Koakuma Heaven Explained

Koakuma Heaven
Cover:Gackt 2009 Single Koakuma Heaven Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Gackt
Album:Re:Born
Released:June 10, 2009
Recorded:2008
Genre:Electropop, Pop rock
Label:Dears
Producer:Gackt
Prev Title:Journey Through the Decade
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Faraway (Hoshi ni Negai o)
Next Year:2009

is the thirty-first single by Japanese musical artist Gackt, released on June 10, 2009.[1] This single was the first of four singles of the countdown to Gackt's 10th anniversary as a solo artist.[2] This single was titled The 1st Heaven. Each of the countdown singles were scheduled to be released within a week of each other.

The second song on the single, "My Father's Day" was written in memory of Gackt's Fūrin Kazan co-actor and close friend, Ken Ogata.[3]

Record jacket

On its record jacket, "Koakuma Heaven" features a total of 15 female models, such as Sayaka Araki and Sayo Hayakawa, who have appeared in the popular gyaru magazine Koakuma Ageha. The fanclub-only version of the jacket features only Gackt dressed as a woman.[4] [5]

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles6
Billboard Japan Hot 100[6] 38
Billboard Japan Top Independent[7] 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Koakuma Heaven" on Oricon. Oricon. December 10, 2015. ja.
  2. Web site: Gackt、4週連続リリースで10周年&新たなる章へ. 2009-04-21. Oricon. July 15, 2014. ja.
  3. Web site: http://mainichi.jp/enta/music/graph/otodama/77/index.html . ja:音魂:第77回GACKT 美しさと悲しさが共存する「雪月花」. ja . 2009-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20100116140105/http://mainichi.jp/enta/music/graph/otodama/77/index.html. 2010-01-16.
  4. Web site: Gackt、"面白さ"求めて女装「僕も壊れちゃいました! 」 ("Gackt dresses as a woman for fun, 'I'm broken too!'"). May 14, 2009. Oricon News. ja. 2019-02-22.
  5. News: Gackt、女になる!?. 2009-05-14. CDJournal. December 6, 2023. ja.
  6. Web site: "Koakuma Heaven" on Japan Hot 100 chart . Billboard Japan . December 10, 2015.
  7. Web site: "Koakuma Heaven" on Japan Top Independent chart . Billboard Japan . December 10, 2015.