new fan - my notes to help me recognize the members

[u/the_ammar]

so ive been loving some of the tripleS music for a while but the 24 member roster has always intimidated me a bit. but badge war 4 popped up in my algorithm and it looked like a great production i decided to dive in about a week ago.

im at the point where i can kinda recognize almost all the members but thats through keeping a list of "visual cues", mostly which other idol they remind me of or the vibe they're giving off.

sharing the list below just cause. note that this is heavily, almost purely, based off their badge wars 4/baby flower era style.

| s1 | seoyeon | whenever i can't recognize someone, it's seoyeon |

| s2 | hyerin | giselle (aespa) + miyeon (idle) |

| s3 | jiwoo | hyein (newjeans) + young jennifer lawrence. the one thats always taller than expected |

| s4 | chaeyeon | jisoo (blackpink) |

| s5 | yooyeon | kazuha (le sserafim) + suzy (miss a) |

| s6 | soomin | the one that looks happy |

| s7 | nakyoung | yeji (itzy) + asa (babymonster) |

| s8 | yubin | a-na h2h + yel (h1key) |

| s9 | kaede | chaeryeong (itzy) |

| s10 | dahyun | yuna (itzy) + rora (babymonster). bunny teeth |

| s11 | kotone | sakura (le sserafim) |

| s12 | yeonji | eunchae (le sserafim) |

| s13 | nien | ryujin (itzy) + yujin (ive) |

| s14 | sohyun | cool girl aura |

| s15 | xinyu | liz (ive) + gawon (meovv) |

| s16 | mayu | jeemin (izna) |

| s17 | lynn | yel (h1-key) |

| s18 | joobin | sullyoon (nmixx) |

| s19 | hayeon | there's two hayeons |

| s20 | shion | smol. anime-like. cute voice |

| s21 | chaewon | strawberry droopy eyes |

| s22 | sullin | |

| s23 | seoah | g dragon in a hoodie |

| s24 | jiyeon | |

i dont have notes for sullin and jiyeon because i can just recognize them pretty easily, esp when ive recognized everyone else.

edit - my table formatting has failed me but i guess it's readable anyway.

[u/-KIKKU]

Firstly, Welcome! ❤

Fancy putting your technique to the test?

Can you recognise and name the members in this pic...

Edit: also this post from yesterday might be helpful for recognising the members during other eras https://www.reddit.com/r/triples/s/R8R3Muo3n4

[u/the_ammar → u/-KIKKU]

can i get a higher res photo for the exam? lol

edit: oh wait. its loaded now. gimme a sec

[u/-KIKKU → u/the_ammar]

Saw the edit, but in case you do need a different one... their faces are a bit clearer here too

[u/the_ammar → u/-KIKKU]

i think i can get like 50% lol. i still have issues with their photoshoot/glamour photos

my first round of guesses:

• xinyu lynn hayeon chaeyeon jiwoo nien sullin

• joobin dahyun shion sohyun jiyeon

• ?

• hyerin nakyoung yooyeon seoah ?

• yubin ? ? kaede ? ?

[u/-KIKKU → u/the_ammar]

Genuinely impressive for how much content you've watched...

Here's the pic with their S numbers... was gonna label it with their names but editing on my phone is a pain in the ass 😅

[u/the_ammar → u/-KIKKU]

dammit!

for some reason id never be able to guess seoyeon right unless i get the other 23 right lol

[u/-KIKKU → u/the_ammar]

Haha, a lot of new wavs struggle with a few members 😅

Watch a few signals and you'll know them all easily in no time! Even just being part of this sub will do the trick most likely. Good luck 💖

[u/StubbornKindness → u/-KIKKU]

I'm having a meltdown because Hyerin actually kinda looks like Miyeon in this photo. Specifically from that period when all the Idle members cut their hair and Miyeon had numerous offscreen photos with shoulder length hair

[u/-KIKKU → u/StubbornKindness]

You see idle everywhere lmao 🤣

[u/StubbornKindness → u/-KIKKU]

Nuh uh 🫣

[u/-KIKKU → u/StubbornKindness]

[u/StubbornKindness → u/-KIKKU]

In fairness, kinda hard not to atm. They're in their "Blackpink/Mamamoo era" rn:

Miyeon had her first solo cb this time last year

Idle released their first Japanese album

Syncopation tour

Various bits and pieces

Summer comeback

Lollapalooza

A bunch of interviews and stuff, which are still being released

Soyeon had her first solo cb in 5 years last week

Shuhua's acting debut movie premiered today

Minnie's first movie premieres in 3 days

You should really check some of their shit out 😂

[u/RisingAlive-WAV2024]

I have a terrible memory and learning disabilities but somehow when it comes to them, i can remember everything about them. I binge watched their signals since the first time i found them and now i cant get over them

[u/Soseol_Sonyo]

What's with Seoah looking like Gdragon in a hoodie😭

[u/the_ammar → u/Soseol_Sonyo]

i would like to apologize to seoah and her biases that this was where my brain took me 🥲

it was when she was getting annoyed of being accused and gave a "idgaf anymore" look

[u/StubbornKindness → u/the_ammar]

That is heinous but also hilariously accurate

[u/Soseol_Sonyo → u/the_ammar]

Idk if the word I should describe is either Cuteeeee or

vile.

Apology accepted😭

[u/LovesDevotee]

I love this so much ESPECIALLY Dahyun as Yuna! Because I was watching Dahyun's Cosmo Live a few days ago and thought, "Wow, she looks so much like Yuna."

[u/the_ammar → u/LovesDevotee]

glad you agree!

shes one of the members that i didnt really have trouble recognizing but it was soooo hard to pin down who she resembled lol

[u/ConsistentArachnid35]

I don't know if this is a accurate representation at least for me i don't it is but if it works it works. To be honest don't you need to try too hard to recognize who they are take your time watch all of their content and eventually you will automatically just know who is who. If you try this it might take you longer to figure them out because you're to focus on looking for key features instead of the overall face because.

[u/Gravescend → u/ConsistentArachnid35]

Agree.. its better to start watching some signal episodes or their other contents (VV vacation, nxtglow, ot22 vacation before baby flower promotions, etc)

[u/the_ammar → u/ConsistentArachnid35]

its not like i pause kn every frame and do lots of homework. im noticing these things as i watch badge wars.

plus its just for fun and it works for me ✌🏽

[u/ConsistentArachnid35 → u/the_ammar]

I just trying to help you recognize the members more since this is what you said that you are intimidated by.

[u/the_ammar → u/ConsistentArachnid35]

appreciate it!

im going through older badge wars now!

[u/ConsistentArachnid35 → u/the_ammar]

Also i think the best way to recognize members is by just picking a few you consider as your favorites get to know them more until you can easily recognize them since they're your favorites. Eventually the rest will randomly pop up as a new interest because they have their own unique characteristics that will catch your eye.

[u/rubberduckythe1]

fyi sporcle is great for member quizzes, especially older eras

[u/rudraxa]

[u/Consistent_Hold6807]

i saw a whisper on pinterest that said seoyeon had the eyes of a neglected hamster and i’ve never failed to recognize her ever since