Kaori

Kaori (香織) was Rin Hojo's arranged fiance at the time due to her family's business relationships. However, Kaori ended up falling for Ryosuke Takahashi and was determined to pursue a relationship with him despite her father's disapproval. In response, Rin verbally abuses her out of frustration, claiming her family will suffer as a result. In the end, Kaori commits suicide leaving both Ryosuke and Rin heartbroken with the latter becoming murderously vengeful against Ryosuke.

Trivia

 * Kaori is based on Aya Kiguchi (木口 亜矢, Kiguchi Aya), a Japanese model.
 * Kaori's theme is a rendition of the Franz Schubert composition Ellens dritter Gesang, commonly known as Ave Maria.

Etymology

 * The name Kaori means "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka) and "weave, weaving" (織) (ori).