About “Skip Beat” in a few words:

Skip Beat is a popular Japanese manga and anime series that follows the story of Kyoko Mogami, a young girl who joins the entertainment industry to get revenge on her childhood friend and crush, Sho. Along the way, she discovers her true passion for acting and grows as a person, forming new relationships and facing various challenges in the competitive world of show business. With its unique characters, compelling storylines, and emotional depth, Skip Beat has become a beloved series among fans of the shoujo genre.

Meet the characters from Skip Beat

Kyoko Mogami

Oh Kyoko, the absolute whirlwind of “I will get revenge by becoming a star” energy — stubborn, fierce, and somehow adorably chaotic. She works herself to the bone with that never-say-die smile, crashes into everything (physically and emotionally), and will absolutely yell at you if you underestimate her — then cry into a convenience store pudding five minutes later, like, normal. There’s this fierce loyalty under all the screaming and dramatic acting exercises, and she’s surprisingly sentimental about tiny ridiculous things (old sneakers? secret bento jars? yes). She can be both painfully naive and scarily sharp, which is maybe the best combo — also she hoards tissues, not sure why.

Ren Tsuruga

Ren is the gorgeous, icy superstar with a velvet heart that keeps slipping out at inconvenient times — broody, elegant, and quietly devastating. He’s the kind of calm who makes everyone else look like they’re in a windstorm, but then he’ll do one tiny, bafflingly sweet thing and you melt (and also feel guilty for sneaking glances at his cheekbones). Professional to a fault, sensitive under layers, and secretly a little ridiculous about perfection (does he line up his pens? maybe), plus he’s probably the person who hums while thinking — fatal, really. He’s mysterious but not cliché-mysterious, more like “I will stare into distance while making coffee and fix your life accidentally.”

Sho Fuwa

Sho is the glittering, frustratingly charming golden child who makes terrible decisions and somehow pulls it off; addictively theatrical and kind of a walking soap-opera. He’s flirty and bold and can flip from smiley sweetheart to cold glass in a second — like a human mood swing with an expensive haircut. There’s a bratty, damaged heart in there that keeps showing up at the worst times (big dramatic irony), and he loves attention but hates being looked at for the wrong reasons, which makes him infuriating and oddly sympathetic. He probably eats pancakes at midnight and laughs too loud at his own jokes — please both scold and hug him.

Kanae Kotonami

Kanae is the tiny tornado of cheer and gossip who is a best-friend legend: loud, bubbly, slightly dramatic, and weirdly practical when it counts. She talks a mile a minute, gives dress advice like it’s a national service, and will defend her friends with the ferocity of someone wielding a shopping bag as a shield. Don’t be fooled by the cutesy squeals — she notices everything, files it away, and uses it to emotionally blackmail you later (only lovingly, mostly). She’s contradictory in the best way: a romantic who secretly analyses contracts, always carrying snacks but mysteriously never hungry.

Yashiro Yukihito

Yashiro is the quiet, almost fragile-looking ace actor who radiates old-soul calm and then surprises you with tiny flashes of mischief — think tea-and-raspy-voice but with knives. He’s polished, incredibly observant, and has that “I read a book and looked at the rain” vibe, yet he’ll drop this dry, weird joke and you’ll snort-laugh before you can stop yourself. There’s a depth to him that’s part poetic loner and part meticulous craftsman — he treats roles like a sacred thing and also collects somewhat suspiciously cute stationery. He seems aloof but is actually paying more attention to your socks than you are.

Maria Takarada

Maria is a sparkly little comet — bubbly, overly dramatic in the cutest way, and completely incapable of being boring, which is honestly her superpower. She flirts with the camera like it owes her money, has a million poses memorized (and a million facial expressions queued), and will burst into song at a mildly inconvenient moment. There’s a surprising streak of shrewd ambition under all the sugar — she knows how to get what she wants, even if she makes it look accidental — plus she probably sleeps with a stuffed animal but insists she’s grown up. Sometimes she’s coy, sometimes she’s a steamroller of cuteness, and both are excellent.