▁now ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁college ▁entrance ▁exam ination . ▁Her ▁dream ▁is ▁to ▁ace ▁the ▁ex ams . ▁She ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁expedition ▁since ▁she ▁has ▁two ▁years ▁left ▁before ▁taking ▁her ▁entrance ▁exam ination , ▁and ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁something ▁special . ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁the ▁group ▁she ▁watched ▁Kim ari ▁and ▁Sh ir ase ▁bond ▁over ▁their ▁travel ▁plans ▁and ▁became ▁en vious ▁of ▁both ▁of ▁them . ▁However ▁over ▁time ▁she ▁comes ▁to ▁enjoy ▁their ▁company ▁and ▁hon esty , ▁something ▁she ▁found ▁lack ing ▁in ▁previous ▁friend ▁groups . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁first - year ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁from ▁H ok ka ido , ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁calm ▁and ▁cool ▁person ality ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁others . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁actress ▁who ▁started ▁in ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁commer ci als ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four ▁and , ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁long ▁business ▁travel s , ▁has ▁never ▁had ▁friends ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁child . ▁She ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Ant arct ica ▁to ▁do ▁online ▁streams ▁about ▁the ▁trip , ▁but ▁later ▁changed ▁her ▁mind ▁after ▁being ▁convinced ▁by ▁Kim ari , ▁Sh ir ase ▁and ▁Hin ata . ▁She ▁is ▁initially ▁je alous ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁girls ▁friendship , ▁but ▁she ▁later ▁real izes ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁her ▁best ▁friends ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁had ▁only ▁known ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month . ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁Ant ar ctic ▁observation ▁team ▁▁▁ ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁civil