From dkim@uni-hamburg.de Wed Mar 09 21:39:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uni-hamburg!dkim From: dkim@uni-hamburg.de (Diego Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar09.213926.2821@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Wed, 09 Mar 1994 21:39:26 GMT Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Diego Kim -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From npopov@demon.co.uk Fri Mar 11 18:20:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!npopov From: npopov@demon.co.uk (Natalia Popov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar11.182026.9006@demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 18:20:26 GMT References: <1994Mar09.213926.2821@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Mar09.213926.2821@uni-hamburg.de>, dkim@uni-hamburg.de (Diego Kim) 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. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Natalia Popov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From fwatanabe@hanse.de Sun Mar 13 05:01:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!hanse!fwatanabe From: fwatanabe@hanse.de (Freya Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar13.050126.1279@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 05:01:26 GMT References: <1994Mar09.213926.2821@uni-hamburg.de> <1994Mar11.182026.9006@demon.co.uk> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar11.182026.9006@demon.co.uk>, npopov@demon.co.uk (Natalia Popov) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Freya Watanabe *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Acorn RiscPC 600 - NetBSD 1.0 From plee@inria.fr Tue Mar 15 00:34:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!inria!plee From: plee@inria.fr (Pavel Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar15.003426.4814@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 00:34:26 GMT References: <1994Mar09.213926.2821@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar09.213926.2821@uni-hamburg.de>, dkim@uni-hamburg.de (Diego Kim) 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. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Pavel Lee -- INRIA Rocquencourt "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."