The following is a list of characters from the anime and manga series K-On!. The five main characters are members of a band, Ho-kago Tea Time (放課後ティータイム, Hōkago Tī Taimu, After School Tea Time), formed by their light music club in high school. Their surnames are derived from members of the Japanese band P-Model, and two other characters have surnames derived from members of the Japanese band The Pillows.[1]