From gsokolov@rwth-aachen.de Tue Apr 25 05:34:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!rwth-aachen!gsokolov From: gsokolov@rwth-aachen.de (Graham Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr25.053425.3844@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 05:34:25 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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? -- Graham Sokolov Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From alaurent@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Apr 26 17:09:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!u-tokyo!alaurent From: alaurent@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Astrid Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr26.170925.6854@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 17:09:25 GMT References: <1995Apr25.053425.3844@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995Apr25.053425.3844@rwth-aachen.de>, gsokolov@rwth-aachen.de (Graham Sokolov) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- === Astrid Laurent === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."