OMG so heywgwvgh ok so for the kotakis, I think thier parents were pretty negligent of the two of them. When Taiga dropped out of highschool, alot of pressure went onto Nagi since the kotaki patents were hoping at lease ONE of their kids would come out normally, but alas, when Nagi refused to go to college so she could pursue music with RADder kotaki parents were pissseeeddddd and they kicked nagi out 😔😔😔 lucky for her tho she's the younger sibling so she was able to move into a shitty apartment with Taiga. Yeah their parents kinda suck and its for that reason Taigas so protective of Nagi and why Nagi would always kings to Taigas back when they were kids....
For Ken shiraishi!!! His parents kept a pretty tight leash on him and were pretty controlling because they wanted him to succeed in life or whatever. Because of this, Ken wasn't able to develope any passions until he met Taiga and got his world flipped upside down to pursue music. Ken stuck out like a sore thumb in Vivid Street really because he was dressed alot more push than everyone else (#future lawyer)
Ken mentions how esp when radder first formed, they didn't get along and the only thing that ever connected the group was music but I like to think the first thing that truly brought them all together on a personal level what their not so nice parents and that is why radder is a found family thank you for coming (AND SORRY FOR RESPONDING 22 DAYS LATE I KEEP FORGETTING I HAVE A RETROSPRING 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭)