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Ninety One or 91 (Kazakh: Тоқсан бір, transliteration: Toqsan bir) is a Q-Pop boy band formed by JUZ Entertainment in 2014 in Kazakhstan. The band consists of five members: A.Z. (Азамат Байболатұлы Зенкаев - Azamat Baybolatuly Zenkaev) : Leader, Lead Rapper ALEM (Батырхан Абайұлы Мәлік - Batyrkhan Abayuly Malikov) : Main Vocalist ACE (Азамат Қайратұлы Ашмақын - Azamat Kayratuly Ashmakyn) : Dancer, Vocalist ZaQ (Дулат Болатұлы Мұхаметқали - Dulat Bolatuly Muhametkali) : Dancer, Main Rapper BALA (Данияр Кулумшин - Daniyar Kulumshin) : Lead Vocalist Ninety One is the founder of a new musical genre called Q-POP (Qazaq-pop, Kazakh pop), which originates from the western pop & k-pop. The band producer is Yerbolat Bedelkhan, who is also a member of the Kazakh group ORDA. The group was founded in 2014, based on the "K-Top Idols" project, the main goal of which, was creating idol groups. A.Z. and ZaQ were the winners of this project. BALA and ALEM joined the group through a casting. ACE joined the group after training for 2.5 years at S.M. Entertainment agency in South Korea. Initially, the band was called KTI-boys, but after a year and a half of preparation, they changed the group name to Ninety One - the new name refers to the year 1991 when Kazakhstan won its independence from the former Soviet Union. Ninety One released their debut single, Айыптама! (Aiyptama! eng. Don't judge!), on September 1, 2015 and the music video for this song was released on October 8, 2015. On Dece