From dgonzalez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Sep 05 11:51:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!u-tokyo!dgonzalez From: dgonzalez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave González) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep05.115146.6831@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 11:51:46 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 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. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Dave González -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From lnakamura@hanse.de Fri Sep 06 13:10:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!hanse!lnakamura From: lnakamura@hanse.de (Lucia Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep06.131046.1301@hanse.de> Date: Fri, 06 Sep 1996 13:10:46 GMT References: <1996Sep05.115146.6831@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Sep05.115146.6831@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, dgonzalez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave González) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Lucia Nakamura -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "We don't sign stars. We build them." From srodriguez@panix.com Sat Sep 07 12:45:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!panix!srodriguez From: srodriguez@panix.com (Sven Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep07.124546.2801@panix.com> Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 12:45:46 GMT References: <1996Sep05.115146.6831@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Sep05.115146.6831@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, dgonzalez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave González) 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. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Sven Rodríguez "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / TOS 4.04 From lpark@clari.net Mon Sep 09 09:16:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!clari!lpark From: lpark@clari.net (Lisa Park) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep09.091646.7565@clari.net> Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 09:16:46 GMT References: <1996Sep05.115146.6831@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1996Sep06.131046.1301@hanse.de> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep06.131046.1301@hanse.de>, lnakamura@hanse.de (Lucia Nakamura) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Lisa Park Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tperez@cern.ch Tue Sep 10 22:13:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cern!tperez From: tperez@cern.ch (Tomas Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep10.221346.7185@cern.ch> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 22:13:46 GMT References: <1996Sep05.115146.6831@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1996Sep07.124546.2801@panix.com> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996Sep07.124546.2801@panix.com>, srodriguez@panix.com (Sven Rodríguez) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. > PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- === Tomas Pérez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."