Arena37c October 2006
Scans credits: jungsoo @ jrock_scans link

In last month's issue, we've heard the details on the new songs, this issue please tell us in detail about the various parts of NUMBER SIX

Nao:In order to create a lively variation of live and recorded drums, i tried to make it refreshing. The sharpness behind the hi-hat holds one of the ( Read more... )

Arena37c September 2006
Scans credits: link

Every member in Alice Nine are born in summer right?

Shou: From early summer till late summer

Tora: May to September

Hiroto: That's why we love summer~

Shou: For us, summer tours have a more festival feel than winter tours

Hiroto: In summer, we often becomes 'joura'

Joura?Hiroto: Naked on our upper half, ( Read more... )

Nao's Great Adventure!

[ ] <-- my random comments    ( ) <--- what's in the magazine

This month, we're doing the highlights of Nao's great adventure

Nao: I wasn't intending to eat that much

We got a lot of this reaction that 'Nao-san really eats a lot ne'

Nao: Thank you very much. If you become a glutton you can appear in magazines (laughs)

It also costs ( Read more... )

Arena 37c December 2006
Scans credits: kyoftw @ jrock_scans link

First of tell, tell us your overall feel.

Tora: When I actually stood on the stage i didn't take notice of the seats so it was good that i managed to do this without being conscious of the venue being a hall.
Hiroto: The view of the audience above was great, and also because i can see the ( Read more... )

Second part of the Arena37c 2006 series

Arena 37c May 2006
Credits: http://asiapicsgallery.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/alice-nine-arena37-may-2006/
This one was really hard to find and probably only recently put up ><

Did you just finished the audio mastering the night before yesterday?

Hiroto: We finished in the middle of the night that day!

Let ( Read more... )

A personal project i started out months ago but has been on hold due to procrastination and lack of motivation and the usual excuse, time. But now i'm going to organize things a little and finish what i started =3

Anyway, i wanted to read Alice Nine's (and maybe other bands') earlier days interview, how they became what they are today. Also older ( Read more... )

「Gemini」 is somewhat an album that gives a different impression from other releases ne.

Saga: In what way do you think is different?

In the first half, it's still somewhat like the flow Alice Nine had been going until now, and i thought it will continue that way, but as I listened to the later half, gradually i think I can see a different side.

Shou: ( Read more... )

 Arena 37CJan 11 SID group interview

Credits to: meaninglessart for scans <3

[ ] <-- my random ramblings ( ) <-- what's in the article

Highlighting the entire rock feel, band feel, "Ranbu no melody" is a song with an especially strong feel of presence...but as expected is this is a song made with an awareness of the first Tokyo Dome performance?

Aki: Certainly, ( Read more... )

( ) what's in the interview       [ ] my random notes

Tokyo High Black - After Live Interview

How was it?

Madao: It was fun! It was really fun ne. There was a home kind of feeling. It was quite free ne (laughs)

It was too free (laughs). What on earth are you doing as a vocalist, not being able to sing because you're laughing?

Madao: Datte, datte, datte ( Read more... )

Alice Nine After Live Interview

First of our, please tell us how all of you feel about the event yesterday

Tora: We're surrounded by young bands...that being said, it's quite wierd (laughs), that before we realized it, Alice nine have become adults. Also, in a good sense, i thought it was a massive live performance.

Saga: To end it off, i drank too ( Read more... )