1. Takabonerate Island, South Sulawesi

Takabonerate lies southwest of Selayar island and is the third largest coral atoll in the world (the largest is Kwajalein in the Marshall islands and the second largest Suvadiva in the Maldives). Spread over 2,220 square kilometer (21 small islands) in the Flores Sea, there are coral reef and seagrass ecosystems. The atoll offers some very good wall diving. Visibility is normally around 30 meter. The atoll rises sharply from the side of a submerged ridge 2,000 meter below the surface. It is said to have been a huge volcano, that has since subsided, leaving a wide ring of coral. The area is an Indonesian National Marine Park and as such there should be no fishing.

There seems to be some areas with damage from dynamite fishing though. It is not clear how extensive they are. Diving is normaly done in the untouched areas. Topographic area is very unique and interesting, where atol group consisting of islands and coral reef a broad and sunken, forming the islands with a rather large amount. Among the islands reef, there is a narrow strait, the passage in and pitched. While on the coral reef surface, there are many ponds in the small and surrounded by coral reefs. At the lowest ebb, with a clearly visible and the dry land with water that formed a small swimming-pool. Visit best season: April until June or October until December each year.

2. Parai Beach, Kota Sungailiat, Bangka

This beach is one of Bangka Island's prides. The beach is located in Sungailiat district. The visitors can find various forms of boulders in this beach, which add its beauty. This beach is very ideal for having swimming, sun bathing and relaxing. Parai Tenggiri beach has the complete facilities in Bangka Island. There are luxurious hotels and water sport facilities. The Visitors will enjoy this beach with the local fishermen who always spend their days by looking for fishes in the sea. The calmness and fresh sea wind will greet the visitor when they arrive there. This make you feel comfortable to stay here.

3. Dodola Island, North Maluku

Dodola Island is surrounded by the wide of white sand that connect Dodola Besar Island and Dodola Kecil Island. The nature panorama around and the clear water are suitable for swimming and diving. There are also other islands that can visit by the tourists. Dodola beach is about 5 miles from Daruba, the capital of South Morotai districts.

4. Green Canyon Indonesia,Ciamis Pangandaran, West Java

If United States has Grand Canyon, Indonesia has Green Canyon, one of tourism object in West Java which is located in the Village District Kertayasa Cijulang, Ciamis Regency ± 31 km from Pangandaran. Well, green canyon is only a pun of the name of the Grand Canyon in Colorado, United States. This attraction is the river flowing through Cijulang cave with stunning stalactite and stalagmite, flanked by two hills with rocks and trees provide a unique and challenging natural attraction. The color of the river water that greenness was the reason of this place to be acknowledged as Green Canyon. The name of The Green Canyon itself was popularized by a french tourist in 1993, but local citizen called it cukang taneuh or The Land Bridge in Indonesian language because of the existence of a long and wide bridge that connected between the Kertayasa Village and the Batukaras Village.

The beautiful scenery of the Green Canyon Cave waiting after descending from the boat. You could enjoy the side of the cave with seeing stalactite and the stalagmite that still dropping water. The water continually fall in this area so it's called as eternal rain area. You can swimming to feel refreshing water in the cave and don't forget to use the buoy.

To reach this location visitors must follow the Cijulang river using a boat that available at Pier Ciseureuh, either outboard boat or canoe paddles. The scenery will be more beautiful when witnessing the Palatar Waterfall in the Green Canyon Cave. Swimming in a refreshing water while enjoying high hills and seeing stalactite and the stalagmite will be an unforgotten moment.If you intended to visit this place better to come in the dry season because the river's color is green in this season, Whereas in the rain season, during the high rainfall, the river water will be brown.

5. Bintan Island, Riau

The northern tip of the island, Bintan Resorts (Lagoi), 45 minutes from Singapore by ferry, full of expensive resorts and manicured lawns. As it has very little in common with the rest of the island, the resorts are covered in the Bintan Resorts article. Separated from the resorts by checkpoints and armed guards, the rest of the island is "real" border town Indonesia, home to electronics factories, fishing villages and local style resorts (beach and adventure type) along the East Coast Bintan.

The colorful town of Bintan, Tanjung Pinang, 1.5 hours away from Singapore by ferry, used to be a local destination for prostitution and gambling (just like neighboring Batam), but after a clamp-down by the local authorities it is regaining its rightful reputation as one of Indonesia's most historical cities, with its ancient vibrant market partly located on stilts in the sea. Bintan has excellent beaches, although the water tends to be murky due to its proximity to Singapore, shipping lanes, and Batam's industries. Bintan Resorts is best known for golf, while Trikora is a cheaper option for sea sports. You can also go island-hopping from the main ports. From Tanjung Pinang, going to a nearby island would only be about S$5-10.

6. Lake Toba, North Sumatera

Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in the world and is in Sumatra, Indonesia. Samosir island within the lake is the island within the island of Sumatra. Lake Toba is an immense volcanic lake covering an area of 1707 sq km (1,000 sq km bigger than Singapore) with an island in the center. Formed by a gigantic volcanic eruption some 70,000 years ago, it is probably the largest resurgent caldera on Earth. Some studies say it might have been associated with causing previous ice age/climate change and the largest human population bottleneck ever. Genetic estimates suggests that there where only a few thousand individuals that survived the catastrophe. The island in the middle - Pulau Samosir - was joined to the caldera wall by a narrow isthmus, which was cut through to enable boats to pass; a road bridge crosses the cutting. Samosir island is the cultural centre of Batak tribe who are mostly Christians in the modern days.

Kick back and relax after the frenetic atmosphere of Indonesia. Swim in the volcanically warmed waters of the lake or arrange an overnight 'party' boat out on the lake if you can get enough volunteers together. A beautiful place to do nothing at all. Plenty of second hand book shops to stock up on reading material. Traditional Batak Dance in Restaurant Bagus Bay every Wednesday and Saturday from 8.15PM onwards. After the dance, sit back and enjoy the folk songs done by a group of men.

7. Umang Island, Banten

Another paradise island in Indonesia, Umang Island, situated in Banten province, is a small island perfect for your tropical getaway. Especially when you've done some business in Jakarta, since Umang Island is only 4 to 5 hours away from the bustling city.

The five-hectare private island is maintained by a single management, Umang Island Resort and Spa, which offers the same comfort as a star-rated hotel with relaxing ambiance. The location is also very strategic for nature trekkers as it's near the UNESCO heritage site Ujung Kulon National Park.

Umang Island is also well-protected from the West Java sea storms as there's Tanjung Lesung beach to the north and Panaitan Island to the west. So whenever you feel like lazying around a white sandy beach overlooking the crystal sea water, you should try Umang Island, where the beauty of nature may give you peace and tranquility.

8. Raja Ampat Island

The Raja Ampat Island in Irian is group spreads out over a huge area and consists of over 610 islands. The four largest islands are Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. The name of Raja Ampat based on the legend. This area had begun with 6 eggs that found by King Waikew in Waigeo Island. But from the 6 eggs, just 5 eggs had crack. The last was become an egg stone till now on.

From the fifth eggs that had cracked, the 4 eggs was become men who become King of four big islands that is Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. While the one egg became a woman, had wash away and stranded in Biak Island. That woman was born a child named Gura Besi that known as the historical man of Raja Ampat, because of his heroic story.

The Raja Ampat islands are a truly natural phenomenon with enormous biological diversity. The amazing marine landscape means that underwater photography should be on the top your list during your stay. However with Raja Ampat's natural conditions, high endemic level of land, sea biodiversity, coastal ecology, and local culture & tradition the islands offer more than just amazing landscapes to photograph.

You may also consider:

* Wreck diving
* Sailing
* Kayaking
* Exploring the islands by boat
* Visiting the Red Bird of Paradise
* Enjoying the Karst islands around Wayag Island
* Exploring the bat caves (literally, not the Dark Knight variety)
* Make your own wood sculpture guided by an Asmat artisan
* Fishing using traditional Papuan techniques
* Trekking to discover waterfalls
* Feeding couscous
* Snorkeling
* Watching The Sea Ghost

Even though Raja Ampat islands have only few visitors, there are already hotels and homestays on Saonek, Mansuar, and Yenwaupnor islands.

9. Bunaken, Manado, North Sulawesi

Bunaken is one of Indonesia's most famous diving and snorkeling areas and it draws visitors from all over the world. In addition to banana-shaped Bunaken Island itself, the 890 km2 of marine national park includes the neighboring islands of Manado Tua (a distinctive cone-shaped extinct volcano), Siladen (which will be described later), Montehagen, Nain, and Nain Kecil.

The thing to do in Bunaken is dive, dive and dive! However, the steep walls and occasionally strong, rapidly changing currents mean that many sites cater more to the intermediate/advanced diver. There are beginner-friendly sites too and all dive shops can arrange introduction dives and Open Water Dive courses.

All dive shops in the park are affiliated with resorts.Snorkeling is fantastic in front of many of the resorts around the island, with an incredible amount of marine life inhabiting the shallows. Remember not to snorkel without fins as the currents can sometimes be strong and change quickly even when they are not. Pick a reference point on the island and do not stray too far unless you are a very confident swimmer. If you love diving very much then come and visit Bunaken island.

10. Siladen, South Sulawesi

As part of Bunaken National Park, Siladen is indeed the little paradise island that everyone has ever dreamed of.Siladen is a small island to the northeast of Bunaken, it offers deep coral covered walls and great marine life. With its long white sandy beaches fringed by coconut trees, coral reefs and bottomless walls just a few meters from the shore, its small fishing village of approximately 300 inhabitants and its few bungalows, Siladen, secluded and off-the-beaten-track, is the perfect place for sea and nature lovers. Walking around the whole island takes about one hour.

If you are bored to visit Bali, try to visit these place. :) Hope you enjoy. And, oh, this files aren't mine. I googled it from Here :)

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Miss A

 

Miss A – often stylised as miss A – is a Chinese-Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group made their official debut in early July 2010. The four members of miss A are Fei and Jia from China, and Suzy and Min from South Korea. The group, initially with five members, was unofficially known as (JYP) Sisters. The group has appeared on random shows in China before being reshuffled and made their official debut in July 2010 with Korean album Bad But Good. Its main track Bad Girl Good Girl became an immediate hit, reaching #1 spot on various charts. Miss A released their second single Step Up in September.

Miss A Member

1. Fei

Name : Wang Fei Fei ( 王霏霏 )
Korean name : 왕페이페이
English name : Fei, Flora
Date of birth : April 27, 1987
Height : 165cm
Weight : 47KG
Nationality : Chinese
Birthplace : Haikou, Hainan
Favorite color : Red
Education : Currently studying in SEOUL INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
Agency : JYP Entertainment
Dancing style : power jezz, girl hiphop, Chinese Folk Dance
Language(s): Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean
Experience : 2009 Zhejiang Television <<越跳越美丽>>
2009 Zhongyang Television <<同一首歌>>
2009 Zhejiang Television <<中国蓝——一周岁庆典晚会>>
2010.01.18 Zhejiang Television <<爽食赢天下>>

*Eventhough she is great in singing, we can’t neglect her dancing abilities~
Feifei learn dancing (Chinese Folk Dance ) since she was young, so her basis is very solid~


2. Jia

Chinese Name: Meng Jia (孟佳)
Korean Name: Mong Ji Ah (멍지아)
English Name: Jia
Nickname: Pole (Because she is thin, and slender thighs)
Date of Birth: February 3, 1989
Horoscope : Aquarius
Height: 166cm
Weight: 45kg
Nationality: China
Birthplace : Hunan
Hobbies: Dancing, Laughing
Favorite food: Noodles (In chinese, it is called 米粉, a form of rice noodles.)
Favorite things: Dancing, Her family^^
Education: Beijing Modern Music Institute (Modern Dancing Course, batch of 2006, left for korea after half a year.), currently studying in Seoul University of Arts
Agency: JYP Entertainment
Date of joining: 1st April 2007
Dancing styles: Power Jazz, Girl Hip Hop
Language(s): Mandarin, Korean
History:
【Pre-debut】
21st May 2009 – Zhejiang Television <<越跳越美丽>> as a member of Sisters, with a total of 28 episodes.
7th July 2009 – CCTV <<同一首歌走进青岛>>, performed <<大家一起来>>(Come on everyone)
18th August 2009 – Zhejiang Television <<星耀中国蓝>> First anniversary, performed <<真命天子>>(Mr. Right)
5th November 2009 – Zhejiang Television <<广告钱塘盛会>>
8th November 2009 – Zhejiang Television <<第四届电视观众节闭幕式晚会>>
21st November 2009 – Zhejiang Television <<娱乐纵贯线>>
- Mnet Asia Music Awards, performed <<Honey>>
18th January 2010 – Zhejiang Television <<娱乐纵贯线>> (Korea special)
22nd January 2010 – JYPE reveals Meng Jia, Fei Fei training videos, performing <<Boom Boom Pow>>
11st February 2010 – Zhejiang Television <<越跳越美丽>> (Korea Special)
【Music Videos】
November 2009 – Recorded <<MY COLOR>> with 2PM
May 2010 – Recorded <<LOVE AGAIN>> with Fei Fei and Suzy

*Introduction: The dance machine of Miss-A, energetic dance moves, explosive visuals. Danced for years before entering JYP, majoring in ethnic dance, she changed to HIP-HOP after joining the company. Her passion for dancing is commendable. After training under JYP for 3 years, not only her dance improved, but her vocals are good too~ Pole (Meng Jia’s nickname) is a hard working lady who is strong at the same time. No matter how tough the training goes, she is deemed to practice hard for it, while showing her pretty smile to everyone. Those who are friends with Meng Jia, praised for hardworking attitude and a lady who are good at understanding. She always shows her cute side on television whenever she could. Meng Jia also knows how to take care of the other members in the group just like a big sister, and even though she went to Korea in 2007, her korean language ability is possible as a korean translator~~


3. Min

Name: 李敏英 ( Lee Min Young )
Korean Name : 이민영
Birthday : June 21, 1991
Height : 158cm
Weight : 49KG
Agency : JYP entertainment
Language(s) : English, Korean, minimal Mandarin
Specialty : English, every kind of dance, singing

*Introduction :
Min is a female singer who is trained by JYP and later debut in US. She is also Rain’s junior. With her dancing abilities, no matter Hip-hop, Jazz, Locking, Poppin or Tap dance she is able to interpret them perfectly.
On the age of 13, together with SNSD’s Hyoyeon, they form a dance group called Little Winners and received many good comments and response. Her locking skill is considered even better than Hyoyeon who is also known as the female Michael Jackson. It is reported that on the age of 12, the reason of Min being selected as a trainee under JYPE is because of her amazing dancing skill. Since 2005, she went to US and received training from many US famous musician and dancer. Min first US album will be released on the early half of 2007.
The producer of this album is Park Jin Young and America famous musician. Rookie female soloist who is only 15 years old has officially entered the US market. On the 24th, Park Jin Young announced Min’s tour activities on Seven’s ‘world tour’ concert press conference. On the young age of 12, Min is being trained to be a professional actor and also received 2 years of singing and dancing training under the most authoritative company.
Especially her album that is being produced by Irzen whom also worked for Usher’s <Yeah> and Park Jin Young and therefore, build up people’s anticipation. The 15 year old girl shocked everyone when she first entered the US market.


4. Suzy

Name: Sue Ji
Korean name: 배수지
Birthday: October 10, 1994 – From Gwangju province, Korea.
Nationality: Korean
Group Position: Vocalist
Height: 166 cm ~ 5’4”
Weight: 46 kg ~ 101.2 lbs
Languages: Korean, minimal Mandarin, English
 Experience:
-Used to be a model for an online shopping mall before becoming a trainee.
-2010 Phone Model in China
-a lead actress to the 2011 drama "Dream High" playing Go Hye Mi.




Credits : From every source, wikipedia and others

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BIG BANG

Big Bang (Korean: 빅뱅), commonly stylized as BIGBANG, is a South Korean boy band. The group's formation was chronicled on the television series Big Bang Documentary, from July to August 2006. The show was also aired online on GomTV and on MTV Korea. Initially a six-member group, one member got eliminated during the airing of the show before the official debut leading to their current line-up.

Signed to YG Entertainment, Big Bang released several successful singles and EPs. Their first release, the EP Always (2007), spawned the number-one single "Lies" (Korean: 거짓말; Revised Romanization: Geojitmal). The follow-up EPs Hot Issue and Stand Up were similarly successful. After they received the "Artist of the Year" award from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award, the group expanded their activities into Japan, releasing mini-albums and airplay singles. Their materials would not receive major promotion until the following year with the release of their first physical Japanese single, "My Heaven".

By the end of 2009, Big Bang became the most searched artist in South Korea. They also became the first foreign group in Japan to receive the Japan Cable Broadcasting Award for "Best Newcomer", and the first from Korea to receive the Japan Records award. In recent years, the members have branched out to do solo activities: Taeyang and G-Dragon have released solo materials while T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri have started acting.

Big Bang Member

1. G-Dragon

G Dragon is the leader of YG band BIG BANG. He is a well established rapper in the company and has been part of YG since 1999.
* Stage Name: G Dragon
* Real Name: 권지용 Kwon Ji Yong
* Position in Big Bang: Team leader/Rapper
* Pendant: "To become a big star in the music industry"
* Birthdate: August 18, 1988
* Height: 170cm
* Weight: 54kg
* Blood type: A
* Family Members: Parents & Older sister
* Education Background: Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School
* Specialty: Rapping, dancing, beat boxing, composing, singing, and languages (Chinese, English)
* Hobbies: Drawing pictures and listening to music
* Debut: DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex (2001)
* Personality: He is pretty bright. When he's quiet he is extremely quiet. He lightens the mood a lot. He leads the group. His senses are fast, has high self esteem and likes to be outstanding.
* Likes: Fashion, acting, cooking, crispy donuts, dogs, cars, the drawing ?is it stars or skeleton?, books (poems, mangas, and magazines), watching cartoons, and himself
* Featured in:
-Perry's First album
-Lexy's First album
-2002 YG Family 2nd album, YMCA baseball program
-Swi.T's First album
-Se7en's 1st & 3rd album
-Wheesung's First album
-Masta Wu's First album
-Was in YG Family's ONE Concert

2. Tae Yang

Tae Yang is a vocalist for YG band BIG BANG. He is also a well established rapper in the company and has been part of YG for many years.
* Stage Name: Tae Yang; SOL
* Used to be known as: YB Taekwon
* Real Name: 동영배 Dong Yong Bae
* Position in Big Bang:Vocalist
* Pendant:"To become the best in the music industry"
* Birthdate: May 18, 1988
* Height: 170cm
* Weight: 56kg
* Blood type: AB
* Family members: Parents & Older brother
* Specialty: Rapping, dancing, beat boxing, singing, and languages (Japanese, Chinese, English)
* Hobbies: Gardening, listening to music, watching TV
* Debut: YG Family 2nd Album (2002)
* Personality: Does his best in everything, over achiever. Doesn't like to fight, he talks about the problem with his opponent. He listens to you well and thinks about what he is going to say before he says anything.
* Likes: Church, summer, clothes, games, and manga
* Musicians he admires: Usher, Omarion, Justin
* Past experiences:
Since 5th grade he went to an acting class.
Auditioned for JinuSean's music video.
Was in the music video A-Yo as a Mini JinuSean.
Auditioned for YG after meeting JinuSean.
He was in YG Family's ONE Concert.
* Featured in:
-Swi.T's First album
-YG Family's 2nd album -Wheesung's 2nd album
-Masta Wu's 1st album
-Lexy's 1st album

3. TOP

T.O.P (also known as Tempo) is a rapper and the oldest member of YG band BIG BANG. He was voted #41 on MNET's 2007's 100 Must Haves.
* Stage Name: T.O.P
* Also known as: Tempo
* Real Name: 최승현 Choi Seung Hyun
* Position Big Bang: Rapper
* Pendant:"To inspire people with his voice and become big"
* Birthdate: November 4, 1987
* Height: 180cm
* Weight: 65kg
* Blood type: B
* Education Background: Seoul Art College (majoring in Music)
* Specialty: Rapping, beat boxing, composing
* Hobbies: Reading and swimming
* Personality: He speaks well and he is extremely stubborn. He likes to be the leader of things and speak his mind. Shy and he thinks he's cute.
* Likes: Theatrical performances, musicals, and fashion designing
* Musicians he admires: Usher, Omarion, Jay-Z, and B2K
* Past experiences:
KBS we like radio. He won a rap battle. [2003]
Performed at a club in Gangnam. [2002-2005]
Performed with STARZ. [2004]

4. Dae Sung

Dae Sung is a vocalist of YG band BIG BANG. When training for BIG BANG he was voice trained by one of his favourite artists; Wheesung, who also helped train other vocalists in BIG BANG.
* Stage Name: Dae Sung; D-Lite
* Real Name: 강대성 Kang Dae Sung
* Position in Big Bang: Vocalist
* Pendant: "To let the whole world listen to your music"
* Birthdate: April 26, 1989
* Height: 173cm
* Weight: 62kg
* Blood type: O
* Education Background: KyeongIn High School
* Specialty: Singing
* Personality: Always bright, does his best in everything. When he's around other people he lightens the mood.
* Likes: Rap, beat boxing
* Musicians he admires: Usher, Omarion, Ne-Yo, and Wheesung.
* Determination:I'll work my hardest and become the best.

 5. Seung Ri

Seung Ri is a vocalist and the youngest member of YG band BIG BANG.He is an enthusiastic dancer and considered to be one of the best in the group.
* Stage Name: Seung Ri; VI
* Real Name: 이승현 Lee Seung Hyun
* Position in Big Bang: Vocalist
* Pendant: "A new style of music set on the music industry"
* Birthdate: December 12, 1990
* Height: 174cm
* Weight: 57kg
* Blood type: A
* Family Members: Parents & Younger sibling
* Specialty: Singing, dancing, & choreographing.
* Personality: Very strong, for the youngest member of the group. He is pretty mature, because his Blood-Type is A, he is very shy and keeps a lot of things to himself.
* Likes: Foreign languages
* Musicians he adires: Justin Timberlake & Omarion.
* Determination: Fighting! I cannot return home.
* Past experiences:
M.Net "Battle of Shinhwa" [June-August 2005]
Was in Kwangju dance team "ll Hwa" [Aug.03-Jan.05]

Credits : Wikipedia, and the other sites.

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Ah, ini dia! Foto-foto Skip Beat yang aku kumpulin. Ga banyak sih. Soalnya waktu itu aku lagi males nyari. Tapi ya, buat di koleksilah, lumayan. *udah banyak bacot bicara lu! cepetan kasih fotonya. Iya iya, sabar dikit napa? *gila nih ngomong sendiri -__-

FIRST OF ALL,

I DON'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF THESE PHOTOS BECAUSE I GOOGLED IT XD

NEXT,

THESE PHOTOS AREN'T MINE

AND THE LAST.

ENJOY :)

 

THAT'S ALL.

ENJOY :)

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Skip Beat!
From every source such as Wikipedia, Crunchyroll, Google, and so on.

Skip Beat! (スキップ・ビート!, Sukippu Bīto!^?) is a Japanese shōjo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is the story of Kyoko Mogami (最上 キョーコ, Mogami Kyōko^?) a 16-year-old girl who discovers that her childhood friend and romantic goal, Sho Fuwa, only keeps her around to act as a maid and earn his living expenses, as he works his way to become the top pop idol in Japan. Furious and heart broken, she vows to get revenge by beating him in show business. 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 June 2008, nineteen volumes have been released in Japan, and as of May 2009, eighteen volumes have been released in the United States. In 2002, a drama CD adaptation was made and released by Marine Entertainment, and covers the first volume (chapters one to five) of the manga. An anime adaptation is produced by Hal Film Maker, and began airing October 5, 2008.^[1] It ended airing with episode twenty-five on July 12, 2009.

PLOT

Skip Beat! follows the story of Kyoko Mogami, a sixteen year-old girl who loves her childhood friend, Sho Fuwa (Shotaro), 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. Upon arrival in Tokyo, Kyoko lives an unreasonably frugal life, spending nothing on herself and doing whatever she can for Sho, who eventually becomes ranked seventh of the top twenty most popular entertainers of Japan. One day, she overhears Shotaro complaining about her to his manager, saying that she is a boring and plain girl. 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 thinks she's only good for housekeeping. 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 him. And so, Kyoko changes her appearance and enters the entertainment industry, facing many challenges along the way. 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. As Kyoko cultivates her acting and friendships, she soon discovers a sense of self separate from her initial plans for revenge.


Karakter Skip Beat!


Main Characters

Kyoko Mogami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyoko is a bright, intelligent girl bent on revenge against the boy that used her feelings of love and devotion for his own selfish gain. More vengeful than depressed, she swears to get even. Shōtaro, the one who used her, tells her that the only way to do this would be to beat him in show business. She changes her hair style (cutting her hair short and dying it in orange), and her attitude and begins the task of applying to Shō's rival company, L.M.E. While her audition stood out, the president of the company realized that she lacked the key component needed to become an idol: love, as without genuine love for this profession and for the audience, she could not succeed. However, despite her failure, she had such an interesting audition (she did katsuramuki as her talent portion) that Kyoko was given a second chance. Thus, L.M.E.'s "Love Me" section was founded. Lory made a deal with Kyoko that if she completed all the jobs given to her as a Love-Me employee to the client's satisfaction (determined by points stamped into her record book), by the end of a certain period of time, having accumulated enough points, she would be given a grand debut. Having entered show business, Kyoko found a genuine love for acting and a rare talent for performing a great range of emotions and characters. Her professionalism, raw talent and willingness to give her all for her act eventually earn her the respect of those around her, including Tsuruga Ren and Kotonami Kanae. As a result of her box being opened, her personality is slightly twisted (vaguely reminiscent of Yukino from Kare Kano), and it is a recurring joke during the series that she uses voodoo dolls of Ren and Sho, though less for actual harm and more for purposes of impersonating what they would say in a situation.

 

Ren Tsuruga

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ren has an extremely kind and gentle persona. He takes his acting very seriously and expects professionalism from those around him. While he maintains a perfect public image, he has frequently shown his true face to Kyoko, failing to keep his polite facade in front of her. He was originally unhappy with Kyoko, and frequently found ways to annoy and tease her because of her impure reasons for joining show business. However, once he realized that her acting was more than a tool for revenge, he began to support her growth as a budding idol. Although at first in denial, he eventually came to terms with his love for Kyoko and grew as an actor as a result of the realization. He makes many attempts to express his love, but Kyoko is continuously blind to all romantic overtures. Ren was voted top male celebrity in Japan on the same poll ranking Shotaro seventh, causing the latter to have strong feelings of jealousy and rivalry towards him. Ren tends to become jealous whenever anything happens between Shō Fuwa and Kyoko due to their former relationship and now their frequent coincidental, and un-coincidental meetings, giving Sho multiple openings to cause him emotional distress. Despite the obvious obstruction of Shō's closeness to her, Ren has no intention of giving Kyoko over to him. Ren's hidden past is another obstruction to his romantic feelings towards Kyoko yet to be fully explored in the manga.

 

Shō Fuwa

 

 

 

 

 

His real name is Shōtarō (松太郎^?). He keeps it a secret because he finds it very old-fashioned. He is an extremely egotistical, extremely talented music star. Shō had no qualms about asking Kyoko to give up her life in Kyoto to become his unpaid servant, fully cognizant of her misconceptions of the nature of their relationship. After Kyoko's transformation, he is shocked and soon discovers he had more feelings for her than he originally thought. He has disliked seeing Kyoko's tears since childhood, knows her preferences in food, and of her love for fairy tales and things romantic in nature (even buying her an ornate, whimsical bouquet of blossoms and pearls to her specific tastes). Shō holds a great animosity towards Ren because he is hailed as the coolest, number one guy in Show Biz. Shō declared that he'd steal all of Ren's fans and the title of "The Coolest Male Celebrity" from him. He does not like Ren's closeness to Kyoko and he challenges Ren as he makes it known that he would not willingly give up his place in Kyoko's heart as the one she thinks of the most.

 

Supporting Characters

 

Kanae Kotonami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When introduced, Kotonami's character looks to be the villain to Kyoko's heroine, but Kanae is much more sympathetic than she first appears. Kanae wants desperately to be a top-rate actress and was at the same audition as Kyoko. Although she made it further than Kyoko, she also failed for lack of love. Thus, she became the second member of Love Me. Kyoko calls her Moko. After their tag-team effort in winning an audition for a commercial, despite obvious differences in their personalities, both girls recognize that they are in fact very similar, leading them to become friends. Although her attitude towards Kyoko may seem aloof at times, it is clear that she values their friendship, as she reluctantly shares her secret with Kyoko when she fears her unwillingness to share her troubles might drive Kyoko away. 

 

Yukihito Yashiro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is Ren's manager. When first seen he is a serious character, later on he is used largely for comic relief. We get a better understanding of Ren’s subtle emotional shifts from Yashiro’s not-so-subtle reactions to Ren’s interactions with Kyoko. He fully supports a romantic relationship between the two and often needles Ren about his lack of progress in that area. He also tends to associate anything Ren says in relation to Kyoko and his feelings for her, even before Ren himself came to terms with them.

He must use latex gloves when handling electronics because any electronic device that he touches directly will soon be rendered useless. In particular, he has mentioned that a cell phone will die after about 10 seconds of direct exposure to his skin.

 

Lory Takarada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lory is the extravagantly flamboyant president of L.M.E and Maria's grandfather. He is one of the first people to recognize Kyoko's potential of being a great star, and created the "Love Me" section because of this. He seems genuinely concerned for Kyoko and wonders what could have happened in her past to cause her to lose the ability to love. He learns in Vol. 4 that Kyoko has never known her father and has a bad relationship with her mother but does not know the details. Later, when he learned that she dropped out of school he arranges for her to attend a high school that is specializes in accommodating students working in show business and their hectic schedules.

 

Reino

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reino is the lead singer in his band, Vie Ghoul. When he first met Kyoko he snorts at her and states that she is plain. He was sent by his company to copy Sho Fuwa and take all his fans. Reino seems to have special powers to see ghost and apparitions and becomes intrigued with Kyoko when he catches one of her apparitions. Reino continually stalked kyoko for a period of time, claiming that she will be his. He argues with both Sho and Ren. Kyoko also seems to misunderstand Vie Ghoul's name referring to them as the "Beagles". Reino returns in chapter 138 for Valentine's Day expecting Kyoko to give him chocolates as a gesture of her love to him. Reino also claimed that Ren is tired of Kyoko running to him for help. He currently holds one of Kyoko's "apparitions" as hostage, affectionately calling it "pet". By using a special bracelet, he can make it visible to everyone, including Kyoko.

 

Maria Takarada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maria is the granddaughter of the president of L.M.E. and used to use her cute appearance to get people's sympathy. She did so before Kyoko's audition; however Kyoko recognized this, and called her out on it. While some people would be angry at Kyoko, Maria began to idolize her, and views her as an ultimate big sister. Maria also suffered from a huge guilt complex from her believing that she is the cause of her mother's death. As a result, Maria was unable to talk or even be around her father, since she thought that he hated her. Kyoko managed to make Maria understand that her father didn't hate her, or think that Maria caused her mother's death. Maria also loves to dabble with black magic (along with Kyoko's side) and has a large crush on Ren Tsuruga.

Minor Characters

 

Takenori Sawara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is the head of L.M.E.'s talent section. Sawara was tormented by Kyoko into getting her into an audition (Kyoko originally auditioned under "Talent" rather than "Acting"). Despite the initial meeting, he is actually very supportive of Kyoko, even through her penchant for tripping her own idol career up.

 

Nakazawa

 

Head of the singing section in the L.M.E., he was present during Kyoko's audition and acted as one of the judges. In the anime, he was the one who assigned Kyoko, as a member of the Love Me department, to the task of cleaning the hallway soiled with bubble gum spat everywhere by a disgruntled band that did not get accepted.

 

Matsushima

 

Head of the acting section in the L.M.E., he was present during Kyoko's audition and acted as one of the judges. In the anime, he was the one who assigned Kyoko, as a member of the Love Me department, to become Ren's manager in Yashiro's stead, who could not perform his duties due to colds.

 

Shoko Aki

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shoko Aki is Sho Fuwa's manager. Since he and Kyoko split he's been living at her place. Actually he was already living at her place most of the time even when he was still living with Kyoko. Though Shoko and Kyoko actually get along okay. He also constantly flirts with her. Shoko Aki herself wanted to become an actress (Act.85), but decided she didn't have the talent for it. But she still wanted work that was connected with Show business, and got a good job as a manager. She also notices that Sho has fallen for Kyoko, and much like Yashiro does for Ren, she attempts to get Sho to realize his feelings. However, unlike Yashio, she's more subtle and less pushy about it. Unfortunately, in her recent attempts to provide guidance to Sho on the matter, she mistook what he was saying about Reino and Kyoko (thinking he was talking about Kyoko and himself) and led Sho to believe that Kyoko and Reino were together. She was the one who suggested he give Kyoko flowers as a "congratulations" gift about her and Reino.

 

 THAT'S ALL. ENJOY :)

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