Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kim Jonghyun

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) - The Herald (here I am) 13:14, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Jonghyun

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I do not see the independent notability for this person; a redirect to Shinee ought to be enough. That he maybe co-wrote a song or two isn't enough to warrant his own article, and at any rate the sourcing here is so atrocious (it's all fan sites, allkpop and such) that there is nothing we can say for sure about his actual importance. The actual text in the article is the usual fan stuff, and look at the sourcing for his supposed solo debut--you get the idea: a fan site, a promotional site, a YouTube video. I'll get to the attendant template porn (he's got one for himself, Template:Kim Jonghyun) later. Drmies (talk) 17:09, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. NORTH AMERICA¹⁰⁰⁰ 18:55, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Korea-related deletion discussions. NORTH AMERICA¹⁰⁰⁰ 18:55, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: The article itself can use more reliable sources, but he has recently placed #1 on various music charts and he has done some activities outside of Shinee, like SM the Ballad. If this was like maybe a year ago I would say delete, but now he's getting more well known. However, the template can go away and be deleted because not even individual BIGBANG or 2NE1 members have their individual templates if I can recall. Tibbydibby (talk) 01:48, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: The article needs a lot of work, but he has recently become independently notable. I re-wrote the solo debut section with refs to reliable sources. --Random86 (talk) 03:05, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Recently, he has become quite notable with multiple awards and a new EP. Additionally, all other members of Shinee have their own pages. Dancingbun (talk) 23:58, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - The article receives coverage from reliable sources like K-Pop herald and The Korea Herald. Without this article, the notable EP: Base would become an EP of an artist without an article. This person is borderline notable. MaRAno ^FAN 09:33, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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