 2nd chapter of GACKT’s bewitching stage play with his passionate performance as Minamoto no Yoshitsene. He fully utilises stage and film to bring new sensations in his all-produce original work that depicts the struggle and betrayal in the name of love.
Chapter 2 of the 2014 GACKT all-produce stage play will be broadcast. It unfolds following the previous story, and enchants with an original story that centers on the main character Minamoto no Yoshitsune, performed by GACKT, and his friendship with his companions, along with their relationship with their enemy, the Taira Clan. By fully utilising projection mapping technology, beautiful scenes, wire-action, theatrical combat, and dance scenes with LED, this work packs even more highlights than the previous one.
＜Story＞
In the late Heian period, the world was ruled by 「Mononofu」, who were born from the communion between humans and 「Mononoke」. Among the 「Mononofu」who possess various powers which that heal, or reads minds and more, there is a 「Mononofu」Minamoto no Yoshitsune (GACKT), whose own power is sealed, but due to a certain event, that power was awakened, and the life of someone precious to him was taken by his own hands… Some time after that, Yoshitsune met a group of those from the Taira Clan, who are in conflict with the Minamoto Clan. By nature, the two clans would soon fight but, the sharp minded Taira no Tomomori (Kawasaki Mayo) and the beautiful yet powerful Taira no Noritsune (Yuumi Hiro), were frank with Yoshitsune and his friends, and they began to seek a path of “peace”. Meanwhile, Yoshitsune’s sister-in-law Houjou Masako (Suzuhana Nana) made a contract with the 「Mononoke」 En, and conspired to rule over everything. Then, Noritsune, whose mind was manipulated by En, suddenly launched an attack on Yoshitsune and his friends… Will Yoshitsune unleash his power? What will be the fates of the Minamoto and Taira Clans?
Recording date: October 10 2014
Recording venue: Aichi NGK Spark Plug Civic Center Forest Hall
Staff/ Cast -
Lead actor: GACKT
Starring: Kawasaki Mayo, Yuumi Hiro others
Original screenplay writer and director: GACKT
For more details, click here >
GACKT / MOON SAGA Extra Chapter 「Yoshitsune Hot-Blooded School Story」～Chapter 2～
WOWOW Oct 21 (Fri) Midnight 0:00
Just what will happen in Yoshitsune Hiden was set in present times instead? The Yoshitsune Hiden Super Parody brought to you by the cast of Yoshitsune Hiden! If you don’t watch this stage play, the story of Yoshitsune Hiden will not be complete.
In 2014, the GACKT all-produce stage play 「GACKT / MOON SAGA -Yoshitsune Hiden- Chapter 2」 was held. The stage play, which garnered much attention and depicted historical figures in an original story with a dark fantasy perspective while blending music, film, and performance together, is being parodied by GACKT himself. The super premium stage that only ran for 1 day in 2 performances, will be broadcast. It’s a youthful group performance featuring the “yankees” from the 1990s!
＜Story＞
It is Japan in the 90s. Minamoto no Yoshitusne (GACKT) from Minamoto Clan School, had a one-to-one battle with his big brother, Minamoto Yoshinaka, who he adores, for some reason. As a result, Yoshitsune snapped and won, but his heart was depressed. Right after that, Yoshitsune was returning home from school, but ended up stepping into the territory of Taira Clan Technical High. There, he was entangled with Taira Technical's strongest guy Taira no Noritsune (Yuumi Hiro) but, his senior Taira no Tomomori (Kawasaki Mayo) turned out to be a fan of the same idol that Yoshitsune liked, and by hitting it off with each other on this common topic, their friendship grew. Meanwhile, the “general” of Minamoto Clan School, Kajiwara Kagetoki (Kinoshita Seiji), found it unamusing, and plotted to breakup their friendship… Will Yoshitsune and Tomomori cut off ties with Noritsune? Please do enjoy this super parody that will make you laugh from start to end, and compare it with its original, 「GACKT / MOON SAGA -Yoshitsune Hiden- Chapter 2」.
Recording date: January 8 2015
Recording venue: Tokyo Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
Staff/ Cast -
Lead actor: GACKT
Starring: Kawasaki Mayo, Yuumi Hiro others
Original screenplay writer and director: GACKT
For more details, click here >
Ongoing Present Campaign
【Only for WOWOW Subscribers】
500 winners picked in a lucky draw
will each receive a set of 3 GACKT Photo Bottle Cap!
500 WOWOW Subscribers will be picked in a lucky draw
to win a Photo Bottle Cap Set!
Source: wowow.co.jp
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA