Nico Nico live

[pyroyale]

So, I just finished watching the live stream of Gackt's last European YFC show in Germany.

Firstly, thanks to excused_early for keeping me company throughout the show! Have you stopped crying now??!!

Secondly, the director at Nico Nico needs to learn how to edit a show. It was awful. I've see bootleg recordings that have better direction and camera angles than that. You barely saw any of the band for the first few songs and they missed pretty much everything of any importance. It became better as the concert progressed but was still pretty poor.

After the state Gackt was left in after the last live, I didn't quite know what to expect from him. At times it seemed pretty obvious that he was being careful with his performance and vocals and wasn't going as wild as usual but at other times it was as if he was perfectly fine. Jesus and Flower were pretty painful to watch at times and by the end of Flower he looked like he couldn't lift his head, let alone stand up but it just shows how strong his will, drive and mind is that he's able to perform as he does despite the limitations of his body.

Either that or he's nuts. You decide.

Although I could barely understand a word of the English version of 'Mind Forest', I was pretty impressed with his spoken English. I hear Japanese people speaking English everyday and they all fall into the same traps when it comes to pronunciation. Even those with the biggest vocabularies and best grammar are prone to speaking in 'katakana English' or having the wrong stresses and tones every now and then but Gackt really doesn't.

He's overly fond of the word "fuck" though. Especially when he's asking the crowd to show how much they want to fuck *him*.

It was fun to watch, albeit a little scary in places, and I think it's obvious to see how much of a kick Gackt and Job are getting out of seeing the European audiences go as wild for them as they are.

(And the glowsticks for Flower looked awesome.)

It's 4AM here now. I should really go to bed.

ETA - I've just seen someone in a full rage because some photos they took at one the of European lives have been taken and reposted without permission. I really, really want to reply and say that it's only fair they've been taken without her permission as the photos were originally taken without *Gackt's* permission (and after he'd specifically asked for no photos to be taken) but I really don't want to start a war.

Comments

[mrjl-writer.livejournal.com]

Either that or he's nuts. You decide.

He's nuts. But that's one reason why we love him so much even though it makes us worry like mad sometimes.

I can't wait to hear his english. It'll be nice to see/hear more recent clips.

[satsukiyatoji.livejournal.com]

We hope now the European tour is over, he rests properly and recover completely *dreaming* u___u *sigh*

[excused-early.livejournal.com]

Oh, I wanna just hug and kiss you right now!! XD

"Either that or he's nuts. You decide."

Both. What are you talking about? :D

re: ETA, LOLOL. That's just too funny. It's like...I robbed a house and stole a TV set last night, but someone broke into my house and stole it from me!! RAAAAGE!! XDDD

[zerimar06.livejournal.com]

the man is crazy! lol and that is why we love him. I don't know how he can push himself so much. I hope he will let himself, and Job (they are getting up in years) get some rest!!

I am really glad that the tour went so well. I only hope now he'll come to the US.~

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Its great to see how a different audience reacts to him.

[shinimegami21]

so that's why you were still up so early in the morning. XD

I...was not watching it. I have no excuse for being up then. lol I saw the screencaps. HOMG sweaty abs...I...couldn't take my eyes away. LET THIS BE MOTIVATION FOR YOU FOR THOSE SWIMSUIT LIVES!

you should have stated that, because it's TRUE. :/

[pyroyale.livejournal.com]

Yeah, of course he's both! And we love him for it right?

I couldn't help myself so I have said something to her. I just called it ironic that her photos were taken without her permission after they'd been taken without Gackt's permission and explained that as nobody had respected his wishes, why would anyone respect hers?

[pyroyale.livejournal.com]

Where does Chacha get all of his energy from?! You sometimes see You looking a little unsteady but Chacha is still bouncing around and he probably moves around more than anyone, even Gackt.

I'm sure he will go to the US. He seemed to love Europe so much.

[pyroyale.livejournal.com]

Well, because of the YFC broadcast and random phone calls at 4:30AM from people who didn't believe I was still awake and wanted to check that my Facebook wasn't lying (WTF?)

MOTIVATION! I'm going to the supermarket later to stock up on salads and stuff. I like healthy food but I'm lazy.

Oh, I have said something now. I couldn't leave it.

[shinimegami21]

Facebook never lies! Except when taken over by trolls.

I'm going out for...KFC. >.> I'll work out when I know we have tix. I'm already a bit thin, so I don't want to lose more weight! Metabolism is quite fast...

GOOD GIRL! Lemme know how that turns out. Some people have some nerve...

[pyroyale.livejournal.com]

He thought someone might have hacked my Facebook and was posting random messages. He's a little strange.

My metabolism is quite fast too but I'm the kind of thin that looks far better in clothes than out of them! It doesn't hurt to get fit anyway.

[shinimegami21]

That's very true. But...I'm lazy >.>

[asliceofthemoon.livejournal.com]

it's amazing, his strength and willpower to keep going. sometimes i wonder if that should make me worry less.... or more? LOL, it's a pain being his fan sometimes.... my emotions are always on a rollercoaster ride because of him!

thanks for this report.

[pyroyale.livejournal.com]

I think that all you can do is trust that he knows his limits and how far he can push himself. He always seems to come through these things without any lasting damage.