Harada Sou

= "Music cannot carry on if there's nobody there to listen...." = - Harada Sou to the orchestra members (Chapter 35)

Harada Sou (原田 蒼) is a third year and concertmaster of the Umimaku Orchestra Club who plays in the first seat as a first violinist. He is the cornerstone of the violin section and knows his fellow players' weaknesses and strengths. As the concertmaster, every player follows his bow and he makes sure the music is right on track. He is the exemplary concertmaster of the Umimaku Violinists.

Appearance
Harada is shown (and noted by many of his peers) to be a rather handsome "pretty" boy with a charming aura and heart-warming smile. He has deep, greenish-yellow eyes and attractively messy black hair with sharp bangs. He is a bit shorter than most 3rd year males his age. He often wears the school uniform with his long sleeves rolled up in a working fashion with the 3rd year tie.

Personality
Harada Senpai is known to be a pleasant, amiable, and collected young man who is always there to help anyone in need of assistance. He is also empathetic, sharp, and observant, noticing even the smallest whisper or the tiniest mistake during practise. He is a humble person who doesn't necessarily wish to be in the spotlight-he often is seen blushing furiously when complimented or praised extensively. However, Harada has expressed the extreme pressure and overwhelming burden that comes with playing in one of the top music schools in the whole prefecture. It is noted by himself that he not an outspoken person at all, and he would never really say anything before carefully choosing his words out of worry of how the other person may feel. But he learned to speak with his peers directly, but honestly, because a truly good performance (he realised) was not really at its best unless he himself communicated his wishes sincerely to those whom he was leading. Harada truly believes music is a beautiful way of communication and expresses his wishes for music to be played and shared with others so they can experience the beauty themselves.

History
When Harada was first chosen to become the concertmaster of the large group of violinists, he was still very unsure of his abilities to lead and was worried of how to club would turn out under his leadership. His other 3rd year peers expressed their same worry with him and he realised that everybody had uncertainty in themselves as well. He began letting go of those worries and never has regretted joining the orchestra club.

Relationships
Yonezawa Chika             -                      Yonezawa and Harada are both 3rd years and they both are leaders in the violinist section (Harada leading the 1st violins with Yonezawa leading the second violins). The two work well together and keep the club going-Harada being the more realistic, practical one and Yonezawa keeping the spunk and fun going. Yonezawa appears to be good at persuading Harada and seems to know his other sides to him as well. She enjoys teasing him before a practise round and often will playfully poke fun at Harada's "magic" that draw attention from the female students.

Trivia

 * He has this thing called "Harada Magic" (called by his 3rd year peers) that attracts female students like crazy
 * He has a rather competitive side to him and enjoys seeing a little rivalry between fellow musicians
 * He sits next to Machii Midzuki in class
 * He plays his music "gleefully"

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