Talk:Ashita, Haru ga Kitara/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Esprit15d (talk · contribs) 16:51, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

I would like to commend the editers of this article for their work so far. It is of to a very strong start. Here are my comments:

• " Yūji Sakamoto and Daisuke Hinata while...": comma after "Hinata"
• "memories of love with a boy in her high school days": Odd phrasing. Try "memories of her love for a boy in her high school days"
• "and has often been associated with...": remove "often" per WP:WHATPLACE
• "entering the airplay charts in Japan around the same time.": I see these two points are connected, so for clarity, use a connector phrase like, "because it entered the airplay charts in Japan around the same time."
• "Her new vocals are also contrasted with her vocals of 10 years ago by intermixing them.": grammar issue. Try "Her new vocals are also contrasted with her vocals of 10 years before by being intermixed." or even better, "By intermixing her new vocals with her vocals from 10 years before, the songs contrasts the two."
• "as well as other events including...": comma after "events"
• " series at that time[note]...": put the [note] at the end of the sentence
• "At the wrap up party of the drama, the director of the series at that time[note] heard her perform karaoke and suggested that she try singing.": Even though Wikipedia does not have a "one sentence, one reference" rule, I highly endorse doing this as much as possible, since—as articles continue to get edited—sentences that were once close together after get moved or interrupted, and a reference that one applied to "all of the above" now is nowhere near what it originally referenced. This leads to drive-by {{fact}} tagging, incorrect citation attribution, and even some articles losing their GA status. So, I assume that citation #6 applied to this sentence as well, so I would go ahead and add it.
• "The track was recorded at the Hyper Image Studio in Santa Monica, California,": This sentence seems over-referenced, but perhaps for a reason I don't know?
• "Matsu debuted the song on radio on February 14, 1997...": comma after 1997
• ""Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" is a mid-tempo J-pop track[3] with a "gentle melody",": Unless the matter is SUPER contentious, inline citations should be placed AFTER punctuation. See MOS:PUNCTFOOT. Review the article, as I've seen this mistake more than once. Also, "gentle melody" (and all quotes) need a reference after them.
• "sees her recollect the memories of her love with a member of her high school baseball team[15] ": after punctuation
• "probably reminisced his teenage years": try "probably reminisced on his teenage years"
• " cited that the b-side": Try "said that on the b-side" (cited means made a reference to what someone else said)
• "on the compilation Tru Love:": True is spelled wrong
• " it moved to number 8 shifting 46,400": comma after "8", and also, I think you mean "moving" instead of "shifting". Regardless, shifting doesn't make sense there.
• " released as a single, to commemorate Matsu's tenth": remove the comma
• "was arranged by musician and future husband[58] Yoshiyuki Sahashi.[59]":after punctuation

This was a really great article that won't require much editing, so kudos to the all the principal editors. The media all check out. The references are superb (especially marking which ones are in Japanese and all the archived links). The external link is appropriate. Great job. Let me know when the changes have been made, and I will gladly promote this article.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 17:40, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the comments Espirit! I have made the necessary corrections except for the thing about spring season popularity and charting. Well, the song enters the charts because it's associated with spring (its title is "if spring comes tomorrow"). Would it be okay if I use "and" instead of "because"? Or, can you suggest some other connector? Ryoga (talk) 04:22, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

After understanding what that meant, I rephrased it to be more explicit, since (at least in the US) a song re-entering the chart is almost unheard of. Great job, and I'm passing the article!--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 13:12, 25 November 2014 (UTC)