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Naming[edit]

Sorry I don't really know how to use this properly but I think the name of the page should be changed back to Versailles and have Also Known As: Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet- they are still known as Versailles all around the world EXCEPT USA were this name comes into play and also they are fighting a court case so they don't need it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aruzo (talk • contribs) 13:48, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Aruzo! I think this new subtitle is universal, not just for America, considering it is printed on their recent release. The name should also hold, because the subtitle is intended to reach the English-speaking world (Americas and Europe), thus the English Wikipedia should reflect this. Lastly, the page is already under an inconveniently expanded title, and rather than the full suffix of (Japanese band), another form of the band name is preferred. IF you'd going to make the page name long, keep it relevant, I suppose? --Jacob Talk 13:54, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I also agree with Aruzo I'm afraid. I don't agree with the fact that this title is 'universal' for many reasons, mainly on a cultural level. Versailles is primarily, a Japanese band rooted in the cultural context of its Japanese members and Visual Kei. Versailles was obviously an original name which came up after meticulous scrutiny, considering the rest of the band was 'hand-picked'. Similarly, the band was created in light of it being "the absolute youshikibi, sound and extremes of aestheticism”. Thus, its original name is a reflection of what its creators wanted it to be.
Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet- 'does' apply to the USA only. It's been made clear on several occasions by the band and Versailles' manager, that this is only to be reflected here. This name was only created in lieu of a potential lawsuit and naming conflict. It was not changed therefore because Versailles wanted it. I believe it was a mere tactical manoeuvre so that they could tour and sell their material overseas. Evidence for this is that, still to today their name has not been changed in any other country. This obviously reflects their want to retain their original name, and that their naming incident and its repercussions were contrivances.
I think it's important to remember that this band is Japanese, and the Visual Kei scene is open to large audiences worldwide. Just because there was a naming dispute in the United States, does not mean it should be changed on a universal, english speaking website. America is not the only place that speaks English. Versailles originated in Japan and today is predominantly focused in that country. I personally feel it's wrong to entitle a whole band by its concoction of a name. It was not chosen because it was wanted, instead it was because of a naming conflict in America. The band still remains as Versailles in Japan under Sherow Artist Society (Kamijo's own label). It still remains as Versailles in Europe under the CLJ label. When it is going to be signed under Warner Japan BMG, the band will still be called Versailles.
I do agree however that the title of the article is unncessarily long. But Versailles_-Philharmonic_Quintet- is long in itself, as its uncommon subtitle might be difficult to spell to some. I feel that 'Japanese_Band' is perfectly fine, as it is relevant to what it actually is. It perfectly shows its' disambiguation from other 'Versailles' articles anyway. Sorry for the long comment, but I personally feel that Aruzo is right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vincentcook (talk • contribs) 19:10, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with vincentcook. I think it should just be Versailles too as that was their original name. I agree with vincentcook that it was their original name that they chose out of their own free will. Philharmonic Quintet merely came about because of a lawsuit. I think tons of tons feel the same, and it a sense its upsetting to fans. It should just be 'Versailles' and also known as 'Philharmonic Quintet" LuGiADude (talk) 20:03, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think at the end of the day this is a Japanese band, and its name in Japan is 'Versailles' with no additions. Likewise, this is the same name the band uses worldwide except for just one country - which I'm afraid the world does not revolve around.
I don't suppose a move without an established consensus was your best judgement, LuGiADude, especially with conversation hardly being dead. If you would take notice to the way the band advertises themselves, the new subtitle was adopted to avoid lawsuit in the foreign market, however, the subtitle is now part of the bands public profile. Flyers distributed in Japan include the "Philharmonic Quintet" suffix universally, as well as it underscoring their name on nearly every instance of their visible logo on their official website. At first it was inherently murky how wide usage of this name would spread, but with the name change now firmly cemented in the band's history, the subtitle sees constant and consistent use in every market, and thus, the name would be the preferred page title here, particularly to avoid appending any parenthetical notes within the title itself (something used only to denote that the two subjects are exclusively known by the same name). --Jacob Talk 05:30, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I believe it would be best to include some examples here, right? We have their most recent appearance in Shoxx, and then a cover and full spread in Cure. Lastly, and I suppose this really should seal the issue, the recent single Prince & Princess (a release for the Japanese market) --Jacob Talk 05:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Some points: 1) This is the English Wikipedia, not the American Wikipedia. In England they're just known as "Versailles". 2) If another country was to rename My Chemical Romance to "My Chemical Romance -The Rejects-" due to copyright problems, and they released a few over here as -The Rejects- would you change the article? No. 3) Majority have said in this discussion that it should be just Versailles. 3 versus 1, if another joins it'll be either 3 vs 2 or 4 vs 1... it doesn't matter. Fact is, Majority ATM say Versailles. 4) Putting a subtitle in the main title is stupid. LuGiADude (talk) 15:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It is fair enough that on 'some' album covers and in 'some recent' magazaines, the subtitle is shown. We are not disputing that. The bands registered name as far as I can tell is 'Versailles' in every country apart from the United States. An example which defends my view is the article on Aerith Gainsborough, a character from Final Fantasy 7. Arguably this is one of the most popular RPGs to have come out in gaming history. It was a Japanese game, and in that country alone is called 'Aerith'.
Everywhere else in the world, she is named 'Aeris'. Thus the assumption is that the majority of gamers know her as this. Yet, still after extensive debate and discussion, the article on Wikipedia still remains as 'Aerith' whilst also being attributed with her Western name. The article is titled after the character's original name in Japan. From this resolution and its circumstances, the situation should be extenuated to cover this too, where their 'alternate' name is undoubtedly much less common than what 'Aerith' is to the gaming community.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Vincentcook (talk • contribs) 15:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That instance doesn't seem to be entirely similar to the issue at hand here, as it seems she is known under one name in one place, and another in another place. Secondly, the name change isn't to avoid a title-clash with another article, or another composer specifically, but rather a matter of preference or cultural relativity. In this case, Versailles is marketed fully, in Japan, under this new name. Even in their native country, we are seeing a full implementation of the extended name. Perhaps everyone will always call them Versailles conversationally, for the convenience, but even in Europe, the band is pushing this title as their standard. The cover for Prince & Princess in Europe here, a cover designed only for European release, sees use of this name.
Finally, to address LuGiADude: I would very much appreciate if you could stop pushing the American dominance issue. For one, I am not a proper American citizen, and atop that, I am not fan of the globalizing tendencies of the United States. Take note that "This." isn't a particularly affective argument, and doesn't contribute to the debate. --Jacob Talk 16:38, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
1) "This" just means I agree with his point. 2) How it's marketed doesn't matter, like has already been said the REGISTERED name in Japan is just "Versailles". 3) In the UK I have seen no albums with the name -Philharmonic Quintet- written on them. 4) Somebody is wrong on the internet OMFG 5) You haven't addressed the Aerith issue. LuGiADude (talk) 16:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I know what it means, I'm just saying it is perhaps not the best use of your time here. It is already apparent that you agree, and have nothing more valuable to contribute. How it is marketed is probably what matters most, because it is what people would see if they were looking at this band for the first time in a magazine, and wanted to look up more information on the wiki, or perhaps they saw the CD, and wanted to research a little. As far as you having not seen the subtitle on your UK releases, you should note that only releases made after 2009 will include it, as the name change took a while to take effect. Noble will not have the subtitle, while "Prince & Princess" will (and by my hard copy, absolutely does). Here, being "wrong on the internet OMFG" would be a fairly significant mistake, as the cover scan I'm linking to is from Colosseum.de, the official online store used by CLJ Records (the soon-to-be former European label of the bad). I've addressed that the issue with Aerith isn't quite a similar enough circumstance, as it is for different reasons. --Jacob Talk 16:48, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"The band still remains as Versailles in Japan under Sherow Artist Society (Kamijo's own label). It still remains as Versailles in Europe under the CLJ label. When it is going to be signed under Warner Japan BMG, the band will still be called Versailles." Written by vincentcook, and if you do more research you will see this is all true. LuGiADude (talk) 16:57, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

←I've read every word printed on this page ;) I've also done my fair share of research, and it seems that this statement by CLJ was contradicted by the release of "Prince & Princess" on their very own label.

I'm aware of this. However the band's official name is still Versailles. LuGiADude (talk) 17:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In that same regard, X Japan's "official name" is X JAPAN, and the official title of this artists' Noble is "NOBLE". It is hard to debate officiality in a situation where there are exceptions here, there and everywhere. Considering an encyclopedia is designed for research, someone who sees a "Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet-" CD in their local media outlet is not going to go to the page "Versailles (Japanese band)" (especially considering they don't have much of a sign of their nationality), they are going to be looking for something that represents the media they've seen the title on. --Jacob Talk 17:05, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well, to take care of that issue, there's currently a redirect from Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet- to this article. There is also one (just created) from Versailles: Philharmonic Quintet and one from Versailles Philharmonic Quintet to cover other possible search patterns. So the search argument is moot. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 17:47, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Considering there is still the issue of which title is the appropriate to use, it's not a moot argument. One also has to consider whether the short or full name should be used on their related pages, as well as in other pages which would mention their name. Certainly "Versailles" will suffice in the majority of the article body here, but there is a total ignorance of the fact that there is an alternative to adding some parenthetical roundabout to the title. --Jacob Talk 17:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Please assume good faith on the part of others participating here. I seriously doubt there is any ignorance of any facts in this discussion. Rather, there is a difference of opinion regarding the title of the article. There's a huge difference. With the various redirects in place, simply stating the names used by the band (as currently in the article) should allow all but the most dimwitted individuals to understand that the band goes by a different name within the United States. The reason for this is explained later in the article, so I'm not seeing a problem here. The article is at the name used by the band everywhere outside of the United States, and the name used within the United States is a redirect (or, several redirects, anyway) to the article. Exactly where is the issue here? ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I fully support Nihonjoe's reasoning for coming to that solution. As it stands, the band's name officially is Versailles and will be until it is changed. No matter how much band material is produced worldwide with the US subtitle this will be the case. Similarly, the article fully recognises that the band operates under a different name in the US and several redirects have been implemented. If we look at the name from a historical perspective, 'Versailles' has been operation for 17 months worldwide. The US subtitle has only been for 7 months, a clear difference of 10 whole months. It is important to remember that the US title is only truly official and registered in one country too. I'm sure the band's immense fanbase has become all too familiar with its original name. I think it is too early to universally call the article by its US name until at least it has been recognised for as long as the band's original has.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Vincentcook (talk • contribs) 18:18, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

←I understand your argument, and I'll continue to do some reading, and give it the appropriate time span before opening this discussion again, but if the name sees this consistent use for a significant amount of time, I believe it is only natural that the issue be addressed. --Jacob Talk 18:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures[edit]

I can't tell if this little comment I have goes here or not. Well, more like contribution. I have photos of the band's album "NOBLE" and a picture to be used on the front page, displaying the band. It would be extremely appreciated if someone can help me in my ordeal. Thanks! —Comment added by Ff7fan4evr (talk • contribs) 04:40, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as the band is active and performing live shows, it is possible to obtain a free-use image, so fair-use images (such as these promotional pictures) are generally to be avoided. --Jacob Talk 04:43, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
So, considering the situation, are album covers allowed to be posted without any conflicts and such? (I'm new to this whole Talk page thing, so excuse my informal-ness.) --Ff7fan4evr 04:46, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Genre[edit]

Right now Versailles genres are listed as: Symphonic metal, Power metal and Neo-Classical metal.

I have no problem with these genres for Versailles. However, I would love to hear everyone elses' opinions. Referancing genres isn't always the solution. As in, I mean that for the quality of the article, it would be best to get everyones' opinions on this first. Kuro Banpaia (talk) 03:49, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How is referencing genre "[not] always the solution?" I think that it is an integral part to credibility, that anything that could be outside the realm of objectivity has a firm and credible source. There is nothing on Wikipedia that is (in theory) "better-off" without a source, with the exception of the subject's name itself. Citations are the single most important measure of credibility Wikipedia has to offer. --Jacob Talk 03:59, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't mean for it to sound that way. What I mean is, the current solution for the genre is to talk about it. To see if it's necessary to find a source for a genre that others might be objected to. I'm not saying it shouldn't be sourced. I'm saying that It should also be talked about, to further the quality of the article; to see what others have to say about it. Kuro Banpaia (talk) 05:41, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I think the current three genres are a good focus, so I'd say those are fine and ready to be sourced. If you find a trend in major sources using an alternative term, include that as well, and if you cannot find any sources for another term, leave it up with a {{fact}} template. I'm not sure what is left to be unclear in this situation? --Jacob Talk 06:14, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have found sources for all the current genres listed...and I found melodic metal (is that the same thing as melodic death metal? Because I went ahead and had melodic metal in the genre section link to melodic death metal. Or is melodic metal even a type of genre, or is it just a way that describes them as having melodic music, and being metal?) being listed frequently, and on allmusic, so I sourced that as well. As for the others, I can't be sure if the sites I provided are reliable, but I went ahead and added the sources. My mistake if I misjudged what is "reliable". If some of the sources are unreliable, would Versailles' facebook page be a good source?: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Versailles-Philharmonic-Quintet-/64007754746 It lists all the current genres that wiki does. Kuro Banpaia (talk) 10:22, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jasmine You has died[edit]

http://community.livejournal.com/versaillesfans/172053.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by YAOMTC (talk • contribs) 19:06, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Original Japanese has now been removed as it can be found on the OHP. External link has been added to accredit English translation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vincentcook (talk • contribs) 14:45, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

gender?[edit]

i think ist worthy of a part in the article —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.151.205 (talk) 21:46, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Birth Names[edit]

For all those who keep adding in Jasmine You's "real name", please stop doing this unless you can cite a credible source. 2ch and other "real name" sites that gathered names from 2ch and other boards similar are not credible sources. His real name was never given in any of the official articles about his death, nor any articles or blog posts before that. He is only either Jasmine You or Yuu. It is disrespectful to him to keep posting this "real" name.

The only one who has publicly given his real name is Kamijo, during the time he was in New Sodomy. However, the only source that I know of for his full name (New Sodomy's old official page) is long gone and not archived -- should this too be removed as it lacks a source? Unless another source can be found, of course. 37564 (talk) 02:57, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 1[edit]

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:18, 21 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Versailles (Japanese band) → Versailles (band) – No need to have Japanese in the title, there are no other articles on Wikipedia about bands named Versailles. Xfansd (talk) 03:06, 14 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the move request was: Moved to Versailles (band) Mike Cline (talk) 02:13, 27 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Versailles (Japanese band) → Versailles (band) – Requesting that it be moved back as they are once again the only band with the name, the French band's article has been deleted. Xfansd (talk) 01:45, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Speedy as a reversion of an undiscussed move that contravened a pre-existing consensus (see #Requested move 1) 76.65.128.198 (talk) 05:55, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support for the same reasons I did last time. I agree with the IP that if an admin sees this it should be done speedily. Jenks24 (talk) 09:22, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Kamijo Article Doubt[edit]

Why there isn't an article for Kamijo? I want to know more information about him and his discography, LaReine, and other works in which Kamijo have been, but there is no article :S why? That's so strange, in 2013, I don't understand it. --Stargazer004 (talk) 01:58, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He doesn't have his own article because no one created it yet. Lareine does have an article. If you want to create one for Kamijo yourself refer to Wikipedia:Your first article. Since he has been in two notable bands and is about to start a solo career, he is notable enough to have his own article. Xfansd (talk) 02:21, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kamijo article created[edit]

Well I created an article for Kamijo (the best I could), it can be A LOT improved, but now that there's an article, I think we can Link the name Kamijo to it in this one so people can see it and search for info about him. Anyone can help to improve this article with more info and pictures! --Stargazer004 (talk) 00:47, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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