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Did you know... that the leader of the Japanese band Friends was chosen via a game of Uno?
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... that the name of the Japanese band Friends was inspired by the name of a pub? Source: [1] ("おかもと「いえ。それは、私が散歩しながら“バンド名は何がいいかなぁ”って考えてた時に、パッと見上げたら『フィリピンパブ フレンズ』って看板が目に入って、“これだ！”と思ってすぐにLINEで写真を送って」")
ALT1: ... that the leader of the Japanese band Friends was chosen via a game of Uno? Source: [2] ("おかもと：まずはフレンズのリーダー、涼平さん。SEKIGUCHI LOUIE（以下、SEKIGUCHI）：リーダーっていうのはUNOで決まりました（笑）。")
Comment: Regarding ALT1, according to the Japanese Wikipedia article, the leader (Ryōhei Nagashima) was chosen after he lost a game of Uno, though unfortunately I couldn't find a source explicitly saying that he lost the game, only that they played it. Shame, because including him losing would have probably added some fun to the hook.
Hi Narutolovehinata5, review follows: article created and nominated on 2 December; exceeds minimum length; is cited inline throughout to what appear to be reliables sources (most are Japanese so I have to presume on a lot of them, the tweet appears to be acceptable from a WP:ABOUTSELF standpoint); AGF that there is no copyright violation from the Japanese sources, there isn't any issue with the sole English language source; hooks are interesting and mentioned in the article; a QPQ has been carried out. I just have a couple of minor isses:
Your lead states that they are signed to Sony Music and formed in Tokyo but this is not mentioned in the main text or cited.
The lead states "Hirose Hirose and Emi Okamoto made a collaboration, which caught the attention of bassist Ryōhei Nagashima, who suggested that they form a band" but the main text says that the first two invited Nagashima to join the band"
Once resolved I will have no issue approving this - Dumelow (talk) 11:03, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review! Really sorry for the late reply as I've been a bit too busy to address the issues at the moment. I'll try to address them by tomorrow. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:28, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Dumelow: I've addressed the concerns you raised above. As for the collaboration thing, I think what happened was that Hirose and Okamoto did a collaboration (a temporary band) and it was Nagashima who encouraged them to make the band permanent (from what I read in the sources), but I guess I worded it poorly. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:52, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Narutolovehinata5, review follows: article created and nominated on 2 December; exceeds minimum length; is cited inline throughout to what appear to be reliables sources (most are Japanese so I have to presume on a lot of them, the tweet appears to be acceptable from a WP:ABOUTSELF standpoint); AGF that there is no copyright violation from the Japanese sources, there isn't any issue with the sole English language source; hooks are interesting and mentioned in the article; a QPQ has been carried out. I just have a couple of minor isses:
Hi Narutolovehinata5, yep looks good to me - Dumelow (talk)
