Miho Shinohara is an ordinary third grader who dreams of becoming a famous cartoonist - until she encounters a pair of small, mystical, dinosaur-like beings, Mogu and Pigu, who are lost. Miho promises to help them find their way home and, to repay her the fairies give Miho the magic to transform into her made-up fantasy dream idol: Fancy Lala. On her first outing in her new form, Miho fills in for an absent fashion model and becomes the darling of the agency. Now she has to keep this glamorous new existence hidden from her family, her best friend Akiru, and Taro, the obnoxious boy next door, and she has to schedule her appearances around school and chores.