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Skip Beat
By aimee | November 19, 2011
Love me or hate me.
Take your pick.
Love me and I will always be in your heart.
Hate me and I will always be in your mind.
Either way, I win.
I chanced upon this quote on Twitter and thought it fitting to describe the core of Sho Fuwa and Kyoko Mogami’s relationship. Don’t you think so too? It just seems the kind of thing Sho would openly tell Kyoko, with an evil smirk on his face. In turn, she’d react with her usual self – seething anger with her evil minions running amok around her along with her thoughts of strangling the life out of Shotaro. Ahhh, such a lovely relationship they have. Haha!
Let me give a short recap to benefit those who haven’t an idea of Skip Beat. Sho and Kyoko are a couple. Guy goes to Tokyo in pursuit of his dream to become the best singer and girl follows in pursuit of her love for the guy. Girl soon realizes that guy is a Class A jerk, leaves him and plots her greatest revenge. She swears to beat him in being the top in the entertainment industry. Then she meets guy #2, Ren Tsuruga, who falls for her. But little did she know that guy #2 is actually more than he lets on. The story thus revolve around them, the industry they work in, the love story, and the yet-to-be-revealed mystery that is Ren Tsuruga.
It’s been awhile since I’ve read the latest chapter and thus only have a vague recollection of the events that have transpired. But I do remember these mainly involve TV shows and events they do as actors. Little is the encounter between Sho and Kyoko and more of Ren and Kyoko. It would be a delight for me if only the latter encounters are even a bit more romantically-inclined but the case is not so.
It is still ongoing and I am impatiently patiently waiting for even the slightest romantic development between Ren and Kyoko. But seeing as how things are going now, I think it will be a while before I see any of that happening. Just in case though, I will be happy to be wrong in this matter.
I have attempted to watch the anime version but too soon found it better to just stick w/ the manga. Being moved by the manga is hardly happening so I figured I’ll just waste time watching it too. No need for self-torture. Maybe it’s just because it’s not been updated for some time that’s why I don’t feel an attachment to it (unlike how I do w/ say, Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama). Or maybe it’s the story or lack thereof. The plot seems to have been lost amidst all the showbiz-related happenings. But I guess it’s needed to justify the revenge when it finally happens, assuming it will.
Wow. I must be really not impressed w/ the course of Skip Beat’s story. I think this is my first post that’s so void of emotion. Oh well. There’s always a first for everything. I may be a fan of shoujo manga, but it doesn’t mean I’ll like all of them. I’ll still see how this goes though. Okay, I stop now. This is getting boring.
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