Junko Konno/History

Junko Konno was an idol in the 1980s, whose popularity caused the rise of idol's in that decade in Japan. She meets her unexpected fate during her trip to Kyushu.

Early Life
Born on September 2, 1964, Junko managed to stand out as a lavish artist at her young age, standing out in singing as well as acting, she achieved early fame at the end of the 70's and the beginning of the 80's at 19 years old, being one of the first idols of the Showa period.

Death
While on her first tour of Kyūshū, the two engines of the plane in which she was traveling were turned off and stopped working, since the planes are made to plan and land on flat ground as much as possible that it crashed in the mountains where the plane could not land. Junko had a tragic end at her young age, being on December 6, 1983, the day she died due to a plane crash.

Afterlife
Decades later, her body was recovered by Kotaro Tatsumi, who managed to bring her to life as a zombie in order to use her in her "Idosl Zombies" project. Today Junko is still trying to maintain her image and personality of the idol 80's, which is seen several times complexed by how quickly the world has changed since her death.

Episode 1
After their successful death metal performance in a death metal festival, all of the zombie girls regain their senses, she wakes up along with Ai Mizuno and Lily Hoshikawa but was frightened upon seeing Tae Yamada.

Episode 2
Tae Yamada's habit of biting and chasing after people scares Junko, motivating her to escape the mansion. However, she and Ai Mizuno accidentally startle each other when they run into each other outside, alerting Sakura Minamoto who had come looking for Ai. Although Sakura is against the idea of leaving, the three proceed to climb over the fence and head to town. Sakura's pleas to return to the mansion fall to deaf ears until a policeman notices the zombie bunch and opens fire at them.

Episode 3
During Kōtarō Tatsumi's briefing for a guerrilla performance, she points out she's more used to performing solo, a fact he promptly ignores. Junko and Ai Mizuno show very little enthusiasm in participating in idol activities and remain in the van to merely observe Franchouchou at first during the guerrilla show. However, after witnessing several mistakes, they finally decide to step in and help salvage the performance, with one young girl remaining for audience. Later in the evening, she expresses being glad having tried group performance and thanks Ai for helping out.

Episode 4
Junko becomes excited and blushes when Kōtarō Tatsumi reveals the location of their business trip is in the Ureshino Hot Springs, but quickly tries to hide it. Arriving in the scene, she is a bit doubtful about sightseeing being a good idea at first, but joins the group nevertheless. She walks besides Sakura Minamoto in most following slides showing them enjoying their time sightseeing and helps her splash water on a fish sculpture that is rumored to help with skin and health, although being much more reserved while half of their group is drooling against a display window of a bakery store. She also joins the foot bath with other zombies and assures that despite her solo performer background, she will do her best if others are serious about it as well.

After their sponsored event, Junko overhears Saki Nikaidō and Sakura arguing whether or not to sneak into the hot baths, and expresses her wish to join them.

Episode 5
Preparing for the Drive-In Tori commercial they were about to film, Junko expresses her dismay towards the chicken suits they were ordered to wear, though Ai Mizuno points out it's so they can get some real outfits in the future and Sakura Minamoto says it looks good on her. The rest of the shot goes without incidents for her until she has to help stopping Tae Yamada from biting the Drive-In Tori mascot, Cucco-kun.

Later, in Kōtarō Tatsumi's briefing about his plans to send the girls to participate in Gatalympics, Junko questions the glamorousness of the mud sports and appears totally devastated by the Franchouchou t-shirt design Kōtarō presents to them. The Gatalympics remind her of swimsuit only sporting events from the past, but when asked if she had participated in one, she was quick to point out she made sure not to stand out in them. Her performance in the competition itself was rather poor, on the bicycle track she was hardly stable on a bike to begin with and on the Tarzan swing she accidentally let the rope slip from her hands before even getting to swing on it. Okoba, who has been watching the competition, recognizes Junko from somewhere and begins investigating the past of Franchouchou's members.

Episode 6
Refusing to take photos with the fans at the beginning of the episode, we are presented with the first ideological clash of the series, because her pride in Showa Idol does not allow her to show her fans the imperfections that she has by clashing with Ai, since she has a thought contrary to her ideology.

She leaves Franchouchou after both Kotaro and Ai scolded her for refusing to participate in the photoshoot, feeling that the expectations for idols have changed too much for her to feel comfortable since she died.

It is revealed that Junko died from a plane crash while on his way to Saga for his first tour in Kyushu, probably crashing in the mountains.

Episode 7
After being shocked by the drastic changes in the idol industry while dead, she barricades herself in a room (with warning signs and "no crossing" tape) and sulks in place for weeks, even growing mushrooms in her head. However Kotaro convinces her in a talk that she doesn't need to change, just say "that's my character", leaving Junko to reflect on what he said and make or not the decision to go to Saga Rock.

Already about to go to the concert, Junko makes the decision to go and leaves the mansion taking a great jump of several meters showing her zombie skills, but is run over by Kotaro because he cannot stop. In Saga Rock she shows her musical talent and makes Ai reconcile with her.

Episode 8
Episode 8 shows us a more calm and relaxed Junko, since she managed to reconcile with the group, in one of the sessions with the fans Junko is seen hidden behind the scenes while Kotaro has an autographed photos of her, a good example of continuity. Since she does not like to be seen in person and it seems that they both reached an agreement, when Takeo alters the order with Lily, she is the first to notify Kotaro because she was probably closer to him.

At the moment of the revelation of the name Lily, she is surprised, but knowing that things in the modern world have changed so much and with her acceptance of the previous chapter on the ideology of idols, she accepts Lily as she is and does not let her mentality affect her, even saying how pretty she is at bedtime.

Episode 9
Her only relevant appearance in the episode is in the truck, saying she is dizzy and with Yugiri applying some technique to calm her dizziness, until she realizes that they are dead.

Episode 10
With the Arpino concert near, Kotaro sends them to the mountains to relax, there, they decide to focus on different roles and Junko decides to go fishing, as it is one of her hobbies. Sakura upon arrival asks her what she does and Junko replies that it is better to see things calmly so that she can see all the points of view, which is an omen for Sakura, however she does not pay much attention to her.

Episode 11
With a new Sakura that they do not know, she tries to get her to return to the group talking to her in the attic, without any success because she cannot say a single word and only starts crying.

Episode 12
With Franchouchou practicing for Arpino, the girls and Junko are worried about Sakura when she returns to the attic, Tae tries to knock down the door but Junko had reinforced it.

With the concert near, the girls sleep next to Sakura to encourage her and finally in Arpino she manages to recover her memories. However, Okoba seems to recognize her and begins to investigate the girls.

Zombie Land Saga Saga Fierce Fighting Training
Kotaro leaves the girls in the city of imari to walk and entertain themselves while he goes to do business, the girls happen to enter a ramen restaurant following Kotaro's warnings.

Zombie Land Saga Saga Nostalgic Roman Edition
Together with Franchouchou and the other girls, they go to Yoshionagari, but even without knowing the purpose of the trip, they are a bit puzzled. But without being able to ask Kotaro about his aggressive attitude, they restrict themselves to following his orders. However, the girls are distracted when they see that the park has many places where they can relax while they search for Saga's secret. Little by little the girls are distracted by the attractions and Junko enters with Tae and Sakura in a craft competition to which they manage to take out several figures that she shows to the other girls.

Now, with Kotaro depressed the girls continue with their activities, Ai talks to Junko about what Kotaro is planning for them. Sakura notices Kotaro's attitude in those moments and wonders what is happening to him because it is not his normal attitude, but Saki says that it is only temporary.

Together with the other girls, they see how Kotaro is about to fall, but luckily Tae jumps up and manages to catch them in the air. With Sakura crying because she just saved them from being discovered hugs Tae, Sakura decides to help Kotaro with his problem of finding Saga's secret by getting engaged to the other girls.

With his attention now, Franchouchou decides to talk about the experiences they have had until Yoshinogari's trip, it is where Kotaro realizes that the secret he was looking for is the team experiences and the entire journey that has led them there. Finally satisfied with the answer he decides to take more into account the opinion of the girls and not get carried away so much by himself.

In the mansion, they continue training for a concert during the night, at the end of the practice they decide to cook something for them since it is almost the new year, they prepare a Saga soup and eat it while they talk about their experiences as Franchochou.

It's New Year's Eve, the girls wake up hungry and Junko, Ai and Sakura talk about their experiences with Police Officer A. Following several panels on how to prepare a new soup, the girls decide to eat it, but Tae chokes and Sakura she goes to help her (even though they are already dead), but by mistake he hits Kotaro with what Tae spat, however he only screams a little and gives them more food for the new year, leaving only crumbs.

Episode 13
Finding a suitable job for her, Junko now works in a doll restoration house where she is dedicated to painting, making and restoring old dolls in Saga. At the mansion she remains with Ai while she waits for Saki to get out of the shower to wash off her makeup.

In the dining room, there is the detail of her eating dried squid with her cutlery highlighting her idol manners over the other girls. The next morning she is made up by Sakura who tells her to stay put and that she does not have Kotaro's makeup knowledge and that is why she is so pale. In the training room she is the first to say that without Kotaro Franchouchou she will not be able to continue her legacy as idols and when Ai says that she was rushing for something she is the only one who knows how to open the door using a toothpick, apparently someone already has enough knowledge of doors. But the only relevant thing they find is a Tatsumi recorder with the new song that was going to be played at the EEF, Junko being a professional can hear Tatsumi's passion in the recording and mention how happy she was at that moment.

Already in GEILS the girls are getting ready for her new concert, but they are not well received by the public and although Sakura doubts it, the others encourage her to continue. However, as expected, it is a failure and they are asked to leave the establishment, but from one moment to another Kotaro arrives to cheer them on and his actions trigger a fight in the place while the girls are encouraged to sing.

After the incident, in the mansion they discuss the performance of the concert until Tatsumi appears completely renewed but still with the mark of the beating they gave him at night.

Episode 24
Junko Konno/Sipnosis