The likeness of Japanese pop icon Gackt was used in making the protagonist Lau Wong; Gackt himself aided in the game's promotion prior to its launch.
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"Episode.0" and "Paranoid Doll" are the two Vocaloid songs that were previously picked by Gackt in a Nico Nico Douga fan video contest in 2009, with the prize being 10 million yen (US$120,000).
Japanese rock artists such as Glay, X Japan, Alice Nine, The Gazette, Nightmare, Gackt, and L'Arc-en-Ciel have also been on the show performing their hit singles as well as playing games with the hosts.
In 2001 Gackt went to visit one of the poorest countries in the world, Madagascar, and afterwards the world was in a state of tension due to September 11 attacks in the New York City, and he was moved and impressed how the children smile in the moment when they're hungry and there's a gap between the rich and the poor worldwide.
In 2009 he portrayed the lead role in Kamen Rider Decade, Tsukasa Kadoya, who had the ability to transform into the title character and in the music video for Gackt's Journey Through the Decade as the series' main character.