A group of guys who look like yankees and young ladies from distinguished families... they all play the koto! And what's more, they aim to be number one in the country! "Stop This Sound!" is an unprecedented youth story about a koto club. The first season aired in April 2019, and it has already been decided that the second season will start airing in October. In this article, we will take a thorough look at Kuon Ai, the main character of "Stop This Sound!".
A delinquent that even yankees don't go near.
"She got involved in a police case"... Everyone who talks about Kuon Ai says this and doesn't want to get close to her. In the past, Kuon Ai was always fighting and was abandoned by her own father. However, Ai's grandfather took her in and tried to face her no matter what people said to her. Gradually, Ai also wanted to live up to her grandfather's feelings and decided to stop hanging out with the bad boys. However, the bad boys who didn't find Ai funny caused a certain incident...
Kuon Ai's charm is that she cares about her friends and is a foolish and straightforward person!
People around her think that Ai is a terrible delinquent, but in reality, she is completely different! She is very caring towards her friends and has a straightforward personality. But because people around her think that Ai is a terrible delinquent, she is always suspected of being the culprit when something bad happens... Because people around her have continued to look at her that way, Ai has given up on having someone believe in her.
The changes that occur when you meet your "friends".
At first, Kurata Musashi and Oozuki Satowa misunderstand Ai as an unruly delinquent. When Kuon Ai tried to join the Koto Club, Musashi told her, "There's no way I could trust you!" However, Musashi later realized he was wrong and accepted Ai as a member of the club. Ai, who was trusted by Musashi, tries to live up to that with all her might. From then on, the people around her who were touched by Ai's straightforwardness also started to change for the better. It's the chemical reaction that happens when you meet someone!
Her honest feelings reach others.
When Satowa sees the koto in the clubroom damaged by a delinquent who doesn't like Ai, she thinks Ai must have done it and says, "Anyone who damages an instrument has no right to play the koto." In order to get the "right to play the koto," she wants to repair the koto with her own hands, so she starts going to the instrument shop every day. The stubborn old lady at the instrument shop is also impressed by her enthusiasm and gives her permission to help repair it! When Musashi and Satowa find out about this, they all decide to help repair the koto. Ai's honesty is conveyed to everyone and has the effect of leading them in a positive direction!
Kuon Ai's feelings for the Koto Club.
Kuon Ai has an extraordinary feeling for the Tokise High School Koto Club. In fact, the Tokise High School Koto Club was created by her grandfather, who took in Ai and believed in her until the end. She wants to know and cherish the "club" created by her grandfather and the things that her grandfather treasured.
Kuon Ai and her grandfather's past.
Her grandfather has always believed in Ai, who always fought with her, and lived with her. And in order to fulfill her grandfather's feelings, Ai stopped hanging out with the delinquents. However, one day, some delinquents who didn't think much of Ai attacked her grandfather's house when she was not there. Her grandfather was a koto craftsman, but the koto and the house were destroyed, and he collapsed and died immediately afterwards.
Ai was made the culprit of the incident, and even though she said she didn't do it, the police didn't believe her at all, and the neighbors saw her as a grandson who repaid kindness with evil.
Unexpected! Does she have a talent for the koto?
Her grandfather was a koto craftsman, but Ai had hardly ever touched a koto. However, after joining the koto club, she practices hard and is able to produce a strong yet gentle sound that resonates in the heart. When Ai plays while thinking of her grandfather, the sound she produces is particularly impressive to Satowa and the other members!
That being said, Ai is still a beginner at koto. But her goal is to catch up with Satowa, so she makes a koto out of cardboard and practices on it when she has time, and even goes to her favorite music store to practice after club activities. She has a talent for the instrument and works hard every day, so her koto skills are sure to improve.
What will become of his love with the heroine Satowa?
At first, the heroine Satowa mistook Ai for a delinquent and hated her. Satowa also hits a wall many times due to her ties with her real mother and the fact that she has only ever played the koto. However, every time that happens, Ai tells her the words she needs, and Satowa is moved by those words, sometimes to the point of crying. And gradually, she begins to like Ai, whom she was supposed to hate.
Does Kuon Ai like Ootsuki Satowa?
As the story progresses, the heroine Satowa becomes attracted to the protagonist Ai, but what about Ai? To be honest, at first she didn't seem to like Satowa very much... But after Satowa is touched by Ai's straightforwardness and changes from being a terrible young lady, she gradually becomes more aware of her. And since the two of them have a lot of romantic comedy-like happenings, I'm starting to like Ai, who only has the koto on her mind.
Kuon Ai and the three idiots! Sane, Mitsu, and Kota.
The three idiots, Sane (Adachi Saneyasu), Mitsu (Sakai Michitaka), and Kota (Mizuhara Kota), are all very fond of Ai. In fact, the three idiots used to be annoyed with Ai. However, Ai grabbed a knife with her bare hands and helped the three idiots just because they were friends of Ai's childhood friend, Takaoka Tetsuo. From that day on, the three idiots reflected on their actions and began to have a special affection for Ai! Ai is really kind and brave to help them even if it meant getting hurt just because they are friends of friends.
Kuon Ai's voice actor is Uchida Yuuma!
Kuon Ai's voice actor is Uchida Yuuma, who is also famous as Uchida Maaya's younger brother. His singing ability has been praised in Idolmaster SideM and UtaPri! That's why Uchida Yuuma also sings the ending theme of "Kono Oto Tomare!" I think his cool voice is a perfect fit for Kuon Ai's image.
Summary of Kuon Ai
Kuon Ai looks like a delinquent, but she is actually a caring, straightforward and kind person who cares for her friends. We have thoroughly introduced Ai, but have you been able to understand her charm? Ai herself is very attractive, but I would like you to pay attention to how the difficult club members surrounding Ai change because of Ai's straightforwardness! The original work is still being serialized, so we can't take our eyes off how strong the Tokise High School Koto Club will become and the fate of Ai and Satowa's love!
