GACKT VIDEO: LIVE REPORT! J-ROCK VISUAL KEI CONCERT AT TOKYO SAITAMA ARENA, JAPANESE MAID CAFE COSPLAY COSTUME.
Japanese teens go crazy for Gackt-o! Gackt-o! at his Saitama Arena concert in Tokyo! La Carmina and friends report on the live experience – cosplayers, merchandise, screaming girls – at Gackt’s “Requiem et Reminiscence II” show on July 11, 2009. Watch the video below; I guarantee you’ll burst out laughing.
(We were at the noisy Electric Town subway exit, so if you can’t hear all the words, there is a transcription below. Check out this and this post for more photos of concert-goers.)
(Lauren filmed the video; you can hear her cracking up at times. Here we are at the Akihabara 7-Eleven prior to visiting the drag maid cafe, Hibari-tei, which you can see in my Theme Restaurants book.)
JAPANESE TEEN GIRLS: Gackto! Gackto!
CARMINA: Hi, it’s La Carmina! I’m in Akihabara with…
SEBASTIEN: Sebastien!
CARMINA: I’m wearing the skimpiest maid outfit possible. I think it’s based on an anime character’s outfit but I don’t know.
SEBASTIEN: I don’t know either.
CARMINA: Yeah, we’re not otaku enough.
SEBASTIEN: And you bought it for someone special.
CARMINA: I did not! Shhh!
SEBASTIEN: Oh, sorry.
CARMINA: I did not buy it for someone special, shhh! Anyway… we’re going to talk about the Gackt concert.
SEBASTIEN: YES!
CARMINA: You weren’t there! But we’re going to talk about it. It was quite the experience. I got last minute tickets from my friend, Count de Sang. He called me up and I had 15 minutes to get ready. So I quickly put something on, ran to the station, and we headed off to Saitama Arena. On the subway, we saw all sorts of girls… Lolitas, girls holding Gackt bags and wearing the T-shirts… they were obviously on the way to the concert. Every time we got lost, we’d follow the Lolitas. We got there, and there were girls all over the place – cosplayers, who did some really good outfits, Gackt from different eras… The military look that he currently has is extremely hot. He has the red arm band, the military jacket; it’s very Nazi-like. We lined up for merchandise… did you see the pictures?
SEBASTIEN: Of the flag?
CARMINA: Yes, that’s right! There was a red flag. The cat paws were sold out. Rowr.
SEBASTIEN: Were there cat paws too?
CARMINA: There were cat paws! Because in every Gackt concert, he features cute little kitties. They go, wah wah wah wahhh. And you wave the cat paws.
(Cats waving)
CARMINA: He started with the song Jesus…
(Gackt performing Jesus)
SEBASTIEN: My Personal Jesus?
CARMINA: No! Visual Kei Jesus!
SEBASTIEN: Oh, sorry.
CARMINA: The thing is, you’re not a girl.
SEBASTIEN: No.
CARMINA: And you’re not a teenager.
SEBASTIEN: That’s right.
CARMINA: You have to be a teenage girl to fully appreciate Gackt-O! We almost lost our hearing because these girls were screaming, GACKT-O!!!!
(Japanese teen girls screaming)
CARMINA: The concert was 4+ hours and the entire time, they were screaming in our ears. I think we lost hearing after a while.
SEBASTIEN: Heh heh.
CARMINA: Yeah, you would have loved it.
CARMINA: Gackt always does a call and answer where he goes Wah wah wahh! And the girls go Wah wah wahh!
(Gackt yelling)
CARMINA: Or he’ll say Okaeri! And they’ll go, Tadaima! Okaeri! …
SEBASTIEN: … tadaima?
CARMINA: Right, exactly.
SEBASTIEN: Sounds very exciting.
CARMINA: It was exciting for ten minutes. But then the screaming… and I’m not exaggerating a jot here. It went on for over an hour.
(Gackt screaming)
CARMINA: So the screaming went on and on. Finally, he launched into song again, and I must say, he is a fantastic performer. He has a voice that carries, he’s so alive on stage…
(Gackt performing)
CARMINA: The concert ended with the movie; it didn’t really make sense. My friend Yukiro hated it…
YUKIRO: It was really really terrible. Much worse than I could have ever expected.
CARMINA: Why? What was so bad?
YUKIRO: I mean, the worst part was that he screamed at the audience for over one hour…
(Gackt screaming)
YUKIRO: All of a sudden it turned really really bad. He switches his clothes to some junky style and it was so terrible, the music went from the top to the bottom. Yuck!
CARMINA: And how about the movie at the end?
YUKIRO: It was pathetic. We laughed so hard. The worse part is that I can’t even hate it because some parts of the concert were so good.
(Gackt performing)
YUKIRO: It wasn’t all bad but it was way too long.
CARMINA: Now we’re off to a drag maid café.
SEBASTIEN: Yeah? Ok.
CARMINA: So we’re off. Bye bye.
JAPANESE TEENS: Gackt-O!
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Haha. That was fantastic!! Your outfit was super fantastic! I would look horrid in that though. :(
Haha. That was fantastic!! Your outfit was super fantastic! I would look horrid in that though. :(
PS = at the beginning, it looks like I'm being fondled… but in fact, Mayumi is wiping face powder off the front of my dress XD
omg looks like a blast..i've never hear his music before..i might have to investigate. i can not miss out on this japanese teenage phenomenon!
Haha. That was fantastic!! Your outfit was super fantastic! I would look horrid in that though. :(
Haha. That was fantastic!! Your outfit was super fantastic! I would look horrid in that though. :(
PS = at the beginning, it looks like I’m being fondled… but in fact, Mayumi is wiping face powder off the front of my dress XD
omg looks like a blast..i’ve never hear his music before..i might have to investigate. i can not miss out on this japanese teenage phenomenon!
You’d love pretty Gackt! Check out his song U+K with the dancing kitties! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOOCVqMGQ4E
kawaii!!!!!
your maid outfit is the cutest and I don't think I could have survived an hour of girls screaming XD
kawaii!!!!!
your maid outfit is the cutest and I don’t think I could have survived an hour of girls screaming XD
We barely made it out of there alive, haha.
Great vid! That maid outfit looks so cute! And 4+ hours? Wow that's crazy long, especially if 1 hour of that was just pure screaming o__O I already almost lost my voice after an LP concert, I wonder how your voices were after the show!
Hahaha and how long was the “Gacktooooooo” at the end?
HE'S NOT AN ARTIST, HE'S A FUCKING WORK OF ART
I've seen it, it's actually fun to see those girl screaming like that xD I've never been to a concert before, but after watching the vid make me actually want to go to a Gackt or other Jrock visual kei concert in Japan ^ ^
love it!!
great video! you really caught the spirit of the concert! :P
I envy you so much right now! :'(
oh gosh the screaming gives me headache!
good job with the video ^_^v
I love the maid outfit! Ah! The screaming girls are giving me a headache!!!!!
haha crazy fan-girls xD but i would also scream like crazy if i saw Gackt, he's super hawt and my fav male singer!! :))
psh im not a teen but i still love gackt and all the fashions! psh i wears em! ^^
i love gackt concerts i dont care what everyone says about it
Our voices were okay because we weren't screaming for even a fraction of that hour. Gackt had a concert at the same arena the day before, and apparently, he didn't scream for that long. Yukiro said after, “Was he on ecstasy or something??”
You'd love pretty Gackt! Check out his song U+K with the dancing kitties! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOOCVqMGQ4E
We barely made it out of there alive, haha.
Love this comment.
Carmina, great job on the post. Wish I could have seen the show.
Thanks!! One day, you'll have to come to Tokyo – I want you to meet my friends! ^^
Oh, and I was amazed at the lung power of teenage girls… they could match an Olympian swimmer!
I loved that picture of Basil Farrow. It made me LOL. A lot of things in this video made me laugh. Thank you for putting this up.
i bet yukiro is scandinavian.. am i right?? :3
You surely are! He's from Sweden. xx
Great vid! That maid outfit looks so cute! And 4+ hours? Wow that’s crazy long, especially if 1 hour of that was just pure screaming o__O I already almost lost my voice after an LP concert, I wonder how your voices were after the show!
Hahaha and how long was the “Gacktooooooo” at the end?
Our voices were okay because we weren’t screaming for even a fraction of that hour. Gackt had a concert at the same arena the day before, and apparently, he didn’t scream for that long. Yukiro said after, “Was he on ecstasy or something??”
Oh, and I was amazed at the lung power of teenage girls… they could match an Olympian swimmer!
i so knew it!!
i too am from sweden,
he's adorable <3
Sweet! There are many photos of him on my blog; search for “Yukiro Dravarious” :)
i'm so there :3
He surely is! xxx
Seb's like; Gackt… yeah yeah,,, great.
La Carmina; you're costume is positively kinky!
Yukiro: He switches his style to some kind of Junky! ROFL!!! “can't even hate it bcoz some of it was sooo good!”
An hour of “nya nya”??
Happy Phantom says: (0=0) My idea of hell. Pure hell. I would have vomited all over those My Little Nazis.
But video is lovely! xxx
HE’S NOT AN ARTIST, HE’S A FUCKING WORK OF ART
Love this comment.
Carmina, great job on the post. Wish I could have seen the show.
Thanks!! One day, you’ll have to come to Tokyo – I want you to meet my friends! ^^
I’ve seen it, it’s actually fun to see those girl screaming like that xD I’ve never been to a concert before, but after watching the vid make me actually want to go to a Gackt or other Jrock visual kei concert in Japan ^ ^
love it!!
great video! you really caught the spirit of the concert! :P
The link between amount of lolita fangirls and tightness of vinyl pants is impossible to ignore.
I envy you so much right now! :'(
oh gosh the screaming gives me headache!
good job with the video ^_^v
I love the maid outfit! Ah! The screaming girls are giving me a headache!!!!!
haha crazy fan-girls xD but i would also scream like crazy if i saw Gackt, he’s super hawt and my fav male singer!! :))
psh im not a teen but i still love gackt and all the fashions! psh i wears em! ^^
i love gackt concerts i dont care what everyone says about it
Yayy I'm so glad you like it! There's a Moi dix Mois + Kozi video report coming up!
I'm sad I missed that. It can't be helped though. That is the price one must pay for living in America.
D:!! LUCKY!!! You get to see Gakuto >_> And that maid outfit is cute but I think it would've looked better with bloomers. That's just my opinion xD
Who is this sebastien??!?! HE IS SO CUTE
Very beautiful! The dress looks stunning on you and those hose are adorable. The little maid hat looks great with your hair.
I'm a teenage girl xD
I loved that picture of Basil Farrow. It made me LOL. A lot of things in this video made me laugh. Thank you for putting this up.
Yayy I’m so glad you like it! There’s a Moi dix Mois + Kozi video report coming up!
I’m sad I missed that. It can’t be helped though. That is the price one must pay for living in America.
i bet yukiro is scandinavian.. am i right?? :3
You surely are! He’s from Sweden. xx
i so knew it!!
i too am from sweden,
he’s adorable <3
Sweet! There are many photos of him on my blog; search for “Yukiro Dravarious” :)
i’m so there :3
He surely is! xxx
Seb’s like; Gackt… yeah yeah,,, great.
La Carmina; you’re costume is positively kinky!
Yukiro: He switches his style to some kind of Junky! ROFL!!! “can’t even hate it bcoz some of it was sooo good!”
An hour of “nya nya”??
Happy Phantom says: (0=0) My idea of hell. Pure hell. I would have vomited all over those My Little Nazis.
But video is lovely! xxx
The link between amount of lolita fangirls and tightness of vinyl pants is impossible to ignore.
How could you get lost from the train station to the Arena?! It was a 30 second walk away from Saitama Shintoshin and you could see it from outside the train station! It was an awesome show though, thanks for the review
“I am Sebastien!”
Check out more footage of him in this Mad Hatter tea party video… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ONO0EceyAc&feat…
He wears reindeer antlers at one point!
D:!! LUCKY!!! You get to see Gakuto >_> And that maid outfit is cute but I think it would’ve looked better with bloomers. That’s just my opinion xD
Who is this sebastien??!?! HE IS SO CUTE
“I am Sebastien!”
Check out more footage of him in this Mad Hatter tea party video… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ONO0EceyAc&feature=channel_page
He wears reindeer antlers at one point!
Very beautiful! The dress looks stunning on you and those hose are adorable. The little maid hat looks great with your hair.
I’m a teenage girl xD
How could you get lost from the train station to the Arena?! It was a 30 second walk away from Saitama Shintoshin and you could see it from outside the train station! It was an awesome show though, thanks for the review
Most of those “screaming girls” are actually older than twenty; they even have a daycare at the lives for mothers who can't drop their kids elsewhere.
Japanese teenagers listen to Johnny's, people with taste listen to Gackt. I'd give ANYTHING to see him live again. :)
woohoo sexy asian boyz and girlz ^.^ i would have loved to go I ned to visit JAPAN
True – we saw lots of older fans, especially in the first few rows. Some girls came with their mothers!
At the 06/14 live at the Makuhari Messe, there was a mother with a 5 year old behind us, and she was going mad for Gackt, really. And her kid didn't understand anything. XD
I mean, I'm a huge fan of Gackt, but freaking out like that in front of your child seems something only the Japanese are capable of, haha.
The goodies stand ran out of kitty paws so quickly in Makuhari as well.. that too is something we gaijin could never understand. XD
Most of those “screaming girls” are actually older than twenty; they even have a daycare at the lives for mothers who can’t drop their kids elsewhere.
Japanese teenagers listen to Johnny’s, people with taste listen to Gackt. I’d give ANYTHING to see him live again. :)
True – we saw lots of older fans, especially in the first few rows. Some girls came with their mothers!
At the 06/14 live at the Makuhari Messe, there was a mother with a 5 year old behind us, and she was going mad for Gackt, really. And her kid didn’t understand anything. XD
I mean, I’m a huge fan of Gackt, but freaking out like that in front of your child seems something only the Japanese are capable of, haha.
The goodies stand ran out of kitty paws so quickly in Makuhari as well.. that too is something we gaijin could never understand. XD
woohoo sexy asian boyz and girlz ^.^ i would have loved to go I ned to visit JAPAN
lolol, how fun!
Your friend's jumper is really cute.
lolol, how fun!
Your friend’s jumper is really cute.
…i love….her frilly blue one-y.
oh no shot of koakuma heaven? :(
but the movie at the end was supposed to go with the robot story so i guess if you didn't follow along it didn't make sense. :/ it's just a big concept album/concert with a crazy fun fan friendly chunk in the middle thrown in.
…i love….her frilly blue one-y.
oh no shot of koakuma heaven? :(
but the movie at the end was supposed to go with the robot story so i guess if you didn’t follow along it didn’t make sense. :/ it’s just a big concept album/concert with a crazy fun fan friendly chunk in the middle thrown in.
Yukiro's comments are Soooo funny!! Love your maid's outfit (but dear lord, not those sandals). I saw in your Facebook picture collage some pics from Alamode night and Sisen in a purple dread wig – you haven't posted about this yet, have you? Or have I missed it? Wanna see :)
Yeah, I sacrificed style for comfort… my poor feet!
I haven't posted about Alamode and a bunch of Tokyo events yet; maybe today! There's video of all of the DJs performing too.
Post about the last Alamode is now up! http://lacarmina.com/2009/07/alamode-n…
Yukiro’s comments are Soooo funny!! Love your maid’s outfit (but dear lord, not those sandals). I saw in your Facebook picture collage some pics from Alamode night and Sisen in a purple dread wig – you haven’t posted about this yet, have you? Or have I missed it? Wanna see :)
Yeah, I sacrificed style for comfort… my poor feet!
I haven’t posted about Alamode and a bunch of Tokyo events yet; maybe today! There’s video of all of the DJs performing too.
Post about the last Alamode is now up! http://lacarmina.com/2009/07/alamode-night-at-club-crawl-shibuya-dj-sisen-takuya-angel-chihiro-tetra-kanon-tokyo-goth-industrial-gabber-club-music/
I love Yukiro's disdainful attitude, oh and the accent.
“Yuck!” hahaha!
You can see more of Yukiro in our Mad Hatter video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ONO0EceyAc
xoxo
You look adorable
…i love….her frilly blue one-y.
oh no shot of koakuma heaven? :(
but the movie at the end was supposed to go with the robot story so i guess if you didn't follow along it didn't make sense. :/ it's just a big concept album/concert with a crazy fun fan friendly chunk in the middle thrown in.
I love Yukiro’s disdainful attitude, oh and the accent.
“Yuck!” hahaha!
You can see more of Yukiro in our Mad Hatter video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ONO0EceyAc
xoxo
You look adorable
Yukiro's comments are Soooo funny!! Love your maid's outfit (but dear lord, not those sandals). I saw in your Facebook picture collage some pics from Alamode night and Sisen in a purple dread wig – you haven't posted about this yet, have you? Or have I missed it? Wanna see :)
Yeah, I sacrificed style for comfort… my poor feet!
I haven't posted about Alamode and a bunch of Tokyo events yet; maybe today! There's video of all of the DJs performing too.
Post about the last Alamode is now up! http://lacarmina.com/2009/07/alamode-n…
I love Yukiro's disdainful attitude, oh and the accent.
“Yuck!” hahaha!
You can see more of Yukiro in our Mad Hatter video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ONO0EceyAc
xoxo
You look adorable
You’re twitter feed said it was Gackt performing to celebrate his 48th birthday… SRSLY? That dude did not look 48 (or 47 if it is the orient idea of 48)
He’s had so much plastic surgery that he’s ageless! :) haha I was joking… his age is supposed to be 36, but I think that’s not 100% verified, so who knows how old he really is!
Oops. Commented in a new thread above…
You're twitter feed said it was Gackt performing to celebrate his 48th birthday… SRSLY? That dude did not look 48 (or 47 if it is the orient idea of 48)
He's had so much plastic surgery that he's ageless! :) haha I was joking… his age is supposed to be 36, but I think that's not 100% verified, so who knows how old he really is!
According to Wikipedia he turns 37 today:Gackt Camui (神威 楽斗 Kamui Gakuto?, born July 4, 1973[1][fn 1][fn 1]) FN-1: ^ a b Up until 2009, Gackt joked that he was born on July 4, 1540. It wasn’t until 2009 that Gackt officially revealed he was born on July 4, 1973, confirming previous off-hand references. Ref 1: ^ “年齢不詳のGACKT、遂に実年齢をカミングアウト「来年37歳！」 ニュース-転職・派遣・キャリアのオリコンランキング”. Oricon. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-06. With the correct and rightly applied make-up, I could see that.
Ahhh. haha. I think I’ve accidentally started a rumor that Gackt is 48 — a bunch of people believed me!
Now that’s funny!
According to Wikipedia he turns 37 today:
Gackt Camui (神威 楽斗 Kamui Gakuto?, born July 4, 1973[1][fn 1][fn 1])
FN-1: ^ a b Up until 2009, Gackt joked that he was born on July 4, 1540. It wasn't until 2009 that Gackt officially revealed he was born on July 4, 1973, confirming previous off-hand references.
Ref 1: ^ “年齢不詳のGACKT、遂に実年齢をカミングアウト「来年37歳！」 ニュース-転職・派遣・キャリアのオリコンランキング”. Oricon. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
With the correct and rightly applied make-up, I could see that.
Oops. Commented in a new thread above…
Ahhh. haha. I think I've accidentally started a rumor that Gackt is 48 — a bunch of people believed me!
Now that's funny!