oh gosh yeah, Skip Beat was one of the shoujo series that has really stayed with me!! i read a lot back in highschool but my friend and i were both super into SB! because of how un-shoujo-protagonist she was? like she was so nOT A PURE INNOCENT SPARKLE FAIRY except she totally was underneath the spite and abuse from her asshole ex, lmfao. but her gradual transition from vengeance to really wanting to act for herself i thought was sUCH AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE and also the fact that her acting was never devalued because of her early motives?? like she always put her effort into it and she got better once she was more at peace with herself but she was still treated as a legitimate actress by everyone but Sho and i just. IT'S SUCH A GOOD SERIES!!!!

high school debut sounds sO FAMILIAR oh wow after googling yes, i definitely read part of that one way back when! i think it was still ongoing when i dropped off of following most of the series i was into Because College, but yes, it was also very good. shoujo is just. good for the soul sometimes =u=