Talk:Blue (BigBang song)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: -ink&fables (talk · contribs) 06:20, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

This is my first GA review. Although I will try my best, please feel free to correct me. I will leave my first set of comments in 24 hours. Thank you.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  06:20, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your time in reviewing my GAN! ɴᴋᴏɴ21  ❯❯❯  talk  17:11, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Infobox and lead
I will review this part at the last.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  14:23, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Edited by myself.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  07:43, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Background and release

 * Unsourced: On February 7, 2012, YG Entertainment announced that Big Bang would be making a comeback with their fifth Korean-language mini album, titled Alive on February 29.
 * Sourced to ref 2 (Just a note: please check the next reference cited after the sentence to see whether the information is supported, as sometimes multiple sentences are sourced to the same ref).


 * Why mini album is used in this section when extended play is used in the lede?
 * As both of them are synonymous in the Kpop industry and to vary wording.


 * Remove wikilink from Korean per MOS:OVERLINK
 * Why YG is used intead of the complete name?
 * Referring to the company as simply YG is common so writing out the entire name every time it's mentioned is unnecessary in my view.
 * I would suggest to use complete name or a pronoun (wherever possible) because just using YG may arise questions to some readers.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  14:08, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * When referring to Yang Hyun-suk himself, I usually would write "Yang" rather than "YG", and other articles do that to. I don't see much of a need to write YG Entertainment every time.


 * See if Alive Galaxy Tour is the tour being mentioned here. If yes, then please unlink concert tour per MOS:LINKCLARITY and restructure the sentence linking to Alive Galaxy Tour.
 * Unsourced: it was unveiled that the song would consist of a emotional concept, a change of style from some of their prior releases,
 * I added an additional source for the emotional bit


 * Unsourced: The song was subsequently released as planned by YG Entertainment and marked Big Bang's first single in almost a year, since "Love Song" in April 2011.
 * Unlink YG Entertainment here, instead link it in the first line of this section.
 * Better source needed: It was made available worldwide on multiple platforms for digital download and streaming. Current source is only a profile of the song from Melon and doesn't prove worldwide release on multiple platforms.
 * Added Apple Music source


 * This statement requires copy-edit: A Japanese-language version of the track was recorded and included as part of the groups fourth Japanese studio album Alive, which was released on March 28, 2012.
 * General note: if you have a suggestion for improving a sentence, you can provide it

✅ ɴᴋᴏɴ21  ❯❯❯  talk  17:11, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * In the last line: correct the typo in Big Band's

Composition

 * long-time group collaborator → group's long-time collaborator
 * Better source needed: The current source doesn't verify Teddy being group's long-time collaborator and that additional rap lyrics were written by T.O.P.
 * Removed

✅ ɴᴋᴏɴ21  ❯❯❯  talk  17:00, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Credit The Korea Heralds reporter/staff (for example, Yim Hyun-su of The Korea Herald characterized...) OR' can be written as: The Korea Herald article characterized...
 * “crispy → "crispy (see inverted comma)
 * Suggestion: join these two sentences: Deemed as a stylistic shift from much of the group's previous releases, Big Bang embraces a more emotional side of the them seldom exposed to the public. Highlighting their mature vocals, the song attracted attention among fans and journalists for its ability in showcasing a side of Big Bang that is not often presented through their music. Example: Deemed as a stylistic shift from much of the group's previous releases, Big Bang embraces a more emotional side of the them highlighting their mature vocals.

Reception

 * The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, → The song received positive reviews from music critics, OR "Blue" primarily received positive reviews from music critics,
 * musical styles → musical style
 * The Borneo Post described → The Borneo Post review described OR Daniel from The Borneo Post described OR The Borneo Post Daniel described
 * included the song in their list of the best Big Bang songs, calling "Blue" → included "Blue" on their list of Big Bang's best songs, calling it OR included the song on their list of Big Bang's best songs, calling "Blue"
 * ranked it the second best K-pop single of 2012, → ranked it second on their list of 2012's best K-pop singles,
 * Use one either Gaon Chart Music Awards or Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in both prose and table; more preferably the one which was used then at the time of ceremony
 * Unsourced (highlighted): I'm not considering if source has been cited in any other section of the article
 * The song opened at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, becoming the group's third number one single.
 * It had the highest first week sales of 2012 and the biggest debut sales of a boy band song of all time in the Gaon Chart, garnering 833,233 units in digital sales.
 * By the end of the year, "Blue" accumulated a total of 3,365,275 digital downloads and 24,040,039 units in digital streams, ranking as the fourth best-selling song and the tenth best-performing single overall when factoring in digitals, streams, and instrumental downloads.
 * Apart from Gaon, the song also experienced success on the K-pop Hot 100, debuting at number one on the Korean Billboard chart and remained at the top position for three weeks.
 * On the US World Digital Songs, "Blue" peaked at number three, becoming their second top-three track on the international chart.
 * Apart from Gaon, the song also experienced success on the K-pop Hot 100, debuting at number one on the Korean Billboard chart and → Apart from Gaon, the song also experienced success on the Billboard's K-pop Hot 100 debuting at number one and
 * Unsourced: and remains standing as one of the best-selling singles in the country. Because I think sales can be combined from different sources, but per WP:SYNTHESIS we can't reach to a conclusion like "one of the best-selling singles in the country".

Music video and promotion

 * Wikilink Love Song
 * Justin Noto of Agon Creative commented → Justin Noto commented
 * Remove wikilink from New York
 * Nuto added that "but the city → Noto added that "the city
 * selected the wooden Luna Park Coney Island Cyclone as one → selected the Coney Island Cyclone, a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park, as one
 * street along The Cyclone → street along the Cyclone
 * Wikilink Fantastic Baby

Sales

 * Why digital is in brackets next to South Korea? I read some Featured Articles; I saw that generally the Chart or recording industry's name is put in the brackets.
 * Wikilink KuGou

Comments
Hi I have left few comments. Please reply with ✅, disagreement, question, etc. next to each point.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  14:23, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi I hope you are doing well. I have reviewed the entire article except the infobox and lead, which I will review after you take care of all the comments. I have also left some comments next to your replies, please check them too. Feel free to disagree to any changes but do explain. Thank you.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  14:08, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi I just wanted to just check that how much time you need. I am flexible with anything but knowing exactly gives some insurance.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  16:12, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the wait, I took a brief break from Wiki for the fourth of July holiday in the US. I believe that I have addressed everything so far, if there is anything else that needs attention please let me know. ɴᴋᴏɴ21  ❯❯❯  talk  20:00, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I have made few edits on my own, and I think it is now satisfying the good article criteria. I am closing the review. Congratulations!! on your fourth successful GAN.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  07:43, 6 July 2021 (UTC)