GACKT OFFICIAL BLOG: Things that are said

GACKT Official blog update. Translation below:

I was suddenly contacted before I left Japan.
It’s from that Camui♂Gakuen Student Council President.

I had some kind of bad feeling about it but I tried picking up the phone.

『Gokigenyo〜.
We’re going to start filming now so please do come and visit. I’ll be waiting❤️』

He simply said what he wanted to and put down the phone.
It’s always like this…
There’s a limit to doing whatever you want

Maybe I’ll head over for a bit before going to the airport… I thought,
and went to the studio where they were filming at.
In addition to doing whatever he wants, he childishly harasses me to not leave.
Whichever way it is, it’ll be trouble.

When I arrived at the venue, they’ve already begun filming.
It’s not a matter of having me jump in out of nowhere.
It’s simply that he wants me to seem him working seriously.
It’s really troublesome.

Apparently, it looks like they’re filming something for the Camui♂Gakuen’s Gakuen Fest DVD.
He was simply chatting casually with the other students while watching the Gakuen Fest footage,
and it doesn’t look like he’s working at all but I guess to him, this is considered as work.

The footage from this 2017 Gakuen Fest, which I visited multiple times, was streamed on the monitor.
It feels like it happened quite a long time ago but it actually just took place a few months back.
This year’s Gakuen Fest was pretty interesting.
There were also many parts that moved me.

Somehow I felt happy watching the video on the monitor.
A number of nostalgic scenes came up.
Even so, it feels like the Gakuen Fest has taken shape quite well.
Until a few years ago, it felt disorganised but
the quality of this year’s Gakuen Fest has really gone up.

During breaks, I asked him if he would take part in a fest somewhere this year and he said,

『Nah, I want to relax this year』

showing no motivation at all.
I don’t see him going for any kind of standardisation at all.

I watched from the side for more than 2 hours but
it was time for me to go for a meeting, and I left the studio without saying bye.

After that,
I went the location of the meeting, and spent around 3 hours with my staff in meetings.
This is a meeting for the poker program.
We’ve gone through lots of details in the meeting but it seems like there is still room for improvement.

The footage we got for this time’s special has been done up quite well.
To make the next round more interesting, everyone brainstormed with a variety of ideas.
Such creative meetings are fun.

When ideas are being thrown one after another, there are of course times when you get stuck and nothing gets done.
Even so,
by passing the ball around without giving up,
little ideas can fall out on a whim.

Looking back,
when I was creating my lives, I realised that we did something like this too.
I’m always thinking about all kinds of things but when I speak them, they quickly take shape.
Instead of continuously thinking about it in your head, having someone listen to your idea
will further transform the quality of your idea into one that is of higher quality.

This is creativity.

Well,
I suppose each person has their own variety of methods but this is the method I always use.
Ever since I came to Tokyo when I was 20, I’ve created a lot of things in this way.
And I’m thankful that until now, there’s still an unstoppable flow of ideas coming out.

After the meeting ended, I went to the airport.
It’s not that crowded.
As I haven’t been sleeping much
I think I’ll fall asleep the moment I get into the plane and sit down.