From jnilsson@titech.ac.jp Thu Apr 04 10:07:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!titech!jnilsson From: jnilsson@titech.ac.jp (Jen Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr04.100716.7592@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1996 10:07:16 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? 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? -- === Jen Nilsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From sreyes@demon.co.uk Fri Apr 05 23:25:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!demon!sreyes From: sreyes@demon.co.uk (Steve Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr05.232516.9468@demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1996 23:25:16 GMT References: <1996Apr04.100716.7592@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr04.100716.7592@titech.ac.jp>, jnilsson@titech.ac.jp (Jen Nilsson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > 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. -- Steve Reyes | sreyes@demon.co.uk PGP Key fingerprint: 8532 8328 A74E 08AE "Keep the channels open." From kfournier@uu.net Mon Apr 08 00:59:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!kfournier From: kfournier@uu.net (Katrin Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr08.005916.3236@uu.net> Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 00:59:16 GMT References: <1996Apr04.100716.7592@titech.ac.jp> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr04.100716.7592@titech.ac.jp>, jnilsson@titech.ac.jp (Jen Nilsson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Katrin Fournier Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From kivanov@cmu.edu Mon Apr 08 05:32:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cmu!kivanov From: kivanov@cmu.edu (Kenji Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr08.053216.9217@cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 05:32:16 GMT References: <1996Apr04.100716.7592@titech.ac.jp> <1996Apr08.005916.3236@uu.net> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Apr08.005916.3236@uu.net>, kfournier@uu.net (Katrin Fournier) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Kenji Ivanov | kivanov@cmu.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 011C F556 CD40 1852 "Keep the channels open." From etakahashi@inria.fr Tue Apr 09 19:33:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!inria!etakahashi From: etakahashi@inria.fr (Élodie Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr09.193316.4889@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1996 19:33:16 GMT References: <1996Apr04.100716.7592@titech.ac.jp> <1996Apr08.005916.3236@uu.net> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr08.005916.3236@uu.net>, kfournier@uu.net (Katrin Fournier) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Élodie Takahashi Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of INRIA Rocquencourt. ------------------------------------------------------------