While the visual position has been always something highly appreciated in the K-Pop
industry, and actually so appreciated that recently, a company that used to place light
emphasis on visual like YG Entertainment has clearly stated trainees could audition for
“look”, it seemingly has been a trend among famous groups now that the members would
have no fixed positions and so be called all-rounders instead.
However, even without officially assigned visual positions, there will be a general
public consensus that forms anyway and from that, netizens decide in their minds who’s
the visual of the group.
IVE - Wonyoung
While Wonyoung is only eighteen, it’s almost impossible to not see her on any top visual
ranking lists of K-Pop because people are just obsessed with the bright yet super classy
visuals of hers.
Actually the public has already known Wonyoung since her debut with IZ*ONE but not until
she became the official member of IVE that people started to go crazy over how stunning
she looked.
Especially because Wonyoung’s makeup style has switched to a dreamy, fairy style to highlight
her features better, many commented that Wonyoung’s visual are just surreally gorgeous now with
the big round eyes as sparkling as crystals and the lips as plump as cherry.
Not only that, because Wonyoung has lost some weight to prepare for the explosive debut
with IVE, all the buccal fat is now gone to reveal her incredibly small face and the defined
features, proving people that her visual is actually versatile and can easily slay both
the cute and mature concepts.
The obsession of people with Wonyoung’s visual is clearly seen through the way they
always rank her first whenever questions like “Who’s the visual of IVE?”
pop up.
Even when fans wanted to take a more objective stance by doing a survey, the most votes still
went to Wonyoung as no one could get enough of that doll-like appearance.
Some also clarified that visual is always a matter of personal preferences and they
were sometimes hesitant about whether they should let other members like Liz or Leeseo
hold the visual position but at the end of the day, most still agreed it should be Wonyoung
because she not only had the look but also the aura.
NMIXX - Sullyoon
Despite having just been in the industry for about two months, and actually it’s not
even two months as of I’m editing this video, Sullyoon has already taken the Internet by
storm for her surrealistically stunning visuals.
Netizens were even more shook to know that Sullyoon was actually born a visual and nothing
about her face is touched by the surgeons, including the face that is as small as a several-month-old
baby’s, the eyes that are as big as barbie’s and the nose that was not only high but also
thin as if being casted out of a mold.
When the camera taken photo of her side profile was posted online, netizens went even crazier
for her look because they just couldn’t believe how a person could be built so flawlessly
like that.
As Sullyoon also has a long neck, some said she might have created a new type of visual
– a deer-like appearance in addition to the cat, bunny and puppy face, and also set
a new visual standard for the industry.
However, it was also because of such breath-taking visual of Sullyoon that a handful of discussions
about who should be in charge of the visual position in NMIXX have been ignited.
Things even got more heated because JYP Entertainment is yet to, and seemingly has no intention
to, assign the fixed visual role to any members.
That also explains why only four days after NMIXX’s debut, netizens had already chosen
her over all the members to be the 4th gen’s top visual.
When topics asking people to rank the visual of NMIXX pop up, Sullyoon was also seen topping
the list along with comments saying they couldn’t wait to see her polished visual in the future
when she had already looked this good as a rookie.
Aespa - Karina
Surprised, right?
While the belief that Winter is the visual of the group has been going around for ages,
the members themselves revealed through one interview that they actually didn’t have
designated positions.
Instead, aespa was made as an all-rounder group and they would also be happy if fans
could see them that way.
However, do you think netizens will just accept that all members are equally stunning and
share their attention to all of them?
Apparently not!
Still, the case of aespa is a little bit different from all other groups as according to netizens,
it’s extremely hard to choose between Winter and Karina as both have their own charms that
fit almost perfectly to the South Korean beauty standard.
Under one post titled “Is Aespa’s visual: Karina or Winter?,” the opinions replying
to the questions were also heavily polarized with some saying that the face of Karina was
more popular among women but Winter’s was the pick of men.
However, after a long discussion, most still believed it was Karina who should hold the
visual title of the group as this position is often selected not only according to the
conventionally beauty standard but also for the marketability in the market.
Apparently SM Entertainment would never directly say which member brings them most money but
based on the way they constantly put Karina in the center, gave her most screen distribution,
let her open all aespa’s song and always let her wear the most eye-catching fit had
already proven she was the member being pushed most.
According to a netizen who claimed to be a Korean and so “more familiar with the Korean
side of things” than with the international one, Karina’s visual matched closest to
the beauty standard in South Korea compared to other members as she had the perfect V-shaped
jawline, the rare ratio where the nose length and the eye length are the same and the perfect
heart-shaped lips.
Plus, she also had an extremely special trait that people loved, the quail-egg face, and
so when aepsa appeared at the press conference for the Remastering Project of SM Entertainment
back in November 2021, the thing going viral wasn’t how impressive and advanced the project
was but instead the fact that Karina’s face was as small as the size of two mics combined.
On many forums, Karina is also frequently ranked first visuals-wise and in fact, you
don’t really have to look for specific comments like this to tell who is the visual in aespa
because according to Karina’s own words when introducing herself on Knowing Bros,
she is the “visual leader.”
STAYC - Yoon
While many praised STAYC that all members shone equally and they couldn’t cherry pick
one visual, netizens believed there was still a member standing out significantly appearance-wise:
Yoon.
When STAYC just debuted, Yoon’s visual had already got people talking though at the time,
her visual wasn’t at its peak as she was still only 16 years old.
The hype around her visual got so big that she not only made one but various big outlets
despite coming from a small company.
As she had just debuted, many even whined about how they couldn’t get enough of her
beauty with the scarce number of fancams and the more they looked at her, the deeper they
fell into her divine appearance.
Some even said that compared to other members, Yoon stood out significantly with an interestingly
warm yet cool look, relatable but also surrealistically pretty as if she had just stepped out from
a webtoon.
Besides, out of the six members, it was also only Yoon who got to be named the next rising
visual center of the gen4 idols and even when she was made to dye the most absurd hairstyle
on Earth recently, spotlight still clings to her for all the good reasons.
Thanks to the visual that can slay such weird looks, Yoon was showered in thousands of flattering
compliments still and according to some, she is some of the rare embodiments of how “fine
birds make fine feathers.”
TXT - Beomgyu
Being called the junior BTS, TXT has done their best to prove their own colors and as
hard work paid off, they all managed to show that they could very likely be the next big
act in K-Pop thanks to both the talents and the look of all members.
It’s also for this reason that HYBE didn’t designate them to any specific positions but
as you know about netizens, they would still pick out the most handsome one and with TXT,
it was no others than Beomgyu who got the “visual” position granted by the public.
Apparently that doesn’t necessarily mean the other boys aren’t handsome but when
people look at the group on stage, many said their attention was unconsciously gravitated
toward Beomgyu because of his ethereal beauty, the well structured face that perfectly complemented
the dreamy, shiny eyes and the admirably long eyelashes.
The visual type of Beomgyu was also the one widely favored by Knets because rather than
looking manly and sexy, Beomgyu had an appearance that is as soft and gentle as the summer breeze.
That’s probably also the reason why he is frequently the go-to-face when HYBE wanted
to have someone at the center of TXT’s lineup or to try one sophisticated makeup and hairstyles.
TREASURE - Haruto
While there are up to 12 pieces in TREASURES, Haruto still stood out with the icy cold visual
that is completely different from the rest of the group.
His look is so impressive that even when big outlets talked about the salient visuals of
TREASURE back in 2020, he was still the first one to be mentioned thanks to the defined
jawline and jarring gaze
Haruto is so attractive that when he simply went to work in the cold, his fan-taken photos
still went viral and helped him make headlines because people just couldn’t believe how
he managed to look that radiantly beautiful when doing nothing.
Many fans also said Haruto should lift his bangs more often, though they also loved his
boyfriend-material look with bangs, since this manly hairstyle complimented his wide
forehead and big eyes way better.
However, this badass swaggy style isn’t the only thing Haruto could pull off because
in the 3 Minutes Treasure video in 2021 where all members literally showed off their bare
face, he also proved that his visual is indeed versatile as when not wearing contact lenses,
heavy makeup and the image of a rapper, he looked just as soft and cute as any other
seventeen boy.
So, do you also agree with netizens that these idols should be the visual of their group
without being designated by the company?
Or do you have any other members in mind?
Comment down below to share your thoughts with us.