this is completely out of nowhere, but. Free! main characters and which band they'd stan. why? I love BanDori and I love Free that's it

bonus in the comments

PoPiPa

• Makoto just likes the friendship stuff PoPiPa sings about okay. he has a lot of love in his heart
• Haru started listening to PoPiPa because Makoto showed him a song. that's about it. it's good music

AGlow

• cmon, AGLow's music is MADE for Rin. rocky and loud, but still full of love for their friendship. it's perfect
• Sousuke similarly likes their louder songs most, especially when they go for a more retro rock vibe
• Ai just listened to AGlow because Rin does, but found himself surprisingly invested

PasuPare

• Kisumi just likes their aesthetic that's it. a surprisingly dedicated fan though who keeps going to lives and events. has probably befriended Hina and Eve somehow
• Gou is more of a casual fan, but PasuPare's music makes her smile, so she likes it

Roselia

• as someone who's written lyrics for more Roselia songs than anyone reasonably should, let me tell you this: half (or more?) of their songs fit Ikuya's character perfectly. like, Neo-Aspect is so accurate it's almost scary. those headphones he's always wearing? blasting Roselia

HaroHapi

• all of these three can be lumped together as people who just like having fun goshdarnit. it's that simple. they heard the music or saw them live, went "hey this makes me smile!", and decided to support them
• though, as a note, Natsuya has gone to the most lives out of sheer coincidence, they just always happen to be performing when he's in the area

RAS

• Momo strikes me as someone who likes fast and loud songs. has probably never paid any attention to the lyrics, just knows they sound cool
• Nao is definitely the type that people look at and go "wow he looks so calm and friendly, I wonder what he's listening to" and then on his headphones it's just HELL! or HELL? on full volume

Monika

• Rei likes their aesthetic, but is also really invested in their growth, as someone who's started swimming with no prior experience he sees a lot of himself in them!
• Hiyori's usually more of the type to listen to something like Roselia, but Monika won him over with their Shinkai Shoujo cover

I love my swim boys (& girls! even if Isuzu isn't here) okay I love them sO MUCH