From smacdonald@utexas.edu Fri Jul 08 13:31:57 1994
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From: smacdonald@utexas.edu (Sun-mi MacDonald)
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Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop.
By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.

Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control?

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From ghernandez@demon.co.uk Fri Jul 08 18:58:57 1994
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Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Jul08.133157.6498@utexas.edu>, smacdonald@utexas.edu (Sun-mi MacDonald) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989.

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From nsilva@rwth-aachen.de Sun Jul 10 02:08:57 1994
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From: nsilva@rwth-aachen.de (Natalia Silva)
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Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Jul08.133157.6498@utexas.edu>, smacdonald@utexas.edu (Sun-mi MacDonald) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.
> Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop.

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

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