Skip Beat! Vol. 5

Synopsis:

Well, it turns out that Kyouko wasn’t fired from her chicken role (the name’s Bo which I will be using from now on) after all. Seems that the audience loved her “enthusiasm” and she was funny (of course!). When leaving the studio, she had yet another encounter with Ren, who frightened the life out of her, but also giving her good tips on how an actor should attract as much attention as possible and take advantage of every opportunity in the entertainment industry.

Later on, Kyouko decided to audition to act in a CM (a type of beverage) advertisement. When at the audition, she met a arrogant and rude actress, Erika, whom everyone seems to be afraid of. Even Moko who also audition fear her. Since Erika uses her connection, she was always able to get the role that she audition for. Both Kyouko & Moko made no impression at all as all the other girls made a circus of themselves. They decided to team up and wear their bright pink Love me outfits to attract attention!!! And they did. The director was noticing them. Furthermore, to make it even easier for Kyouko & Moko, the director decided to audition the girls by breaking them into pairs. The first test was for the pair of girls to get into a quarrel over a guy. Even though they didn’t discussed anything beforehand, both girls manage to complete the test successfully, surprising everyone. The 2^nd test was a follow up, where the girls have to “reconcile”, after fighting. This time Kyouko manage to think up of a good idea, but it was stolen by Erika. When it came to their turn to act, Kyouko thought of an even better idea to show Moko’s & her reconciliation. With such great partnership, both of them passed the audition & were chosen to act in the CM advert.

Review:

The highlight of this volume is definitely the audition tests for the CM advert. This is definitely one of my favorite arc story in the manga. The way Kyouko & Moko act in the test showed how much talent they have, especially Kyouko who have an “inner” talent that not many people can see, whereas Moko’s talent is more clearly seen for the present time.

Labels: Skip Beat

Posted at 12:10 AM