User:EpicCarnage12/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Japanese idol

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because of my love for Japanese music, more specifically Japanese Idols. This matters because Japan's idol culture is massive and has major influence on the country as a whole as well in other parts of Asia. My preliminary impression of the article was that it look very organized and well put together and dives deeper than just a brief explanation and history of idols.

Evaluate the article
The lead section provides a definition of what exactly an idol is and a very brief description of it. I believe the lead section does an very good job of introducing the topic as well as describing it in a concise manor. The lead however does not include a brief description of the articles major sections but does provide a contents section. The lead does mention other kinds of idols that fall outside of the music category and are not mentioned in the article. However, it does provide other links for these particular bits of information. The lead is very concise in my opinion.

The content in the article is extremely relevant to the topic and helps give the reader a better understanding of what exactly an idol is, the history of them and the influence they have outside of music. To my knowledge the content is all up to date. I do not believe that much content is missing and everything in the article belongs in it.

The article is written from a neutral point of view. No claims appear to be biased. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in any way.

The sources a lot of reliable and up to date sources used throughout and reflect the available literature on the topic. There are 4 sources used that are from 2021. The sources are all very diverse. In my opinion the sources used are very good. They very from the New York Times to the Japan Times to books and articles made in Japanese. There are a lot of references from Japanese sources and I feel that those are the most important and strongest references available on this topic. All the links I clicked worked. There are a few instances where a citation is needed though.

The article is very easy to read and the content is organized in an order that helps with that and flows very nicely. I did not see any spelling errors. Even the Japanese used was fine. The sections that the article uses reflect very important points of the topic like history, culture and impact.

The images can be seen right in the beginning of the article and help give readers who are unfamiliar with the topic a better understanding of what idols "look" like. The images are well captioned and provide a brief explanation of who the idol or idol group pictured is and why they are important/relevant. The images adhere to copyright. The images are all laid on top of one another on the right side of the page and are only in the beginning. I find this to be both appealing. By laying out the pictures they way they are they both enhance the article while not taking away the focus or being distracting to the overall article.

The last time something was posted in the talk section was in 2019. The first comment that shows up is a person asking for more clarification on certain points mentioned in the article. A lot of the discussion was about things to add. Some people didn't like that the majority of the idols mentioned were all female and wanted the male idols to be added or included more than they already were. Another wanted an addition of a "where are they now?" section but I feel like if one wants that information they can just look at the individuals wiki page. The article is actually "of interest" to 4 WikiProjects: Japan/Culture, Women's History, Sexology and sexuality and, Anime and manga.

Overall I am very pleased with the article. As someone who keeps up to date with this stuff and listens to idols everyday, I find it to be both interesting and very informative. The article does a very good job at not only sharing information but also formatting it in a way that makes it smooth and flow very well. If I were to improve anything I may add more up to date photos as well as include a little more about the other types of idols that are briefly mentioned in the lead section. Again as someone who absolutely loves and follows this stuff daily, I believe that this is a very well-developed and informative article.