Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Soobin

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Draftify‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:41, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Soobin

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The subject of this article has not yet demonstrated individual notability outside of his band, Tomorrow X Together, which is a criteria per the notability guideline at WP:BANDMEMBER. This is evident from the largely empty "Career" section that shows very little in the way of individual activity that would assist in establishing individual notability.

Subject has not released any solo singles that have charted anywhere that could assist in establishing individual notability, or participated in any activities of note outside of his membership in the band.

Recommend redirect to Tomorrow X Together

Note this AfD is the result of a contested WP:BLAR RachelTensions (talk) 03:05, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians, Korea, and South Korea. RachelTensions (talk) 03:05, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Move to draft: Redirect this article to Tomorrow X Together and move the content of this article to draft instead SnowKang (talk) 04:07, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just noting that the above commenter is the creator and (by-far) the largest author of this article, who seems to agree that the article should be re-draftified. RachelTensions (talk) 05:17, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I'd say the article demonstrates him meeting a few points of WP:GNG. Nominator has said the subject has not "participated in any activities of note outside of his membership in the band" -- yet he MC'd Music Bank which got him a notable award and media coverage beyond simply the press releases about the show. Further to that, his recent leave of absence has been covered by a few reliable sources too. I'd say this article can stay, even if he hasn't released any solo music. orangesclub 🍊 23:34, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator has said the subject has not "participated in any activities of note outside of his membership in the band" -- yet he MC'd Music Bank which got him a notable award and media coverage beyond simply the press releases about the show.

If it were the case that a stint on Music Bank qualifies someone for GNG then there'd be more material to write about than just two sentences. I don't know of any other information that could be reasonably added regarding that event that wouldn't be trivial fancruft.

As far as a few articles of coverage of an announcement of a temporary leave of absence from the band for health reasons being an indicator of notability independent of that band, I'm not seeing it. That's still covering him in the context of being a member of the band, IMO. RachelTensions (talk) 05:14, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify: as the person hasn't met WP:MUSICBIO in general. 𝙳.𝟷𝟾𝚝𝚑 (𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔) 02:25, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - In the case the article is deleted, do not make Soobin a redirect to Tomorrow X Together, but rather make it redirect to Su-bin. Even if the article is kept, it should be retitled under a different name, and Soobin serving as a redirect to Su-bin. Su-bin/Soo-bin (수빈) is one of the most common names in South Korea, and this individual is no Elvis or Adele that he is more notable than the name. From the PageViews Analysis [1], he isn't even the most famous Soobin. Even on the Korean wiki, the page Soobin (singer) [2] is the article name of a singer from a girl group not the subject of this article. It is clear that he isn't the primary topic for Soobin. ⁂CountHacker (talk) 04:59, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.