alice nine

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Alice Nine (アリス九號. ?, or alice nine.) is a visual kei rock band from Japan. It was formed in 2004 and originally signed to PS Company, a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2007, the band is signed to both PS Company and King Records in Japan, as well as to German label CLJ Records in Europe and has released three full-length records, along with several EPs, singles and DVDs.

In August 2004,Alice Nine formed after the disbandment of the band Givuss, and the band's vocalist, Shou, and guitarist Tora continued on to search for members to form a new band. Saga, the bassist for the band Delta Ark, and Nao, drummer for the bands Fatima and RusH, were also seeking bandmates as well, and the four members eventually joined together. Hiroto was the last member to join after Shou, Tora, Saga, and Nao spotted him at a performance with his band at the time, Baquepia. Shou explains that the "Alice" in the band's name was something that they believed sounded "very visual kei" to them, while the "Nine" is written in kanji and represents their origins as a Japanese band.
Their first concert was held at the Ikebukuro Cyber on May 11, 2004 and soon after they released their first single, Namae wa, Mada Nai in July, and they soon toured with fellow PS Company band BIS. In November, their first EP, Gion Shouja no Kane ga Naru, was released, and later that month, they did a nation-wide tour with the band Karen from Under Code Productions.
In 2005, the pace of CD releases increased; the band released the singles "Gin no Tsuki Kuroi Hoshi," "Yami ni Chiru Sakura," and "Yuri wa Aoku Saite" consecutively for three months. These singles were eventually compiled onto their first major EP, Kasou Musou Shi, through a joint deal with PS Company and King Records. Alice Nine also went on tour with several bands throughout the year, including Ayabie, Kra, and Kagrra. Following these events, the band had its first solo tour, Alice in Wonder Tour, in August that year.
In a short span of time after beginning the year, Alice Nine released several maxi singles, including "Kowloon -Nine Heads Rodeo Show-," "Fantasy", and the double A-side release, "Akatsuki/Ikuoku no Chandelier." The songs "Akatsuki" and "Ikuoku no Chandelier" were used as opening and closing themes in the second season of the anime series Meine Liebe. With the exception of these two songs, the singles were added onto the group's first full-length album, Zekkeishoku, which debuted on the Oricon daily charts at #4. The group completed the Kacho Fugetsu Vol. 1 tour in support of the album.
The band continued with a string of solo tours throughout the rest of the year, such as the tour Kimi no Hitomi ni Utsuru wa Zekkeishoku in May and the Hello, New Super View tour in the fall. The latter ended with the final venue at Shibuya Kokaido on October 6; footage of the event was later released the following January on the live DVD Hello, Dear Numbers. Around the same time, the band's first DVD single, "Number Six," saw release. Directed by guitarist Tora, the DVD combined the music video with a short film.
A turning point for the band came when the single "Jewels" was released in March. The single allowed the band to land their first magazine cover and feature article with volume 171 of Shoxx Magazine. On April 28 the band released 'Dive into the Sun', a photo book which comes with the song "Gekkou Yoku", which translates to "Moonlight Bath", which isn't included in any of Alice Nine's releases, althought the video for it was included in Alice in Pictures II . Another landmark was Alice Nine's first performance outside of Japan at the JRock Revolution festival in Los Angeles, California on May 25, 2007. They joined with several other Japanese bands and became the closing performance of the Friday that weekend.
The release of the "White Prayer" single in June marked another milestone for the band's development; vocalist Shou explained in an interview with Shoxx Magazine that the song defined the style that the band was aiming for and hoped to maintain in the future. The process of the song's creation also came about more naturally than usual, as many songs until then were made through trial and error. Later that year, on October 24, the group's single "Tsubasa" was released and peaked at number six on the Oricon charts, making it one of their successful singles to date and landing the band a guest appearance on the Fuji Television variety show Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ for the first time.
On November 28, 2007, their second full-length album, Alpha, was released. The title for the album originated as a means to describe the band's return to their roots and beginning anew. The uppercase first letter of the Greek alphabet, Α, was chosen to symbolize this idea. Aside from the singles to be compiled onto the album, recording for songs began in September and lasted for approximately one month.The album reached the ninth position on the Oricon weekly chart, selling over 17,000 copies in its first week.

Alice Nine started off the year with another tour, alice nine. 2008 standing tour "A to U". However, complications arose when guitarist Tora was diagnosed with a spinal disc hernia, which had worsened over time to the point of numbness throughout the left side of his body. Finally seeking medical help, the tour had to be postponed until Tora recovered enough for the band to resume activities in Tokyo.
The band released a new single, titled "Mirror Ball" on March 26, 2008. The title song of the single was used in the live-action movie adaptation of the manga Aquarian Age.(in aquarian age apare si takeru)

Two compilations of the band's music videos, "Alice in Pictures I" and "Alice in Pictures II", were released on July 2, 2008. The DVDs contain approximately 8 music videos in chronological order of their original release, with "Alice in Pictures I" including the videos from "Gin no Tsuki Kuroi Hoshi" to "Number Six". "Alice in Pictures II" contains videos from "Jewels" to "Eraser -Memoire d'une fleur-", and also includes a new music video for "Gekkouyoku", a song which was exclusively included with the "Dive into the Sun" photobook.
On August 6, the band released their latest single, "Rainbows." The single reached a peak mark of #3 on the Japanese Oricon daily charts which is currently the band's current top position on mainstream Japanese charts.[18] The band also started their tour called "Discotheque play like 'A' Rainbows" which coincided with the new single. The tour lasted the entire month, and the concert footage is scheduled for release on their live DVD called Discotheque play like "A" Rainbows -enter&exit- on October 29, 2008.
A new single called "Cross Game" was released on December 10, 2008. The aforementioned song is currently being used as the ending theme song for anime Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'S, and was released in two versions.On December 19, 2008, the band's tour at the time would culminate in the grand final, named "Crossing the Supernova", at NHK Hall.
A blog entry by vocalist Shou announced that the band is already in recording session for a third album named Vandalize, which is set for release on January 14, 2009. "Cross Game" will be the third single to be featured on the album, along with "Mirror Ball" and "Rainbows" for a total of 11 tracks. The album's title comes from the theme of "the destruction of culture."


Alice Nine's musical style can mainly be described as rock, with touches of metal, pop, and more recently, a few instances of dance music. Their works range diversely, including heavier songs that were more prevalent in their early career, emotional ballads and medium tempo songs, and the lighter rock sound marked with more melodic instrumentation and synthesizers that is present on their more recent album, Alpha. Like some other Visual Kei bands, as they progressed through the years, the band experimented and released songs that focus more on the mainstream public.

The band's appearance and shift from a heavy visual kei look also took place over the length of their career. In early work, Alice Nine's clothing in promotional footage and live concerts was a sort of stylized take on traditional Japanese clothing, along with moderate makeup, piercings, and bright hair colors such as red and pale blonde. However, in 2006, the look began to fade out and essentially disappeared the year after, having been replaced with leather and the onset of street fashion. Music videos for "Blue Planet" and "Gekkouyoku" show off their recent relaxed and casual look, while videos such as those for "Cosmic World" and "Rainbows" are examples of forays into street fashion.

Members

* Shou (将) – vocals
* Hiroto (ヒロト) – guitar
* Tora (虎) – guitar, piano
* Saga (沙我) – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Nao (ナオ) – drums

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Imi place trupa..ma refer ca mai ascult din cand in cand..
Prima oara cand am auzit titlul m-am gandit ca e o cantareata

Puneam azi pe DVD concertul Play It Like "A" Rainbows si e preview intr-o casuta... ce de fan service pe acolo, mai ales Saga si Hiro tot la pieptul gol cute de tot, tre sa-mi fac timp acum sa urmaresc DVDul pe indelete, haha. Anyways, sunt super baietii, noul album "Vandalize" e tipic stilului lor, nu m-a dat pe spate, dar macar se mentin, haha...

...auzi...sa nu'l mananci singura pe shou...ca vreau si eu

ღPiYokoღ a scris:

Waii daca ar fi dupa mine..l`as lega de un copac.. si m`as holba la el zile intregi

O_O saracul, numai cand ma gandesc la mimica fetei dupa vreo 2 zile ceva de genul "i beeeeg you!! let me gooo!" xD
Tora ish my freako <33

Pun si eu niste pozici din Neo Genesis 29, un interviu impartit cu 2 din baietii de la Kra. Sunt asa cute pozele astea mixte

ah ... shou .. ce frumos e .. sunt absolut superbe pozele nana

Daaaa, ai zis-o Elly, si Shou si Nao arata super in pozele astea

Formatia pot zice ca e buna insa nu ma prea omor dupa melodiile lor...nu mai imi plac asa de mult pentru ca nu am mai ascultat de ceva vreme o.o''' insa totau ramas unele foarte bune ^^
Imi place de Shou ^^pentru ca omul asta poate fi exagerat de kawaii o.o''' apoi ar mai fi Saga care e interesant...imi place felullui de a fi si pur si simplu prezenta lui ma face sa ma simt bine o.o'''''
Melodii preferate: Seija no Parade, Time Machine, Hana ichi Monme, Siva&Diva, Strawberry Fuzz, Shunkashuutou etc.

new pics, din Fool's Mate 331

Atunci sa ne pregatim colacele de salvare, hehehehehe

La baietii astia nu ma pot hotari, imi plac toti la fel de mult, asa smexy the whole lot! Mai rar intr-o formatie sa fie toti asa perfecti ca si fizic

si pentru poze, you're welcome!

ce mean sunteti, adica, uitati-va la Tora e pur si simplu sexy si very devilish he needs some loveeee i just wanna hug him right now

AAAAA vocea lui Shou. ^___^

nu's fana. Imi plac doar primele 2 albume, in rest s-au prea.... curcubeizat X_____X

"Curcubeizat" ce-mi place cuvantul! Si in contextul dat, chiar potrivit! Well, e adevarat ca de ceva vreme piesele se cam si aseamana oarecum, dar na, we still love them, ca muncesc din greu si sunt scumpici, hehe.

tooooraaaaaaaaaaaaaa papalaar mamaaaaaaaaa

Ador faza asta XD

Toraaaa

awww toraa pvu asta imi aminteste de pvu de la evanescence-call me when you're sober

Imi placeau Alice Nine mult inainte dar nu ascultam foarte des si de ceva timp am inceput sa ascult iar mai mult si au ajuns sa-mi placa mai mult lol prea mult mult in postul asta deja.
PV-ul de la Hana e chiar kawa si imi place mult, si-au revenit dupa Rainbows lol, si Cross Game imi placea dar asta imi place mai mult. Melodia la fel e reusita, desi cum am mai spus pe undeva mi se pare ca vocea lui Shou suna putin diferit decat de obicei. Oricum toti sunt kawa, dar ceva.. nu vad rostul tipei de la inceput lol z.z'
Anyway.. Shou <3333 *faints*