Talk:List of South Korean idol groups (2000s)

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Why I removed some of the groups on here[edit]

Groups that I've removed: Clazziquai Project, Epik High, Leessang, Big Mama, Buzz, Dynamic Duo, SG Wannabe, DickPunks, Eluphant, 8Eight, Mighty Mouth, and December.

I have removed the entries for the acts above because they are not by definition idol groups. They weren't formed by in-company training with the sole intent of debuting,^[1]^[2] nor to sell an obvious image of being attractive and close to fans through any means outside music.^[3]^[4]^[5] Do you really think that Epik High was founded on the idea of producing photocards for fans to keep? Those groups were only added on here because they perform K-pop -- a term that should never be conflated with the Korean idol.

In the meantime, I also plan on removing Untouchable from the list.

References

lIl-†V!^{wanna talk?`} 19:17, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_idol

[2] ttps://www.refinery29.com/en-us/k-pop-music-fans-terms-meaning

[3] ttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/idol

[4] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-51476159

[5] ttps://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3048154/bts-blackpink-what-it-takes-become-k-pop-idol-south

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