caption current_members years_active alias label image_size article_title landscape background genre image origin name
a9 left to right : tora , saga , nao , performing shou , hiroto at the wiltern theatre 2007 . from shou hiroto tora saga nao 2004 -- present alice nine ps , emi records japan , clj -lrb- eu -rrb- company , king , tokuma japan , nayutawave 250 a9 -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes group_or_band alternative rock , pop rock alicenine.jpg tokyo , japan a9
a9 -lrb- band -rrb-

a9 , previously known as , is a japanese visual kei rock band formed in tokyo in 2004 .
originally signed to ps company , they signed to king records until 2010 when the joined tokuma japan , the band then joined universal music group 's nayutawave records for 2013 .
the group has released six full-length records , some of which were distributed in europe by clj records , along with several eps , singles and dvds .
in 2015 they shortened their name to a9 .
