From mkarlsson@demon.co.uk Sun Aug 06 06:59:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!demon!mkarlsson From: mkarlsson@demon.co.uk (Morag Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 1995 06:59:20 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Morag Karlsson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Demon Internet Services UK. ------------------------------------------------------------ From spetrov@delphi.com Sun Aug 06 21:38:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!delphi!spetrov From: spetrov@delphi.com (Sven Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug06.213820.6082@delphi.com> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 1995 21:38:20 GMT References: <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk>, mkarlsson@demon.co.uk (Morag Karlsson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Sven Petrov "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / FreeBSD 2.1 From knilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Aug 08 03:10:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!u-tokyo!knilsson From: knilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Karen Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug08.031020.8278@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 08 Aug 1995 03:10:20 GMT References: <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk>, mkarlsson@demon.co.uk (Morag Karlsson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Karen Nilsson US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "Hold for relay." From dperez@uni-hamburg.de Wed Aug 09 20:38:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!uni-hamburg!dperez From: dperez@uni-hamburg.de (Diego Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug09.203820.8147@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 20:38:20 GMT References: <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk>, mkarlsson@demon.co.uk (Morag Karlsson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Diego Pérez SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From btakahashi@unam.mx Fri Aug 11 04:31:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!unam!btakahashi From: btakahashi@unam.mx (Bill Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug11.043120.4268@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 04:31:20 GMT References: <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug06.065920.2019@demon.co.uk>, mkarlsson@demon.co.uk (Morag Karlsson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Bill Takahashi "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Atari TT030 / Linux 1.2.13