Editing Gackt (section)

===1993–1998: First musical efforts and Malice Mizer===
In the early 1990s, Gackt was working as a [[Casino host|host]] and [[Croupier|dealer]] in a casino, while also being an assistant drummer for an amateur band. At the time he wanted to become more serious about his music activity but had a negative perspective on life. While at the casino, he met a businessman who inspired him to find a purpose in life, that being music.<ref name="jihaku"/><ref name="Benesse"/> About a year later he left the band and he found himself working multiple jobs, among them as a sound technician at a studio where he could practice drums.<ref name="jihaku"/><ref name="Nikkan"/> When Gackt was twenty-years old, he met guitarist You Kurosaki, his future solo career support guitarist, at a music [[live house]] in Kyoto. They formed the band, Cains:Feel, whose name had biblical reference to the story of [[Cain and Abel]].<ref name="jihaku"/> The group lacked a vocalist, so Gackt became the [[Lead vocalist|frontman]], and the band went to record a demo tape before disbanding.<ref name="jihaku"/>

In 1995, he was introduced to the visual kei band [[Malice Mizer]] which was on hiatus due to the departure of their frontman [[Tetsu Takano|Tetsu]]. Gackt moved to Tokyo and joined them in October 1995.<ref name="jihaku"/><ref name="Nikkan"/> As their vocalist, pianist and primary lyricist on studio albums ''[[Voyage Sans Retour]]'' (1996) and ''[[Merveilles (album)|Merveilles]]'' (1998), he also contributed three songs in their catalog, "Regret", "Hamon" and "Le Ciel", the latter being their most successful single as a band.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://oriconv.seesaa.net/article/158589410.html |title=【MALICE MIZER】のオリコン順位と売り上げ枚数。 |language=ja |publisher=[[Oricon]] |date=August 6, 2010 |access-date=January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210217/http://oriconv.seesaa.net/article/158589410.html |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413125144/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/15645/ranking/cd_single/|archive-date=April 13, 2013|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/15645/ranking/cd_single/|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|title=Malice Mizer Singles|access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ACE Repertory - Hamon |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/925625761 |publisher=[[ASCAP]] |access-date=November 29, 2024}}</ref>

During this time, the band's fame soared; and, after four years and two studio albums, in January 1999, it was officially announced that he left the band.<ref name="Nikkan"/> According to his interviews and autobiography, the issues with the management office, members' differences, and his isolation from the band led to his departure.<ref name="jihaku"/><ref name="JaME2011">{{cite web |author=Geisha |title=传记特别篇：Mana（Part 1. 自我探索） |work=JaME World |date=March 19, 2011 |url=https://www.jame-world.com/zh/article/90891-%E4%BC%A0%E8%AE%B0%E7%89%B9%E5%88%AB%E7%AF%87-mana-part-1-%E8%87%AA%E6%88%91%E6%8E%A2%E7%B4%A2.html |language=zh |access-date=November 29, 2024}}</ref>