From hivanov@uu.net Tue Sep 24 01:19:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uu!hivanov From: hivanov@uu.net (Hugo Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep24.011913.3501@uu.net> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 01:19:13 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. 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? -- Hugo Ivanov SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 28,800 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From tstewart@kiae.su Wed Sep 25 10:16:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kiae!tstewart From: tstewart@kiae.su (Tomas Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep25.101613.8556@kiae.su> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 10:16:13 GMT References: <1996Sep24.011913.3501@uu.net> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996Sep24.011913.3501@uu.net>, hivanov@uu.net (Hugo Ivanov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- === Tomas Stewart === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "Row 14. No joke."