Melody
The main protagonist. Nara is the leader of Melody. She is a klutzy yet sweet girl who has big dreams on becoming an idol. She gets in over her head a lot and may not have the brightest ideas, but her heart is in the right place. At the end of the series, she becomes the Muse.
Tropes:
- Cute Clumsy Girl: Fits this trope to a tee.
- Genki Girl: Completely hyper and bubbly.
- Fangirl: To Friday, mostly Noah.
- Nice Girl: Sweet-natured and always willing to do the right thing.
- Rise Of Zit Boy: In episode 16, she gets a pimple and freaks. She constantly covers her face, tries putting on makeup, and even borrows a pimple cream from Lily and Rose, which ends up making the pimple bigger. In the end, she learns that pimple or no pimple, she's still herself, and she takes the stage with the zit still on her face.
- Rose-Haired Sweetie: She has pink hair and is a good friend.
One of the main protagonists. See-a is the main dancer of Melody. She's the smart one of the group who usually keeps track of Melody's performance rates. She can be rather cold and doesn't trust people right away, but is a caring person underneath it all.
Tropes:
- Character Development: She used to be very stoic and never really knew how to show emotions properly. She also was rather rude to Nara. However, she finally opens up to her and becomes her friend, and she starts to show more emotion on stage.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Her temper flares up a ton if she's tested.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: See-a can be cold, hot-tempered, and unforgiving at times, but is caring and loyal friend to Nara, Yena, and eventually Hera.
- Only Sane Woman: Falls into this category when Jin isn't around.
- True Blue Femininity: Blue is her main color scheme.
- Tsundere: She can be a Type A at times.
One of the main protagonists. Yena is the main singer in Melody. She's a sweet-hearted yet shy girl who has an amazing voice, but was too shy to sing in front of a crowd until Nara and See-a helped her out.
Tropes:
- Ambiguously Gay: She clearly admires Casey, and in episode 17, she blushed multiple times around her.
- Beautiful Singing Voice: She's the vocal in Melody for a reason.
- Character Development: She was a very shy girl who could barely speak up for herself, and everyone at Shining Star School didn't even know who she was due to this fact. She never shared her voice with others and preferred singing alone. Eventually, when performing with Nara and See-a, she finally let her voice out and sang as loud as she could. After this, she became more confident in herself.
- Extreme Doormat: Was this before her Character Development. She could never speak up for herself before she met Nara and See-a.
- Girlish Pigtails: Has them during performances.
- Nice Girl: She's kind-hearted and understanding.
One of the main protagonists. Hera is the main visual in Melody who was originally an antagonist performing in Melody's rival group, The Dolls. She was kicked out by Calliope in season 2 and, after a change of heart, joined up with Melody.
Tropes:
- Alpha Bitch: Was this in season 1 before her Heel–Face Turn in season 2.
- The Ace: She was the most popular student at Shining Star School, being very talented at singing, dancing, and acting due to training at a very young age.
- Character Development: She used to be a complete Jerkass, bullying Melody whenever she could and even Lily and Rose. However, after getting kicked out of The Dolls, she ends up saving Melody during a performance, and they convince her to join. Once she does, while she can still be self-centered at times, she is a lot kinder and friendlier to the girls.
- Characterization Marches On: In episode 2, she comforted Nara, who was upset about her poor grades, and reassured her, saying that she's talented. She even cheered Nara on before her performance. Her apearances after that have her being a jerk to Nara, bullying her whenever she can.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Joining Melody helped her to become a lot kinder.
- Expy: Of Elza Forte from Aikatsu Stars!, especially with the whole Missing Mom aspect.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Her biggest flaw is this. Hera has a nasty temper. Whenever you see flames around her, you'd better make a run for it.
- Heel–Face Turn: In season 2, she gets kicked out of The Dolls and ends up joining Melody.
- Jerkass: In season 1, she was a self-centered bully who cared about no one other than herself. In season 2, however...
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: ...she joined Melody and became a lot kinder, while still having her moments.
- Lovable Alpha Bitch: Became this after joining Melody.
- Missing Mom: She hasn't seen her mom in many years, and strives to become a great idol so her mom can see her. Her butler, Sebastian, even notes that she thinks about her mom in every performance.
- Tsundere: Type A. Mostly in season 2.
One of the main protagonists. Jin is the manager of Melody. He used to be apart of the boy band, Friday, but after an accident onstage, he left the group.
Tropes:
- Deadpan Snarker: Usually directed towards Nara.
- Nice Guy: Despite his ego, he's a good person.
- Only Sane Man: Keeps Melody in check a lot of the time.
Melody's other manager. She's an AI who lives inside Nara's (formerly Reena's) Magic Agent.
Tropes:
- Bunnies for Cuteness: Just look at her!
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: To Beto.
- Team Pet: Serves this role to Melody.
Dolls
The new leader of The Dolls after Hera was kicked out. Originally, her name was Somee, and she was just a minor character who ran a blog, but in season 2, she changed her appearance and her name to Charisma, and she had a larger role.
Tropes:
- Girlish Pigtails: Sports them in season 2.
- The Glasses Gotta Go: In season 2, she no longer wears her glasses.
The main dancer in The Dolls. Lily was one of Hera's friends and was usually the most loyal to her. She could be just as rude as Hera and joined her in teasing Melody. She also has to stop Rose from saying something stupid.
Tropes:
- Jerkass: Not as much as Hera, but she could be just as mean at times.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: At times. Moreso in season 2.
The main singer in The Dolls. Rose was one of Hera's friends. While she was still loyal to her, Rose always showed shades of being kinder than Hera and Lily. Surprisingly, she's a huge fan of Noah.
Tropes:
- Digging Yourself Deeper: Has a tendency to do this.
- Hidden Depths: In episode 20, she seems to dislike Noah, but she actually knows a lot about him. When she pretends to be a toxic caller on Melody's talk show, Nara points out that Rose actually knows a lot about Noah and that she truly is a fan. Rose ends up accepting this, and the end of the episode shows her running over to Noah with a CD for him to sign.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While she still teases Melody like the other Dolls members do, she's shown to not be as mean as Hera and Lily.
Macaron
Tropes:
- Abhorrent Admirer: Is this to Jin.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She's a bit spoiled, but cares for her fellow Macaron members.
Tropes:
- True Blue Femininity: Like See-a, blue is apart of her color scheme.
- Verbal Tic: Uses "berry" in place of "very" in her sentences.
The maid to Princess Cream, the princess of the Cream Kingdom. Vanilla is the main singer in Macaron. She took Princess Cream's place at Shining Star School and pretended to be a princess.
Tropes
- Maid: Is the maid to Princess Cream.
Purple Queen
The leader of Purple Queen. Casey is a tomboy who acts tough on the outside, but is a kind and compassionate person on the inside. She hates anything cute and prefers to go for cool.
Tropes:
- Hates Being Called Cute: Not necessarily being called cute, but she doesn't like cute things.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Downplayed. Casey may seem tough, but she's genuinely a Nice Girl on the inside. She just doesn't want to ruin her image by showing it.
- Tomboy: One of her defining traits is her tomboyish nature.
- True Blue Femininity: Her first stage outfit is blue.
The main dancer in Purple Queen. Jay is a kind-hearted girl who comes off as rude due to how she smiles. She admired See-a and wanted to be friends with her.
Tropes:
- Ambiguously Gay: In episode 19, Jay wanted to be friends with See-a, but came off as mean and smug due to the way she smiled, making See-a not like her. Once she cleared things up, she revealed that she admired See-a and wanted to be friends with her. Flashbacks even showed her admiration, and it clearly sounded like she had a crush on her.
- Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold: She came off as smug, but eventually, once she cleared things up, she showed that she's a kind girl.
- When She Smiles: Her smiles usually came off as smug, but at the end of episode 19, she practiced smiling for real, and they came off a lot cuter.
The main singer in Purple Queen. Curie acts tough like the other members of Purple Queen, but she actually enjoys doing things like shopping and eating sweets. However, she felt the need to hide it due to it not fitting with Purple Queen's aesthetic. She has a close friendship with Yena, who helped her with this problem.
Tropes:
- Fiery Redhead: Downplayed. While she does have red hair, she's more calm in nature, especially when compared to the fiery Casey.
- Hidden Depths: Episode 22 showed that she enjoyed doing things like shopping and eating, but since Casey thought it didn't fit the aesthetic, she didn't tell anyone about it. Luckily, Casey found out and was fine with it and apologized.
Four Seasons
The leader of Four Seasons. Sunshine is a mature, hard-working girl who can come off as cold due to her demeanor. She also has a very toxic relationship with her fellow member, Storm.
Tropes:
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Averted. She does have blonde hair, but she's rather cold and stoic.
- When She Smiles: She never really smiled unless she was onstage, but in the final episode, she was smiling after Nara gave her speech once she became the Muse.
The main singer in Four Seasons. Storm is a girl who can come off as selfish and naggy. She usually fights with Sunshine due to their contrasting personalities. She enjoys giving advice to their younger students.
Tropes:
The main dancer in Four Seasons. Snow is a kind girl who is known for her cute and bubbly appearance. It's possible that she and Eeree are dating.
Tropes:
- Flat Character: She and Wind didn't get much personality compared to Sunshine and Storm.
The main visual in Four Seasons. Wind is a girl who's very understanding. She and Snow are the ones who are trying to keep Four Seasons together while Sunshine and Storm fight.
Tropes:
- Flat Character: She and Snow didn't get much personality compared to Sunshine and Storm.
