Featured artist

This month the featured artist is Gackt Kamui (神威 楽斗, Kamui Gakuto) and this page is all dedicated for him.

About him: Gackt Camui was born in Okinawa, Japan, on July 4 (precise year not publicly known, believed to be 1973), as the second of three children, with an older sister and a younger brother. His father was a music teacher primarily playing the trumpet and his mother was a hairdresser. According to Gackt's autobiography, he was a mischievous child and enjoyed taking risks; at age seven he nearly drowned while swimming off the coast of Okinawa. After this near-death experience, he claimed to have the ability to see and speak with deceased family members, a notion which was dismissed by his parents. At the age of ten, Gackt was hospitalized with a gastrointestinal condition and had to remain at the hospital for a prolonged time. He made the acquaintance of several terminally ill children, some of whom died during his stay. Gackt's musical education began at age three, when his parents initiated his classical piano education, of which he grew tired of four years later. It would take another four years until his parents allowed him to quit. Competition with a friend led to Gackt taking back up the piano, and he was later encouraged to learn other various instruments, especially those used in a rock band, throughout the rest of his time in school.

New Band

On May 25, 2007, the formation of the supergroup Skin was announced, which besides Gackt consists of fellow pop/rock artist Miyavi, former Luna Sea guitarist Sugizo, and X Japan co-founder Yoshiki. The group gave its debut performance at the Anime Expo convention in Long Beach, California on June 29, 2007 and plans to release an album.

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Title:GACKT
Feat.:Gackt Kamui
Type:Table
Date:7.jun.2008