From jsuzuki@titech.ac.jp Fri Jun 16 07:35:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!titech!jsuzuki From: jsuzuki@titech.ac.jp (Joachim Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun16.073559.3400@titech.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 07:35:59 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp 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? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Joachim Suzuki | jsuzuki@titech.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 7BDA 2F47 6F53 ECC2 "Keep the channels open." From gsmirnov@berkeley.edu Fri Jun 16 23:35:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!berkeley!gsmirnov From: gsmirnov@berkeley.edu (Graham Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun16.233559.4568@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 23:35:59 GMT References: <1995Jun16.073559.3400@titech.ac.jp> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Jun16.073559.3400@titech.ac.jp>, jsuzuki@titech.ac.jp (Joachim Suzuki) 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. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Graham Smirnov | gsmirnov@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 007C A9A2 E45C 02CC "Keep the channels open." From vhernandez@kth.se Sat Jun 17 02:30:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!kth!vhernandez From: vhernandez@kth.se (Valeria Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun17.023059.4643@kth.se> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 02:30:59 GMT References: <1995Jun16.073559.3400@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Jun16.073559.3400@titech.ac.jp>, jsuzuki@titech.ac.jp (Joachim Suzuki) 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. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Valeria Hernández *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From mdubois@berkeley.edu Sun Jun 18 09:31:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!berkeley!mdubois From: mdubois@berkeley.edu (Mike Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun18.093159.7744@berkeley.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 09:31:59 GMT References: <1995Jun16.073559.3400@titech.ac.jp> <1995Jun16.233559.4568@berkeley.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun16.233559.4568@berkeley.edu>, gsmirnov@berkeley.edu (Graham Smirnov) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Mike Dubois SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Marcus is not one man." From clee@demon.co.uk Tue Jun 20 12:19:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!demon!clee From: clee@demon.co.uk (Camila Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun20.121959.8332@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 12:19:59 GMT References: <1995Jun16.073559.3400@titech.ac.jp> <1995Jun16.233559.4568@berkeley.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Jun16.233559.4568@berkeley.edu>, gsmirnov@berkeley.edu (Graham Smirnov) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Camila Lee -- Demon Internet Services UK "Marcus is not one man."