Why the GazettE won't replace Reita: SIX GUN'S LIVE REPORT 2024/05/27 

Thank you all so much for your comments; I'm really glad that I could share this with you, and it's been really special to me to see how much this meant to so many of you. ❤GAZELOVE、永遠に。💫 (I will reply to all of your comments when I have time! 💖 Take care, everybody)

Australian gazette fan here... One terrible night, when I was suicidal and thinking about jumping off a bridge onto train tracks, I decided to play one more song on RU-vid. I didn't even know who the gazette were, and accidentally clicked on there song Blinding Hope. This song literally saved me, and was the exact song that spoke directly to me, especially with the subject matter in that music video. Now I've fully immersed in their albums, and gone back in time to play all their music I will be forever grateful to this band and Reita for saving my life. Thankyou for your video.

Words cannot express how thankful I am to you for sharing all of this with us. As a german Fan who had no way of going to the concert OR seeing, let alone understanding the MCs, what you did with this means the world to me. Seeing the emotions in your face and hearing them in your voice gave me the feeling of being there at least a little. Thank you so much for taking the time during the concert to write this all down for us. That's a really big act of love towards us all. You are an angel, and if Reita knew about this he would be the most thankful of us all about it. Rock on, you beautiful human being!

Damn, just hearing about this. JROCK isn't dead! R.I.P Reita !

Oh! YOU were the girl with the notebook I saw at the concert! I saw you writing down furiously and thought, “wow, that’s pretty cool that she wants to jot down every memory”. It was so different that night, I’ve been back for a few days now and I am still actually processing it.

動画投稿ありがとうございます。 れいたさんが世界中の方々に愛されていたと思うと本当に嬉しく思います。 私はライブに行けなかったので、このように動画をシェアしてもらえて嬉しいです。 れいたさんはthe GazettEにとっても、ファンの皆にとっても永遠の存在です。 thank you for uproad this video. I am really glad that Reita is loved by people all over the world. I cant go to this live.I am glad to see this video. Reita is forever for the GazettE and fans.

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. As someone in Europe who's loved them for 15 years or so, I was heartbroken to hear about Reita's passing and even more so that I couldn't witness the memorial concert. So, thank you♥

It's been difficult to find material and sentiments in the english speaking sphere regarding the memorial live. Thanks so much for making this and can tell it means so much to you. This is everything I wanted to know and more. You did something great here. Thank you

Thank you so so so very much . I've been listening to the Gazette ever since I was 12 so it's been about 18 years. And they really have influenced me a lot. Their music was there for me when I felt despair . I was so impressed by the choice of songs for the setlist. I can't imagine how special it would be to hear Regret and Miseinen live. I've been influenced as a guitarist and composer by ever member. Uruha and Aoi are two of my favourite guitarists but I still can't imagine them without Reita 😢. Thank you for bringing this live report to the overseas fans . It means so very much to me and I can't express how happy I was to find this video . I was blown away by all the letters you printed ! You're amazing 👏 I would love to learn more about visual kei music in Japan and to see more live reports! I felt like I was going to cry many times during this video . I can't imagine how hard it was for you to keep yourself from crying. Anyway I sincerely thank you so much !! I am hoping that the GazettE will release the concert on dvd or blu ray as I would love to experience it. It's a huge relief to hear that they aren't disbanding. I just hope they don't work too hard 😢. Gazerock is not dead !! 😊

First of all : Thank you for print my letter. Im so glad you help me to reach them. It means a lot to me. I enjoy too much your live report. And dont worry about the crying. I cry everytime i hear his name. I cant believe how much i miss him, even if i didnt have the honor to know him in person. Thanks for ever , for all the things you did for the six guns Much love from Argentina.

I am an American fan who got to the party late....I discovered and quickly became obsessed with The GazettE in February of this year (2024)...how incredibly jarring and unfathomable the news of Reita's sudden passing was just 2 months into my journey. As others in the comments have expressed, your report was invaluable to those who could not attend or view the event online. "Thank you" does not seem to be nearly enough when you not only were absorbing the experience for yourself but for others all over the world. Your time and energy to this is truly appreciated! ❤

Watching this with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes, especially after seeing my fanart among all the beautiful art and messages from all of us Sixth Guns 🥺💙💙 Thank you so much for making it possible for us to share our love with The Gazette and thank you for this incredible live report!! I'm sure it brings Reita so much joy to see all of us coming together like this. Sending all my love and virtual hugs your way 🫂🫂

Italian fan here! Thank you so so so much for sharing your experience 💜 and thank you also for translating their speech, it means the world to me It feels crazy how painful can be to lose someone you've never met, but still I'm here, grieving ad still hoping to have a chance to see them live at least once Forever five, GazeRock will never die 💜💜💜

Thank you for giving us this live report. It really means a lot.

Thank you so much for doing this. I appreciate what you've done for the fans who couldn't go, with delivering the letters and of course making a live report. I wasn't able to make it myself, and being able to watch this meant so much to me. Thank you for bringing us along to celebrate Reita and the GazettE. I hope you are doing okay yourself and taking the time you need.

Thank you so much for this video 💜 I discovered the Gazette in 2007 as a teenager and became a fan of them. I finally had the chance to see them live in Paris in 2016 during dogmatic tour. I knew they were really good on stage because I bought and watched some of their live dvds back then but seeing them performing was even better and I'm so glad that I had the chance to see them. During the first years, I remember watching videos of the band and seeing them laughing with each other made me smile too even if I couldn't understand what they were saying because my japanese was not great, so this means a lot to me that you speak in English because I can understand what they want to share with us about Reita's memories and their future. I don't know what the next album is and how they'll do it but I'll always be there to support them.

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I live at the other side of the world and this video made me feel closer to them! 🙌🏻

When I read the setlist and saw Miseinen, I was immediately like- "what are they gonna do with Reita's part?" That song got me into the GazettE nearly 10 years ago. It houses a special place in my heart. Thank you for sharing your experience of the night! Gazerock Will Never Die!

Thank you so much for sharing with us and sending the letters! I discovered Vkei when I was 11 and i'm still going strong now at 19! The Gazette was the first band I got into and they became such a big part of who I am now. Their music, views, and personalities have really helped me through harder times. Its always hard to let go of someone who you grew along with. Reita will definitely be missed. Much love 💜

Thank you for the report. It hurts so much that I had no chance to be there. I really appreciate it that you made this video for us, and with so many details

I also wanna thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for your life report. To be honest, I wanted to check it out the moment I saw you uploaded it on RU-vid. But until today I felt that I wasn't ready to watch it. So now finally today was the day that I decided to watch your live report. And as I expected it, I cried again. The Gazette and especially Reita was and still is so important for me. During my studies abroad in Japan I was so lucky to go to their 13th anniversary concert together with my best friend. Who came all the way from austria just for me and of course to see them live together. We even travelled to Germany so many times to see them live. And I never did this for any other band. I'm so grateful that you shared your experience with all of the other fans who couldn't go to this memorial live. It will never be the same without our talented bassist but as long as the gazette continues he will always be there with us. I want to hold on to all the great memories I have, to all these unforgettable experiences and to the friends I made just because of the Gazette. #forever5 #foreversixguns

i'm crying along the video, thank you for sharing with us, really thank you 😭

I cannot thank you enough for sharing this with all of us. And not just current fans of the Gazette, but for future fans as well, as they now have an archive of some sort about just how much it hurts to have lost Reita and an explanation of why he's not getting replaced. Once again, thank you for everything and would love to see more V-Key content on your channel for sure!

Reita's passing hit me so hard. So, so hard. I literally felt time come to a screeching halt when I read the news. I hesitated for a few months (obviously) from watching this video. Man, even though it's been 3 months, I STILL cried watching this review video. I found myself pausing it several times. Thank you for taking the time to review this concert and passing on information to us. My main question was definitely answered -- whether or not the GazettE would get a new bassist. I was hoping it would be a no. I've been a Sixth Gun since the GazettE first formed. I remembered a friend of mine in high school bringing a Japanese magazine for us to flip through together where GazettE was being promoted, and I fell in love with them after listening to their first songs. I've loved the GazettE all this time, and I always will. They saved me in high school when I was suicidal and struggling with depression. Reita's spirit will always live through the GazettE's music. Thanks again for this video. I know I'm late watching/commenting. I wasn't ready at the time to watch. But I appreciate your time more than you know.

17yrs The GazettE fan from Thailand 🇹🇭, I can feel you. Thank you so much for covering all of this details and also sharing these feelings together. By the way, you’re so pretty ❤. I’m your fan now. Keep up the good work!

Thank you for taking us to see this. I've been a GazettE fan from day one and especially Reita-san's fan. He and I are only 4.5 months apart in age. I wish I could have visited this memorial in person. R.I.P. Reita-san!! GazettE forever!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 PS: I really love the sticker you made!

I flew all the way from Sweden to see the concert and cried and i still cry every time i listen to their songs but I do feel empowered still reita inspired me to play bass and will always continue playing bass in he's memory ✌️🙂

Thank you so much for sharing this. I love The Gazette so much I first got into them in highschool and I was completely floored to hear of Reitas death and I cried so hard I wish I could have been there so I appreciate this video thank you ❤

Gladly Wakaremichi was missing because at their 10th anniversary they said they won't play it anymore until they disband. 🙏 Thank you so much for your emotional live report!

I was just watching a live then this came up as a suggestion. I didn't know. Thank you for the detailed report. I'm crying, but I'm so grateful I saw them in LA some years ago. I really enjoyed your live report, I'd love to see more, It's a way to feel included despite being unable to be there myself.

Wow thank you for posting this video doing a recap from the concert. I'm eternally grateful that I got the chance to see them live back in 2016 when they did their first Us tour in New York and since then I met so many people thanks to the band. When the news broke it was like a bucket of cold water splashed on my face. My god it is gonna be emotional but knowing the band and fans are all together in this journey is quite healing. Thank you as well for bringing the letters of fans to the band members and I hope they fell our emotions.

I cannot put into words how thankful I am for all you did!!♥Taking the effort to write down their speeches, I'm really glad I got to hear what the members said during the live. Also it felt so surreal to see my letter, and seeing it actually be delivered felt even more surreal but in the best way possible. Thank you so much!!!♥♥♥

Yo, thank you so much. I was able to see the online MC part, could only partly understand, but seeing you post this helped clear out some things. Thank you thank you. Totally appreciate. I'm hoping I can go to their upcoming concert. 🙏

Thank you so much for sharing with us! I'm sad i didn't find your video sooner but I'm so glad i finally did. I'm currently at 18 minutes and I need a break to breathe and cry a little. I have been a fan for 18 years and it breaks my heart that I didn't have a chance to see them live. I was waiting for their next world tour because I would probably be able to go. I will, but it definitely won't be the same and I regret so much not being able to see all 5 of them ... It probably will sound cliché but it is the truth, their music saves me. I had to deal with a lot of health issues and their music helped me so much going through all of it. A side of me is so sad Six guns weren't able to save Reita like they saved me. No matter what was the cause of his death, I'm sure all the fans would do anything in their power to save him. I hope he sees how much he was loved and how much he helped people with his music. And I hope the 4 other members see the same. I know they will continue and I'm so grateful for that. I really need their music to go through all this pain in life. I hope Six guns will be able to help them with their pain as well. Honestly I just wanted to write a little comment to say thank you and that I needed a little break before continuing further in the video. I didn't mean to tell my life or anything else, but the words kept writing by themselves. I think I needed to write this... Again, thank you for the amazing report. I'm really thankful you did this. As a European fan, I couldn't come but you made me feel like I was there with you and it's so full of emotions... thank you 💜 your video is so much better (for me at least) than any report I had read because we can feel your emotion and I cried a lot but I needed this. Thank you so much and I hope you're doing well. Take care of yourself 💜 P.S. to finish with a lighter note, I feel you, past your 30's, you need to stretch 😂

Thank you so much for doing all this, the report and bringing fans’ letters to the concert, making sure they’ll reach the band! I am sitting here sobbing! Thank you so much!! This band means the world to me and hearing your words is so soothing, thank you!

Thanks for sharing this video, was very blessed to be there in person but couldn't understand most of the MC parts because of my lack of Japanese comprehension. This was super helpful. Thanks!

Thank you so much for this! Gazette fan from Austria here ❤

Just stumbled upon your video, I was also present at the concert and I share a lot of the same sentiments as you specifically pointed out. The 'encore' part felt really conflicting to me, although I understand it came from a place of care. It just was not the right time for that, which I found a bit disrespectful especially with how long it was kept up. Everyone goes through their feelings alone and that's totally valid, but from my side it was a really unwell timed moment to ask for one. Hope you enjoyed and valued the evening as much as I did!

This is the first I'm hearing of this. And I don't know what to say other than it hurts. He was a hero of mine growing up. In school we covered miseinen and passed it off as our own song since we're in England. The bass solo on that really is iconic. My brother played the bass but Reita made me wish I played it instead and his look was cool, I styled myself on him as well in school (back when I had hair haha). R.I.P

Thank you so much for this. I'll eventually watch it in full (not ready) but its very beautiful to see your experience and sharing your opportunity with the rest of us

Thank you so much ❤ It means a lot 🙏

I just wanted to say Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I bet this wasn't easy for you either, so thank you for making a video so shortly after it. I started listening to them back in 2005/2006 when I was around 15/16 and never stopped listening to them until now. They are probably the reason I am still here and I was able to meet all of them in 2007 and saw them life, I still have signed Poster, its so dearly to me. I am so thankful for their music and their band. Reita will always be around. Again, thank you so much for sharing.

Thank you for the report.🖤

I have literally no words but to say how heart breaking I am and others fans like us to know that he have passed… as a person who truly loves Gazette and other Japanese Deathcore Metalcore rock bands, I’ll never forget how amazing he was being the bassist too… R.I.P Reita you’ll never be forgotten 🕊️😔😢😭

Finally had the guts to watch this. Once again thank you for everything you did, thank you for make my words from Argentina reach the members in this hard time, thank you for sharing your thoughts and emotions with us. I can't deny that sometimes being part of this community was hard, a few times we argue about silly stuff, but thanks to people like you I know how beautiful this fandom is, how beautiful the gazette world is, thank you very much for everything, thank you for making us feel in a poetic way that there's a lot of light even in the darkest times. Good people like you are such a light in the world, it makes you realize that everything worthed it at the end of the day. Thank you and sending you tons of hugs !

Thank you so much for this video and report! It really means a lot! Greetings from Poland❤

Damnn, I'm learning about Reita passing from the video... I'm super sad but thankful the years of enjoyment Reita and The Gazette have given me 🙏🏿

Thank you for sharing this. I just learned about this band yesterday and the first time I saw Reita I already became a fan and it hurt to know that he recently died. Thank you for translating what they said and it is so sweet and kind that they keep space for him on stage and said those sweet things about him. I don’t know much about this band I just found them yesterday but hearing there beautiful speech and how much love they have for there band and music I am a fan now. I have never seen a band do this and it warms my heart to see how brave they are and loving they are ❤

Muchas gracias por compartirlo. Aunque ya lo dije, simplemente siento que debo repetirlo, porque estoy realmente agradecida de poder escuchar con detalle lo que sucedió en el live. Todo ello genera muchas sensaciones en mi que es imposible no llorar con solo imaginarlo. Por eso estoy realmente agradecida contigo por darnos esta posibilidad de conocer los sentimientos de todos, tanto de la banda, del staff y desde luego de todos los fans. Muchas gracias y saludos desde la distancia.

Thank you so much for sharing this report. It must have been so emotional. 😭

Appreciate your kindness a lot for sharing your experiences from the memorial concert. Thank you so much. We all will miss you, Reita...you will be in our heart forever, appreciating the music you have put your all heart into for us.

Thank you very much for sharing this material and sharing your impressions. So many emotions, so much love that you convey in this short video is very refreshing. I'm sending you lots of love and support. We, all the fans from all over the world, are in this together. Thank you again for this video ❤

The gazette were like my go to playlist when i was in college a lot of their music help me throughout those years. I will definitely miss Reita😢😢😢 and i give my support and love for the gazette

Watching this today and I was gonna cry. 😭 Reita is on my watch screen and I'm not changing it. 😭❤️

I saw the setlist, it would be awesome if they did Nakigahara, with Reita's riff before the second verse it would be such an awesome moment. I hope to see some broadcast in the near future Anyway thanks for this video from an italian fan, I really needed this.

Thank you a lot for sharing your memories and everything (can't find the right word's because I am crying again) but thank you very much

Thank you for this. I was pretty bitter that there was no way I could travel or watch the live stream, but this brought me some closure. Big hugs for you ❤

I saved up money for one day around 2024 go to japan, and see their final shows, coz it seems like they won't hold any world tour in a long time.. then this happened. ouch :( Thank you for your reviews!!! damn I cried hearing all the details you shared. My Man Ruki is very tough, imagine singing trying to be stable vocally and held back emotion and tears, while speaking the most for the band

Phew, wow, it took me way longer to watch this video than it should have. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with those of us who couldn't go ourselves. You managed to tell me exactly all the things I really needed to hear

Thank you for sharing this, good thing you mentioned the teaser at 7:24 i remembered seeing that for the first time and my first thought immediately was like "Are we going to hear REITA again for one last album?". I Felt really guilty for discovering them so late like i discovered them a week before REITA passed... i'm currently re-watching the "MASS" Live DVD that came out two days after his passing as i'm writing this comment and again thanks for sharing this wonderful video report!

Thank you so much for this. I felt like I was there at the concert too, genuinely cant stop crying throughout the video...

Thank you so much for delivering the message in English. I was fortunate to be at this concert but since I don't speak Japanese I only caught a small portion of their speeches and hearing you talking about it made me cry again. I'm still so happy I was there in person and could share maybe not the language but emotions, pain and hope for the future with the guys and other fans. It was the most emotional concert I've been to but therapeutic in its own way. I'm very determined to meet the band with a smile next time

thank you so much for sharing! i live on the other side of the world and i could just read the tweets about the memorial while i was working, seeing your video now it feels more real. as you said, this is a community, i listen to the gazette and also feel i was saved by them since i was 12y, and now i'm 24y, i'm happy that lots of people can understand these feelings, that we can cry together, laugh together and come home together. i was devasted with the news, they came to my country 3 times and i couldnt go to the shows, but i feel so reassured (?) for knowing that they always be the 5 guys that i discovered on facebook. i hope everyone can heal themselves, the band included!!!

Thank you so so so much for doing this this is my first time seeing you in the fandom and it makes me sad that I’ve kept to myself so much all these years in it 😅but just from this I can feel your love for the band and VK and I hope I see more from you thank you again

Gazette has been my favorite band since Xmas 2010, even though I'm not a typical fan. I was 41 then, 55 now. I loved the extreme diversity in their music genres, even within the same song. I regret that I couldn't see them live, and now won't ever see the classic Gazette without a live bass guest (Ju-ken?) or playback... Looks like playback from this video. A sad loss, and not sure why or how he died. I got into Kaggra, around the same time, and this reminds me of Isshi back in 2011.

Thank you. 💜

He is a family member. GazettE members always treated each other like that so of course he is irreplaceable. Condolences to whole J-rock and V-Kei world. Such a big loss.

I couldn't see the live so thank you :')

Thank you for sharing, I was just in Japan, but I had to go by May 26th. I’m really happy for the fans who got to the opportunity to go.

Thank you so much for posting this!! ❤

obrigada por compartilhar a sua experiencia do show!!🥰

Thank you for sharing this with us 💜

Thank you so much for this live report!

Thank you for this

Thank you so much for sharing this with us ❤

This really really means a lot. Thank you for sharing this video with us ❤️‍🩹 still crying 😢

@ 4:53 my friends on the right! 😭🖤🖤🖤

Watching this at 1:30AM and just bawling my eyes out. Thank you for relaying the fans' messages to them, and for relaying their message to the fans. RIP Reita

Thank you so much for doing this. I hope you are doing well. I was not able to go, but I'm glad you were able to.❤

Thank you for this. I can't imagine how hard it would've been to see.

Thank you so much for your report. The gazette is part of my life too, wish the best for you and for the band

Thanks for the report! Been looking forward to the day I get to see them live for ~10 years now, pretty sad that I’ll never get to see Reita especially since he was my favorite member when I was younger :(

The only time I saw them live was in 2013. I still have the tour shirt. I stopped listening to rock and metal music in 2015, but every now and then would listen only to the Gazette. You are correct, their undeniable talent is the main reason for their success. Rest in peace.

thank you so much for this video. love from the USA

Thank you so much for your report! I can see how much you care about them to make this content and for all the feelings you transmit to us about what you experienced. I couldn't help but cry when I saw you crying, and because of the emotional situation. Hope you're well and send you a big hug! the GazettE will last forever🖤🤘

This is why you gotta enjoy and love your band while they are still here with us. You never know is someone will passaway or get kicked from the band. Always appreciate the music while you can.

💔 Only discovered them a year ago.

thank you very much to share to us your experience , Sixguns forever

Cool channel! My favorite Visual Kei bands are Nocturnal Bloodlust, The GazettE and Imperial Circus Dead Decadence. R.I.P. Reita

After reading articles, post and video about Reita. My mind still denies that his dead, I always thought that Reita and Aoi would probably outlive everyone even myself. I always see him as the one who takes good care of himself. I wish I could have seen them live even just once or one song. I will always be thankful of GazettE

thank you so much for sharing. cried the whole video😭😭❤

Thank you for your work on translations and outreach to make The Gazette band known across the world

Thank you for sharing it! I held my tears through the entire video. It must've been such intense feelings, and you expressed greatly. ❤🥺🥺

thank you so much for sharing, from the bottom of my heart

i wanted to see him so badly and say goodbye but it was so hard to obtain the tickets :/ i’m rlly hoping that things are easier for the september show so the fans that were unable to go can go ❤ thank you so much for doing this video

Hi, it's my first time on your channel, my friend sent me this video and I must say thank you, thank you so much for all what you said in this video, as foreing fan and not part of Heresy, I wouldn't be able to know anything about such important concert... Even only listening what you are saying made me emotional... About "Wakaremichi", if I remember correct, they said they will play it another time on their last concert before disbanding, because they felt like fans say goodbye to them when they were singing, so maybe also that's why this song wasn't on this concert. So, they don't want to new bassist, but will record new music, hmm... Some support bassist?

Very good video❤🇧🇷👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

It sucks that he still dead!!! 😥❤ Reita-san You will be missed but never forgotten~!!!😢❤

Thanks for that, ❤

Thank you so much to share this video