Drummer Nao formed the band in 2004, recruiting vocalist Shou and guitarist Tora from the band ギブス which had just split up, and they were signed to the PS COMPANY indies label Indie-PSC. Their first single 「名前は、未だ無ひ。」 was released the same year. During their first year, they did small tours with other Japanese bands. Their first oneman tour was held in August 2005 in Japan. After a sold out gig in Tokyo the same year, Alice Nine became more popular in Japan, and went major on KING RECORDS under the management PS COMPANY. In 2007 they were signed in Europe by CLJ Records.
In May 2007, Alice Nine was performing their debut show in America, during the Jrock Revolution Festival at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. In December Alice Nine was doing their first performance ever in Europe. They were one of the five bands at J-ROCK INVASION EPISODE 1 festival in Cologne, Germany.
On June 2, 2009, a blog entry by vocalist Shou announced the changing of their name from アリス九號. and alice nine. to Alice Nine for media reasons. He explained that the Japanese transcription was beginning to lose its purpose as a means to "represent aesthetics" and that the English transcription was closest to the band's original intention.
From March 1st 2015 the band became independent from their label TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS and changed their name to A9. However, in August 2019 they informed that they will change the band's name back to Alice Nine / アリス九號.
Alice Nine have released eight full albums, 絶景色 (2005), Alpha (2007), VANDALIZE (2009), GEMINI (2011), "9" (2012), Supernova (2014), IDEAL (2017) and PLANET NINE (2018).
Their next single will be released in October 2019 and it's titled as 革命開花-Revolutionary Blooming-.
Official site: https://a9-project.com/. They also have a MySpace site for overseas fans.
RAINBOWS
Alice Nine Lyrics
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願った 極彩色の心象
広がる程色づいてく
孔雀の羽根の様
めくるめくる光の magic
夢幻の螺旋へ
空へ描いてゆく
キミヘ 届くように
響け 地平越えて
闇を 塗り替えてく
織り重なる光の中で
キミと踊ろう
目覚めよう 夢から醒める夢
さあ行こう 2:00am の革命
見える物が真実なら
何故涙は在る?
流れ落ちる 心の裏
そこで僕は 詩おう
声を紡いでゆく
キミヘ届くように
夜明け前に目覚めの鐘を 鳴らせ
Ready,go 時を駆けて
Through the dark 今 飛び立て
燃えるような大輪の華
キミと咲かそう
ネオンのカクテル
グラス越しの世界
君と僕は 共犯者 (タブー)
他のモノは要らない
空へ描いてゆく
キミヘ 届くように
奇跡のような世紀の show を 描け
響け 地平越えて
闇を 塗り替えてく
織り重なる光の中で
キミと 踊ろう
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The lyrics of Alice Nine's song "RAINBOWS" depict an image of a monochrome and colorless scene in the middle of the night, and a wish for a colorful and vivid imagination. The singer expresses a desire for a world filled with beautiful colors that would be as brilliant as a peacock's feathers. The lyrics portray a dreamy, fantasy-like world, with the vivid imagery of dazzling lights and magical spirals. The singer vows to create this beautiful world that they imagine by painting it in the sky and reaching out to their beloved one. The song also depicts the desire to break free from the daily norms and revolutionize the world as they see it.
The second verse of the song depicts the pain and sadness that coexists in the world of colorful imagination. It questions why tears exist when what we see is the truth, and expresses the desire to pour out one's emotions and feelings through poetry. The song encourages the singer and the listener to wake up from the dream and face reality to make a change in the world, and to do so without any fear or hesitation.
Line by Line Meaning
真夜中 モノクロな風景
In the midnight, a monochrome view.
願った 極彩色の心象
A desire for a colorful imagination.
広がる程色づいてく
As it spreads, it becomes colored.
孔雀の羽根の様
Like peacock feathers.
めくるめくる光の magic
Dazzling magical light.
夢幻の螺旋へ
Towards a spiral of fantasy.
空へ描いてゆく
Drawing towards the sky.
キミヘ 届くように
To reach you.
奇跡のような世紀の show を 描け
Paint a show like a miracle of the century.
響け 地平越えて
Echoing beyond the horizon.
闇を 塗り替えてく
Overwriting darkness.
織り重なる光の中で
In the overlapping light.
キミと踊ろう
Let's dance with you.
目覚めよう 夢から醒める夢
Let's wake up from a dream of waking up.
さあ行こう 2:00am の革命
Let's go to the revolution at 2:00 AM.
見える物が真実なら
If what we see is true, then why do tears exist?
何故涙は在る?
Why do tears exist?
流れ落ちる 心の裏
The back of my heart where tears flow down.
そこで僕は 詩おう
There, I will write a poem.
声を紡いでゆく
I will spin my voice.
夜明け前に目覚めの鐘を 鳴らせ
Ring the alarm of awakening before dawn.
Ready,go 時を駆けて
Ready, go run through time.
Through the dark 今 飛び立て
Through the dark, now take off.
燃えるような大輪の華
Like a flower burning brightly.
キミと咲かそう
Let's bloom together with you.
ネオンのカクテル
A neon cocktail.
グラス越しの世界
A world through a glass.
君と僕は 共犯者 (タブー)
You and I are accomplices (taboo).
他のモノは要らない
We don't need anything else.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Alice Nine, Shou, masanori Takumi
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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☆歌詞☆
真夜中 モノクロな風景
願った 極彩色の心象
広がる程色づいてく 孔雀の羽根の様
めくるめくる光のMAGIC 夢幻の螺旋へ
空へ描いてゆく キミヘ届くように
奇跡のような世紀のSHOWを 描け
響け地平越えて 闇を塗り替えてく
織り重なる光の中で キミと踊ろう
目覚めよう 夢から醒める夢
さあ行こう 2:OOAMの革命
見える物が真実なら 何故涙は在る?
流れ落ちる 心の裏 そこで僕は詩おう
声を紡いでゆく キミヘ届くように
夜明け前に目覚めの鐘を 鳴らせ
Ready.Go 時を駆けて Through the dark 今、飛び立て
燃えるような大輪の華 キミと咲かそう
ネオンのカクテル グラス越しの世界
君と僕は共犯者(タブー) 他のモノは要らない
空へ描いてゆく キミヘ届くように
奇跡のような世紀のSHOWを 描け
響け地平越えて 闇を塗り替えてく
織り重なる光の中で キミと踊ろう
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@JacketsOnFire
Listened to this band when I was 14. I’m 29 now and going down memory lane listening to the gazette, LMC and Hyde
@fanaticology101
So many good memories.. wish I could relive them
@elhoth
Wow me too i watched it when i had 14 and now i have 29 also !
@desrypratami4200
me tooooooooo
@taetaeworld9730
wow same here
@KaiTexel
I'm the same age as you and started listening around the same time! For me it was Dir en Grey, Gazette, Nightmare... But mostly these guys :)
@almaastrian4300
2020 i'm still play this song .
@midnightblues9974
Me too!!! Wooo!!😄❤️
@RokuJAVO
i am with you
@chrisclark7805
I came back to sob for my ole jrock heart.