Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenichi Ito

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The result was delete. kur ykh 08:30, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kenichi Ito[edit]

After doing extensive searching, I've come to conclude that this article fails WP:MUSICBIO. This is an uncharting musician, who has not been the subject of significant third party coverage. He may have some albums on major labels, but I cannot verify that from any website/book, not even the artist's website. The artists claim to fame is that he has been a member of quite a few bands, but the articles put the emphasis on Ito. -- Darth Mike (join the dark side) 12:06, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:MUSICBIO point 6: "Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable;" - he has been a member of several apparently notable bands (they already have articles). If it was just one band, perhaps we could consider a redirect. But with him playing in two or more notable bands, I think point 6 applies. -Lilac Soul ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 12:20, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The problem is, those articles on those bands seem to accert their notability from the fact that Ito was a member. They all seem to be uncharting and failing WP:BAND themselves.-- Darth Mike (join the dark side) 12:30, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. None of these band/member/album articles has any third-party sources to verify notability. As Darth Mike says, they all appear to be inferring notability from each other. --DAJF (talk) 12:43, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: insufficient independent 3rd party sources WP:MUSICBIO. JamesBurns (talk) 08:28, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —Fg2 (talk) 11:25, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WELL FIX IT, I DONT SEE ANYONE ELSE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PAGE? I DONT HAVE ANY HELP AND I WANT THIS PAGE TO STAY UP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by KENICHI ITO IS ICEMAN (talk • contribs) 02:39, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - the articles on Ito, his three bands, and the various bandmates form a walled garden. So, setting WP:MUSIC#6 aside temporarily, what else is an indication of meeting WP:MUSIC or WP:BIO with coverage by reliable sources independent of Ito or his bands? Any indication of chart action in Japan or other country? National tours? National or international awards? I see none offhand. B.Wind (talk) 02:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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