"Alice Nine" is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Tokyo in 2004. Originally signed to PS Company, a sub-division of Free-Will, they then signed to King Records until 2010. As of 2013, the band is signed to both PS Company and Universal Music Group's Nayutawave Records in Japan, as well as to German label CLJ Records in Europe and has released five full-length records, along with several EPs, singles and DVDs. In August 2004, Alice Nine ... See more [+] 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.
