1: れいおφ ★＠＼(^o^)／：2014/06/18(水) 01:09:54.95 ID:???0.net
Tax evasion, women issues... GACKT has never been short of scandals. Another will be added to the list, as the current issue of FLASH reports that the wife of his backing band member YOU has exposed that her husband was GACKT's ghost writer.
According to the publication, YOU was GACKT's classmate in college and is his best friend. This was apparently common knowledge among the fans. But it's also said that YOU is currently in the process of getting a divorce from his wife of 10 years.
According to the wife, YOU has been composing the majority of GACKT's songs ever since he went solo. GACKT would write the lyrics at times, or would just let YOU do everything on his own, but all credits go to GACKT.
And upon completion of the tune, YOU would charge GACKT's management office which is handled by his sister, and would get paid approximately \500,000 per song. The article in FLASH has also published the copy of a deposit slip and details of the bank book in its article.
"I don't think GACKT will be able to talk his way out of this one anymore. Due to all of the allegations thrown his way, his scope of activities is now only limited to concerts and the theatrical plays that he produces, as it's gotten quite difficult for him to even make a TV appearance. Even if they do decide to make a sequel of Akumu-chan which was recently adapted for the silver screen, I don't think that he'll be receiving the offer to do it anymore." - (TV staff)
It doesn't seem like GACKT's case will escalate to similar proportions with the recent ghost writer scandal of composer Mamoru Samuragochi, but further speculations continue to come up from this, as YOU's wife has also revealed some private matters about GACKT. YOU and the missus lived together with GACKT in his condo unit and she reveals, "I've seen the actress with whom he was rumored in the tabloids. She was living together with GACKT at one point.".
This actress is assumed to be Yumiko Shaku, who coincidentally updated her blog on the 12th, the day of her birthday, and denied any romantic relationship with GACKT (without mentioning his name). People will be on the lookout as to how things will develop here as well.
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Masaharu Fukuyama talked about the ghost writer accusations being thrown his way recently on his radio program.
Fukuyama has announced that his 11th original album -- his first in 5 years --titled HUMAN (2-disc), will be released in April this year. And 2 songs from his upcoming album which have already been released digitally have ranked 1st and 2nd in Recochoku's Chakuuta ranking for 2/19~2/25.
But a lot have been questioning if Fukuyama really has the capacity to write all these songs despite all his drama and movie roles. There was also an incident when Keisuke Kuwata of Southern All Stars joked on his radio program Keisuke Kuwata no Yasashii Yoasobi (TOKYO FM) that "of course, everyone has a ghost writer. We even have that in Amuse". Again, he insisted that this was a joke, but did mention Fukuyama's and BEGIN's names, which has led to further speculation.
Fukuyama seems to be aware of these allegations as he talked about this on his radio program Fukuyama Masaharu no All Night Nippon Saturday Special - Tamashii no Radio (Nippon Housou), revealing that "there are people who have been searching [Fukuyama (space) Ghostwriter] on the Internet these days".
He emphasized that he even played almost all the guitar parts on his upcoming album and how he was very particular about the minor details and fine tuning until the very end.
There are a lot of singer-songwriters rumored to have ghost writers following the Samuragochi incident, and people were expecting an avalanche of revelations to come, but a lot of the truth is still left in the dark.
Source: http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/8579646/
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1: トラースキック(埼玉県) 2014/02/06(木) 19:38:20.27 ID:/rzYhgMqP BE:3634899067-PLT(12025) ポイント特典
This recent scandal involving Samuragochi has made eyes turn once again to the music industry, as it is said that there are a lot of musicians who utilize ghost writers.
"Music producer 'N.Y.' who's even recognized overseas has a number of ghost writers. He himself writes songs, but there's no way he can keep producing at that pace while maintaining such a high quality, and he has a team working for him. There's also 'T' who became popular after producing idols, 'G' who came from a visual band, and ikemen 40-y/o singer 'F.M.' who are all said to be using ghost writers within the industry. When it comes to writing the lyrics, songstress 'H.A.' and idol group producer 'A.Y.' also have their own ghost writers.". - (music insider)
These may be different from Samuragochi who has a hearing impairment, but the existence of ghost writers is reportedly rampant within the industry.
"Everyone gets into a slump, and even their speed in composing songs may take a dip, which is why there are a lot of ghost writers in order for the artists to maintain their sales. These are mostly done through agreements between the agency and the record label. It's also hard to imagine that the people around Samuragochi didn't know about his secrets, and probably just turned a blind eye in order to create a dramatic and touching story for the people." - (same source)
1: ニーニーφ ★ 2014/02/06 15:35:31
(Summary of the presscon and Bunshun's article)
* Samuragochi can hear; he listened to Niigaki's songs through recordings.
* Samuragochi has a government-issued type 1 level 2 disability card and received benefits for his hearing impairment.
* He's only a beginner on piano.
* Takashi Niigaki composed over 20 songs for Samuragochi and received \7 million in the past 18 years.
* Samuragochi received \30 million just for the royalties and broadcasting rights of "Symphony No.1 HIROSHIMA".
* "HIROSHIMA" was a rejected song that was supposed to be used for the game Onimusha.
* Samuragochi provided a song to Mikkun, the violinist with an artificial arm (composed by Niigaki). Samuragochi threatened the parents, "You lack gratitude towards me". The parents discussed the matter with Niigaki and writer Norio Kouyama. Niigaki confessed to the parents that he was the ghost writer and apologized. Kouyama (the Bunshun writer) found out about this, which led to the recent confession.
(Niigaki's presscon)
* "I kept writing songs according to his instructions, and am his accomplice. I would sincerely like to apologize to all disabled people, to the people who believed in his words and listened to his pieces, and to the musicians who have performed these magnificently."
* "I initially started writing songs for him lightheartedly, but I will admit that I felt happy at how people have accepted the songs that I created through him. But the more he became popular, the more I grew worried that people would find out about this relationship, and I didn't want to deceive the people anymore with the music that I love."
* "I told him numerous times that we should put an end to this, but he threatened me and said that he would commit suicide if I didn't write for him anymore."
* "And after finding out that figure skater Daisuke Takahashi was going to use the song 'Sonatine', which I composed for his performance at the Sochi Olympics, I thought that at this rate, Takahashi-senshu would indirectly reinforce the lies that Samuragochi and myself have created. I hesitated in announcing this when I learned that Takahashi was shocked at this fact as this might hamper his preparations. But I didn't want to stay silent, as this will cause Takahashi-senshu trouble if this came out after the Olympics. People around the world would say that 'This skater performed with a fake song!'. I want Takahashi-senshu to know the truth and head into the Olympics fair and square."
Source: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/02/06/kiji/K20140206007531270.html
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1： パニックスイッチφ ★ 2014/02/05 14:40:36
(Summarized)
* Mamoru Samuragochi revealed through his lawyer that a ghost writer has been composing for him, including his highly acclaimed "Symphony #1 HIROSHIMA" which sold over 180,000 -- a rarity for a classical piece.
* "Symphony #1 HIROSHIMA" was completed in 2003, was first performed in 2008 and received plaudits from critics. This was also included in the CD released after the great Eastern Japan disaster in 2011 and was even called "the symphony of hope".
* Samuragochi started letting someone else write music for him from 1996 when he was asked to score the music for a movie. His hearing impairment worstened at that time, and he revealed that he let someone else write over half of the music.
* He asked a composer whom he met at this time to write the music for him, by telling the composer about the song and the arrangement he had in mind, then paid a fee to the ghost writer.
* Samuragochi: "I created the structure of the song, but I let someone else write for me. I believe that this is a huge betrayal on my part. I apologize from the bottom of my heart for hurting my fans and the listeners".
* The name of the ghost writer is Takashi Niigaki, who worked with Samuragochi for 18 years.
Source: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140205/t10015025061000.html
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