From mgirard@illinois.edu Mon Jun 05 20:40:20 1995
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From: mgirard@illinois.edu (Mike Girard)
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Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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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.
The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code.

I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending.

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From jandersson@kiae.su Wed Jun 07 09:21:20 1995
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From: jandersson@kiae.su (Julien Andersson)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Jun05.204020.3128@illinois.edu>, mgirard@illinois.edu (Mike Girard) 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.

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

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From npark@kiae.su Thu Jun 08 05:55:20 1995
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From: npark@kiae.su (Nadine Park)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Jun07.092120.4368@kiae.su>, jandersson@kiae.su (Julien Andersson) writes:
> Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989.

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

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