^
plucking the strings maybe?

im not sure, is there a clip of him really emphasizing on the way he plays, i could watch it? S:

yeah, same here i love rewatching thier MV whenever tora does his guitar solos b/c i love how he plays, very cool.
i guess we're all going back to memory lane, well the first time i've heard about alice nine was from my friend since she's into manga/ anime/ drama etc. she told me about them. it's funny, i decided to check them out, but wasn't really into them until fantasy...so i decided to save/ download some of thier songs, didn't bother to listen to them until last summer when my fangirl moment hit me...yes gotta admit i like music, but i'm not really into the whole fangirl stuff until alice nine which is weird b/c i used to love, love flytothesky when i was in 7th grade which is something totally different and i thought that would be the last band that i would ever consider being a fan off b/c i thought the older i get the less this stuff i would like, but anyways i'm probably not making sense now...

Nope~! You're not ALOOOOONNNNEEEEEE~~~!! XD
How about this...I snag the car and Shou!!! haha....XD *fangirl mode*
yeah! I think Alice Nine and a nice looking car is a good concept!



Yeah! Blame her fandom on me! I actually heard of Alice Nine a year before I became a fan. I was trying to avoid their band for some weird reason. Well, 1 year is not that long compared to the 8 long years before I became a L'arc~en~ciel fan. O___o??!!!!

Anyways, back to the topic. A friend of mine from Friendster asked me if I know Alice Nine. I said "I have heard of them but i never listened to them." And so she sent me a link of Ruri No Ame and Akatsuki.

So I watched the two links. First it was Akatsuki, my reaction was...OK it was nice and got my attention. I'm starting to like them already. But when I saw Ruri No Ame, haha....the moment I saw Shou's face...I knew I am already converted~! XD

After seeing those two vids, my first reaction was...."Shoot! Where are their other songs!!! haha...." Lolz...i really have a soft-y spot for Ruri no Ame....XD

i didnt notice that link of alice nine. on the cover of shoxx o_o

they look like those women car models
cept alice nine. are more appealing to me : D

ruri no ame is really different from their usual stuff ain't it xD

ohh wow i didnt even realise that o_O i just thought he was just pointing.. when i look at the pic again it looks like a mic LOL.
i havent seen the larger scan yet xD
the cover is still superrr hot haha

wah the post went through?? o_O
sorry double post T__T

hmm

it kinda shows more on the performance of tsubasa on music japan and on the eraser PV

the shape of his hand, and how he ... plucks? the strings is different from what i've seen other guitarists do

i am so in love with his hands because of it T_T

so many topics going on HHAHAA!!


btw, the shoxx magazine cover is really hot
haha i think shou's holding a gun? (lol, i'd be happy if shou shot me. JKJKJK )

i think i fell in love with alice nine when i heard fantasy, the tune was very touching.
but then i think it was official when i saw the White Prayer PV
it's just like..true love at first sight TA'HAHAHAA.
their make-up have been less and less these days & i like it
but then i kind of crave those old days.
maybe in the next album they should be like BAM! full out make up ahah


just out of curiosity, would japanese karaoke have alice nine songs?
i would like to sing their songs in a karaoke
although it wouldn't be half as good as shou <3

^hahah yeh after i saw/heard White Prayer i got more into them xD it's still my all time fav song haha.
yeh i also like their look nowadays with the less makeup hehe.

hm where i live, they have quite alot of alice nine songs in this particular Korean karaoke.. im sure Japanese karaoke will have alice nine songs too hehe. i havent checked at the Japanese karaokes here because they are soo expensive ><

lol T_T i actually can't sing along to most of alice nine's songs

it's hard because of his way of singing

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee cdjapan said they shipped out my order yesterday !! hopefully i`ll receive it by the end of the week


i first fell in love with alicenine when i heard Yami ni Chiru Sakura ... maybe a week or two after they released it ... and then i also saw the Gin no Tsuki, Kuroi Hoshi PV and PMFGGGGG i had to get my hands on everything they released no matter how poor it would make me

so i love love LOVE their heavy stuff .... i was surprised when i heard "13" because it has some awesome guitar riffs
but that said i like their newer stuff too ... i don`t mind if they don`t release heavy stuff, because it`s better than producing heavy songs for the sake of being heavy

^
^ and omg joanna, mandy and i were complaining about that >< since WE don`t have a place but you guys do (泣） so not mokkori
but it`s ok ... you could always belt it out at home when no one`s listening xDD

^ congrats <3

lol xD i tried typing in しょげ in a korean search engine and every post was nao related xD

i didn't know that there were japanese -> kor translations of alice nine blog posts too xD

IM SO LOST ATM
so many topics hahaha
x]

well about tora and his hands - ill check it out

mmm, korean trans of naos blogs x]
i never knew that either, but i guess alice nine. would have a fanbase in kroea - cos well have you heard of TRAX?

japanese karaoke with alice nine? i hope so! (probably find some in a karaoke next to harauju bridge 8D)

oh and hmmm, their look with less makeup - for me its a plus, because they have a more natural look which i personally (L)

hmm i was listening to my ipod and the second song from mirrorball came on lol i thought it was rosier from luna sea >.<; anyone else think it sounds alike too or it is just me lol like the begining part XD

ohh yes, Mandy told me about how you guys dont have a karaoke with their songs T__T
have you checked the Korean karaoke place at your areas too??

^
^yes TRAX are awesome! they are probably one of the few Korean rock bands i like! haha.
yeh alice nine dont need makeup xD they are all gorgeous without it and also with it! hehe


^hm actually it kinda does after i just listened to Rosier again cuz i forgot what it sounded like :X haha

ive just listened to kiseki after receiving from the alice nine LJ page thingo x]

sounds better than i thought it would x]

/LOL dont you reckon the ex-drummer from the trax has so much VK in him :]]

it was formed by some dude from X japan you know :D

;D

I still like Mirrorball the best out of the single! i just love how it starts off!! haha xD it's so nice hehe

^yes yes! Rose!! i always thought his image was influenced by Visual Kei! xD hahah
yep Yoshiki from X Japan! he's an amazing guy, he's my idol! hahah

anyone has the dl link for the mp3 format of kiseki

lol ok good i thought i was hearing things then XD i like rosier though hehe =D

i like mirrorball but to me >_____>"
it's .. how could i put it
too similar to their old stuff

i like it, but its jsut that i feel as if ive heard it before

and really off topic > IS ANYONE ELSE ANGERED AT HOW THE FIRST POST IS NOW ALWAYS ON EVERY PAGE YOU GO TO?!?!!? THE PICTURES WHEN LOADING MAKE IT SO MUCH HARDER TO READ THE POSTS =="

you can download it here at the LJ: http://community.livejournal.com/xaliceninex/?skip=20
but you have to join the community, if you havent.


yehh it's a good song! =D hehe both great songs! haha


what you do mean? you mean the very first post of this thread?? is on every pg??

edit

btw you guys seen their updated OHP? yay mirrorball!

they have updated their official page. shouuu!!

^
^

nah i mean each thread i go on will have the first post of that thread on each page of that thread i go on - if that makes sense >____>"

example: if im on alice nine's thread then the very first post by jason would be on the top of the current posts >___>"
another ex: if im on sugs thread then the very first post of THAT thread would be on top of the posts for every page i go on

edit:
^
oh and ty for the info - on page now :]

OMG ANOTHER EDIT :
Kiseki is now known as "Miracle"

^ huh? is it a bug? it's not like that for me.....

you mean like, on this page, page 144, you see jason's first post on the top?

You mean, you see the first post... then a link to all the other posts in this thread? (I don't know how to explain. -facepalm-)
Maybe your layout thing is on Linear+. Go to the top right hand corner > click on options > then Standard.


Oooh, I'm liking the new OHP look. ^^; (The Alpha OHP didn't work in firefox, raaaawr. )

-- edit.
Do they spell Shou's name... Show now? O.O -stares at the member pages-
I'm liking the images, though. 8D

^

oookays
their OHP works fine for me o_o

SHOW? SHOW? ITS SHOU ):

i always liked the spelling "shou" ):

edit: ahh i fixed it it was on linear >__>"

for some reason

^
^
hm it works on firefox for me but just takes longer to load for some reason..
ohh wow i didnt notice about Shou and i just checked o_O
i wonder since when it was Show? haha it reminds me of Alan Luo/Show xD haha

I saw how they wrote Shou's name as 'Show'. It was the first thing I noticed when I had look at the Members Profile >O<
Are they really gonna use his name as 'Show' now? O__o

I like the look of the new OHP but I like the old one better.
It was interactive (sorta) Well....it made noises lol

lol their alpha one was funny cos it had balls xD

mmm
i dont think he's gonna keep it as show >___>"

looks weird that way

all the true fans would call him shou though

i think it's so you'll know how to pronounce it? lol i still can't see the ohp T___T

Whoooo! My album is here!_!!<sub>!
A lot of people are comparing their work to
the older albums.
I personally think if you were a true fan
you would support them through
all their different phases!

I kind of actually like their light rock!
They are still as handsome and talented as ever!

alice nine. FIGHTING!

Alice</sub>

yo i thought this thread was stolen ~__~
haha i just found Mirrorball yesterday and i like it...

what's everyone talking about now? Shou's name is Show? haha x__x what the,,

^ On the OHP, they spelt his name like that. XDD;
I'm still going to spell his name Shou though... Maybe it's to show how to pronounce it. O.O My friends kept calling him shoe. T__T;

show... ;_; shou looks 82704792074626 times betters

hahah SHOE XD <33

Show looks like a bad english name hehe

Shou's voice bothers me -__-;

I wish they had a better vocalist.

Other than that, I think they're fine. (:
Love the melodies~

^ hmm, i actually really like his voice because it's different xD i can easily recognize his voice

i'm so happy for this thread <3

i actually don't know any alice nine fans in real life, only online

and everyone asks me why i like ugly, gay, high, messed-up jrockers which really pisses me off :X

Lolz....Show? O___o??!!! I think "Shaw" would look better...hehe....at least the pronounciation would still be "Shou"....XD
"O" and "U" corresponding each other is pronounced as "O" in Japanese.....X_____X!!!!

But really...."Show" just makes me laugh the first time I saw it.....XD does this mean "arigatou" would be pronounced as "ARIGATOW" now?? haha....

sorry can't help it....*tries to stop laughing*



Lolz....this isn't the first time it happened. Not only with Alice Nine but any band who would change their style of music.
But yeah, if you were a true fan you would support them no matter what. Light rock isn't that bad even if sometimes they would go to a point that they would already look like a boy band. *points to Eraser PV* ^^;;

The comparing part cannot be helped either. I mean it's true that a band/singer/actor/actress cannot impress everybody no matter how talented he/she/they may be. Lolz...this reminds me of some people I know who would compare Shou to L'arc~en~ciel's HYDE. XD!

Yeah, I think fans should stop comparing and give the band one word, Acceptance. ^^;;






SHOW? SHOE? O____o??!!! SHOU would be the prettiest SHOE in any SHOW!!!"

O___o!!! hey! I created a tongue twister!!! YEA~! XD


But really...it's pronounced as Shou....please get it right....>.>





Lolz...I have a suggestion:

If you can't find real life Alice Nine fans, make one...haha....spread the Alice Nine virus.....XD!

and I actually envy people who have time to call a band/singer "gay", "messed up" or "ugly". They sure have loads of time to do that and the fact that they stopped by to comment, that means it caught their attention. And if that were me, I would probably say "What? So if they're ugly, do you find yourself more beautiful than them? Look in the mirror and you'll know what I'm talking about." X______X~! Gah! I can't stand people like those. Sorry for the rant. ^^;;

Some foreigner friends of mine would comment they look like Barbie dolls....XD!

QUOTE (lumiyooni @ Mar 27 2008, 01:01 PM)

^ hmm, i actually really like his voice because it's different xD i can easily recognize his voice

i'm so happy for this thread <3

i actually don't know any alice nine fans in real life, only online

and everyone asks me why i like ugly, gay, high, messed-up jrockers which really pisses me off :X

Don't worry! I'm in the same situation! (Well, I have one friend that likes them, but she doesn't listen to alice nine. as much as I do. ^^")

-Ramble/rant- XDDDD;
When everyone saw the picture of Shou I have in my folder, they're like 'Is that a girl?' and despite my facts to correct them by saying it's a guy, they keep repeatedly saying it. ^^; Yes, I have to admit, sometimes they do look like the opposite sex but you'd think that after a while, they'd get over it already. o.O; They started mentioning that Hiroto looked like a girl too. D: (Hiroto's picture was on the back of Shou's xD)
-End ramble-

QUOTE

SHOW? SHOE? O____o??!!! SHOU would be the prettiest SHOE in any SHOW!!!"

O___o!!! hey! I created a tongue twister!!! YEA~! XD


But really...it's pronounced as Shou....please get it right....>.>

LOL, tongue twister.. xDD;
When I first got into alice nine., I wasn't sure how to pronounce his name. -facepalm- But after careful study of their comments, voila! 8D

I feel like shaking some people by the shoulders when they keep pronouncing his name as shoe.

Hiroto, Shou, and Nao on JOQR Radio.

Yeah, Show is probably the way you'd pronounce it.
But there's liek 2 diff ways of saying show, one that emphasizes on the "O" sound and the Shou japanese kinda way where it's like half an "o".. okay im not making sense XD
dw, im sure it's not the real spelling :D




I believe Shou's voice is fine, its good and not a typical voice, i find a lot of jrockers have a typical voice, shous is.. special?

:D

How would you find a better vocalist anyhow? I don't really think alice nine. would do well with another vocalist - it'd lose the a9 touch. Others may agree with me and find other vocalists are not "better" than Shous. Some may agree with you and want another vocalist - at one point i felt the same way, but now shou is <3.



HAHAHAHAHAHA if they're calling shou ugly, tell them he's prettier than your friends are :D - it gets my friends wrecked :D
if they're calling shou gay - tell them he gets a lot more chicks than they do :D
and if they're calling him high or messed up - direct them to marilyn manson or something i dunnoe - some singer/band you dont like :D
(personally i dont mind marilyn manson just others dont and i find it a good example) :]

a lot of my friends like rock - and i show them to jrock and.or alice nine. which they eventually like - oh yeah (H)

honestly at first i didnt really like Shou's voice but as i heard more of their songs, i love his voice now! Hehe



aww actually most of my friends in real life that are alice nine fans are mainly guys o_O haha
haha my friends, that are girls sometimes think jrockers are scary but also pretty and sometimes they say they are jealous that they are prettier than girls xD


^
^thanks for the pics! Nao looks so cute with the specs!

nao + glasses = ♥

well, nao = ♥ too, but anyways xD

thanks for the pics <3

ohh the pics i forgot to comment about that O:

thats nice they tlkn to people on the radio
xD
i sound childish

mm
is the radio station supposed to be popular? does this means alice nine are the next l'arc en ciel? HOPE SO
MAKE 2008 THE ALICE NINE YEAR

WOWERS! Good for you!! ^.^... Mine (well Mirrorball single actually) will arrive next WEEK!!! YAY~!

Yeah... I noticed how people are commenting about the change not only in their clothing style but also the music they're creating now. I agree that fans should support them during their different phases but if they really don't like it... it's no problem, take a break from their fandom and come back when they want to.
No one can please everybody.... Alice Nine isn't an exception.
If a fan still like the music they make then good.
If not... don't go around saying they're turning worse. Just because they don't like Alice Nine's new style don't give them the right to judge the music. It's just unfair and biased.

sorry for the rant!



LOL! SHOE!!!!



correction....... XD Shou is like negative infinity to positive infinity times better than show!



we all have our own opinions. But if shou isn't the vocalist then Alice Nine wouldn't be what it is now. every member counts.

But I do hope you give Shou a chance. I admit I used to not like Tora and Saga but they're quite Ok with me now. ^_~

Oh and........ there is no such thing as a better vocalist. Everyone's singing style varies. Comparing people..... it's not cool.



YAY! Fellow Nao lover! x3
I ditto to you!

Thanks for the pic share~ ai0no0ff

there's really nothing wrong with the way alice nine. dresses, i like their lighter side of visual kei, the heavier kind does kinda put me off >__________<"

oh yeah has anyone seen aquarian age yet - or isnt it out yet o_o"
i forgot

^ It came out in the cinemas already. (:
I'll just wait for the DVD to come out. If there is one... with english subtitles.
By the way, I love the lyrics in your banner. <33

Oh, and, nashi kanata:

QUOTE

we all have our own opinions. But if shou isn't the vocalist then Alice Nine wouldn't be what it is now. every member counts.

Agreed. <33

^
JEWELS LYRICS = <3

kimi no soba de.. kimi no soba de .. etc. :]

and yes every member DOES count :]

lol xD

i was doing this psychoanalyze yourself survey thing and Q 1 was

1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who is with you?

and obviously, i said "nao <3"

and then i looked down at what it was supposed to mean and..

1. The person who you are walking in the woods with is the most important to you.

xD <3

fallen-anjoOL: XD before I actually thought about that... I really, really and I mean REALLY didn't like Saga and Tora... then I suddenly thought... what if they weren't members of Alice Nine? Then BAM! next thing I know... I'm watching a Saga fanvid, laughing and cheering.

alice nine.: -slaps forehead- I'm slowwww! I never really noticed until you put up a romanji of the lyrics! hehe... JEWELS~ ahaha... their style now is more... erm... normal and can be worn by some people. XD.... I don't really mind their old clothes but everyone does have their preferences~

lumiyooni: Awwww!!! That is soooo cute! 83 Just like NAO~!

btw... I'm listening to their songs from the first album. x3 it's definitely different from their style now. (OuO) chills are appearing on my skin!! *_* Awesome!! While listening, I guess I can understand what the other fans are saying about their change of style. Good rocking songs with out-of-this-world fashion~ <33