Information 'NUMBER SIX.' Is the first DVD single and second overall DVD released by alice nine. It was released on the same day as their first digital single 'Blue. Alice nine Number Six. ![]() Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] 2004–2006: Conception and early work [ ] 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 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, in July, and they soon toured with fellow PS Company band. In November, their first,, was released, and later that month, they did a nationwide tour with the band Karen from. 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,, through a joint deal with PS Company and King Records. Alice Nine also went on tour with several bands throughout the year, including,, and. Following these events, the band had its first solo tour, Alice in Wonder Tour, in August that year. They released their first album in April 2006. 2007: Alpha and mainstream success [ ]. The band's vocalist, Shou. A turning point for the band came when the single ' was released in March 2007. The single allowed the band to land their first magazine cover and feature article with volume 171 of. Later that month on April 28, the band released Dive into the Sun, a photobook that included an exclusive CD containing the song 'Gekkou Yoku.' Another landmark was Alice Nine's first performance outside Japan at the JRock Revolution festival in 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 ' 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 for the first time. On November 28, 2007, their second full-length album,, 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,, 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. 2008: Vandalize [ ] Alice Nine started off the year with another tour, alice nine. 2008 standing tour 'A to U'.
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