#GAZETTE

[tokyo-fashion]

RIP REITA of the GazettE

A great Japanese musician and legendary Harajuku style icon has passed away. There was no band more popular with Harajuku visual kei fans of the 2005-2010 era. The famous Jingubashi bridge was full of REITA/GazettE cosplayers every weekend back then. RIP 🖤🖤🖤🖤

Official Announcement From The Band

[mote-historie]

George Barbier, La Belle Personne, Worth evening dress, detail, fashion plate from Gazette du Bon Ton, 1925.

[huariqueje]

Still Life with Gazette - Eliza Kozurno

Canadian , b. 1970s -

Acrylic on canvas , 16 x 20 in.

[sekai-no-reita]

[kleptoyade]

Hey GazettE fans overseas!

Letter submissions are closed! Thank you to everyone who submitted a letter or art! ❤️ I’ll post a live report after the concert; stay tuned!

I got a ticket to the GazettE’s 「SIX GUN’S」 farewell concert for Reita on May 27th

If you want to share a fan letter or some art for the band, DM me and I’ll print it out and take it to the concert to give to them!

Gazelove, forever 🩶

(The deadline for submissions is May 25th, so I have time to print everything)

(Reblogs are appreciated; please spread the word to all of your Sixth Gun friends!)

[verwelktesgedicht]

When I saw the "important notice" on the GazettE's twitter my heart sank and I expected a disbanding-announcement. But Reita's death... wow... this is just shocking...

[afros4murai]

Rest in peace, Reita. 🕊️

[anosanankasa]

I translated rukis post while crying and still being absolutely lost in sadness so ignore typos etc

Also still in absolute shock and i cant believe it…nor do i want to believe it.

You will be forever missed…

I love you

At the end he said „I want the GazettE to be forever“

What he meant with „forever“

is probably this incredible view he saw

from the stage in 2023.

I believe he hoped for it to continue forever.

The scenery he saw together with the fans

The joyous faces of his fans

The scenery in which we all could let out our voices together.

This is an irreplaceable treasure

and I believe he wanted this moment to last forever.

I remember how you said that you wanted to do a live soon.

Even now as an adult, he was a kind, passionate man who could speak honestly and say „even if something bad happens, getting together with you and laughing is the most fun“

I loved this/his honesty.

Just like every year, we joked about how we tell each other to take care of our health on our birthdays.

Our band will never be 4 people.

No matter what anyone says.

Because there is no other bassist for us than you.

Because your soul will be always next to me.

Everyone should be able to feel it, even if they don’t see you.

The proof of Reitas life that he built up with the GazettE until now will not disappear, it will continue to live on.

I believe that and I will continue singing by your side

so that your soul can stay by my side.

We wont become a the Gazette that Reita would have disliked/hated.

I don’t want to make you sad.

In this way, I believe that everyone lives within a finite limit but their souls will never disappear.

Reitas soul, the members and mine too.

As well as the fans.

I want to continue giving performances that will make people who have loved me want to come to concerts forever, even if they have become souls.

Therefore, it is through each and every fan that the scenery he wished to remain eternal for can be created.

Thats why we wont change and thats why we

want you to stay at our side and stay there.

He would have preferred us to remember him with a smile saying „he was the best!“

instead of looking at him with a sad face.

More than ever before we are determined

to protect this band.

I will make the „forever“ you hoped for come true.

So don‘t worry and pay us a visit from heaven for every concert.

Your place will always remain here.

We will get very busy from now on.

We will get back when the schedule is decided.

[sixth-gun-13]

I just can't believe the news

I've been crying all morning

I can't imagine what the rest of the band is going through

But to think this is the fate we face

I always feared them disbanding or retiring early

I feared never seeing them live again, I went to both NYC dates because that was all I could afford

It feels so short sighted that the only things I feared was never being able to save up for another world tour or to go to Japan to see them in their home venues

And yet a star has blown out so suddenly

GAZEROCK NEVER DIES

rest in peace Reita know you were loved beyond belief

[mokushir0ku]

ガゼット

SHOXX Vol.131 (2004年1月号)

[moji]

婦人公論  1940年 7月21日

[kawaiixriot]

Kai [regarding Uruha]:

Uruha:

[mote-historie]

George Barbier, Mlle Jeanne (Jane) Marnac dans "Manon, fille galante". Shoes by Perugia (André Perugia), costume de George Barbier for Charles Frederick Worth, detail. La Gazette du Bon ton, 1924-1925.

[dimscenee]

I want to hug everyone.

[sekai-no-reita]

[nyappyx3]

Reitaさん

さよならじゃない

それは「また会いましょう」💗