Alice Nine

Alice Nine were an exemplary J-rock band, combining some heavy guitars with pop hooks, emotional singing, and a general '80s rock influence, as well as the "visual kei" image, i.e., eccentric and elaborate costumes and haircuts to be flashed in promo shoots. However, unlike many bands of the genre, e.g., UVERworld and L'Arc-en-Ciel, they didn't just waltz to the Oricon charts directly from college or high school: Alice Nine were formed in 2004 by musicians who already had professional experience, collecting members of the defunct Givuss, as well as people from several other ba...