Momo spends the entire series trying to become someone else because she thinks that's what love requires. The show knows this is a trap, even when she doesn't. What makes it brutal is that every time she changes herself, she loses a piece of the person someone actually fell for, and by the time she realizes it, the damage is already done. The plot repeats the same betrayal in different shapes across 25 episodes, which should be exhausting. Instead, it becomes the point: this is what it feels like to rebuild yourself after you've been broken down. High school romance fans who've been there will recognize every mistake Momo makes before she does.

Momo's deep tan and bleached hair lead her classmates to write her off as an easy, promiscuous girl, but the tan is simply left over from her time on the swim team, since she browns very easily. She has been in love with Toji, a baseball player, since junior high, and she hears he only likes pale girls. Doubting herself, she works hard to remake her appearance into what she thinks he wants. Her friend Sae is always there to console her, yet Sae is secretly spreading the rumors as part of a plan to take Toji for herself. Adding to the tangle is Kairi, the most popular boy at school, who has openly declared his love for Momo and is set on dating her. The drama and romance follow Momo through love triangles, betrayal and her insecurities as she tries to learn who she really is.