GACKT

I'll be honest, GACKT is one of those artists I can't file under any normal label. He came up out of Okinawa as a singer-songwriter and just kept stacking talents on top of each other: vocalist, actor, composer, even voice work, like he got bored of mastering one thing. There's this aura of mystery he wears like a mask, all velvet voice and aristocratic poise, and I used to think it was pure theater. But what wins me over is how stoic and disciplined the guy actually is underneath the glamour. He gets called a narcissist constantly and just flips it into a joke at his own expense, which honestly takes more confidence than the posing does. I respect anyone who can be that extra and that self-aware at the same time. Quietly, I'm a fan.

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GACKT is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor, and composer born on July 4, 1973, in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture. Known for a wide-ranging entertainment career spanning music and screen performance, he has built a reputation as one of Japan's most distinctive and multifaceted artists. His blood type, agency affiliation, and many personal details remain private.

Name (English)

GACKT

Name (Japanese)

GACKT

Reading

がくと

Born

July 4, 1973 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Agency

個人事務所（合）VENUS

Active years

2022 -

Occupation

Singer-songwriter / Singer / Actor / Voice actor / Composer

Works summary

Appearances

123 (1999–2026)

By year

1999: 1, 2000: 1, 2001: 7, 2002: 10, 2003: 6, 2004: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 2, 2007: 4, 2008: 1, 2009: 3, 2010: 7, 2011: 4, 2012: 6, 2013: 3, 2014: 8, 2015: 5, 2016: 4, 2017: 4, 2018: 3, 2019: 5, 2020: 3, 2022: 1, 2023: 5, 2024: 4, 2025: 4, 2026: 3

Debut work

喰われた羊羹と齧られた蜜柑

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.gackt.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gackt/
• Xhttps://x.com/GACKT
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/GACKT
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44606

Tags

• from Okinawa Prefecture
• singer-songwriter
• singer
• actor

Last updated

2026-08-26

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.