From cfischer@earthlink.net Sun Oct 16 15:52:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!earthlink!cfischer From: cfischer@earthlink.net (Camila Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct16.155247.8684@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 15:52:47 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 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. -- Camila Fischer SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 28,800 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From jkowalski@delphi.com Tue Oct 18 16:35:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!delphi!jkowalski From: jkowalski@delphi.com (Ji-woo Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct18.163547.9340@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 16:35:47 GMT References: <1994Oct16.155247.8684@earthlink.net> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Oct16.155247.8684@earthlink.net>, cfischer@earthlink.net (Camila Fischer) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Ji-woo Kowalski US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."