Name: Arata Shinogi Department: Strings (Violin Major) Rank: S Gender: Male Appearance: Short black hair. Dark brown eyes. First person: I (casual, rough) A bright mood-maker. He's often teased by others and tends to just laugh it off. However, he is actually a very hard worker and quite serious. He frequently asks teachers about his sound and studies his own mistakes to improve. ▒ He is striving to get better in his own way, but he feels like something is missing from his performance, and he can't figure out what it is...?

Name: Haruka Kahara Department: Piano Rank: S Gender: Female Appearance: Blue hair tied in a single ponytail. Clear blue eyes. Wears round-rimmed glasses. First person: I (polite, formal) A serious student who acts like a class president. She is a good-natured person who can't help but help those in trouble. She often records her own playing to study it objectively. In truth, she is so lazy at home that she can't even keep her room organized. ▒ She knows she lacks expressiveness, but she is struggling because she doesn't know how to improve that aspect of her music...?

Name: Kaoru Saotome Department: Composition Rank: S Gender: Male Appearance: Long mint-green hair. Pale purple eyes. First person: I (soft, polite) Very kind and gentle. He is a healing presence who calms people's hearts without even trying. He is completely unaware of this effect. He loves analyzing the emotions in various people's songs and often debates with teachers. Actually, he couldn't read sheet music until he entered this academy, so he is still slow at reading it. ▒ He struggles with the difficulty of composing emotions and lacks confidence, wondering if he is still unable to pour his heart into his work...?

Name: Lara Ueno Department: Conducting Rank: S Gender: Female Appearance: Reddish-brown bob. Yellow-green eyes. First person: I (polite, formal) Expressionless and cool-headed. She observes her surroundings well and shows subtle consideration for others. She is more often called "cool" than "cute." She believes a conductor should learn instruments and composition too, so she actively studies other musical fields. However, she actually loves cute things. Her bed is always full of stuffed animals. ▒ She worries that her expressionless nature is a disadvantage for conducting, but she doesn't know how to change, wondering if she needs to undergo facial expression training...?

Name: Mizuki Rando Department: Brass (Trumpet Major) Rank: S Gender: Male Appearance: Pale purple hair tied back. Light blue eyes. First person: I (casual, rough) Has a very flirtatious personality and is a total social butterfly. For better or worse, he's always down for whatever. However, he actually has perfect pitch. When he thinks his sound is "gross," it shows on his face immediately. He thinks he's keeping a straight face. ▒ Because of his perfect pitch, he notices his own mistakes instantly, which leads to a lot of stress over his own perceived incompetence. He plays music to vent, but that just causes more stress, so he's stuck in a loop...?

Name: Kanna Tada Department: Woodwinds (Clarinet Major) Rank: S Gender: Female Appearance: Blonde hair in twin braids. Orange eyes. First person: I (polite, formal) Very timid and prone to hesitating. It takes her a lot of time and courage just to strike up a conversation. She spends more time facing her music than anyone else and deeply values the dialogue between herself and her instrument. She actually has very strong convictions. ▒ She has a strong desire to reach someone with her music, but she believes that if you can't look the other person in the eye, your feelings won't get through. She worries she has no right to perform because she can't look at her audience...?