Follow seven girls from Sendai, Miyagi, as they bond and strive for stardom by forming the idol group 'Wake Up, Girls! (WUG)' under the guidance of 'Green Leaves Entertainment.' Despite triumphing over the national idol group 'I-1 club' at the Idol Festival, their journey to maintain their newfound success in the face of an idol industry recession proves challenging. As the girls persist in their genuine idol pursuits, three middle schoolers from Sendai—Hayashi Ayumi, Morishima Otome, and Atsugi Itsuka—yearn to embark on their own path to idolhood.