Junko Konno

Junko Konno (紺野 純子, Konno Junko) was an idol from the 80s whose popularity caused the idol boom of said decade. She died in 1983 in a plane crash. She's also a member of the idol group Franchouchou.

She is titled as the Legendary Showa Idol (伝説の昭和アイドル, Densetsu no Shōwa aidoru)

Appearance
Junko has short white hair that curls in near the bottom with her bangs are bunched together in the middle and icy-blue eyes. Like the others, she has grayish-blue skin and red eyes as a zombie and stitches all over her body with different skin tones in each section make her somewhat like a homage to Frankenstein's Monster.

Normally, Junko wears a navy blue sailor's dress with white accent lines and a white tie. She also supports white socks and black shoes. As an idol, Junko wears a purple and white top along with a short, white skirt.

Personality
Junko seems to be calm, collected, little shy, but also a little serious if not daring. This serious side is shown when she tries to escape the mansion, collaborates with Saki Nikaidō and Sakura Minamoto in going in the Hot Springs, and when it comes to idols. She seems prone to panic whenever something disturbing happens. Because of the different time period she lived in, her views of Idols contrast from modern times.

Etymology

 * The name Junko means "pure, clean, simple" (純) (jun) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Junko's surname Konno means "navy blue" (紺) (kon) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Trivia

 * Junko was 19 at the time of her death.
 * Based on the timeline, Junko's actual age is 54 as she remarked in Episode 6 that she would have been a grandmother if she was still alive.
 * Junko's death is similar to that of Kyu Sakamoto 's death on how he died in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123.
 * Junko died three months after her nineteenth birthday.
 * Junko has same cup size and body type as Ai Mizuno, together having one of most slimmest figures in group.

Character concept
Junko is the revived representation of the 'Showa' idols of the 70's and 80's. Quiet, reserved and fearful, Junko is the image of what the artists showed to the public on the small screen

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