Close enough, yeah. These two groups do tend to get compared a lot. Although a lot of that probably is based on what Hollywood shows about them, not actual facts lol
Anyway, Junichiro (Jun's dad) sure is a likeable fellow, isn't he? :P
As for Perrine - she's one of my personal favorites, so she'll always get at least some content, but as you already said, she is just a support character, so she won't get too much screen time, sadly