Wake Up, Girls! chronicles the development and camaraderie of seven young women from Sendai, Miyagi, who establish the idol ensemble Wake Up, Girls! (WUG) and strive together to reach the pinnacle of pop bright stardom. Under the banner of a modest local studio called Green Leaves Entertainment, WUG surmounted numerous hurdles to defeat the nationwide idol act I‑1 Club at the Idol Festival, claiming victory. They instantly rose to celebrity status... yet an industry downturn made progress harder. The girls endured a period of consistent, earnest daily idol activity. At the same time, a trio of Sendai middle‑school students—Hayashi Ayumi, Morishima Otome, and Atsugi Itsuka—fostered an ever‑growing ambition to join the idol world...
