Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Luhan (singer)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Natg 19 (talk) 07:04, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Despite Asdklf's best intentions (and I appreciate their efforts) I do not see the notability for this person outside of his band--I had redirected it earlier, to List_of_Exo_members#Luhan, and Asdklf and I have been butting heads ever since. Anyway, I think their claim is that this guy is notable because of his following, for instance--but such a claim is hardly verified by anything other than how many fans read his Weibo posts, and some award handed out by Baidu about internet popularity. Now, he also has a role in a movie that's coming out next year, but that's one role, whose importance cannot be determined without proper sourcing--he might as well be an extra, I can't tell. So, I think the redirect should be restored. Drmies (talk) 05:15, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep He has won two awards, one for general popularity within idols and one based on a systematic look of his online influence. He has similarly set a world record for the number of comments on a single Weibo post, which while taken alone is just a cool fact, in conjunction with those awards I think indicates a large fan base, per WP:ENT #2. No he hasn't had much of a solo career, but he is already a notable figure in two separate entertainment industries, yes stemming from his Exo exposure and the lawsuit, but it has grown beyond that, evidenced by his strength as a solo artist only months after filing the lawsuit. That role in Back to 20 is a lead role, as stated in the article. I don't know how else to say it: he has a cult following. Edit: also his OST contribution to that movie ranked on Baidu Weekly Charts as high as number one. Edit 2: He has also led the Gaon Weibo Chart, a chart that ranks the most popular K-pop artists in China on several occasions 12 3Asdklf; (talk) 05:57, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, that ChannelNewsAsia article spends three sentences on him and I don't see that it has him in a "lead role"--maybe a sub-lead role. I also put very little stock in weekly online popularity contests, but YMMV of course--it seems to me that this is just another part of a publicity machine that measures everything. And mind you, most of the article, after your reinstatement of previous content, pertains to EXO (including refs 2 through 12), leaving precious little about him. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 16:06, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Korea-related deletion discussions. Shinyang-i (talk) 07:18, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Keep Because Kris also has the same amount of notability outside of EXO (acting and awards) as Luhan does. Just keep Luhan for a while. If Luhan doesn't establish any further notability in the future, then I'll reconsider AfD'ing. Tibbydibby (talk) 22:04, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (natter) @ 20:40, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy Keep - this is one of the top stars in China right now, whose fame has outgrown the band EXO. China National Radio named him the sixth biggest star of China in 2014 [1], and not the band. Besides, he has filed a lawsuit to leave the band. He is also starring in the high-profile new movie Miss Granny, which, incidentally, was released today. -Zanhe (talk) 19:22, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy Keep With the incredible exposure Luhan has generated in the last few months after leaving EXO, he has far exceeded the notability needed for a Wikipedia article. His Weibo tag has over 22 billion views, he has a Guinness World Record and has won numerous awards for his influence and popularity in Chinese entertainment. [2] In addition, Luhan is now the first and only male star from mainland China to be featured on the cover of ELLE magazine and is now the first spokesperson for Baidu in the company's history. [3] "Back to 20" has grossed 326 million RMB in China so far and Luhan plays a lead role in the movie. [4] Emostrich (talk) 07:34, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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• Speedy keep A baidu news search will yield more than one thousand news articles about this person, while we only need two to pass WP:GNG. --218.81.14.78 (talk) 13:23, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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