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The Unit MBTI - Raehwan MBTI

Raehwan (BIGSTAR) – ENFJ

Cognitive Functional Stack – Fe Ni Se Ti

Raehwan is known as the mother of Bigstar, and continues in this vein on The Unit, showcasing his dominant Fe.  He cares deeply for other people, sometimes almost regarding his own needs as an afterthought or luxury to be dealt with later, as a reward for sorting other people out first.  His motherly nature means that he is often found giving purposeful skinship, such as an arm around someone, or a pat on the back.  

Raehwan is a very emotional person (Fe).  He is easily moved to tears in a variety of situations, and for a variety of reasons.  We see this often when the camera focuses on him during the show.  He readily admits that he is one of the first to cry, and likens himself to a champion in that matter, and regularly states emotions such as, “I was really upset”.  ENFJs, with Fe as their primary function, need to be able to express their emotions outwardly in order to be able to deal with them.  Only then can they move on from them.  Raehwan clearly knows this about himself since after becoming upset about something, he then clarified, “I’m sensitive but rational – I overcome things quickly”, showing a strong use of his entire functional stack.   He is also expressive with his love, regularly commenting, “I love …”, showing he is generous with his love and emotion.  He cares deeply about his fans.

He values the emotional input of other people, such as when Jun Q sends him a heartfelt message hoping that he overcomes his difficulties and feels better soon etc, etc.  Raehwan cares deeply about what other people think of him and who shows him kindness, which was clear when he reposted the message that Jun Q sent to him.  He also cares deeply, and remembers things that other people say to or about him. For instance, when Hwang Chiyeol praises his style when they have their session on “My Story”, he is overcome and moans/screams about it later on when the team return for practise.  He’d expected Chiyeol to be negative about him (a pre-conceived notion developed by his Ni and dodgy inferior Ti logic) but was over the moon when he was given praise instead.

He shows fantastic leadership qualities and kindness, which other contestants remark upon.  Giseok and Gunwoo both reckon that he practices the hardest out of all the performers, Gunwoo even commenting that he “works hard and sleeps hard” – Raehwan doesn’t do anything by half measures (Ni-Se). However, this means he is sometimes less concerned with material things in life (Ni), such as eating his meals properly – Seyong the sensor has to encourage him to eat properly – and Raehwan ends up losing weight without trying to over the duration of the program.

As a user of both Fe and Ni, he is apt at discerning other people’s emotive states.  This becomes clear when during the practices for 4th mission, Raehwan takes notice of Kijoong’s emotional state, and works out that he’s about to cry before Kijoong even knows it himself!!!!  He’s guided by his caring nature for others (Fe) and his intuitive knowledge-gathering (Ni) of the current situation (Se).  He ascertains correctly the exact reasons for Kijoong’s sadness, and then spends the rest of the mission time helping him to rectify the problem through individual practise and morale encouragement.  This is Fe’s nature of wanting to deal with and rectify a situation rather than just gloss over it and try to move on.  He’s always there, giving Kijoong a little boost, a little bit of mentoring here and there, and a little bit of support, like when in their evaluation with Chiyeol he gave him a small signal that he’d done well. He knew that this would mean everything to Kijoong, and Kijoong even mentions that Raehwan is the first person in several months who’s made him feel positive about his singing again.  His kindness is truly altruistic.

Raehwan’s Ni is also observed singularly in that he states, when worrying about if he can continue as a member of Bigstar or an idol in general, that he “doesn’t know what else he would do” apart from singing.  His Ni has this single-minded “destiny”, so to speak, and Raehwan can’t conceive of anything else, for now.  However, when Kijoong, after the My Story performance, tells Raehwan that it won’t be his last performance, you can see from his face that Raehwan is taking his words with a pinch of salt. Raehwan only withholds from disagreeing with Kijoong because he can see it would hurt Kijoong if he were to nullify his words of kindness and encouragement (Fe).

I hope that Raehwan does manage to find some success in the future as a singer, because as Chiyeol says, he does have a certain “groove”.  He is also a kind and caring ENFJ who deserves happiness and love for the future.

Song you should listen to: BIGSTAR – Run & Run

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The Unit MBTI - Gunmin MBTI

Gunmin (B.I.G) – ESTP

Cognitive Functional Stack – Se Ti Fe Ni

Gunmin is a hard-working, good-spirited contestant on the Unit, who even if underappreciated by the general public, did not go unnoticed by his fellow contestants, thankfully. According to both Raehwan, and Rayoon, who are observant people, Gunmin works the hardest.  Timoteo describes him as “working hard quietly”, which from such a logical and strategical Te-dom thinker, is a high compliment indeed.  Gunmin’s ESTP nature allows him to push forward with the task at hand, using his senses (Se) to perfect his moves until he is satisfied (Ti).

Gunmin, like any other ESTP, is a man of the moment and relatively straightforward about the way he approaches any task.  He lives for the current situation, and says he is happiest when choosing food after a hard day’s practise (Se).  He likes to have a laugh with his teammates, but is ultimately about getting back to business and producing the best performance that he possibly can.  Gunmin uses his dominant Se to react quickly in the moment to any unusual situations that may arise in the competition – he is one of the least likely contestants to be thrown by the element of surprise.

Gunmin uses his Se-Ti to tease his bandmates, doing things like poking them or just making fun of them. He’s playful and spontaneous (Se), and he’s been described as “like a golden retriever”.  He isn’t afraid to be the person who sings the opening lines in important songs (both for B.I.G and The Unit), and frequently does extremely well in this role because of his fantastic stage sense and presence (Se).

Gunmin cares what other people think of him (tert-Fe).  The most obvious example of this was during the training for second mission.  In an outstanding moment of ESTP-ness, at the end of Monster team’s run through with Rain, Gunmin does not bow, but instead bluntly asks for Rain’s individual criticisms for Gunmin himself.

This is a brilliant moment in The Unit.  Not only is it a power move for Gunmin in that practice room, but it’s a power move for more screen time.  I don’t believe that this is what he thought of originally – he’s just in the moment (Se) trying to get the best out of every opportunity that he’s given.  It’s a total xSTP thing to disregard the “rules” or “standard behaviours” for a brief time in order to be able to better a situation – and this is exactly what Gunmin is doing by refusing to wrap up the rehearsal on Rain’s terms.  Going against his sunbae is brave and daring, and he suddenly stands out from the other competitors.  He said that “I felt like I was losing my presence”, which is probably one of the worst things you can do to an ESTP.  They need to feel wanted, needed, powerful, and definitely present (Se, tert Fe).

When he then manages to coax an individual evaluation out from Rain for himself, he does so with total stage presence and charismatic execution, not wasting a moment of it (Se). When Rain subsequently compliments him, he takes it in his stride, and only later comments on what it means to him (Ti-Fe).  

When Gunmin is eliminated, his dignity is astounding and admirable (Se-Ti).  He processes the information quickly, and smiles, saying, “wow”. He accepts his fate with such positivity (Se) – looking, presumably, at how close he was to not being eliminated.  No doubt that as an ESTP he will just continue working, working, working until he gets what he wants, no matter these obstacles (Se-Ni).  He can move on from them quickly.

Clearly, Gunmin has “the grooves”, which seems rather appropriate for a member of Boys In Groove, and completely proves his dominant Se.  He’s ready to break the mould of the status quo to get what he wants.  He cares more than he lets on, and will work hard ad infinitum to achieve personal glory.  Overall, he is an interesting, talented, charming ESTP.

Song you should listen to:  B.I.G – Aphrodite

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you got raehwan’s type right! he just uploaded a video on his youtube channel

OH my gosh, how amazing!!  What validation!

You all can watch his video here, although it’s not Eng subbed or anything, it’s still obvious he got ENFJ, and appreciates a lot of the description as being accurate.