From tkarlsson@pipeline.com Fri Mar 11 19:44:30 1994
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From: tkarlsson@pipeline.com (Takeshi Karlsson)
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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.

Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop.
By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.

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

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From tsantos@clari.net Sat Mar 12 09:52:30 1994
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From: tsantos@clari.net (Takeshi Santos)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Mar11.194430.7937@pipeline.com>, tkarlsson@pipeline.com (Takeshi Karlsson) writes:
> 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.

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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Takeshi Santos -- ClariNet Communications Corp
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