Gackt

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gackt
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Jul 4, 1973(1973-07-04)
Age	51
Birthplace	Okinawa
Country	Japan
Birth City	Okinawa Prefecture
Horoscope	Cancer

Gackt Biography

Gackt is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on July 4, 1973 in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Japanese musician who established records for the highest quantity of Top Ten tracks by a male Japanese solo artist. He has won many awards, including the title of Best Asian Rock Artist at the M.net/Km Music Video Festival.

He co-starred alongside fellow Japanese rock actor He co-starred with fellow Japanese rock star Hyde in “Moon Child”. in “Moon Child”.

Gakuto Oshiro (大城 ガクト , Ōshiro Gakuto, born July 4, 1973) , better known by his mononymous stage name Gackt, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.

In the early 1990s, Gackt was working as a host and dealer in a casino, while also being an assistant drummer for an amateur band. At the time he wanted to become more serious about his music activity but had a negative perspective on life. While at the casino, he met a businessman who inspired him to find a purpose in life, that being music. About a year later he left the band and he found himself working multiple jobs, among them as a sound technician at a studio where he could practice drums. When Gackt was twenty-years old, he met guitarist You Kurosaki, his future solo career support guitarist, at a music live house in Kyoto. They formed the band, Cains:Feel, whose name had biblical reference to the story of Cain and Abel. The group lacked a vocalist, so Gackt became the frontman, and the band went to record a demo tape before disbanding.

His parents both worked as teachers. He was married for a short period of time.

Gackt Net Worth

Gackt is one of the richest Rock Singer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gackt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an engineer in the studio and was part of the group Cains:Feel for an insignificant amount of time.

He wrote and performed in the movie “Moon Child” in 2003.

Gackt was born on July 4, 1973, as the second of three children in a Ryukyuan family, in Okinawa, Japan. His father was a music teacher, who primarily played the trumpet, and his mother was also a teacher. Gackt has an older sister and a younger brother. Because of his father’s job, he lived in many different cities in addition to Okinawa: Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Shiga, Osaka, and Kyoto. He studied in the Moriyama high school in Shiga, and was enrolled in the Kyoto Gakuen University.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Gackt height 5 ft 11 in Gackt weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Gackt Dating?

According to our records, Gackt is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Gackt’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2001, on March 14, Gackt released his eighth single, “Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto”, which peaked at number six, and charted for 18 weeks, Gackt’s longest-charted single until 2009. On April 25, the second studio album, Rebirth was released. It was Gackt’s first concept album, conceived around a fictional narrative during the time of World War II, named “Requiem et Reminiscence”. The album includes previously released singles “Seki-Ray” and “Secret Garden”. It peaked at number three, spent 21 weeks on the charts. On May 3, Gackt went on the Requiem et Reminiscence tour, which included 18 concerts at fourteen venues. The final concert was held on June 23 at the Yokohama Arena. His ninth single, “Another World” was released on September 5. It was Gackt’s first single to reach number two spot on the charts, spent 17 weeks on them, and managed to sell over two hundred and fifty thousand copies. After the events of September 11th, 2001, in New York, Gackt wrote a song for a world peace. It was released December 2001 as a single, “Jūnigatsu no Love Song”. It peaked at number five and charted for nine weeks. From 2001 to 2004, the single was recorded in Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese, which were all released before Christmas. On New Year’s Eve, Gackt performed “Another World” for the first time at the annual music show, the 52nd Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Facts & Trivia

Gackt Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Gackt celebrates birthday on July 4 of every year.

Gackt’s voice has a vibrato pitch at D3-D4, and is capable of using falsetto like for e.g. in song “Ares”. According to Gackt, he had expanded the vocal range too much between 2003 and 2004, and searched for a right expression until 2005, since when he has been getting more straightforward. In AllMusic reviews his voice was described as “very melodramatic”, as well as “smooth, sleek, unnaturally heartfelt”. His songs range from melodic ballads to intense hard rock songs, in which he masterfully combines “raw rock elements” with “listener-friendly compositions”. Many songs, like for e.g. “Returner (Yami no Shūen)”, are distinctive for their blend of modern Western musical instruments and traditional Japanese instruments, like Shakuhachi, Shamisen, Shinobue, Erhu, Shō, Koto and Taiko, a kind of music called by Gackt as “Zipangu rock” from which can be sensed it originates from Japan.

What is Gackt disease?

Musician and actor Gackt will be going on a hiatus for an indefinite period. The 48-year-old singer has dysphonia (vocal disorder) and has been told by doctors it would be impossible to continue with any work that involves using his voice.

Is Gackt retired?

Gackt
Genres| Rock pop
Occupation(s)| Musician singer songwriter record producer actor
Instruments| Vocals piano
Years active| 1993–present

What genre is Gackt?

J-Pop

How do you spell Gackt?

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Website| www.gackt.com

Why is Gackt famous?

As a solo artist, Gackt has sold over 10 million records. Besides being established in the modern entertainment industry, Gackt’s music has been used as theme songs for video games (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII), anime films (New Fist of the North Star and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam) and television series.