Talk:Yohio

Name

YOHIO is his stage name and not a brand name and it should be capitalized (as it is in LMFAO's article) and will.i.am's and k.d.lang's (lowercase).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MOSCAPS "Some individuals do not want their personal names capitalized. In such cases, Wikipedia articles may use lower case variants of personal names if they have regular and established use in reliable third-party sources".

If Wikipedia allows people using their lowercase names, it should allow YOHIO's name. I'm gonna revert that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raniee09 (talk • contribs) 21:21, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Visual kei

Another user is changing the visual kei name to visual rock. Yohio is a visual kei singer with a career in Japan. Visual rock or glam rock look is very similar but not what Yohio is doing. His style is distinctly Visual kei and he himself states in all interviews that he is doing visual kei and has an interest for visual kei and Japanese culture overall. Any other input?.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:08, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

I have now added three additional sources for the Visual kei.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:22, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

It is pretty simple, visual kei is "a movement among Japanese musicians", he is Swedish. This is the only way to distinguish visual kei from visual rock/glam. There is no problem to put in the article that he was inspired by Japanese visual kei, such as DNR (Dreams Not Reality). The fact that he calls himself visual kei means nothing, Wikipedia does not cater to the subject's wants (I recently dealt with this at X Japan, where a band member tweeted that they were not metal). The sources are not great. The first two sources [1] & [2] have what appears to be almost word for word the exact the same info, sources that plagiarize are not reliable as they lack editorial oversight. The third [3] is a press release by his record label, therefore it is unreliably biased.

Also we do not put visual kei in the genres field in the infobox, see any actual visual kei band's article, it is put in the opening sentence. This is because there is dispute over it being a genre; it does not give any hint about what kind of music the subject plays as it has no musical characteristics, one can play pop, metal, electronic, etc. Additionally you can't deny that he is a male dressing in female clothes, therefore he gets added to Category:MTF cross-dressers. Xfansd (talk) 20:51, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Well you are fundamentally wrong, if we should follow your reasoning then we could argue that glam rock/visual rock is a "movement amongst British musicians" and he is swedish. Being a visual kei performer is not equal to having to be from Japan it is a style just like Visual rock. But I will do some edits that will probably satisfy you. Even though I will not back down on the fact that he is not doing visual rock but visual kei. Thanks.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:20, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

I have now made some edits playing down the part of visual kei as in fact it is his music that are important. And not if he is visual kei or visual rock.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:22, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

My reasoning is not comparable to thinking glam is a "movement amongst British musicians", because it leads back to the dispute whether visual kei is a genre. Glam rock/visual rock are genres because they have defined musical characteristics, practitioners play rock music and as such any artist from anywhere can be glam rock by playing rock music and dressing up. But because visual kei is not clearly defined by a sound/genre/musical characteristic, its definition relies on its practitioners being Japanese. While I would still prefer to remove Category:Visual kei musicians, I commend you for being open to compromise. I think saying he was inspired by visual kei is much better.

Surely the definition is based on the language you're performing in and where you do so, and not where the artist was born? Otherwise you end up in the bizarre situation that an artist performing a japanese song in tokyo, in a style that is typical of visual kei, suposedly do not do visual kei? Yohio seems to do a bit of both. He has performed both in Europe and Japan, and some of his songs are in English, some in Japanese. Heck, Heartbreak Hotel, the runner up in Swedish Eurovision, could arguably be called pop. 81.216.64.211 (talk) 19:46, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Are you against adding Category:MTF cross-dressers? You didn't mention that. Xfansd (talk) 21:44, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 29 March 2013

Please change the discography, he has two albums more which are called "REACH the SKY" a mini album from 2012 and "Break the Border" a full album from 2013. Please change the genre, his genre could be described as pop/rock but it is called "Visual Kei" and it's a japanese genre. Saranghaepperu (talk) 11:06, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 14:45, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

"Japanese superstar" mention

How can an administrator, User:Bishonen claim that "Unjustifiably negative info [is being] inserted into this bio" when the "info" being referred to is the following text: "In the Swedish press, he has been described as being a "superstar in Japan" - however, it's worth noting that while he has received a small amount of attention in Japan and even once appeared on the popular variety show Waratte Iitomo!, none of his releases have appeared at any position on Japan's Oricon single or album charts." First of all - how is it negative, at all? Saying somebody isn't a superstar in a specific country isn't "unjustifiably negative", it isn't even "negative." He has received some attention in Japan but he's not the superstar (here) that the Swedish press has made him appear. If this reflects negatively on anybody, it's the Swedish press, not Yohio. Secondly, how is it unjustifiable? It's not only true, but also sourced and verifiable. It's also worth pointing out precisely because a lot of people in Sweden do actually believe that Yohio is a superstar in Japan, but this is, as I've mentioned, a misconception. Kiruning (talk) 03:59, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Yohio is broadly touted as being "Big in Japan" in the Swedish press: Dagens Nyheter [4] "Han är stor i Japan, men hemma i Sundsvall vet få vem 17-åriga Yohio är." "Han är 'big in Japan' och kom tvåa i Melodifestivalen, men Yohio nöjer sig inte med musiken." Aftonbladet [5]. If this isn't the case, isn't it worth pointing out? Kiruning (talk) 04:18, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

If you're gonna say he has a "career" in Japan, it's def worth qualifying.Kiruning (talk) 04:21, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, Kiruning. I'm really sorry I didn't see your post before. If I had, we could have discussed what is and isn't appropriate in a biography of a living person, and you would hopefully not have ended up reinserting the negative material. We don't focus on what people have not done, as that is undue emphasis. The section "Career in Japan" was factual before your insertion, as far as I can see; I don't agree that the mere use of the word "career" calls up a need for "pointing out" that inflated claims have been made elsewhere and refuting them. See also your talkpage. I asked there if you had read the policy on biographies of living people. See how it says among other things: "Editors must take particular care when adding information about living persons to any Wikipedia page. Such material requires a high degree of sensitivity." And also"Biographies of living persons ("BLP"s) must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid." Please show a high degree of sensitivity. Bishonen | talk 13:22, 23 April 2013 (UTC).

Hi Bishonen, you use very vague and general quotes from the BLP (which I've read, yes) which don't really support your case, yet you are very keen to make it out as if it's not a question of differing opinion, but you being 100% right and me being 100% wrong. I think this is very dishonest. As I've said, how is the material negative? Why should any amount of sensitivity be required when describing how successful somebody has been? Just because it isn't "positive"..? Kiruning (talk) 00:41, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Kiruning, why do you think this is a discussion were anyone has to be 100% right or wrong? This is about not posting negative information about a article subject, and in this case Bishonen is right about not adding the material that you wanted to add. --BabbaQ (talk) 09:06, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Seriously, the two of you... this was such an unsatisfactory discussion. User:Bishonen especially - shame on you, you're an administrator, are you not? Drop the 上目線 attitude and debate honestly. How is it negative to discuss exactly just how famous somebody is? How is this information sensitive? How is it negative? Kiruning (talk) 03:18, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

An addendum, though I think it's wholly irrelevant to the inclusion, but since BabbaQ brought this up: Yohio himself HAS claimed he is famous in Japan. See this video for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A73gcxz8QDQ Q: "What's it like to be famous in Japan? A: It's strange [...] "

http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=1646&artikel=5427703 "I Japan är Yohio känd som artist, medan han i Sverige främst är känd för att han är känd i Japan." In Japan, Yohio is known as an artist, but in Sweden, he is known for being famous in Japan"Kiruning (talk) 03:24, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Again? I'll just remind you that the "superstar in Japan" claim wasn't in the article before you put it there. You added it here, apparently purely in order to be able to state that it's "worth noting" that he has only "received a small amount of attention" in Japan. I agree that it isn't true that he's a superstar in Japan. So don't let's say he is. I've tried several times to explain to you how it violates WP:BLP to introduce an unfounded claim to fame (hype by TV4, I think it was) in order to introduce a detailed rejection of. As for your new YouTube link, nice job there translating the mild expression "känd i Japan" as "famous in Japan". You know what? I'm done here. I'm tired of going in circles with you. You say you've read the BLP policy. Well, I say your insistence on discussing unfounded gossip in a bio article shows you don't understand that policy. Feel free to take this to the BLP noticeboard for more eyes. Bishonen | talk 11:40, 13 September 2013 (UTC).

"Känd" equals "famous" in any Swedish-English dictionary I can find - what's up with the snideness? Yohio himself, his recording company and several media outlets have referred to him as a superstar. A recent SVT Play show discusses "how famous is he in Japan, really?": Journalist: "There have been some question marks concerning how famous Yohio really is in Japan. Will this show straighten this out?" Producer: "Yes, partly. This was part of what we wanted to explore when we started filming."[6] "Unfounded gossip"? Get real mate. You seem obviously unfit to be an administrator. If you're "done here" and refuse to discuss the editing of the article, I hope you also intend to refrain from editing it! "Let's don't" mate! Kiruning (talk) 06:19, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Revert war..?

BabbaQ, if you're going to revert my changes in whole, please give a rationale! Discuss FIRST. Kiruning (talk) 00:18, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

If you take a closer look both me and Bishonen has done so several times. If you choose too ignore that then I can not do much about it. Regards,--BabbaQ (talk) 05:08, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Melodifestivalen 2013: reference needs updating

"On 2 February, Yohio qualified for the contest final, where he, on 9 March, finished second but got the majority of the Swedish people's votes."

I think the information is correct, but can anyone find a better, or additional, source? There's nothing at the link about how Yohio did in the final of Melodifestivalen on 9 March; it's purely about the Karlskrona qualifications. Reasonably enough, since the link is from 2 February… Bishonen | talk 20:53, 29 May 2013 (UTC).

I will check it out in the upcoming weekend.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:15, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

This page shows the results of the final, but doesn't mention that he received the most votes: http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/robin-stjernberg-ar-vinnaren-av-melodifestivalen-2013 JosJuice (talk) 14:43, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Hmm, that's a bit surprising.. But doesn't the list of "Publikens poäng" refer to points given by the TV audience, in other words to the popular vote? Yohio tops that by a good margin. It can't mean the live audience, can it? I don't remember them getting to vote. And even if they did, the results wouldn't be very interesting to the media, compared to the entire phone-in vote. I'm pretty sure that's what's meant. I think we can use that reference, unless you find a source that actually points out that he got the popular vote, BabbaQ, which is always clearer and better. Bishonen | talk 15:01, 30 May 2013 (UTC).

Yes, you are correct. I didn't see that section at first. JosJuice (talk) 11:55, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

UNPROTECT PAGE

Why is this page indefinitely semi-protected??? Surely unnecessary. I vote to open this page again pending further disruption. 87.232.1.48 (talk) 20:25, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

It's not. The present protection is due to expire on July 13. It's a sensitive biography page which saw a lot of violations of the biographies of living people policy, which is why I protected it (twice, see the protection log). But I'm willing to unprotect experimentally at this time; at least the subject's not so much in the news in Sweden now, as far as I've seen. Please alert me if you see any problems. Bishonen | talk 20:40, 16 June 2013 (UTC).

Update: another IP than the above took the opportunity to vandalize the article when the protection was lifted. I've blocked them for six months (sock of banned user), and am leaving the article unprotected for now. We'll just have to see if there are further problems. Bishonen | talk 09:09, 22 June 2013 (UTC).

Japanese Wikipedia

I thought there would be a japanese article on him, but none is linked. Is that a mistake, or did no japanese editor write one? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:26, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

There has been a page on JP Wikipedia called YOHIO created back in 2012, but got deleted due to what I think was notability. This was a year before is Melfest 2013 appearance, so maybe someone would have better luck this time. -- [[ axg // ✉ ]] 11:35, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Revert

BabbaQ's recent revert ([7]) was rash, pointless, stupid (edit: apologies, that was uncivil of me), and unexplained. In this revert he undid at least a month of edits, and

1. removed several reliable sources
2. removed info on a fourth music video
3. reverted the changes to the intro (specifying that Yohio has been talked about for his androgynous look)
4. flipped the order of "Japanese career" and "Swedish career" while the sources make it abundantly clear that his career in Japan doesn't stretch further than having released a CD, while he's a household name in Sweden,

among other things. The only rationale given was "changing back to neutral version." How is it more neutral? If there's a specific problem you're looking at, change THAT part and don't revert the entirety of the article.Kiruning (talk) 13:15, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Honestly, I fail to see how any part of the revert was to a more "neutral" version. Is it somehow biased to point out at which place his album charted in Japan? Is information hurtful to Yohio? Kiruning (talk) 13:21, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Bottom line is, the version you want to have mentioned the Big in Japan claim again. Diminished this singer to some kind of fake singer when in fact the current version hardly mentioned any career in Japan but mostly the one in Sweden. One would think that Kiruning would have realised that the Big in Japan claim should not be a part of the article by now. Considering that the user has tried to have it reinstated in the article almost 10 times, with the end result of reverting and explaining of why it isnt appropriate. Funny enough the only one who seems to be interested in mentioning alot about Yohios Japanese career in the article is Kiruning himself. Enough is enough. --BabbaQ (talk) 16:37, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Lots of insults, no actual arguments. Why shouldn't anything about him being "Big in Japan" be mentioned? And if the problem, as you see it, is limited to the "Big in Japan" mention, why didn't you just remove that? Why did you revert every single change I and others have done to the article? Do you have any rationale for this whatsoever?Kiruning (talk) 16:48, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

You say "[the Big in Japan line (?)] Diminished this singer to some kind of fake singer when in fact the current version hardly mentioned any career in Japan but mostly the one in Sweden" - this is a bizarre claim. This is the actual offending phrase: "As Yohio launched his single career, his record company touted him as 'a big success in Japan' and he came to be widely described in Swedish media as being "Big in Japan" - though this was not necessarily entirely true." The line was supported by two reliable sources. Kiruning (talk) 16:51, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Can you please also clarify exactly what your beef is. Are you saying the line is not factual? Or are you saying it's defaming?Kiruning (talk) 16:54, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Coming from a user that truly does throw insults around in every comment like yourself Kiruning I take that first comment lightly. Secondly every single edit you made on Yohios article was in purpose to diminish the importance of everything he has accomplished. Perhaps now that basically all your edits on Yohio has been reverted since day 1 not only by me but by other users as well you perhaps should start considering that your edits are not up to par. I would suggest reading a few other articles to see how a Wikipedia article is really made. I might sound hard but I have had enough of your POV-pushing to be frank. Regards,--BabbaQ (talk) 16:55, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

I can own up to being insulting, but besides that I ALSO present actual arguments. The fact that my changes have been previously reverted is nothing but ad hominem - you're obviously not addressing me but the third opinion or whomever will eventually review this discussion (I reverted you and Bishonen, you reverted me - I relented, you didn't - so get off your high horse and let's discuss the actual contents of the article. Discuss the edit, not the editor). What is your rationale for removing all other edits made to the article? And how can the "Big in Japan" line be "diminishing" if it's factual? How was every other edit I did to the article "diminishing" of his career?Kiruning (talk) 17:02, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

We have tried and tried over and over to explain to you why your edits are inappropriate. You are unwilling to even understand basic Wikipedia guidelines. I will not respond to you any further because frankly I have had enough of your behavior and attitude. if someone else is willing to deal with this then go ahead. Regards,--BabbaQ (talk) 17:11, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

No, you haven't. The discussion with Bishounen was 1) brief, 2) about a different sets of edits 3) containted pretty much no input from you (except this: [8]). If you want to edit the article, please be prepared to explain your edits.Kiruning (talk) 17:14, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Dude, you post this on the "requests for page protection" asking for full protection immediately after reverting me with the rationale "for discussion to reach consensus with Kiruning" - but when I ask you to explain your edits, you literally declare that you refuse to discuss the topic with me. This doesn't seem dishonest to you, in the least? Kiruning (talk) 17:40, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

OK, cool it down folks. This behaviour between the two of you is not cooperative nor is it productive. If both of you are unable to hold a conversation without having to throw insults at each other, then it would be best that you do not speak to each other at all. Stick to the facts, discuss in a civil manner, and most importantly try and avoid going from one editor's talk page to another in order to gather support for one's side of the argument. To say that someone is "Big in Japan" is rather ambiguous. What is "big" to one person, may not be "big" to another. A bit like saying is a glass half-full or half-empty - both are correct. To be honest, I would not have known Yohio was big in Japan, and to my knowledge I would have assumed he is more well-known in Sweden. Unless there is substantive evidence to back-up this "Big in Japan" claim, then we should try and write the information as neutral as possible. By making such a claim we are basically saying that the entire population in Japan knows who Yohio is, where he originates from, and are avid fans of his. I'm a big fan of Sam Bailey, but does that mean the singer is "Big in popularity"? Not necessarily. If we are to say Yohio is big in Japan, then perhaps to state that he is "allegedly big" would be a better choice of phrase? It maintains neutrality but also mentions a verifiable fact. Wes Mᴥuse 21:03, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

• Kiruning, do you realise quite how negative words like "notoriety" (=infamy) and "touted" are? (Compare our articles Tout and the redirect Notoriety.) They were both introduced by you on 2 December 2013.[9][10] There is no support for them in the sources you give. I'm glad to see you have now, under pressure, removed the sentence about the record company "touting" Yohio as "big in Japan"; I hope your grumbling in the edit summary doesn't mean you'll reintroduce it when we've stopped watching. You had sourced the "touting" to a primary source, a press release from the record company which apparently in your opinion constitutes "touting". Wikipedia articles are supposed to provide reliable secondary sources for all statements, not tell the world what "Wikipedia" (in this case, you, speaking "in Wikipedia's voice") thinks. I won't repeat the links to policies and guidelines I gave you when we had an argument about attacks in this bio in April 2013, as you didn't seem to care for them then.

That said, I agree with you that it's logical to subdivide the "Career" section into "Career in Sweden" and "Career in Japan", even though they might be a little short to be separate sections. Also I'm not sure the three (or four?) music videos don't belong in both places… Anyway, I've suggested a compromise structure. I've also put the "Personal life" information at the beginning of the article, with a new heading. That might not be ideal for most bios, but in this case it simply comes first chronologically (the subject being so young), so I think it makes a better shape. Please check it out, everybody, and feel free to edit. This is just a sketch, and I'm sure it can be improved. If I've lost anything informative, it's not intentional, please fix. Bishonen | talk 22:48, 5 January 2014 (UTC).

P.S., @Mouse, thanks for being a calming voice, but "allegedly big"? Please not, that's negative in itself, as well as being shop-worn wikipedia-ese. Let's just keep the "big in Japan" (a phrase with sneering connotations in and of itself, if you check out Google) out of it. I know Kiruning is attached to it, but I don't understand why. There's no neutral way of introducing it, as far as I can see, let alone a sensitive way, as the WP:BLP policy requires. It doesn't belong here. Bishonen | talk 22:48, 5 January 2014 (UTC).

Apologies for any confusion there, Bishonen. I wasn't implying that we should use the phrase "allegedly big". I was merely throwing out ideas in the hope it would spark off inspiration for the above involved editors to club-up better ways of getting around such ambiguous wording. Like I said though, a singer who is big to one person, may not be as big to another. It all boils down to how popular/well-known a celebrity has become. Off the top of my head, I cannot think of any better way to say a singer is "big" without using the actual word "big". But with the suggestion that I made, I hope other's may think of a better word to use. Wes Mᴥuse 23:00, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Third opinion

Response to third opinion request:

I personally agree with the version of the article before BabbaQ's mass revert (although I think the line "though this was not necessarily entirely true" can be omitted). I really don't see how that version isn't neutral; in fact, BabbaQ, your version seems to be less neutral because for whatever reason, you appear to have a problem with Yokio having a successful career in Sweden. Erpert WHAT DO YOU WANT??? 18:49, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

• Erpert, please don't hypothesize on why a certain editor may want to use or avoid a certain phrasing. In this case, there is no reason to believe this editor hates this artist, and the IDONTLIKEIT link is unnecessary anyway. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 02:10, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Funny, I don't recall saying anyone hates Yokio... Erpert ^{WHAT DO YOU WANT???} 02:57, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
    • Sigh. Erpert, please don't speculate that someone appears to not like subject X having a successful career in country Y, and that this apparent dislike seems to be the reason for their producing a less-neutral version. It shows a lack of good faith, a pretty serious one in my opinion. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 03:09, 6 January 2014 (UTC)