Minamino, Kanade

南野奏

Kanade is a 14-year-old second-year student at Private Aria Academy junior high, where she serves as Hibiki's childhood friend and classmate. Although she is an outstanding student, she lacks athletic ability, unlike Hibiki. Her academic excellence and demeanor have made her somewhat of a celebrity within the school. While Kanade appears very mature, she can be quite stubborn at times. She is a member of the Sweets Club at Aria Academy. Her dream is to become a pastry chef and eventually take over her parents' shop, the Lucky Spoon. She harbors a crush on Ouji, the school's prince of music. Additionally, she has a strong affection for cats, particularly Hummy, whose paw she finds pleasant to touch.
Her potential as a Pretty Cure was awakened when she and Hibiki became immune to Siren's attack. Through her musical score, she transforms into Cure Rhythm. As Cure Rhythm, her normally dirty blonde hair turns platinum blonde and reaches knee-length. Her theme color is white, with light pink as a sub-color, and her Fairy Tone is Rery. Her primary weapon is the Fantastic Belltier, which utilizes the Fairy Tone, Fary.
She introduces herself with the phrase, "Playing the graceful tune, Cure Rhythm!" (爪弾くはたおやかな調べ！キュアリズム！, Tsumabiku wa taoyaka na shirabe, Kyua Rizumu!)