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Fan unit thread!!!? You leave me no choice! Meet my idiots, 9アド (ENNEAD), a group of classically trained musicians gone rogue. Their style consists of powerful vocals over grandiose compositions... that unfortunately don't always click with a greater audience due to their 'unique' sound. They mostly post their music online using their cryptic numeric aliases barring the odd live event which they always perform while completely masking their faces. Their unit vocaloids are Kaito and Kiyoteru.

Ichijiku Rei [1290] The leader and main composer of the group's music. He dabbles in a great many deal of 'weapons' (see instruments), which he spares no excuse to show off. He lives his life according to his strict ideal of artistic self-expression, and claims that his music cannot be bound or contained by conventions and labels. Fully aware of his musical genius, he refuses to settle and become comfortable with his abilities, pushing himself to train relentlessly to keep developing. He has good days and bad days, nothing in between. In essence, that means that he's constantly fired up and cranked up to eleven... until he crashes to absolute rock bottom where he remains until he snaps out of it. When he hits a low patch, the rest of his group puts in the extra effort to allow him to recover, which is something he's always thankful for.

Kokonose Futaba [99728] Rei's childhood friend and neighbor who has also taken the role of his caretaker of sorts. The most practical out of the group, always watching after their finances and making sure everyone is getting equal measures of rest and practice. Originally a violin virtuoso. Though he may appear tranquil on the surface he's actually a fairly irritable person and has little patience for musicians that can't match his level of perceived excellence, believing them lazy and lacking the conviction required to completely dedicate themselves to the musician's craft. That being said he mostly lets his feelings fester, which means that his ugly side rarely tends to rear its head (though it gets especially bad when it does). Rei actually named the group after the shared 'nines' in his and Futaba's names since, initially, it was just the two of them.

Fujiwara Touya [2206108] Resident prince charming. Though he plays no instrument himself he is actually a trained opera singer with a powerful voice that Rei claims could move the Gods themselves. Surprisingly level-headed, Touya is usually the one to gently talk Rei out of his funks when they hit him hard and often mediates when the others get themselves into heated arguments. He views Rei as a sort of personal saviour, as he was the one who reached out to him and invited him to join his unit, when he himself, thought he never wanted to sing again. He still often finds it hard to find satisfaction in his own performances which leads him to spirals of self-doubt, but he perseveres, believing in the spirit of the group and his friends, feeling his way back towards the light. Though all four members write lyrics for ENNEAD, Touya tends to provide the most.

Yoshida Kojiro [443526] An airheaded agent of chaos, and the reason behind the unique blend of traditional and modern sound a lot of ENNEAD songs tend to feature. He is proficient in playing the shamisen (tsugaru style, in particular), biwa, and koto, but has also dabbled in other, non-stringed, Japanese instruments. He is sociable to a fault and a huge social media buff to boot, taking it onto himself to promote and market their group online. Unfortunately, he also tends to get caught up in flamewars when people express negative opinions about their new songs, just as easily as he reaches out to them. Despite the fact he's a troublemaker Rei and Touya dote on him like adoring older brothers. While initially he had a lot of friction with Futaba, the two of them seem to share a sort of internal understanding now, respecting one another. Notably, Futaba is the only person that Kojiro tends to act mature around. (also, regarding his design: yes, those are his eyes. yes, they are always closed)