A belated Happy New Year, Feliz Año Nuevo, and 明けましておめでとうございます！ Had I gone to Japan to see the KHAOS tour, I would've gone to the Kobe show on the 22nd. So I thought it fitting to try to get another part done at this time. So, let's get back to it. For earlier portions, please …
Continue reading The Air Moon, Final Chapter: Crescent, Part 3
This is the continuation and conclusion of the unpublished post-Jōgen no Tsuki interview started in the first part of this chapter. For earlier portions, please see the Table of Contents. ☆ —Getting back to this tour, what venue was the most memorable for you? Osaka. Because before I even got up on stage, I felt how …
Continue reading The Air Moon, Final Chapter: Crescent, Part 2
お久しぶり！It's been a long time, O Readers. A belated Happy Winter Solstice, Happy Festivus, Happy Emperor's Birthday (or did it switch to the new Emperor's already?), Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa! When GACKT announced the KHAOS tour back in September, I started making plans to go. Some of the tour dates overlapped with …
Continue reading The Air Moon, Final Chapter: Crescent, Part 1
This is it, the final part of Chapter 6! Here's the Table of Contents for earlier portions. ☆ July 5, 2003 Yokohama Arena (First Day) "I've set up many doors that lead to me, so you can get to know me. But I don't want people looking for the exit right after stepping through." Appearing …
Continue reading The Air Moon, Ch. 6: Jogen no Tsuki, Part 8
At this point, it's been 20 years, but it was only 4 years at the time this part of The Air Moon was written. It makes me realize how raw the feelings still must have been. For any new readers, here is the Table of Contents. ☆ June 22, 2003 Makomanai Ice Arena Gackt, who …
Can't believe I've had this in my drafts since January. (^_^;) At the time, I was wondering if GACKT would mark his 20th anniversary as a solo artist with a tour, perhaps Best of the Best Vol. II, since he's only put out one single since LAST MOON. As it doesn't seem like he'll do …
To whoever is out there still reading this, a belated Happy Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, & Emperor's Birthday; Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus, and Happy Any Other Holidays. To any new readers, here's the Table of Contents for the previous parts. ☆ May 31, 2003 Nippon Budōkan (Third Day) We did an interview for uv magazine immediately …
May 25, 2003 Marine Messe Fukuoka Today's venue, what with its wide field and capacity of almost 9,000, made you feel as if you were in Yokohama Arena. The ceiling was high, and the uppermost portions, on which the spotlights were set, had rope ladders hanging from them. These were so long they created the …
The discussion about regret in this part reminded me of a meme a friend shared on social media recently. To paraphrase, it asked if you would rather go back to being 10 years old but with all the knowledge you currently possess, or wake up at age 45 but with a billion dollars in the …
Let's just get right to it, shall we? ☆ May 9-10, 2003, Nippon Budōkan (First & Second Days) This was Gackt's first time putting on a concert at the Nippon Budōkan since going solo. It would also be the first time there's a show at a large Tokyo venue just one week after the start …
Warped Frost 