From kgarcia@utexas.edu Sun Sep 25 21:20:56 1994
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From: kgarcia@utexas.edu (Kirsty García)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: 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?

-- 
Kirsty García
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From tgonzalez@earthlink.net Tue Sep 27 04:37:56 1994
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From: tgonzalez@earthlink.net (Takeshi González)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Sep25.212056.5739@utexas.edu>, kgarcia@utexas.edu (Kirsty García) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

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

-- 
Takeshi González -- EarthLink Network
"Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."

From bsantos@clari.net Thu Sep 29 02:01:56 1994
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From: bsantos@clari.net (Brian Santos)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Sep25.212056.5739@utexas.edu>, kgarcia@utexas.edu (Kirsty García) 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 kfournier@inria.fr Thu Sep 29 04:40:56 1994
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From: kfournier@inria.fr (Katrin Fournier)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Sep29.020156.3934@clari.net>, bsantos@clari.net (Brian Santos) writes:
> Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989.

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

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Katrin Fournier
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