I really couldn't decide what series to start with. So many idiotic pairings, too many defective plots. Finally I decided to start with Beauty Pop because I just bought the final volume a couple of days ago and it sounded like a good place to start.
The main and rather obvious pairing in Beauty Pop is Kiri and Narumi. You can tell that from day one. A not so awful pairing. Narumi, at the beginning is an unbearable snob but so is Ochiai. They both grow on you. Now if my favorite pairing is Narumi and Kiri why would I even bother writing this? That's the canon pairing and there is really no need to defend it. But it just so happens that I love the pairing of Ochiai and Kiri.
Ochiai, the brains behind the operation, (whether it be evil or not it's not for me to judge) falls hard for Kiri before Narumi does. That’s not to say that Narumi didn't already have any feelings I'm just saying that he hadn’t noticed anything by that point while Ochiai had a stinking stalker picture on his cell phone (Kawaii.)
Ochiai is the type of character that doesn't show his emotions much to anyone. But he is also the type that when he finally does find that someone special she will be the world to him and he won't be afraid to show it. (maybe I'm reading too much into the character)Ochiai just goes about his feelings in a too subtle way for Kiri. That and he really does love Narumi and by the end can see that Narumi loves Kiri. He is just too good a guy to steal her from him. That’s not to say that he backs down completely.
Well the case is a mute point anyway because the author would never put this pairing down in ink. From the beginning the mangaka wanted Narumi and Kiri together and no matter how the story or characters evolved that is what was going to happen. Poor Ochiai never stood a chance!
Feel free to comment on this posting. It would do wonders to my self esteem. I will even hold off on any brutal bashings this time if you'll write. I'm awaiting with baited breath for your opinion. (If you wait too long I might end up resembling a very quite and still smurf. HURRY UP!!

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