>>283103556
>There's interest for her, and we don't know why.
...But we do? Kaito said that as an idol, he wants to be someone that people want to see again. When he saw how Uta was able to bring a smile to that baby with her singing, she became the kind of person that he wanted to see again. She's achieving what he wants to be able to do with his old friend, and his admiration only grew stronger when he became the target of her song.

>>283103635
>pairing them off wouldn't feel earned or right because of how he barely exists in the show outside of his episodes
I don't disagree, but they are getting paired off regardless. I just don't think he'll come to reciprocate the romantic angle during the show itself.