2. MANGA
In Japan, the manga was first published
in Hakusensha's shōjo manga
magazine Hana to Yume in February
2002, while in the United States, it began
publishing under Viz Media's Shojo
Beat label in 2006. As of March 2013, 32
volumes and one fanbook have been
released in Japan, and as of February
2013, thirty volumes have been released
in the United States.
3. ANIME
An anime adaptation is
produced by Hal Film
Maker, and began airing
October 5, 2008. It ended
airing with episode
twenty-five on July
12, 2009.
4. DRAMA
Original title : (華麗的挑戰)
English title Extravagant Challenge
Alternative title : Skip Beat!
Gender: Comedy / Romance
Episodies: 15
Cadena: FTV, GTV
Soundtrack band: Extravagant Challenge OST
Opening song: 華麗的獨秀S.O.L.O
(Extravagant S.O.L.O) by Super Junior M.
Ending song: Zhe Shi Ai (這是愛)
by Donghae(ft. Henry)
5. STORY
Skip Beat! follows the story of Kyoko
Mogami, a sixteen year-old girl who
loves her childhood friend, Shotaro
Fuwa, but is betrayed by him. Having
spent a large part of her childhood at
Shotaro's parents' inn, she learned a
great deal about hostelry and other such
jobs. Shotaro, not wishing to take over
his parents' business, moves to Tokyo to
pursue a career in music. Sho, as he is
called by his fans, asks Kyoko to leave
high school and her life in Kyoto
Prefecture behind to help him.
6. Upon arrival in Tokyo, Kyoko lives
an unreasonably frugal life and
works multiple jobs to support
Sho, spending nothing on herself
and doing whatever she can for
Sho, who eventually becomes
ranked seventh of the top twenty
most popular male celebrities of
Japan. One day, she overhears
Shotaro complaining about her to
his manager, saying that she is a
boring and plain girl.
7. He proceeds to sweet-talk and flirt with his
manager, in stark contrast to the cold and
demanding attitude he usually exhibits towards
Kyoko. Kyoko doesn't shed many tears when she
learns that Sho wanted her along only to handle
housekeeping duties. Instead, her "Pandora's box"
opens and she vows vengeance on Sho. As she is
carried away by security, Sho mockingly tells her
that if she wants revenge, she had better become a
bigger star than he is. And so, Kyoko changes her
appearance and enters the entertainment
industry, facing many challenges along the way.
8. Skip Beat! follows Kyoko's journey to climb
the showbiz ladder as she meets interesting
people, troublemakers and friends
alike, with hopes of getting revenge on
Shotaro, as well as regaining the sense of
compassion that she had lost when her
heart was broken by him. Along the way
she meets Tsuruga Ren, who at first hates
Kyoko but later comes to love her. As
Kyoko cultivates her acting and
friendships, she soon discovers a sense of
self separate from her initial plans for…
revenge!.
