From jnakamura@hanse.de Mon Jan 10 17:14:15 1994
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From: jnakamura@hanse.de (Joachim Nakamura)
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Subject: [FLAME] 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.
In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts.

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

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From tlarsson@tum.de Tue Jan 11 19:36:15 1994
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From: tlarsson@tum.de (Takeshi Larsson)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Jan10.171415.9479@hanse.de>, jnakamura@hanse.de (Joachim Nakamura) 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.

Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too?

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Takeshi Larsson <tlarsson@tum.de>
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From msuzuki@clari.net Thu Jan 13 16:39:15 1994
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From: msuzuki@clari.net (Morag Suzuki)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 16:39:15 GMT
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In article <1994Jan11.193615.9395@tum.de>, tlarsson@tum.de (Takeshi Larsson) writes:
> Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too?

I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished.

Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns.

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