I'm a bit hesitant to include such a huge artist like Gackt in this list, but I must admit, I really like the guy's music. Let's face it, he's the most girlie of girlie-men pop stars. He probably has more plastic in his face than I have in my car. I've heard more than one person ask, upon seeing a photo of him, "Is that a woman?" I don't care. Gackt is awesome and that's the end of the debate. He started off his career in the always good for a laugh ur-vis-kei band Malice Mizer. He soon went solo and toned down the silly image, well, a little. His music ranges from crazy rockin' rock to super smarmy ballads. It's always very theatrical and over the top, but the songs are genuinely good and actually have a lot of depth when given the chance. His live shows are epic to say the least. He and his band all rode in on horses at full speed at the intro to his last show, then played an unrelenting set of music. Gackt may be cheese-ball pop-shlock incarnate, but he backs it up with true talent. Oh, and he was the model for Squall in "Final Fantasy VIII" and actually appeared as a character in "Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus," for which he contributed some music.
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Hi, me and my friend are going to Japan for the Gackt concert and we're having a little trouble. We can't figure out where it is or how to buy the tickets, or how to get there from the hotel we'll be staying in. We don't want to wait until we get there and not know what to do. So can the people who are going and know how to get the information we need email me. shanet888@yahoo.com put the subject as Gackt concert so i'll know.
Here's a list of stops on the tour:
http://gackt.com/japanese/page/tour.html
I'm sure you can at least Google the info from there.
Well, there's a bit of a mistake in your info about Gackt. He wasn't used as a model for Squall, instead, he was used as the model and voice actor for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Just wanted to clear that up. Your site is awesome by the way!
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