Characters / ROOT FIVE

Members:

Pokota

”I will work hard to become everyone’s reason to live, so everyone, please be my reason to live.”

Real Name: Naoki Egawa

Username: Pokota

Birthday: January 12, 1983

The oldest current member of the group. Initially became popular on Nico Nico Douga for imitating GACKT's voice, but has since veered away from that and become a singer in his own right. He's signed under Yoshimoto Music Entertainment and has released a number of solo singles and albums.

• Attention Whore: His movements are often dramatic or just plain bizarre. The other members have, on more than one occasion, accused him of doing things badly or weirdly on purpose for attention.
  • To quote Dasoku, "This isn't your advertising shift!"
• Berserk Button: According to the March 2018 Tamashii broadcast, his seems to be when convenience store clerks don't tape his karaage closed properly. He claims that that is something that he can't forgive.
• Contagious Laughter: Definitely. Once he starts to laugh, it's hard not to laugh along or at least crack a smile.
• In Touch with His Feminine Side: Koma'n straight-up said that Pokota is feminine in one of their radio segments on Nico Park.
• Large Ham: He yells on stage. A lot. Just watch his Tengaku duet with Mi-chan.
• Laughing at Your Own Jokes: Does this pretty often.
• No Sense of Personal Space: Has a tendency to touch people a lot. But only appears to do so to guys.
• The Reliable One: The member who is said to never be late or overly forgetful.
• Vocal Dissonance: Often times his relatively deep speaking voice may seem to not exactly match up with his appearance. Especially when he's being a Wholesome Crossdresser.
• Workaholic: The other members have mentioned that he is this.

Mi-chan

"Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur."

Full Name: Yuma Iwashiro

Username: Mi-chan

Birthday: March 9, 1988

An utaite that became popular due to his deep, sultry voice. He has released a number of solo albums.

• Crazy Cat Lady: He really, really loves his cat Nana-chan.
• Lovable Jock: He's sort of a fitness freak.
• Stronger Than They Look: While he does look like the strongest of the group, before he flexes one wouldn't usually expect him to be as strong as he is.
• The Quiet One: While he's much less quiet nowadays in comparison to when the group was first starting out, he's still generally the most quiet of the members.

Kettaro

"Shut up!"

Full Name: Keitaro Fujitani

Username: Kettaro

Birthday: January 9, 1990

The rapper of the group. He also was a member of the disbanded producer unit "TOTAL OBJECTION" and has released albums both with them and by himself. He has appeared in movies and dramas like the 2011 remake of Hana Kimi.

• Big "SHUT UP!": He does this to the other members pretty often.
• Butt-Monkey: Is he ever. He's constantly being teased and made fun of by the other members.
• Heavy Sleeper: The other members once made a game of stacking blankets and pillows on him to see how many it would take for him to wake up. He never did (until the next morning, of course).
• Only Sane Man: Not always, but sort of goes along with his role as tsukkomi.
• Large Ham: Yells a lot.
• Not So Above It All: He often yells at the others for acting annoying or being noisy, but he also often does stupid things and be just as loud as them.

Koma'n

”I love Moomin.”

Full Name: Hiroto Komazawa

Username: Koma’n

Birthday: June 16, 1992

The youngest member and the leader of the group. He began posting on Nico Nico Douga when he was about 17 and became known for his creation of piano arrangements. He has set up his own label called "Pastel Penguin" and has released multiple solo albums.

• Cluster Bleep-Bomb: Happens to him during his confession segment in "Love Hunter Music Video Making."
  • He has also been censored during a couple of his VTR segments on Tamashii.
• Cute Is Evil: He's very cute, but has a streak for being perverted as well as making fun of and hitting Kettaro.
• Fetish: Has claimed to be an "M"
• Jack of All Trades: He's called a genius for a reason. Besides being a singer, he has also composed a number of songs for ROOT FIVE and other artists. He's known to be able to play many instruments like piano, guitar, drums, ukulele, and the melodica, to name a few. He's also the leader of the group, and gained that title when he was about 19. For comparison, the oldest member of the group at the time was 34.
• No Sense of Personal Space: Seriously, just watch his Magnet duet with Kettaro.
• The Leader: Pretty self-explanatory.
• The Reliable One: Mi-chan has said that as the leader Koma'n is hard-working and firm even though he often acts like an idiot.
• Trademark Favorite Food: Alcohol.