Talk:I Am the Best

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Date	Process	Result
December 20, 2020	Good article nominee	Listed
June 6, 2021	Guild of Copy Editors	Copyedited
November 27, 2021	Peer review	Reviewed
October 16, 2023	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 14, 2021. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that 2NE1's "I Am the Best" topped the Billboard World Digital Songs chart after being featured in a Microsoft commercial?
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Orphaned references in I Am the Best[edit]

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of I Am the Best's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "gaon":

From 2NE1 (2011 EP): "Gaon search - 2NE1" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
From 2NE1 discography: Gaon Chart rankings:
- To Anyone
Hong, Lucia (September 16, 2010). "Gaon Weekly Album Chart: Sep 5–11". 10Asia. 10Asia. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- "Baksu Chyeo", "Go Away", "Can't Nobody", "Apa (Slow)"
Hong, Lucia (September 30, 2010). "Gaon Weekly Singles Chart: Sep 19–25". 10Asia. 10Asia. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- "Kiss"
Yoon, Hyeon-jin (September 11, 2009). "산다라박 '키스' 온라인 석권‥2NE1 솔로활동도 대성공". Newsen News (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved March 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
- "Please Don't Go"
Gil, Hye-seong (December 1, 2009). "2NE1 씨엘 & 민지 듀엣곡, 각종 주간차트 1위 석권". Star News (in Korean). MoneyToday. Retrieved March 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
- Other albums and songs:
"Gaon Chart Search: 2NE1". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
From Big Bang (South Korean band): "Big Bang on the Gaon Chart". Korea Music Content Industry Association. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
From Bad Girl Good Girl: (in Korean) "Gaon Search - miss A". Gaon. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
From Hate You (2NE1 song): (in Korean) "Gaon search - 2NE1". Gaon. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
From Go Away (2NE1 song): "Gaon Chart Search: 2NE1". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 30, 2010.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 16:23, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 30 January 2015[edit]

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The result of the move request was: Withdrawn think the recognizability issue would be better solved by (artist name). In ictu oculi (talk) 22:00, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I Am the Best → Naega Jeil Jal Naga – This is a Korean song with "Naega Jeil Jal Naga" on the single cover. In ictu oculi (talk) 10:29, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per WP:UE: "In deciding whether and how to translate a foreign name into English, follow English-language usage. If there is no established English-language treatment for a name, translate it if this can be done without loss of accuracy and with greater understanding for the English-speaking reader." Translating to "I Am the Best" improves understanding for English-speaking readers.
In any event, sources do in fact use "I Am the Best": see MTV, Billboard, iTunes, AllMusic, etc. Dohn joe (talk) 14:50, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose That their music video with 100+ million views has "I Am The Best" in its title means they're okay with that translation for global marketing. -AngusWOOF (talk) 15:41, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per WP:UE. Many K-pop songs have official English-language titles, including this one. --Random86 (talk) 19:22, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:27, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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2NE1

... that 2NE1's (pictured) "I Am the Best" topped the Billboard World Digital Songs chart after being featured in a Microsoft commercial? Source: [1]
- ALT1:... that the song "I Am the Best" by 2NE1 (pictured) topped the Billboard World Digital Songs chart three years after it was released because it was used in a Microsoft commercial? Source: [2]
- ALT2:... that "I Am the Best" by 2NE1 (pictured) topped the Billboard World Digital Songs chart three years after it was released and became the first K-pop group to do so because it was used in a Microsoft commercial? Source: [3]

Improved to Good Article status by Nkon21 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:07, 20 December 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Prose size (text only): 9276 characters (1542 words) "readable prose size"
Article was promoted to Good Article status on December 20, 2020
Neutral
Correct sourcing
Unlikely copyright violation (20% only)
Main Hook of 137 characters
The main hook is more hooky that the alternative ones, I would highly suggest to promote the Main hook
Approved

Paparazzzi (talk) 09:53, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Impact 89fm list in Reception section[edit]

Can someone explain how or why a college radio station listicle placement is notable enough to be included? Surely that's a mistake and should have been removed? -- Carlobunnie (talk) 23:07, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

100% agree, not notable. Evaders99 (talk) 23:18, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm removing it then. -- Carlobunnie (talk) 23:45, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

iTunes refs[edit]

@Nkon21: looking at the refs for the tracklist +rel history sections you might wanna update the iTunes store links to Apple Music ones instead and change the publisher to say AM instead. We're not supposed to use itunes links (I've been guilty of this myself in the past). I noticed you linked the tracklist ref to the Dec 10, 2014 date in the Rel Hist table but the ref doesn't support this (it says "released June 24, 2011). You'll need to find a diff ref but idk what replacement could work otherwise I'd have changed it myself. -- Carlobunnie (talk) 02:06, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Carlobunnie, Ok. Someone else from 2016 added that and I just simply left it is. I'll see if I can find another source. ɴᴋᴏɴ21 ❯❯❯ talk 21:06, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comm perf section[edit]

This part: "...with a total of 121 weeks..." is unsourced. The EconoTimes ref does not mention the # of wks for either song. Idk if the Forbes article that it cites as the source of its info mentioned the 121, but if there is no available source to support this part then that should be removed. -- Carlobunnie (talk) 20:12, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]