From aokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de Thu Jun 06 06:19:49 1996
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From: aokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de (Anton Okonkwo)
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Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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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.

Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara?

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In article <1996Jun06.061949.2722@rwth-aachen.de>, aokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de (Anton Okonkwo) 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.

The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real.

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Diego Fournier -- Technische Universität München
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