★ HOW OLD IS GACKT?
GACKT is 53 years old, born July 4, 1973 in Japan · Cancer.
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★ LEDE
About
Gackt turned visual kei theatrics into a decade-spanning solo empire—Japan's best-selling male soloist with 48 chart singles and a signature concept-album storytelling approach. Born in Okinawa on July 4, 1973, he started in the band Malice Mizer before launching a solo career in 1999 that spawned albums like Mars and elaborate "Moon Saga" concert cycles. His single "Returner (Yami no Shūen)" became his only number-one Oricon hit, while his music scored video games, anime, and films including his own written-directed project Moon Child. As a Cancer, Gackt channels introspection and emotional depth into every conceptual venture.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Gakuto Oshiro, known as Gackt (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. Born July 4, 1973, in Okinawa to a Ryukyuan family, he learned piano as a child and absorbed classical music and enka before turning to rock in high school. He has been active since 1993, initially fronting the independent band Cains:Feel, then joining the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer from 1995. His solo debut came with the mini-album Mizérable in 1999, followed by the full-length Mars in 2000, launching a catalog of nine studio albums and forty-eight singles—a male soloist record for most top-ten consecutive hits in Japanese music history. His music centers on two conceptual frameworks: "Moon Saga" (albums Moon, Crescent, Diabolos, Last Moon) and "Requiem et Reminiscence" (Rebirth, Re:Born), performed in elaborate live concerts. His single "Returner (Yami no Shūen)" (2007) remains his only number-one Oricon chart entry; as a solo artist, he has sold over 10 million records. Beyond music, Gackt has scored video games including Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (voicing Genesis Rhapsodos), anime series like Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Texhnolyze, and films including his own written project Moon Child and his international debut Bunraku. He received a Japan Academy award nomination for Best Actor in Fly Me to the Saitama and performed as Uesugi Kenshin in the NHK drama Fūrin Kazan. In 2007 he became a founding member of S.K.I.N., a visual kei supergroup, and in 2010 formed the band project Yellow Fried Chickenz. As a Cancer born in July, Gackt embodies the sign's reputation for emotional interiority and devotion to craft, channeling introspection into his concept albums and theatrical presentation. His life-path number 4 reflects a builder's discipline—meticulous production design and long-form narrative architecture define his aesthetic.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Gackt grew up in Okinawa in a Ryukyuan household and began piano lessons as a child, training in classical music and enka. He became interested in rock music during high school and entered the music industry at 20, starting with the independent band Cains:Feel in 1993 before joining Malice Mizer in 1995. By the mid-1990s he was already performing in the visual kei scene, which set the stage for his solo launch in 1999.
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Trivia
- Gackt has sold over 10 million records as a solo artist and holds the male soloist record for most top-ten consecutive singles in Japanese music history with 48 charting singles.
- He wrote, composed, and directed a duology of stage plays called Moon Saga: Mysteries of Yoshitsune I & II, blending his music career with theatrical direction.
- Gackt provided the voice samples for Gackpoid, Internet Co., Ltd.'s first Vocaloid synthesizer, extending his influence into digital music production.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Builder
Disciplined and structured. GACKT succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 4 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
Birthday compatibility
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is GACKT?
- GACKT is 53 years old (born July 4, 1973).
- When is GACKT's birthday?
- GACKT was born on July 4, 1973.
- What is GACKT's zodiac sign?
- GACKT is a Cancer, born July 4, 1973.
- What is GACKT's Chinese zodiac sign?
- GACKT was born in 1973, the year of the Water Ox.
- Where is GACKT from?
- GACKT is from Japan.
- What does GACKT do?
- GACKT is a actor.
- Is GACKT still alive?
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