Kenji Darvish (Golden Bomber) is making his return to the 41st SASUKE competition on December 27th. The official SASUKE Ninja Warrior channel recently uploaded a video featuring Kenji’s history competing, an interview, and a look at his current training routine.
I cannot find this song… : ( where can we find it ?
dunno why they translated the title in that description but here ya go
Oh thank you ! I was thinking it’s a song I didn’t know ! I will listen again thanks !
he is so 
“MASTERY” by THE LAST ROCKSTARS, has been chosen as the official image song(?) for the 3D fighting game Tekken 8 which is scheduled to be released on January 26, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. This song was originally called “MESSIAH”, but they changed its name dunno why.
There’s a monument near Nakatsugawa Station, Gifu prefecture with the shapes of the hands of some musicians, apparently only those who performed in Budokan. Couldn’t find much info about it online, tough. Does anyone know more about it?
Did some digging and found that this is part of the city’s ‘ongaku no machizukuri’ project. The handprints and signatures feature artists who have performed at Nakatsugawa’s SOLAR BUDOKAN, which is an outdoor live event space that utilizes solar power.
Here is an Ameba blog entry that details the featured artists and locations: 『櫻井敦司 -手形-』
The city boasts that it is famous for oyaji bands according to the project website and they even hold a ‘middle age’ music festival which is cute haha
GLAY will perform the opening theme song “Kaishin no Ichigeki” (Critical Hit) for Grendizer U, which is a reboot of the original 1975-1977 anime. You can hear a preview of the song in its official trailer:
MAGATSU NOTE’s new song was written and performed by Ashmaze.
They also did a cover of Girugamesh’s INCOMPLETE with this lineup.
✦ Vocal：清正（CV.仲村宗悟)
✦ Cover編曲：T4K
✦ Guitar：T4K
✦ Bass：村井研次郎（cali≠gari）
✦ Drums：shuji（ex.Janne Da Arc）
“Running In My Head” by MIYAVI is the opening theme song for the upcoming anime Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, scheduled for a May 2024 Premiere:
Haven’t seen this mentioned here:
Gackt has his own vocaloid character. He was one of the few singers who gave voice samples to be used as a Vocaloid.
The vocaloid Gackt has a nendroid version:
Gackt starred in the historial drama Fuurin Kazan as famous Daimyo Uesugi Kenshin:
He voiced Genesis from Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core for PSP and obviously the character was designed to look like Gackt.
This song from Gackt was used for the credits of Final Fantasy VII Dirge of ceberus and Gackt wears the Genesis cloth in the pv:
I have no idea why I know way too much about Gackt 
it’s not only gackt…
GACKT’s ties to the Final Fantasy and Kamen Rider franchises have been mentioned here before, yes, as well as some apps involving him, but I didn’t know about the vocaloid thing. Thanks. According to his Wikipedia page, here’s the full list of his appearances in other media:
Filmography
Movies
Moon Child (2003), Shō
Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker (2009), Joji Yuki
Bunraku (2010), Yoshi
The Tempest 3D (2012), Jo Teigai
Akumu-chan (2014), Takashi Shiki/Yume Ōji
Origami (2015, short film)
Karanukan (2018), Hikaru Ooyama
Fly Me to the Saitama (2019), Rei Asami
The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess (2020), Mysterious man
Fly Me to the Saitama II (2023), Rei Asami
Television series and documentaries
Ima Hadaka Ni Shitai Otoko-tachi (いま裸にしたい男たち) (2001)
Hero’s Hero (2002)
Fūrin Kazan (2007), Uesugi Kenshin
Mr. Brain (2009), Takegami Teijiro (Ep. 2)
The Tempest (2011), Jyoteigai
Akumu-chan (2012), Takashi Shiki/Yumeoji
Sengoku Basara: Moonlight Party (2012), Oda Nobunaga
Bima Satria Garuda (2013), Noir
Renai ha Hitsuzen de Aru (2014), Storyteller
Time Spiral (2014), Shuya Tatsumi
Voice acting
New Fist of the North Star (2003, OVA), Seiji
Bujingai (2003, video game), Lau Wong
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006, video game), Genesis Rhapsodos
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007, video game), Genesis Rhapsodos
Arthur and the Minimoys (2007, animated film, Japanese dubbing version), Maltazard
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2010, animated film, Japanese dubbing), Maltazard
Shiki (2010, anime), Seishiro Kirishiki
Tono to Issho (2010, anime), Kenshin Uesugi
Dragon Nest (2010-2016, video game, Japanese dubbing), Velskud
Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. (2010, video game), Ex-/Extreme Gundam
Supernatural: The Animation (2011, anime), Andy
Sket Dance (2011, anime), Kiyoshi “Dante” Date
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker (2012, animated film), Knight Commander
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012, feature film, Japanese dubbing), Travis Grady
3594e (2014, mobile game), Lü Bu
Sengoku Shura Soul (2015, mobile game), Uesugi Kenshin and Sengoku Gackt
Othellonia (2016, mobile game), Maten Ruedo
Trickster (2016, anime), The Fiend with Twenty Faces
Kong: Skull Island (2017, feature film, Japanese dubbing), James Conrad
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (2022, video game), Genesis Rhapsodos
Bibliography
自白 (Jihaku: Confession) (in Japanese). Kobunsha. 2003. (autobiography; sold over 100,000 copies)
Moon Child 鎮魂歌 (Moon Child Requiem) (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. 2003. (novel)
Gacktionary (in Japanese). Kadokawa. 2009. (quotes collection)
Moon Saga 義経秘伝 (Moon Saga Mysteries of Yoshitsune) (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2014. (novel)
Gacktの格゛言集 (Gackt no Gakugenshu) (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. 2015. (quotes collection)
Oh!! My!! Gackt!! (in Japanese). Kadokawa. 2017. (blog post collection)
Gacktの勝ち方 (in Japanese). North Village, 株式会社サンクチュアリ・パブリッシング. 2019. (self-help book)
Gackt超思考術 (in Japanese). North Village, 株式会社サンクチュアリ・パブリッシング. 2021. (self-help book)
Gacktのドス黒いメンタリズム (in Japanese). North Village, 株式会社サンクチュアリ・パブリッシング. 2022. (self-help book)
Gackt敗戦記 (in Japanese). North Village, 株式会社サンクチュアリ・パブリッシング. 2023. (semi-autobiography)
自白 II (Jihaku: Confession II) (in Japanese). Kobunsha. 2023. (autobiography)
There’s more, tough, if you consider that made for TV Malice Mizer “movie” and dramatizations in his documentary as well as some sketches in his latest DVDs and stuff like that.
So he was Uesugi Kenshin AND Oda Nobunaga. Famous samurai twice.
I needed to find out what Sengoku Gackt looks like:
GLAY’s 30th Anniversary is next year, and as part of the celebrations they’re going on a huge tour and got ONE PIECE creator Eiichiro Oda to draw the band to promote the events:
