History Manga / BeautyPop

* BerserkButton: Stoic as she is Kiri does have some. Breaking her Jii-san's scissors makes her ''mad''.

* BeserkButton: Stoic as she is Kiri does have some. Breaking her Jii-san's scissors make her ''mad''.

%%* BrokenPedestal: Ozawa as far as Narumi is concerned.

* AccidentalPervert: Narumi, happens several times.
* AfraidOfBlood: [[spoiler:Kiri, ever since she accidently cut her mother's ear while giving her a haircut. It is severe enough for her mind to shut down and freeze her in place.]]

* {{Anime Hair}}: Whenever Kiri cuts a boy's hair, this is the outcome.

* BigEater: Kei ''loves'' his candy...
* {{Bishonen}}: A majority of the male cast, excluding Taro.
* BrokenPedestal: Ozawa as far as Narumi is concerned.

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Kiri, of course.

* [[IAmNotLeftHanded I Am Not Right Handed]]: Kiri during the school festival.

* [[ItDoesntMeanAnything It Doesn't Mean Anything]]: What Narumi says to Kiri a lot, particularly after the AccidentalKiss. Kiri, in all likelihood, [[ObliviousToLove didn't think it meant anything in the first place]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ochiai... Though it doesn't mean he's going to give up.
* LargeHam: Minamoto.
* LongDistanceRelationship: Emi and Seiji, for most of the series anyway. Presumably Kiri and Narumi after Kiri leaves, [[spoiler: at least until Narumi goes to California/Kiri comes back to Japan]].

* [[{{Meganekko}} Meganekko]]: Kanako.

* NerdGlasses: Ochiai.
* NewTransferStudent: Always a rival or someone with a grudge against the leads.
* OddCouple: Kiri and Narumi, eventually.
* OppositesAttract: Kiri and Narumi.

* TheRival: Both Narumis consider their Koshiba counterpart their rival; it's not certain if Kiri considers Narumi a rival, and Narumi's dad assumes that Seiji considered him the UnknownRival until the very last chapter. Prior to that, Narumi's dad apparently became a RivalTurnedEvil (or at least exceptionally ruthless and petty). [[{{Buttmonkey}} Niida]] considers Narumi his rival because Narumi always bests him, and Junna considered Narumi his ArchNemesis because Narumi's dad used to buy his wins.

* [[{{Shotacon}} Shotacon]]: Most girls at school towards Kei.
* SlapSlapKiss: The DistantFinale shows us that [[spoiler:Chisami and Iori end up engaged, although their constant bickering stays the same]].

* [[{{Tomboy}} Tomboy]]: Kiri is very boyish; she's often mistaken for a boy when not in the school uniform.

''Beauty Pop''[[hottip:*: ''Beauty Pop is actually the title of the first half of the series; the second half, after a short hiatus, was renamed Beauty Pop Stage 2'']] is a shoujo manga series by Kiyoko Arai published by Creator/VIZMedia under their Shojo Beat label.

* StalkerWithACrush: Kazuhiko Ochiai when he develops a crush on Kiri. He chases after her, is shown secretly watching her from behind without her knowledge, and even has Kiri's picture as his cell phone's wallpaper. [[spoiler: In the end, although Narumi and Kiri have married, he still refuses to give up on her, even teaching Kiri and Narumi's kids to call him "daddy". He also often schedules appointments after hours for Narumi to prevent him from going home to Kiri so that Ochiai can gladly go in his place]].

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Hair-cutting techniques are treated like this.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Hair-cutting tenchiques are treated like this.

* {{Bifauxnen}}: When Kiri is dressed as 'X', she has been mistaken for a male several times, likely due in no small part to her {{Pettanko}} body type and her fondness for baggy clothes.

''Beauty Pop''[[hottip:*: ''Beauty Pop is actually the title of the first half of the series; the second half, after a short hiatus, was renamed Beauty Pop Stage 2'']] is a shoujo manga series by Kiyoko Arai published by VIZMedia under their Shojo Beat label.

* HollywoodScribbling: Kiri. It's even an important plot point later on.

* CuteShotaroBoy: Kei.

* AllergicToLove: Narumi, who has a skin allergic reaction when touched by girls.

* {{Bishonen}}: Lots of them, especially Narumi.

* AfraidOfBlood: [[spoiler:Kiri, ever since she accidently cut her mother's ear while giving her a haircut.]]

* BeautifulAllAlong: Kiri, when she shows her emotions -- especially when she smiles.

* {{Anime Hair}}: whenever Kiri cuts a boy's hair, this is the outcome.

* BrokenAesop: Apparently the only people who can care about the state of their models/customers are the natural geniuses; people like Niida and even naturals like Oozawa only care about prestige.

* HarmlessVillain: Those guys who 'kidnapped' Kanako and Chisami, who were terrified of Chisami's RAEG and who were handily dispatched. Junna after he gets locked in the storage room.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Everyone who hooks up in the main group... maybe even [[spoiler: Chisami and Iori, although Chisami was in middle school while the others were already in high school]].

* HopelessSuitor: Ochiai for Kiri, although he doesn't give up; ''possibly'' Billy for Kiri as well, but it's hard to say.

* [[IAmNotLeftHanded I Am Not Right Handed]]: Kiri during the school culturefest.
* InnocentCohabitation: Billy staying with the Koshibas, although at first it's less innocent (because he's there to steal the Golden Scissors) but counts because it's not because of "that." Despite Billy making an early reference: "Living together" versus "staying in her house."
* [[ItDoesntMeanAnything It Doesn't Mean Anything]]: Or, what Narumi says to Kiri, particularly after the AccidentalKiss. Kiri, in all likelihood, [[ObliviousToLove didn't think it meant anything in the first place]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ochiai... Although that doesn't mean he's going to just give up on Kiri.

* OverEnthusiasticParents: Kiri's mom, Narumi's dad, Kiri's dad not so much, although he seems happy to go along with Emi's plans.

* SecurityCling: Kiri does this to Narumi when we find out she's afraid of A: the dark and B: cockroaches (although possibly she was just startled by the second one).
* SeriousBusiness: Hairstyling (and salon duties in general)

* TheStoic: Kiri herself. Seiji, in anything not involving Emi. Of course, both let the mask crack (when they think no-one's looking).
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Kiri most of the time -- though it's more like general indifference.
* TeenGenius: Kiri and everyone at SP. They are all natural-born geniuses at what they do.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Again, Kiri and Kanako.
* {{Tsundere}}: Narumi is a male version, for Kiri.

''Beauty Pop''[[hottip:*: ''Beauty Pop is actually the title of the first half of the series; the second half, after a short hiatus, was renamed Beauty Pop Stage 2'']] is a shoujo manga series by mangaka Kiyoko Arai that ran in Ciao magazine from 2004-2008.

''Beauty Pop'' is published in English by VIZMedia under the Shojo Beat label.

The manga is about the life of a naturally talented hairstylist named Kiri Koshiba and her friends. Even though Kiri is still in high school, many renowned hairstylists and beauticians see her as a rival because of her genius skills -- and she gets a lot of challenges, much to her annoyance.

Foremost among those who try to beat Kiri are the SP (or "Scissors Project"), a group of boys determined to become the best makeover team in Japan.

[[quoteright:240:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beautypop1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:240:"I'll help you add... a little magic."]]

''Beauty Pop''[[hottip:*: ''Beauty Pop is actually the title of the first half of the series; the second half, after a short hiatus, was renamed Beauty Pop Stage 2.'']] is a shoujo manga series by mangaka Kiyoko Arai that ran in Ciao magazine from 2004-2008.

''Beauty Pop'' is published in English by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat label.

* LesYay: Kiri and Kanako to an extent, plus Kiri and Chisami.

* HoYay: You could arguably get hints from Narumi-papa's attitude towards Seiji, particularly with the constantly-drawn parallels between the prior generation (Seiji and Narumi-papa) and the current one (Kiri and Narumi Shogo). Possibly why they explicitly re-draw the parallel at the end to compare the older guys to Narumi and Ochiai instead...
** Either this or severe Hero Worship in Ozawa's case; though an otherwise unflappable JerkAss, Kiri's inherited-from-her-father cutting techniques are instantly recognized by him; following the announcement that Kiri is [[http://www.mangareader.net/267-18657-16/beauty-pop/chapter-27.html THE Seiji Koshiba's daughter]], we find out that [[http://www.mangareader.net/267-18657-17/beauty-pop/chapter-27.html Ozawa has posters of Seiji in his room]]...

* {{Anime Hair}}: whenever kiri cuts a boy's hair, this is the outcome.

* {{Bishonen}}: Lots of them.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: [[http://www.onemanga.com/Beauty_Pop/42/34/ Found your boobs! <3]]. Also the next page...[[http://www.onemanga.com/Beauty_Pop/42/35/ Wow, they're small]].

''Beauty Pop'' is a shoujo manga series by mangaka Kiyoko Arai that ran in Ciao magazine from 2004-2008.

Beauty Pop is actually the title of the first half of the series; the second half, after a short hiatus, was renamed Beauty Pop Stage 2.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beautypop1.jpg
[[caption-width:240:"I'll help you add... a little magic."]]

''Beauty Pop'' is a shoujo manga series by mangaka Kiyoko Arai. It recently completed its run in Ciao magazine.

Foremost among those who try to beat Kiri are the SP (or "Scissors Project"), a group of boys determined to become the best makeover team in Japan. Shougo Narumi, leader of SP, falls in love with Kiri halfway through the story, but it takes her a long time for her to start warming up to him.

''Main characters'':
* '''Kiri Koshiba''': teen genius hairstylist.
* '''Kanako Aoyama''': Kiri's best friend, classmate and neighbor.
* '''Taro Komatsu''': Kiri's childhood friend, classmate and neighbor.
* '''Iori Minamoto''': Kiri's childhood friend, specializes in aromatherapy.
* '''Kenichiro Seki''': Kiri's childhood friend, specializes in massage.
* '''Shougo Narumi''': leader of SP, hairstylist.
* '''Kazuhiko Ochiai''': member of SP, responsible for make-up.
* '''Kei Minami''': member of SP, specializes in nail art.
* '''Seiji and Emi Koshiba''': Kiri's parents.
* '''Shampoo''': Kiri's pet cat.

** YourMileageMayVary: The Aesop seemed more 'Stylists who care about their customers can bring out maximum beauty,' not 'Only prodigies are allowed to care.' Otherwise, according to the above example, Oozawa would either care about his customers (which he doesn't, that we see) or he wouldn't be a natural at styling (which he is, if not as good as Kiri).

* GeniusBreedingAct: Averted, as ''everyone'' in the series is a genius of some kind. (Well, except Kanako and Taro...)