| Keiichi Shimizu | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Keiichi Shimizu |
| Nicknames | Sleeping Beauty |
| Birthdate | August 26th |
| Age | 15 (Primo Passo) 19 (Corda FF) |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair Color | Light Yellow |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Known Relatives | Unnamed Parents Tomomi Shimizu (Older sister) Unnamed Aunt |
| Allegiance | |
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| Additional Information | |
| Instruments | Cello |
| Grade | First Year Class A |
| Occupation | Cellist High School Student |
| Real World | |
| Manga | Chapter 1 |
| Anime | Episode 1 |
| Created by | Yuki Kure |
| Voiced by | Jun Fukuyama (Anime & Game) |
| Performed by | Tomoki Ooi (多井智紀 |
| Other Information | |
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La Corda D'oro Primo Passo | |
Keiichi Shimizu (志水 桂一 Shimizu Keiichi) is a first year cellist in the music department who is known across the school for being a sleepy handsome boy and a cello prodigy.
Personality[]
Keiichi is the youngest male competitor in the concurs who likes to do things at his own pace. He is very drowsy all the time and often seems confused or in a daze, shown when Keiichi instead of Mr. Kanazawa says Mr. Kanadawa or Mr. Kananagawa. Keiichi speaks slowly and politely, in a quiet voice, where he can be found sleeping anywhere, anytime. Kahoko Hino first met him lying on the ground, fast asleep because of this many people gave him the title of "Sleeping Beauty" from his handsome face and drowsy manner.
Background[]
Keiichi's life seems to revolve around music - he tells Kahoko Hino that he sleeps, wakes up, plays the cello, then repeats the process, other than eating, going to concerts with his family and visiting the library to learn more about music.
He is currently living at his aunt's house where he enjoys reading as well as studying the history of music and structures of instruments. In time, he becomes interested in Kahoko because of her carefree music. Keiichi also shows interest of her because the music he plays always seems to be stuck in his head. Him and Kahoko usually encounter each other at musical events like concerts, showing of instruments, etc. Kahoko commented that when he smiles, he looks like an angel. He has an older sister, a younger brother and a younger sister. His older sister always sends him costumes to try on.
Recently in an extra of Chapter 62, Tomomi Shimizu (Keiichi's older sister) came to the school where she was mistaked for him.
Etymology[]
- The name Keiichi means "Japanese Judas-tree" (桂) (kei) and "one" (一) (ichi).
- Keiichi's surname Shimizu means "will, purpose" (志) (shi) and "water" (水) (mizu).
- Like Kahoko and her other potential love interests in Kin'iro no Corda 1&2, his family name has the mizu 水 part, corresponding to the planet Mercury (水星 Suisei) in Japanese characters.
Trivia[]
- Keiichi's favorite food is rice balls.
- Keiichi's hobby is naps and speculating.
- Keiichi plays the cello