From dmartinez@hanse.de Wed Jan 10 22:44:50 1996
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From: dmartinez@hanse.de (Dong-hyun Martínez)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?

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.

I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending.

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=== Dong-hyun Martínez ===
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"When every node is whole, the channel opens."

From jmacdonald@uni-hamburg.de Fri Jan 12 21:28:50 1996
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In article <1996Jan10.224450.5571@hanse.de>, dmartinez@hanse.de (Dong-hyun Martínez) writes:
> Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

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From cgonzalez@clari.net Sat Jan 13 22:05:50 1996
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From: cgonzalez@clari.net (Callum González)
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In article <1996Jan10.224450.5571@hanse.de>, dmartinez@hanse.de (Dong-hyun Martínez) writes:
> Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?
> In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts.

The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real.

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Callum González
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