Hiroto alice nine biography of alberta canada

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The band had King Records as its record label until , when they joined Tokuma Japan. They shortened their name to A9 in , but switched back to Alice Nine in In August , [ 6 ] 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.

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. 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. 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 of Shoxx Magazine. They joined with several other Japanese bands and became the closing performance of the Friday that weekend.