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GACKT, about Amuro Namie’s retirement announcement 「A finale fitting of her」

On the 27th, singer-songwriter GACKT attended the launch event for the new party dress brand by「dazzy」, which deals in ladies’ fashion. When asked about singer Amuro Namie’s announcement to retire from the entertainment industry in September of 2018, he expressed regret about it, saying「I honestly think that it’s a waste」, but then added his opinion with「I guess you could say that it’s a finale that’s like her. I suppose it comes in such a form as well」.

At the launch event, GACKT revealed that he is involved in dazzy’s new party dress brand「MARGARET NOCTURNE」as the producer, and 8 models wearing dresses from the brand were present.

With regards to the brand’s concept, he explained「The dual nature that comes from the image of a “lovely young lady” that is linked from『Margaret』, and the image of a “young lady dancing in the night” that is linked from『Nocturne』is represented in one dress」. He then commented on its charms, saying「This design, which hides the chest while the back and underbust seems like they can be glimpsed, makes it a dress that makes a person’s heart race when standing next to someone wearing it」. 「By all means, please do (wear the dresses and) make the hearts of men around the world race」he said with a satisfied expression.

Following this, he also shared his opinions on the environments where Japanese women wear dresses.「On average, their ranked highly, Japanese women. They’re cute and they’re beautiful too.. However, it feels like they don’t have a place. Overseas, there are many places where dresses are worn, and it is full of places where one can express themselves. However, in Japan, there’s an atmosphere akin to『not allowed to wear this』」he said. Commenting on the environments around dresses and women, he added「Recently I feel that it would be great if they had a more carefree approach」.

In addition, he also mentioned his own body sculpting. GACKT, who shows off his fashion sense in a white knit and black pants which fit him perfectly, said with a wry smile「Recently my chest has grown bigger, and it’s been emphasised on……」, then smiled and said「I thought that I wanted to show that simply training with your own body weight, you can achieve this too, so that’s what I’ve been doing these days. It’s not that much different from brushing your teeth」.