GACKT

Biography

Gakuto Oshiro, known professionally as Gackt, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor born on July 4, 1973. He rose to fame in the visual kei genre with his band Malice Mizer before launching a successful solo career with debut album Mars (2000). Gackt has also ventured into film and theater, starring in notable roles such as Yoshi in Bunraku (2010) and composing music for his own live concerts.