for my faves:
snsd: Taeyeon
fx: krystal
red velvet: Seulgi (and Joy)
newjeans: Hanni (everyone)
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twice: Naeyeon
idle: Soyeon
Those are the pillar members, the glues that assemble the whole team as one around them, aces of aces. Some even call them the identity members, but it's more than that, they are the member who if were abscent, the sound and identity of the group would be iremediably altered.
Now, that's the thread, mrs Tati.
For me, It's easier for a pillar member to bring the team up than a single one dragging It down, because K-pop is structured to hide weaknesses and highlight strengths. A weak link can be hidden in line distribution, choreography formations or video editing, but what the members can do the best is often used as marketing strategy.
So one person’s excellence can easily reflect on the brand as a whole.
Hyunjin from Stray Kids since you know the group is known for being shorties!!!
Display More2NE1: Sandara
These three do their best to keep the group together. They love group activities the most.
SNSD: Taeyeon, Tiffany
I'm not as familiar with SNSD. What do you think?
you're very spot on on snsd 
taeyeon is their musical pillar while tiffany was the second snsd manager lol.
i'm pretty surprised by your pick of visual members for bp and 2ne1 tho 
... lol you're such an F you probably thought mostly about the human and social sides of being a pillar/glue 
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f(x) would be Victoria, I guess?
in what way 
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in what way
I just like her a lot.
FTISLAND - It's clearly Hongki...that man says what's on his mind, defends, his bandmates, and is also silly and goofy at the same time.
Infinite - I used to think it was Dongwoo as the uplifting mood maker, but lately i feel like Woohyun is the bright star in the group. He's definitely a sweet heart with a great sense of humor
This lowkey feels like a bias thread
3rd gen
Twice: Jihyo
Oh My Girl: YooA
Dreamcatcher: Dami
4th gen
Idle: Soyeon
NewJeans: Hanni
Purple Kiss: Swan
5th gen
tripleS: Dahyun
Fifty Fifty: Chanelle
Meovv: Gawon
Artms: Heejin ( I know they're not 5th gen, but whatever lol)
Then there is no one fits that description in SNSD.
You can easily spot the aces/all-rounders of other groups but for them: no. There are many members shared same roles, so even if 2 or 3 missing the rest can still cover perfectly fine without people noticing it. No one has the quality (skill and other stuffs) league above others, all of them has (relativity) strong and weak departments.
Thinking about it, the management wasn't stupid enough to make that single point of failure. It'd be not pretty if that one member was absent.
Here are some clips to demonstrate:
For me, Chodan is the first member that comes to mind. I think all the members are reasonably adequate at playing their instrument, but Chodan, especially now is a good drummer, like a REALLY REALLY good drummer. If you watch this performance, the constant drum rolls she adds into the song really elevate it, and her signature way she grabs the crash symbol with her hand is so cool to watch.
For example, the roll right at the start 0:18 of this performance, and the crash grab at 0:52 - so so cool.
If you watch this short, you can really see how she has dedicated so much time to improving and going from an okay drummer to an amazing drummer
How can you call yourself an Aespa fan and put Karina second after Winter? Like i've been one of the biggest Aespa antis on AKP because of My toxicity and even i will readily admit just how perfect Karina is as an idol.
Without Winter, Aespa would still be Aespa, would still have dominated the past year in charting. But without Karina, Aespa would have been long gone with SM pushing Heart instead.
Karina IS Aespa.
Display MoreHow can you call yourself an Aespa fan and put Karina second after Winter? Like i've been one of the biggest Aespa antis on AKP because of My toxicity and even i will readily admit just how perfect Karina is as an idol.
Without Winter, Aespa would still be Aespa, would still have dominated the past year in charting. But without Karina, Aespa would have been long gone with SM pushing Heart instead.
Karina IS Aespa.
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karina is really important in aespa im not denying this, that's why i coudln't not mention her. but i feel like winter is more of a core member, specially in her vocal work and in he versatility. she is the core of many aespa signature sounds, vocals etc... i feel like she is the musical counterpart to the visual/concept embodiment that karina represent if you get me 
. that's why BOTH are necessariy for aespa to be aespa.
i realized it a bit long into the aespa concept how essential winter was for the group.
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