From kfournier@hanse.de Sat Aug 13 22:58:26 1994
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From: kfournier@hanse.de (Kirsty Fournier)
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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.

-- 
Kirsty Fournier -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg
"They will send a copy in my place."

From asato@berkeley.edu Mon Aug 15 04:51:26 1994
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In article <1994Aug13.225826.3483@hanse.de>, kfournier@hanse.de (Kirsty Fournier) 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.

-- 
Aiko Sato
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