Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan Ko

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The result was Withdrawn. –Davey2010^Talk 19:52, 16 April 2025 (UTC) ‎[reply]

Alan Ko

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Non notable singer, Cannot find any evidence of any notability, The article says their first 2 albums have charted however I've not been able to verify this, And their acting appears to have been all minor roles, Fails NSINGER, NACTOR and GNG –Davey2010^Talk 16:38, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers, Bands and musicians, and Taiwan. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:34, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Meets WP:Nactor with various significant roles (not minor) in notable productions. -Mushy Yank. 19:18, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What are you basing that on?, I was going by his IMDb page which lists 6 shows/films. all 3 TV shows he's been in show "one episode" next to them, and on 2 films he's not listed as the top cast so I assume this would indicate their role(s) weren't significant enough to be in the top 5-20,

The only film where he is top cast is The People in the Attic which doesn't appear to be a notable film anyway, If he got some attention for being in the film then that would be a story but as far as I can see that's never happened so he still fails NACTOR, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 19:34, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Errr... Davey2010, that is a different Alan Ko... This is the Alan Ko you nominated. Both IMDb profiles have portraits so I do not understand the confusion here. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 19:38, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe because I was basing my entire comment on apparently someone else ?, Thought that was obvious but apparently not. You can stop replying now –Davey2010^Talk 19:46, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, but I believe I am replying correctly. The Alan Ko you nominated is neither the individual from the IMDb page you provided nor has he starred in The People in the Attic. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 19:52, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep or speedy keep per CSK#3 as the nomination statement is completely erroneous. Cannot find any evidence of any notability: A simple search of the subject's Chinese name "柯有倫" on Google News yields 7,260 results, not to mention the subject used the stage name "柯有綸" prior to 2010, which would generate even more results. I do not have the time to delve into the thousands of sources to find the best ones for you, but I will list a couple of most recent sources from late 2024 to 2025 that already clearly suffice for a GNG pass. (HK01[1], Wen Wei Po[2], ETtoday[3], United Daily News[4],Taiwan Television [5], or sources from United Daily News and Liberty Times about his 2024 single[6][7]) And their acting appears to have been all minor roles: This claim is also absolutely untrue. The subject has had lead roles in several films and television series, such as Love By Design, Sweet Relationship, and Din Tao: Leader of the Parade, all of which are mentioned in the article and by clicking on the links, his name was clearly listed as first or second in the billings. He has also played lead roles in many other titles that are yet to be created with an article, like Rhythm of the Rain [zh] or Kiss Me Mom! [zh] or the Malaysian film The Great Lion Kun Seng Keng [zh], etc. As a Hong Konger, I myself recognized the subject from a Hong Kong Netflix series OCTB [zh], where he also starred as one of the leads.[8] It does not even require access to Chinese sources to verify the roles, simply Googling "Alan Ko film reviews" already reveals the numerous films where he is credited as the lead. (Like [9], [10], [11]) While I am not familiar with the Taiwanese music industry and cannot verify chart positions that were two decades ago (though I believe they are accurate, as the subject's albums Alan Kuo (album) [zh] and Welcome to my World [zh] each have standalone articles on Chinese Wikipedia, likely based on WP:CHARTS), I found sources mentioning some of his recent singles charting. For instance, his 2020 single "Carry On [zh]" topped weekly charts [12] and entered yearly charts.[13] At this point, it is safe to conclude that no WP:BEFORE was conducted prior to the nomination, (or if there were, it was not done properly,) and the nomination statement does not hold water at all. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 19:23, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Prince of Erebor Enlighten me Prince, Which part of "Alan+Ko"&client=opera&hs=ibs&sca_esv=998bf72b6ecefea6&biw=1918&bih=946&tbm=nws&sxsrf=AHTn8zqN-Zw-R_ch0THh1NbRTsVx8pYYWA%3A1744832121606&ei=eQYAaPXiJK-ohbIPg-bioAM&ved=0ahUKEwi1g7SWpt2MAxUvVEEAHQOzGDQQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq="Alan+Ko"&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LW5ld3MiCSJBbGFuIEtvIjIGEAAYBxgeMgYQABgHGB4yBhAAGAcYHjIGEAAYBxgeMgYQABgHGB4yBhAAGAcYHjIGEAAYBxgeMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAESKQXUNQFWJEQcAB4AJABAJgBZaABiQKqAQMyLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgOgAqICwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIHEAAYgAQYCsICBhAAGBYYHpgDAIgGAZIHAzIuMaAHmQ-yBwMyLjG4B6IC&sclient=gws-wiz-news this link or "Alan+Ko"&client=opera&hs=Yds&sca_esv=998bf72b6ecefea6&sxsrf=AHTn8zpm1ojgQ3nKVxeoFShR4Ld1HOirfg:1744832235815&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij4u7Mpt2MAxVsV0EAHWYwH6g4ChDSlAl6BAgHEAM&biw=1918&bih=946&dpr=1 this link shows all of the news pieces you mention? .... Exactly! None of them!, Granted I only searched up his English name but nonetheless I still did my BEFORE and searched various places before nominating this article like I do with any article prior to nominating it.

Fucking Christ maybe AGF one in a while!. –Davey2010^Talk 19:43, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize if my wording seems a bit aggressive, Davey, but when nominating a Taiwanese person whose career is entirely based in Asia, I believe it is essential to search for Chinese sources using his Chinese name. Here is the Google News search that results from simply entering the subject's Chinese name. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 19:47, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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