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OH!! MY!! GACKT!! BLOMAGA #121
“Kimi dake no〜 Boku de iru kara〜 ♫“
Beep...
Yes, hello.
Ah, senpai (senior), it's been awhile.
Eh?
“I saw GACKT on TV in a press conference yesterday!!”
... you say.
Thank you.
I'm glad.
Having you speak of me like that.
I've been rewarded for bustling around from morning.
For the press event,
I definitely have to start preparing from early in the morning,
so it was tough because I was pretty sleepy.
Because I was doing recordings until morning the previous day.
But,
it came to be quite a great press event.
Also, the CM came out quite well.
“Yes yes!
I contacted you with the thought of saying that!”
... you say...
Since this time it was a web CM,
it was fun.
Being able to express various things.
A web CM,
in comparison with a television CM,
takes a longer time to film in itself though.
Correspondingly, because it allows for more to be expressed
I really like it a lot.
Well,
though the shoot itself is quite tough.
In reality, the production side
has a lower budget than a television CM would so
because there are lots of things that we absolutely have to do
I think its tough though.
“By the way
when was this filmed?”
... you ask...
This
was shot during the year end right before I went back overseas.
So it's filmed exactly
one month ago.
Recently,
the cycle of creating and releasing
is short.
Be it in the world of film
or the world of music,
the time between the work being created and released
is becoming really short.
For example, in the past,
if the time frame from the time an album is produced
until the time it is released into the world
is less than half a year at least
you'll get the feeling that
it should not be considered as complete.
But,
now we can even release
something that was completed just 5 days ago
and present it to the world is that fresh state.
Times are changing.
“Heh〜〜〜 Is that so?
But if its the music industry time is also needed
to be spent on making the packaging right?”
... you say...
Only Japan
is still making and selling
CD packaging.
Looking internationally,
there are barely any places left
that still have packaging businesses.
CD shops
also barely exist.
Its the same for film.
Until now,
the only country that still does movie packaging
is Japan.
It's really unusual.
Somehow.
To a large extent,
in terms of worldview,
you realise that its an old world.
Take for example,
if you met people from a country
that still listens to cassette tapes
you'll feel the same way right?
“I see, so that's what it is...”
For example,
if this was happening in developing countries
in South East Asia
it makes sense.
But that's not it.
It's a weird occurrence
that this only applies to Japan.
Even the countries that are not developed yet in South East Asia
are not countries that sell packaging.
Everyone downloads.
This is the universal standard.
Even in the rental industry its the same.
Because everything is downloaded.
And there's more.
Japan's internet infrastructure is
a top standard of the world.
In other words,
even though the download environment
is one of the top 5 in the world,
the sales methods are still
like living fossils.
The entertainment industry is
not keeping up with the trends of the world.
It's completely floating.In other countries,
they do more downloads,
though it takes an overwhelming amount of time.Despite that,
packaging has disappeared.
This brings up a sense of discomfort.
“That kind of displacement with the world,
is it something that is often related to Japan?”
It is.
A lot.
For example,
let's take the automakers.
Now, internationally
everyone's switching to automatic operations.
In America
automation will be realised
within perhaps another 5 years.
Accidents will be reduced,
and a new lifestyle will replace the old.
In other words,
until now we've always had to drive on our own but,
if we can automatically be brought to the office,
you can sleep in the car,
or do other various things right?
Source: OH!! MY!! GACKT!!
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA
OFFICIAL BLOG: From Blomaga Editor's Notes (Blomaga Issue 121)
DEAR MY G-LOVERS
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I've returned to Japan.
As I headed straight to the salon to cut my hair
my masseuse somehow caught wind of my being here
and flew over.
『Waka, welcome back! Something bad has happened.
Right now, Japan is in an uproar～～』
As it was too sudden,
I had didn't know what was going on at all.
I wondered whether while I was overseas,
did Japan's political issues
or even its economy suffer some large damage...
What came to me was
the Nikkei's drastic drop over the New Year
and with that in mind I said,
『Rather,
the sharp increases until now were forced
so its just going back to its normal state,
there's nothing to be surprised about.
The main question is
how will they handle all these from now until the Olympics...』
with that answer,
the masseuse said.
『Until the Olympics?
There's nothing to do with that.
Most likely the conclusion will come around within the next few days.
Since the press is running a whole media circus around it』
I was shocked.
Japan's declining economy or even the pension issue,
is already so imminent...?
『What's the reason for that?』
I asked, and my friend replied.
『News coverage has split completely into two sides.
There's probably media manipulation involved as well.
Whether they'll break-up or stay together...』
No no,
I can't imagine that the Abe Administration
will have such developments
at such a point in time.
『That's impossible I said!』
I replied with indignation, and awhile later
『But,
it seems like Kimu Taku (Kimura Takuya)
and the other members are completely at odds.
Waka's close with them right?』
『？？？？？？？』
From that exchange,
its the first I head that
because of SMAP's break-up problems
not only all the press in Japan
but even the political world is in an uproar.
Then,
my masseuse said one thing to me,
『You really didn't know???』
he said.
Since last year end I've been constantly doing recording work,
and,
also since I've been living on the beach
far away from the mundane,
it can be said that I'm completely
unaware of this incident.
Disastrous, after being a hermit, (lit.: Urashima Taro atsukai, with reference to being spirited away like Urashima Taro's myth)
I read a few various articles.
Honestly,
there are lots of weird articles
which were written about trivial things like
who's right
or who's wrong.
Furthermore,
its the worst
that there's even a written mess
about which side is good or evil.
And,
a word that comes up often is
【betray(al)】.
There is nothing more revolting
than a third-party stringing together such things based on speculation.
This is,
something that only the people in question can feel in themselves,
and not something that a third-party can complain about.
Honestly,
there were a number or articles
that will leave readers in a bad mood after reading.
For the members of SMAP,
I believe that they have their own thoughts,
things that they want to say and do of their own too.
However,
in this industry where adults' circumstances are intertwined,
the members of SMAP themselves, who are being embroiled in this
are the ones who know best that
there are many things that cannot be said aloud.
There's no need for third-parties to make noise about it.
It's better to just wait for them to say it themselves,
besides, they themselves too
probably understand how significant
the impact of SMAP's existence or break-up is.
The answers that they give,
the words that will come from them,
and the conflicting emotions of the fans who support SMAP
will probably calm down over time too,
and in their activities following this,
we should spread the energy
that this is something that just happened in the past.
More or less,
in groups or units, or even bands
there is bound to be arguments around 10 to 20 times so,
I've never seen a group that can say
"All the members get along extremely well!".
As everyone has their respective idea,
while understanding their raison d'etre and significance,
they are mutually recognised point by point,
and everyone progresses forward bit by bit.
The toughest thing is,
not being able to convey your feelings to the other party
despite having consideration and thinking for them.
Time spent can't be returned.
It's the same for good things and bad>
【But it's because we're human】
There are all sorts of things.
Just like that
I wonder how many years its been
since I've come for your birthday with my hands put together.
For myself too, every time,
I reach the grave of member(s) who passed away
and put my hands together like that,
at that point in time,
【Weren't there more things I could've said...】
or,
【Weren't there more things I could've done...】
Time after time, I ask myself these questions.
It's the same no matter how many years have passed.
YOSHIKI also said the same thing...
But, we can't turn back time.
We definitely can't return to that time.
Not only just from the fans,
from the moguls too in and out of the business,
I don't think that it's only me
who are passionately cheering for their future
and want to warmly see them through.
At the very least, from the side of the fans
regardless of the various thoughts that you may have,
please await for
their actions and activities after this.
-We all make mistakes, have struggles,
and even regret things in our past.
But you are not your mistakes,
you are not your struggles,
and you are here NOW with the power
to shape your day and your future.
I sincerely hope that
SMAP, as a signature of the nation,
will be able to say『Such a thing happened too』
and laugh about it a few years down the road,
and that from here on too, they will continue to have wonderful activities.
GACKT
My voice can be heard
on GACKT Blomaga so,
those who want to read it all, check out the Blomaga
※This article is an excerpt from the
“GACKT's Trashy Stories” corner in the Blomaga.
【Delivered thrice a month】
http://ch.nicovideo.jp/channel/gackt
With regards to the use of the images from the GACKT Official Blog, they cannot be used for commercial means, adult sites, or prompts linking to other sites,
use in news sites, reproduction on personal blogs or SNS are authorised.
In such cases please indicate【GACKTオフィシャルブログ GACKT.com より転載】(GACKT Official Blog GACKT.com All rights reserved). However, if our company deems your site to be inappropriate, posting will be immediately prohibited.
(c)G-PRO inc.
Source: GACKT Official Blog
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA