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Well maybe some of us are becoming Gackt fans also!!!
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Nothing would make me happier. XD
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How is his name prounced? in my mind I say Gack.
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As watashimokomi mentioned, in Japanese, it's pronounced Gakuto (the A is like in "ball," the "to" on the end sounds like "toe"). This is because, in Japanese, other than vowels by themselves + N, all consonants are paired with a vowel. So the CK and T in "Gackt" get vowels added to them, hence "Gakuto."
You can hear them say it a lot in this video from 2002 (which is also very funny -- the show is "Hey!Hey!Hey! Music Champ" and is hosted by two popular comedians; it's a good example of what celebrities have to put up with on Japanese variety shows sometimes).
Most English-speakers pronounce it the way it looks but with a shorter A, like in "cat." Gackt seems to be fine with either.