From otakahashi@berkeley.edu Mon May 08 22:19:06 1995
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From: otakahashi@berkeley.edu (Olga Takahashi)
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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.

By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.
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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Olga Takahashi
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From asilva@clari.net Tue May 09 23:56:06 1995
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From: asilva@clari.net (Astrid Silva)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995May08.221906.9768@berkeley.edu>, otakahashi@berkeley.edu (Olga Takahashi) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you.

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From tito@netcom.com Thu May 11 13:22:06 1995
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995May08.221906.9768@berkeley.edu>, otakahashi@berkeley.edu (Olga Takahashi) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened.

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From msouza@pacbell.net Fri May 12 13:25:06 1995
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From: msouza@pacbell.net (Matthias Souza)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995May08.221906.9768@berkeley.edu>, otakahashi@berkeley.edu (Olga Takahashi) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

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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Matthias Souza
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