From sokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de Tue May 10 10:20:46 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!sokonkwo From: sokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de (Sun-mi Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May10.102046.2528@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 10:20:46 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? 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. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Sun-mi Okonkwo "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / FreeBSD 2.1 From yjohansson@pipeline.com Wed May 11 14:59:46 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pipeline!yjohansson From: yjohansson@pipeline.com (Yuki Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May11.145946.2205@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 14:59:46 GMT References: <1994May10.102046.2528@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994May10.102046.2528@rwth-aachen.de>, sokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de (Sun-mi Okonkwo) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > 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. -- Yuki Johansson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of The Pipeline Internet Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From snakamura@tum.de Thu May 12 18:59:46 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!tum!snakamura From: snakamura@tum.de (Sergei Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May12.185946.3556@tum.de> Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 18:59:46 GMT References: <1994May10.102046.2528@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994May10.102046.2528@rwth-aachen.de>, sokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de (Sun-mi Okonkwo) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > 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. -- === Sergei Nakamura === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität München "They will send a copy in my place." From rnakamura@rwth-aachen.de Sat May 14 11:18:46 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!rwth-aachen!rnakamura From: rnakamura@rwth-aachen.de (Renata Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May14.111846.3863@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 14 May 1994 11:18:46 GMT References: <1994May10.102046.2528@rwth-aachen.de> <1994May12.185946.3556@tum.de> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994May12.185946.3556@tum.de>, snakamura@tum.de (Sergei Nakamura) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Renata Nakamura Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."