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LIVE 2025 23rd ANNIVERSARY TOUR SHOUSEKI merchandise
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I BRING HIM UP AGAIN BC HES POSTING AGAIN AND IM PRACTICALLY FROTHING AT THE MOUTH
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Ruki (on X):
From January to July, so many things have happened.
Amidst the whirlwind of days, I questioned what is right and what is normal? While swaying between emotions and reason, I was constantly making various choices, and desperately running through each day.
In such times, I was supported solely by everyone's concerned voices and the words "I love you."
Thank you always.
And although it's been a while, I wrote on Instagram. I hope this reaches everyone who loves me.
It's been about two months since my last post.
Seeing the closet still filled with winter clothes, I realized that this year, for me, there was no spring. Time stopped in winter, and then summer came.
I noticed that I had been putting off such a basic thing as living, and I finally did a long-overdue wardrobe change the other day.
Life is built on daily choices, an accumulation of decisions.
Only you can decide if those choices and your life are right or wrong.
The responsibility for your life is yours and yours alone.
I feel that trying to conform to the standards of "normal" for others will only make you feel more miserable when you are going through a tough time.
It's the same for everything; it's okay not to be "normal" as measured by someone else's standards.
No matter the relationship, I believe it's impossible to fully understand all of someone's inner struggles and pain. Fans' pain and our pain, human wounds vary from person to person.
Therefore, the way and speed at which wounds heal also vary for each person. The way you accept things too. It's okay if it's not the same.
Because the heart is a place that cannot be seen from the outside, others can't understand those wounds, and in fact, even we ourselves cannot measure how deep our wounds are.
Everyone, might be forcing a smile on the outside, and when they come home, no one sees the emptiness they are feeling, and they probably don't want to show it to anyone.
The way I've spent my days, I was told, wasn't very human-like, but I think that's okay.
Now, rather than sadness, I feel loneliness.
Because I am human, I know that I will meet them again someday.
So, thinking that way, I am accepting it now.
Although I feel lonely without Koron and Reita, for now, goodbye. This reminded me of when I wrote the lyrics for QUIET.
And when the day comes that we can meet again, I want to live in a way that I'll be told, "You lived a good life."
In reality, there are four of us now, but not as a mere illusion; another face is vividly present in my mind.
So, the feeling of being five members is not a lie. That will surely be forever.
After thinking about it all, I've come to the conclusion that I need to start living each day in a way that will leave a lot of proof that I lived.
I want to create music and things with more love than ever before.
Although my core approach to making music hasn't changed, what I feel I want to draw and leave behind now has changed significantly.
I want to cherish every moment, even the most ordinary ones, like taking pictures of everyday life, going to different places and feeling the scenery, the smells, all the things that I can only feel at that moment.
And if you're feeling overwhelmed right now, I think it’s okay to put everything on hold and take a break without overthinking it. It’s okay to stop pushing yourself for a while.
If I hadn’t taken a step back, I wouldn't have reached this mindset.
Then, bit by bit, listen to music you love, visit places that bring you joy, and heal your heart.
I'm gradually doing that myself too.
I hope everyone can find their own way of healing.
And if this band, the GazettE, can become something that saves or heals even just one person, I will overcome anything.
To me, everyone who waits for us is my reason for living.
The only place where you can let out everything you can't express in daily life, I believe, is at live concerts.
So, I hope we can share that extraordinary space where we can shout and make noise together as much as possible.
I've said it before, but there will be more opportunities to meet from now on. Or rather, I will make them.
I want to increase the time I can enjoy with everyone who loves me, so please wait for it.
Next is Toyosu PIT announcement, so please check it out.
Thank you for reading such a long post. I'll write again
2024.07.18
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2024.08.06 Ruki on IG:
"August. Lately, I feel like I keep encountering passing showers in Tokyo. Were there always this many passing showers? 🌂
Even now, I can hear thunder.
For about the past month or so, there have been days when I wanted to block out music for a while.
But I wanted to feel with my own ears and eyes what makes me happiest.
So, I deliberately went out of my way to go to festivals I had never been to before, and attended live performances of artists I've been listening to since my teenage years.
I finally got the courage to actually go and experience music in person.
Every live performance by the artists was wonderful, and I discovered new music that I came to love.
Thinking that I wouldn't have encountered this music if I hadn't gone, I'm truly glad I made the effort.
The time I spent shutting everything out was necessary for me, but after all, live performances are the place I love the most.
Not only watching the stage but also seeing the faces of people around me enjoying themselves, I realized that live performances, where you can participate freely regardless of age or gender, are truly the best.
Why was I drawn to it? What made my heart dance? I felt with my whole being that this is the kind of irreplaceable time that cannot be substituted by material things as I immersed myself in the sound.
These are the moments that take me away from reality and give me intangible treasures allowing me to get back to my everyday life. They are truly precious times.
Being able to stand on stage as Ruki and deliver music and feelings to everyone as a vocalist is such a blessing.
Those continuous precious moments reminded me of the meaning of standing on stage and deeply inspired my heart to create more of my own music.
Next month, it will be my turn. I plan to use this experience to give my all in the live performance.
I can't wait to see everyone. I'll look at each person's face carefully and sing with all my heart, hoping that my feelings reach you.
It's still going to be hot for a while, but let's take care of ourselves and get through the summer. 🙏
#RukiUpdate"
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2024.08.10 Ruki IG story:
"I was working on various tasks at the office, and now it's already morning...!
It was a day where I had to think about a lot of different things. Good job, everyone."
2024.08.11:
"I got tired of gum, so I bought this for the first time in a while."
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2024.08.04 Ruki on Twitter:
"A Sunday evening when I really want to see everyone."
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