Nanami Kuon

"Let's be quiet for a minute, okay?" - Ya Boy Kongming Vol.4

Nanami Kuon is a bassist and is first seen busking on the streets of Shibuya. After encountering Eiko Tsukimi, they both grew close through their mutual love of music.

Nanami is a talented singer and bassist. Her skills with her bass guitar even won the praise of Eiko.

Appearance
Namami Kuon has long, black shiny hair. She is seen to be wearing a fisherman's cap. She has red eyes and has a good sense of street fashion.

Personality
Nanami is outgoing and cheerful. She gets along well with Eiko. She also likes driving. But her outlook and worldview can be quite cynical due to what she experienced during her three years in her band, but this would eventually change as she sings and busk with Eiko on the streets.

Early Life
During high school Nanami Kuon formed a band with her classmates, Futaba and Ichika, naming their band AZALEA. During the next three years, they will perform mainly in Tokyo, but struggle to gain any followers.

On one occasion, they managed to participate at the Yoyogi Arts Festival but was given a secluded spot and was outplayed by the Jet Jackets, which was more popular and had a more prominent spot. This did not deter the trio however, and they kept on staging performances.

Soon after, they met Karasawa, producer from Key Time, a major record company. Karasawa gave them a harsh assessment and told them they'll never be popular if they continue to run the band like that, and persuaded them to play his songs instead. Nanami refused in rage and vowed to never sign with Keytime nor sing Karasawa's songs.

However, their band continued to struggle. Faced with high rent cost by living in Tokyo, Nanami finally relented and agreed to do as Karasawa says, even going to him personally to apologize. Karasawa told Nanami he'll bring them to the top of the charts. Later, Karasawa forced them to change their appearance, including wearing idol-like outfits and to don masks. Reluctant, Nanami concluded that wearing such an outfit will never change who they are.

Karasawa's rebranding of their band worked, and AZALEA began to gain a footing in the entertainment industry. While both Futaba and Ichika were happy with their increased income, Nanami realized that the outfits did indeed change her, and decided to go to the streets of Shibuya to busk, thus meeting Eiko Tsukimi.

Plot
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Battle of 109 Arc

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