Pictures and Wallpaper: Idol Shopping 9, 16 Life 1 and 2 of 2 by Aikawa Saki, My Kingdom 3 (m&c! 28 June 2011 manhwa and manga) [UPDATED]

NikBabble™ compounded, per promise. Also, covers.

Idol Shopping © Hwang MiRee/Samyang
Published in Indonesia by Gramedia/m&c!

The Biatch Teacher© and Seo GaYoon are engaged?! Kang Song Yie's heart shatters upon hearing the news. It is up to the so-called playboy prince to piece the shards back, and for that he will have to concoct a plan that would do even Machiavelli, Niccolò di Bernardo dei proud.

Meanwhile, Hwang SeRyun suspects Kang Song Yie is not who s/he seems and tries his best to split the couple permanently. He'll have problems as not long after, someone kidnaps him AND Song Yie!

These twists are sooo classic Hwang MiRee, I'm almost afraid to pick up the latest Idol Shopping. But don't let my misgivings prevent you from getting and whizzing through the entire volume 9 in under thirty minutes. (Yes, I'm serious mode ON! here.)

New m&c! manga and manhwa

Aikawa Saki's 16 Life series double launches and Fujimoto Yuuki's (Family, Some Dead) Song For My Sweet Home, as well as Romo's (Pricey Patissier's confection) Vanilla Frosting premiere. It's obvious which (Cinderella story) Imma subject to the spotlight:

16 Life © Aikawa Saki
Shogakukan [Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia by m&c!

16 Life 1 of 2 by Aikawa Saki

Kajiura Saya loves to sing and fortunately, she can more than carry a tune. In spite of her tuneful warblings, though, she has no wish to become a diva like her talented (and famous) elder sister.

One day, as Saya is singing in a karaoke box (alone — hitokara?), a guy named Takase Kazuki barges in. He claims to be a music producer but a skeptical Saya gives him the brush-off. Her Exit, Stage Left! is ruined when she accidentally steps on his glasses.

So to replace Takase's custom glasses (which cost 500 thousand yen), Saya has to work for Takase, singing whatever piece he shoves at her.

Baka-Updates Manga tags 16 Life Older Male Younger Female, in addition to the expected Music, Celebrities, Showbiz, Singer, Debt.

I preview the second 16 Life tank after the release list.

Mangazine: Cherry 54/2011 - Happy Sixth Anniversary!

7 Cenchi!
© Nanajima Kana
Shogakukan [ChuChu]

The sixth anniversary edition of Cherry (Indonesian Sho-Comi/Ciao/ChuChu/Flowers) promises a lucky winner an invitation to a Cha no Yu at The Japan Foundation. Interested? If yes, GET! and write a unique Happy Anniversary greeting for Cherry. Wear a yukata when you go :D

I assumed last time that Nanajima Kana's 7 Centi! was close to wrapping because Cherry 53's Memory 9 installment came from 7 Cenchi! volume 3 of 3. 7 Centi! gracing the front cover this time strengthens that assumption (based on how m&c! usually features concluding series on the cover). If I'm wrong and it's not yet the finale, you get Memory 10, at the very least. Update: While Memory 10: Biar Kita Berpisah, Aku Tidak Kesepian!! (Hanare Banare demo Sabishikunai Mon!!?) does come from volume 3, it's not yet The End. What IS ending is Aoi Michiru's Super Sweet ☆ Honey, originally Sekai Seifuku ☆ Honey (Episode 4 this issue).

These other manga are continuing their serial runs: My Lovely Class Leader ♥ by Nishimura Tomoko (Episode 28 taken from Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou volume 9); Dawn Aria by Akaishi Michiyo (Episode 31 from Akatsuki no ARIA volume 9); I am not a Maid! by Iwaoka Meme (Episode 4 from Maid ja Naimon! volume 1); and Yomogi Loves Money? by Arai Kiyoko (Episode 5 from Yomogi Mochi Yaketa? volume 1). There's also Cold Love Pattern (Samugari na Koi Moyou), an Extra to Morita Yuki's She, Between He and Me/Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo.

Capping this sixth magaversary are sneak peaks into a couple of local KOLONI comics: The Butterfly Ink by Wina Oktavia dan Annisa Fadila Yusuf (Chapter 01 Yang Terbang, Yang Tak Mau Ditinggalkan) and My Premium Girl by H-San, both of which premiered last January.

☂ [RE-STO]: I sed when Song of Love 8 of 8 streeted that it's not too late to invest in Fujita Maki's Eden no Trill series. Here's corroboration: m&c! restocks Song of Love volumes 1 through 7 this release.