this upcoming tour... will start on the 19
and apparently, you brought us pictures
of your rehearsals...
to share with us
We have your permission to show it right?
Absolutely.
Ok, let's take a look
Here it is... the rehearsal shot
I'm sure our viewers are searching
For any hints for the upcoming tour
This... mic stand...
Is brand new.
Really?
It's the devil's mic
the devil's mic? Well the shape is pretty interesting.
mhm... the satan mic.
you'll use it for the first time in your tour?
yeah.
The devil's mic, let's take note of that.
A.K.A. Devi-mic
Oh I see, shortened to Devi-mic.
thank you.
And there's more to look at here
can we go back to the picture?
And there's a glimpse of your supporting band
who will be there.
The thing to the left is...
a pull up bar.
what? a pull up machine?
I see it!
Is that something you need during rehearsals?
We need it there because if someone messes up,
I'll hang them there.
that's what it's for?
Wow! That's a lot of pressure
playing right next to the bar...
thinking "he'll hang me..."
I see...
We've got comments coming in... "It's necessary!" someone said.
Oh, we have another picture?
Let's take a look at it.
That was Sato san in the back I guess?
This was when everyone was angry
Angry?
Those standing behind me
are about to riot.
The ones with their hands in the air?
They're like, I'm going to beat to to pulp!
Their faces seem to tell otherwise but...
Angry people with a blank face is pretty scary though.
So we can see your members and staff who's involved.
yeah.
The one to the left with his finger up is like...
I'm the best here!
wait, is it time to joke about the picture?
I didn't think so...
huh... hmm...
And this time...
This tour is going to be
really fun
Really fun.
It'll be over in a flash.
It's so good that time flies.
Well the concert in entirely is
24 minutes so
It's a super short one.
Wait a minute... it's really short?
For real. no joke.
It's over in 24 minutes?
Yeah.
Everyone's typing: ?????????
The opening act is a 10 minute video
You're using up 10 our of the 24 minutes?
yeah
Let me subtract... so 14 minutes?
And the ending act is a 6 minute movie.
Wait... that leaves us with 8 minutes for songs?
It's only 1 song so...
No way no way!
NO NO NO...
if that were true, we'd be shocked
Right? Like as soon as the curtains open up,
The curtains have to close again.
Oh because the curtains are slow?
exactly.
No way!
It's your highly anticipated tour
First in 7 years
I'm sure it wouldn't be that short...
And we got to see a glimpse
of your rehearsal
Thank you for that.
It was such a treat.
Up next we have... a video?
Is that right?
A footage of your training... was it during rehearsals?
No... well I do train during rehearsals, but
This morning, you know...
I went to bed at 7... in the morning.
Was it? around 7 yeah.
And... got up at 9.
2 hours? Wow.
But my body ached so bad.
I was like oh no...
and so...
I worked out
Rather than taking it slow, you beat yourself further?
And after the workout,
I felt much better.
Working out cures soreness?
For sure.
I had no idea.
That's amazing.
Ok, well let's look at the footage.
when you spin your leg around... *Sirens*
It's like this. *Sirens getting louder*
That was the spin. *Sirens*
If you keep it close...
*applause*
The man holding the bag was like...
"Oh damn! DAMN!"
In the video... we were practicing
Ways to wake up someone who's asleep.
Is that necessary? You need to practice that?
I see...
"Wake up!" you know...
when you do this, I'm sure
your staff will never fall asleep around you
I see.. thank you...
"falling 'asleep' in a different way"
"they'll never wake up"
They're so right.
"How to send someone to the emergency..."
Ironically, we just heard an ambulance in there.
Like, "what the..?"
I heard it! in the background!
There was an ambulance
It wasn't headed to your place was it?
I wonder what that was.
What a coincidence that was.
ok so...
let's focus on Last Visualive
This upcoming Visualive
As you all know
it is titled at the "Last" Visualive...
Could you... tell us why... you titled it as your last?
hmm...
I wonder...
um...
the Last Visualive is...
...The Visualive concept itself is...
a lot... of work
in many ways.
it is.
It's expensive to do.
It's very time consuming.
It takes so much work to build.
And my previous tour, RR
which was the Requiem et Reminiscence II tour
for that...
it took so long to prepare... but we did it.
And I felt that
Finally, my concerts are looking like a "Visualive"
Because that concept was something I kept striving for
and at the end of the tour
I finally felt that my work was a true Visualive.
that it finally was took shape.
Then...
I wondered... when my next tour will be.
I wondered...
how much it'll cost next time...
to put together.
I wondered.
And it all took 7 years
to put this Visualive together.
If the next takes another 7 years...
And I'm on tour this year so...
I'll be 50 next time!
It'll be impossible to do again.
That's how time consuming your concerts are.
Also, as I get older, I'll be slower at everything.
It'll take me twice as long.
Instead of 7... It'll be 14 years to make.
It'll get harder as you age.
Yeah, I'll be around 60 years old.
I see!
All of the standees here will be dead by then.
No way! that wouldn't be.
Thanks to GACKT, they're lively and youthful.
Yeah... but It might not happen again.
I see, so it's titled "Last" but...
It's a possibility that you'll do this again?
Well all I can say is...
l'll see how this tour goes for me.
And I'll think about my next steps once it's done.
If I think that my body can't take it anymore
I've decided to just stop right there.
I don't want to drag on...
But if I feel that I can keep going,
then I might think about it then.
That's the plan.
And we've been having many comments
"I'm attending!" "I'll be there"
You certainly can't miss the Last Visualive.
I hope you'll make it out.
I certainly hope you will all go out to GACKT's Last Visualive.
And the tour continues for a while
Starting this Saturday... going until
June in Okinawa and ending in July
At Saitama Super Arena.
Everyone... must be excited
How many of our standees will be there?
I see!
You want to ask about the LVL right?
I don't know what I'm allowed to ask but...
I'm pretty sure... everyone who comes will be touched.
But at the next Visualive, if there is, most of them would be dead.
You insist on that.
So I think it would be better if this is my last.
I see.
I think so.
I hope they will savour the experience even more then.
I see:
"I'm going to Hokkaido!"
many comments coming in.
This I can promise.
I promise.
You'll cry for sure.
Absolutely.
Absolutely!
Three times? He repeated him self three times!
there's no doubt then.
So that 24 minutes thing was a joke wasn't it?
No it's so short that they'll cry
like, "It's over??"
That's why they'll cry?
I think so.
"Too short!"
They'll be like "he wasn't lying! It was 24 minutes!"
I'm sure that's not the case.
Please look forward to it.
Everyone who is going, I'm sure is very excited now.
How about we play a music video at this time?
Go ahead GACKT.
my song... ARROW.
*applause*
That was ARROW.
We have a lot of comments.
What an epic music video that was.
Thank you for the comments.
Geez, I'm spending too much on it.
Naughty me.
I bet people watching it was wondering that...
worried for you...
You'll see ARROW performed at the LVL, so please look forward to that.