9nine

9nine

9nine (only pronounced nine ) is a Japanese J-Pop group. It was founded by LesPros Entertainment ( レ プ ロ エ ン タ テ イ ン メ ン ト ) in 2005. The name is derived from the fact that the band consisted of nine girls, of which only five members are left today.

Members

Current members

• Uki Satake ( 佐 武 宇 綺 ), born March 8, 1992 - lead vocals
• Sayaka Nishiwaki ( 西 脇 彩 華 ), born September 30, 1992 - lead vocals, second band leader
• Kanae Yoshii ( 吉 井 香奈 恵 ), born April 8, 1993 (joined in September 2010) - lead vocals
• Umika Kawashima ( 川島 海荷 ), born on March 3, 1994 (joined in January 2007) - leading vocals
• Hirona Murata ( 村田 寛 奈 ), born on December 29, 1996 (joined in September 2010, with Kanae Yoshii) - leading vocals

former members

• Azusa Matsuzawa ( 松 沢 梓 ), born on April 15, 1992 (left January 2007)
• Miwako Wagatsuma ( 我 妻 三 輪子 ), born on February 11, 1991
• Rubi Katō ( 加藤 瑠 美 ), born on July 24, 1990, (left December 2007)
• Marie Ashida ( 芦 田 万 莉 恵 ), born December 23, 1990 - first lead vocals (left March 31, 2009)
• Mai Yoshida ( 吉田 茉 以 ), born on October 30, 1990 (same as above)
• Midori Yamaoka ( 山岡 み ど り ), born on November 25, 1990 (same as above)
• Madoka Shimogaki ( 下 垣 真 香 ), born on December 15, 1991 (joined 2007, with Umika Kawashima, left on August 31, 2010)
• Moe Miura ( 三浦 萌 ), born on December 16, 1992

Discography

Singles

CD singles

#	title	Release date	Oricon charts		album
			Top position	Weeks
1	Sweet Snow	02/14/2006	-	-	-
2	show time	06/04/2008	162	1	Second 9
3	Smile Again	October 21, 2009	44	2	-
4th	Hikari no Kage ( ヒ カ リ ノ カ ゲ )	01/20/2010	28	2
5	Cross over	December 01, 2010	25th	11	9nine
6th	Shining Star	03/09/2010	13	8th
7th	Natsu Wanna Say Love U ( 夏　wanna say love U)	07/20/2011	15th	2
8th	Tick ​​Tock 2nite ( チ ク タ ク ☆ 2NITE )	December 21, 2011	12	4th
9	Shōjo Traveler ( 少女 ト ラ ベ ラ ー )	01/25/2012	9	2

Digital singles

#	title	Release date	album
1	Shine	07/26/2006	-
2	Natsu Fuku ( 夏服 )	08/30/2006
3	Shiroi Hana ( 白 い 華 )	02/14/2007	First 9
4th	Sky (CM version)	04/30/2008	Second 9
5	Merry-Go-Round ( メ リ ー ゴ ー ラ ン ド )	06/25/2008
6th	Sakura Prelude ( サ ク ラ プ レ リ ュ ー ド )	03/25/2009	-
7th	Imbalance ( ア ン バ ラ ン ス )	05/20/2009
8th	Happy × 2 eyes	07/29/2009

Albums

#	title	Release date	Oricon charts
			Top position	Weeks
1	First 9	03/21/2007	-	-
2	Second 9	07/09/2008	186	1
3	9nine	07.03.2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ９ｎｉｎｅ の CD シ ン グ ル ラ ン キ ン グ 、 ９ｎｉｎｅ の プ ロ フ ィ ー ル な ら オ オ リ コ ン 芸 能 人事 典 werk = Oricon Style. Oricon , accessed February 15, 2012 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ ９ｎｉｎｅ の CD ア ル バ ム ラ ン キ ン グ 、 ９ｎｉｎｅ の プ ロ フ ィ ー ル な ら オ オ リ コ ン 芸 能 人事 典 . In: Oricon Style. Oricon, accessed February 15, 2012 (Japanese).