9nine

9nine
Release Event of Re: at Lazona Kawasaki Plaza, November 2013. From left, Uki Satake, Kanae Yoshii, Umika Kawashima, Hirona Murata, Sayaka Nishiwaki
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop electropop
Years active	2005 (2005)–present
Labels	Gate Records Victor Entertainment SME Records
Website	9nine-fan.lespros.co.jp
Members	Uki Satake Sayaka Nishiwaki Kanae Yoshii Hirona Murata
Past members	Umika Kawashima Azusa Matsuzawa Miwako Wagatsuma Rubi Katō Marie Ashida Mai Yoshida Midori Yamaoka Madoka Shimogaki Moe Miura

9nine (pronounced simply "nine") is a Japanese idol group formed of Uki Satake, Sayaka Nishiwaki, Kanae Yoshii, and Hirona Murata. Formed in 2005, they are managed by LesPros Entertainment and signed to SME Records.

In September 2005, 9nine was formed of Sayaka Nishiwaki, Uki Satake, Azusa Matsuzawa, Miwako Wagatsuma, Rubi Katō, Marie Ashida, Mai Yoshida, Midori Yamaoka, and Moe Miura. They released their debut single "Sweet Snow" in 2006.

The band changed its music style from typical idol pop to electropop. The group's 2012 single "Shōjo Traveller" became its first to reach the top 10 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. The self-titled album 9nine, that soon followed, debuted at number 8.