From srodriguez@pacbell.net Mon Nov 20 05:38:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!srodriguez From: srodriguez@pacbell.net (Sergei Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov20.053836.7983@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 05:38:36 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N 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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Sergei Rodríguez "We don't sign stars. We build them." Amiga 3000T / System 7.5.1 From hstewart@rwth-aachen.de Mon Nov 20 15:35:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!rwth-aachen!hstewart From: hstewart@rwth-aachen.de (Heather Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov20.153536.1386@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 15:35:36 GMT References: <1995Nov20.053836.7983@pacbell.net> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov20.053836.7983@pacbell.net>, srodriguez@pacbell.net (Sergei Rodríguez) 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. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Heather Stewart -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."