Toronto, 2002. Active and cheerful 13-year-old Meilin tries her best to be the first in everything in order to please her strict, hyper-parental mother. The girl's family lives in a temple and worships the Goddess Progenitor. One fine morning, Meilin wakes up and instead of her usual reflection in the mirror, she sees a red panda - now transformed into a large beast when she is worried, angry or experiencing other strong emotions. Not only does this happen at the most inopportune moments, but her attendance at the concert of her and her friends' adored boy band, 4-Town, is jeopardized.