Talk:Woodz

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It has been proposed in this section that Woodz be renamed and moved to WOODZ. A bot will list this discussion on the requested moves current discussions subpage within an hour of this tag being placed. The discussion may be closed 7 days after being opened, if consensus has been reached (see the closing instructions). Please base arguments on article title policy, and keep discussion succinct and civil. Please use {{subst:requested move}}. Do not use {{requested move/dated}} directly. Links: current log • target log • direct move

Woodz → WOODZ – Per WP:COMMONNAME and WP:STYLIZATION, article titles should follow the most common usage in reliable English-language sources. In this case, the artist’s name appears consistently stylized in all caps as “WOODZ” across multiple independent, reliable English-language publications.

For example:

• USA Today: "WOODZ says first album 'Archive. 1' was a chance to 'redefine myself'" https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/03/04/woodz-interview-album-archive1-kpop/88876584007/
• Billboard: "The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025: Staff Picks" https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-kpop-songs-2025/
• Forbes: "WOODZ Hits The Right Notes With New Single, ‘I’ll Never Love Again’" https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurasirikul/2025/09/24/woodz-hits-the-right-notes-with-new-single-ill-never-love-again/
• NME: "WOODZ teases comeback following military discharge" https://www.nme.com/news/music/woodz-teases-comeback-following-military-discharge-3879790
• NME: "WOODZ releases new song ‘Falling’, featuring Day6’s Young K" https://www.nme.com/news/music/woodz-unveils-new-demo-track-falling-featuring-day6-young-k-3793332
• NME: "WOODZ on his artistic growth: 'There are times where it doesn’t work out'" https://www.nme.com/news/music/woodz-on-his-artistic-growth-there-are-times-where-it-doesnt-work-out-3063755

Additional English-speaking coverage also reflects this usage:

• Dazed: "WOODZ: K-pop idol turned pop-rock chameleon" https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56066/1/woodz-k-pop-idol-turned-pop-rock-chameleon
• Earmilk: "[Interview] WOODZ chats new release 'I’ll Never Love Again'" https://earmilk.com/2025/10/03/interview-woodz-chats-new-release-ill-never-love-again-revealing-different-sides-of-himself-and-more/

Given the consistency of this styling across multiple reliable sources, the all-caps form appears to be the predominant usage in English rather than a purely decorative stylization. Hginsanfrancisco (talk) 21:34, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose: Wikipedia strongly avoids promotional all-caps titles per WP:TITLETM, MOS:ALLCAPS, MOS:TM. As discussed for Japan in MOS:JAPAN, local styling tends to be a bit overly decorative for Korean pop-culture topics. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 23:20, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose per BarrelProof. If I'm recalling correctly, singers and groups who uppercase their names have always, or almost always, stayed lowercase due to Wikipedia styling decisions. Randy Kryn (talk) 23:30, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. I’d like to clarify that this request is based on usage in reliable English-language sources, rather than branding preference.

Per WP:COMMONNAME and WP:TITLETM, Wikipedia generally follows the name most commonly used in independent, reliable sources, even when that includes capitalization.

In this case, major English-language publications consistently use “WOODZ” in all caps, including USA Today, Forbes, and Billboard. These are editorial usages rather than promotional materials.

Given this consistent usage across independent sources, “WOODZ” appears to function as the standard English-language name rather than a decorative stylization.

I’m happy to provide additional sources if helpful.

Hginsanfrancisco (talk) 02:01, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose per above. 162 etc. (talk) 02:51, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose: as per others above and seems the rationale for this move relies on a narrow selection of sources that mirror the artist's promotional branding. Here's other reliable English-language sources I found that uses MOS:TITLECASE:

1. The Korea Herald
2. Korea JoongAng Daily
3. KBS World
4. Manila Bulletin
5. HinduStan Times
6. The Times of India
7. Teen Vogue

Since the evidence for all-caps usage is not predominant or universal, we should maintain the current title in accordance with COMMONNAME and standard Wikipedia style conventions. ꕥ 𝙳.𝟷𝟾𝚝𝚑 ꕥ ^{→𝙼𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚖𝚎←} 03:26, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks everyone for the input. I’ll withdraw the request for now and revisit if additional evidence of predominant usage emerges.

Hginsanfrancisco (talk) 03:38, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Soompi, Allkpop, Koreaboo, Wikipedia, Kbizoom are all unreliable sources. See WP:KO/RS grapesurgeon (talk) 07:32, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks everyone for the input. I’ll withdraw the request for now and revisit if additional evidence of predominant usage emerges.

Hginsanfrancisco (talk) 19:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

@Hginsanfrancisco you posted this in the wrong thread fyi grapesurgeon (talk) 01:56, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

sorry about that, thank you Hginsanfrancisco (talk) 03:31, 18 April 2026 (UTC)