From lokonkwo@clari.net Sat Oct 22 06:35:34 1994
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From: lokonkwo@clari.net (Liam Okonkwo)
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Subject: 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.

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.

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

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Liam Okonkwo
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From mstewart@delphi.com Sun Oct 23 23:39:34 1994
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From: mstewart@delphi.com (Mateo Stewart)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Oct22.063534.2577@clari.net>, lokonkwo@clari.net (Liam Okonkwo) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

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

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From bwatanabe@ox.ac.uk Mon Oct 24 12:12:34 1994
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From: bwatanabe@ox.ac.uk (Bill Watanabe)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Oct22.063534.2577@clari.net>, lokonkwo@clari.net (Liam Okonkwo) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.
> In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts.

Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989.

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Bill Watanabe
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