40 Fun Facts About Skip Beat!

In Skip Beat!, which manager of Ren Tsuruga wears latex gloves because his touch breaks electronics?

Yukihito Yashiro can kill a cell phone within about ten seconds of holding it bare-handed, so Ren's devoted manager never handles a device without his gloves.

At her L.M.E. audition in Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami carves which vegetable into a flower?

A daikon, the giant white radish, is what she peels into a bloom with a knife borrowed from her boss, a famously hard kitchen skill that stuns the judges.

In Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami keeps mishearing the name of rival band Vie Ghoul as which dog breed?

Beagle is what Kyoko makes of Vie Ghoul, a slip so funny that the usually cold Sho Fuwa nearly bursts out laughing when he is alone.

In Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami lands a regular TV job inside the costume of Bo, which kind of animal?

A chicken suit hides Kyoko so well that she uses Bo to coax secrets out of Ren Tsuruga, who will not open up to anyone he knows.

Why does Kyoko Mogami make detailed dolls of Sho Fuwa and Ren Tsuruga by hand in Skip Beat!?

To curse them is the idea: her handmade dolls show both men in fear and distress, though once she warms to Ren she starts consulting his doll in stressful moments.

After Sho Fuwa's betrayal in Skip Beat!, what opens inside Kyoko Mogami and unleashes her grudges?

Pandora's box is the image for the moment her innocence shatters: out pour tiny demon versions of Kyoko that can choke, pin or terrify bystanders.

Live-action Skip Beat! leads Choi Si-won and Lee Donghae belong to which K-pop group?

Super Junior lent the drama both leading men, Si-won as the Ren character and Donghae as the Sho character, and one of its subgroups sang the opening theme.

In Skip Beat!, members of L.M.E.'s Love Me section must work in a jumpsuit of which loud colour?

Pink is the colour of the Love Me uniform Kyoko finds waiting for her, with the section logo on the front and back; strangers later joke about it in public.

In Skip Beat!, Sho Fuwa's parents run which kind of business, where Kyoko Mogami grew up working?

An inn is where she picked up the cooking and hostess manners that later let her pass for a refined lady on screen, and Sho ran away rather than inherit it.

In Skip Beat!, how does Kyoko Mogami vow to take revenge on pop idol Sho Fuwa?

To become a bigger star than Sho is the dare he mockingly throws at her as security drags her off, moments after she learns he only wanted a maid.

Which Skip Beat! rival at Kyoko Mogami's audition becomes her best friend and Love Me partner?

Kanae Kotonami out-acted Kyoko at the audition yet failed it too, and the pair only became friends after winning a commercial audition as a team.

Which flamboyant Skip Beat! president runs L.M.E. and creates the Love Me section for Kyoko?

Lory Takarada arrives everywhere with a huge entourage to stage the strangest entrances he can, yet he is among the first to spot Kyoko's potential.

In Skip Beat!, how is the young Maria related to the president of the L.M.E. talent agency?

His granddaughter Maria starts idolizing Kyoko after Kyoko calls out her trick of using a cute face to win sympathy just before the audition.

In Skip Beat!, Ren Tsuruga's dazzling gentlemanly smile is usually a mask for which emotion?

Anger is what the fake smile covers, and Kyoko can tell because her grudge spirits swarm out to enjoy the hostility whenever he flashes it.

Which annual occasion does the heartbroken Kyoko Mogami hate most in Skip Beat!?

Valentine's Day tops her list because she believes every girl who gives a man chocolate out of love will end up betrayed the way she was.

In Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami and Sho Fuwa leave which Japanese prefecture to chase his music career?

Kyoto is the home Kyoko gives up, along with high school, to follow Sho to Tokyo, where she works several jobs to pay his living costs.

Skip Beat! belongs to which manga category, alongside Fruits Basket and Ouran High School Host Club?

Shojo manga is written for girls and young women, and Skip Beat! has run in one of the category's best-known magazines since 2002.

In Skip Beat!, pop idol Sho Fuwa keeps which old-fashioned real first name a secret?

Shotaro strikes him as far too traditional for a pop idol, so he performs under a clipped stage name, though Kyoko, who grew up beside him, knows the truth.

Kyoko Mogami's first major role in Skip Beat! is which embittered heiress in the drama Dark Moon?

Mio was a shy girl in the original drama, but Kyoko plays her proud and full of hatred, and the director ends up rebuilding the story around her version.

In Skip Beat!, what name does Kyoko Mogami give the childhood friend she believes is a fairy prince?

Corn is how the young Kyoko misheard the boy's real name, and she has no idea that her fairy prince grew up to be Ren Tsuruga.

In Skip Beat!, which real name does top actor Ren Tsuruga hide behind his stage name?

Kuon Hizuri is the name he was born with: a famous actor's son, he left for Japan in his teens and started again under a stage name.

In Skip Beat!, which childhood keepsake does Kyoko Mogami whisper to when she needs courage?

A blue stone, given to her by a boy when she was upset as a child, is her comfort, and when Ren picks it up he realises he was that boy.

In Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami plays Setsuka, who is what to Ren Tsuruga's menacing persona Cain Heel?

His sister is the part: the agency head sends Setsuka along as a kind of talisman to keep Ren steady while he lives as the frightening Cain Heel.

Which Skip Beat! singer fronts the copycat band Vie Ghoul, sees spirits and stalks Kyoko Mogami?

Reino becomes fascinated with Kyoko after catching one of her grudge demons, which he keeps as a pet and later holds hostage to get chocolates from her.

In Skip Beat!, young Maria shares which spooky hobby with her idol Kyoko Mogami?

Black magic is a pastime the two dabble in together, and Maria also nurses a huge crush on Ren Tsuruga.

In Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami makes her screen debut in a commercial for which kind of product?

A soft drink gave her that first break even though she has disliked soda since childhood and forced herself to swallow it for the audition.

In Sho Fuwa's promo video in Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami plays which kind of supernatural being?

An angel who kills the devil is the part she volunteers for with relish, and her tearful take leaves Sho so stunned that he forgets his own cue.

In Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami films which traditional ritual while kneeling on a badly injured ankle?

A tea ceremony scene with Ren forces her to kneel on the injury, yet she keeps a serene face until the take is finished and leaves the crew in awe.

In Skip Beat!, why does Ren Tsuruga struggle to play the lead role of Katsuki in Dark Moon?

He was never in love despite a string of past girlfriends, so he cannot find the character until he starts falling for someone for the first time.

Which manga artist has written and illustrated Skip Beat! for Hakusensha since 2002?

Yoshiki Nakamura made her manga debut in 1993, and Kyoko's showbiz revenge story has since kept her busy for more than fifty volumes.

The live-action Skip Beat! drama starring two K-pop idols first aired in which place?

Taiwan made the Mandarin-language series, moving the story to Taipei and renaming the heroine Gong Xi.

Fans funded an English dub of the Skip Beat! anime in 2016 through which website?

Kickstarter backers met licensor Pied Piper's goal and a stretch goal for a Blu-ray release, with Caitlin Glass cast as Kyoko.

In Skip Beat!, Kyoko Mogami's high school drama character Natsu is which kind of role?

A bully who enjoys picking on classmates, Natsu only clicks after Ren coaches Kyoko to carry herself like a model, a makeover that stuns the cast.

Which former child actress volunteers to become the third Love Me member in Skip Beat!?

Chiori Amamiya asks to join in order to rediscover the joy of acting, having quit after dark childhood roles left her typecast and bitter.

In Skip Beat!, the Darumaya, where Kyoko Mogami lives and works in Tokyo, is which kind of business?

A restaurant whose owner lends Kyoko his knife for her audition, the Darumaya also houses her, and he talks her out of quitting showbiz.

In Skip Beat!, Ren Tsuruga began his acting career in which country, where he was fired repeatedly?

America is where he was sacked so often that he lost count, a past the Japanese public never learns because he works under a stage name.

Which Japanese magazine has serialized the Skip Beat! manga since its debut in February 2002?

Hana to Yume, whose name means Flowers and Dreams, comes out twice a month and was also the home of Fruits Basket.

Which Skip Beat! character manages Sho Fuwa and is the woman Kyoko catches him flirting with?

Shoko Aki once dreamed of acting before finding she was better at managing, and her well-meant advice keeps turning devious in Sho's hands.

Which voice actor, also Death Note's Light Yagami, plays Sho Fuwa in the Skip Beat! anime?

Mamoru Miyano earned a best-lead-actor nomination for Light the year before voicing the vain pop idol, and he is a recording singer himself.

Which voice actress, also Armin in Attack on Titan, plays Kyoko Mogami in the Skip Beat! anime?

Marina Inoue was still reprising the heroine years after the anime ended, in audio dramas bundled with the manga in 2017 and 2019.