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-ˋˏ TYPING PRISM BASED ˎˊ-
-ˋˏ ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONSˎˊ-
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Hello! Since in a recent poll, majority of voters voted that they wanted kpop idols to be the subject of the new series of people I'm analysing. This is interesting as MBTI has been a trendy topic in South Korea but obviously they haven't heard about the cognitive functions and mainly use the five dichotomies - (introversion vs extroversion for example), which is not 100% accurate to MBTI. Everytime I hear an idol say "I'm more extroverted now that I'm EXXX-X" I just feel a piece of myself die inside.

For this series, I'll be starting off with my ult group - PRISM since they've been one of the few groups with a large amount of content I've actually kept up with, along with SEVENTEEN and EQUINOX.

A disclaimer before I start, but I'd like to clarify that my words are not part of a gospel or anything. You can feel free to disagree in the comments but make sure you're constructive and not destructive. I am typing them based on MY understanding of cognitive functions and there may be misconceptions on my part. Ultimately, typology is very subjective and everyone's idea of each cognitive functions may be slightly different, but not WAY off.

Without further ado, let's get right into the individual members, in the order of the members' ages.

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. . . ➴ GUNO !

GUNO's official MBTI : INTJ
My Type For Him : INTJ (Ni-Te-Fi-Se)

He's my bias in the group, as he's the most similar to me: both INTJ and a huge MBTI nerds and thus, he was the member who was the easiest for me to reach a conclusion on.

I think GUNO claiming that Ni (introverted intuition) is his dominant speaks very much true for him. Based on textbook definition, Ni is used when one process information subconsciously by forming patterns they're used to in their heads and are often concerned with speculating how things will turn out and no matter what, will always strive to pursue what they think or believe is the best possible outcome. Ni users (xNxJ) are usually known for being excellent planners for this reason and I do think this holds true for GUNO and why PRISM trust him (and ETHAN) to plan for the future.

His secondary function, Te (extroverted thinking) is shown to be rather developed, maybe sometimes too developed to the point he can cause some friction sometimes. Frankly, it's something I struggle with from time to time. Te is the act of applying group logic. Contrary to its introverted counterpart (introverted thinking), instead of looking at things logically that makes sense to them/their gut feeling, they prefer to look at things that are considered (what they think are) factual. This paired with Ni, enables him to make decisions based on objective criteria.

I've seen debates among cognitive nerds that he could be ENTJ instead (TeNi). Aside from those arguing he's extroverted, some actually do believe he seem to use extroverted thinking more and while I see where they're coming from, I do think he perceives more than he judges. He may be loud from time to time, but if you keep a close look on him, you'd realize how he tends to keep to himself, and I do think he's using that alone time to take seek out patterns within himself.

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. . . ➴ ETHAN !

ETHAN's official MBTI : INFJ
My Type For Him : INFJ (Ni-Fe-Ti-Se)

Thank God GUNO helped him figure out his personality type for him to realize how he's an actually an INFJ. His INTP era was just painful for me as I literally did not see any Ti (introverted thinking) in him.

Like GUNO, his dominant function is Ni (introverted intuition) and hence their similarity. I'd like to highlight a moment where PRISM speaks of GUNO and ETHAN played a Jenga game that lasted 2 hours. And while I know cognitive functions have nothing to do with intelligence, I see them holding out against each other for so long due to their heavy use of Ni in their lives, where they're both fixated on winning the game and have calculated the best possible moves to achieve their desired outcome as as a fellow Ni dom, I think that is the beauty of Ni. I'm just going to leave it at that as if I explained how ETHAN uses Ni, it'll be just be me copying and pasting what I said for GUNO before as both of them have demonstrated how strong they are as Ni users.

The next function that differentiates him from GUNO is his auxiliary function. He instead uses Fe (extroverted feeling), which allows him to apply values based on a group. GUNO and ETHAN are notably the "parents" of PRISM and it's been a well known fact among SPECTRAs that GUNO plays the bad cop while ETHAN plays the good cop. This is because when decision making, he makes one that the group can all morally agree on, so no one feel conflicted.

He seems to be very in touch of emotions and his strong Ni seem to be able to make him think, or rather feel things beyond reality and I think that's what makes him an excellent lyricist. Many have noted how he's able to convey emotions through songs and I think he truly puts himself in the speaker he's writing of's shoes to feel what him and the others involved are feeling and somehow conveys them and I think that's pretty darn amazing when you realizing these are figments of his own imagination.

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. . . ➴ KYU !

KYU's official MBTI : ESFJ
My Type For Him : ENFJ (Fe-Ni-Se-Ti)

Mr. GO CHANGKYUN. This man is my bias wrecker ( and the type of guys I would actually date, sorry GUNO 💔 ). He's a whole walking green flag, and in a weird way, his personality reminds me of Lee Junho from Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

That being said, it's pretty clear to me his dominant function is Fe (extroverted feeling). As I mentioned before, Fe usually tends to apply values everyone in a group might have before making decisions. Due to this nature, they often derive their happiness from others rather than their own.

However, it seems that his Fe was pretty unhealthy during his earlier days as a PRISM member. I could tell he often prioritised the other members' happiness before his own and sort of had a "sacrificial" mentality where he would put himself at the shorter end of the stick just so peace can be maintained or the other members won't have any grievances, no matter how trivial the matter is. However, as he matured as an idol, I can see his Fe getting better. While I don't think he has completely ditched the unhealthy mentality, it seems like he knows when to take conflicts on without just blindly resolving it with toxic positivity.

Contrary to his official MBTI however, I think that he is ok an Ni user rather than an Si (introverted sensing) user. I think he has a tendency to try and make predictions of what could be the future. As an Fe dom, I think his most ideal outcome would most likely be upholding peace in a group setting and I can tell he's very open to changes. Even if the situation deviates from what he originally has in mind, if he's sure that the change will still somehow bring him to the ideal end result, he will still trust the process.

Rather if he was an ESFJ and an Si auxiliary user, he would instead be stubborn to stick to his own methods as Si involve processing information from past experiences. When a situation arises, Si users often take similar scenarios in the past and compare it with the current situations and let it guide them, hence explaining the stubbornness, which I personally don't see it in KYU. Hence why I'd say he's ENFJ rather ESFJ.

That being said, I'm not one to choose my partners based on MBTI. But Sir CHANGKYUN's girlfriend is an ENFP (Yes I analysed her and I may or may not make another video on her and her group). And seeing how those two types are basically known for being compatible with each other, I sure hope nothing but the absolute best for them.

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. . . ➴ JAEHYUNG !

JAEHYUNG's official MBTI : ESFP
My Type For Him : ESFP (Se-Fi-Te-Ni)

JAEHYUNG... is one hell of a chaotic guy. But one thing is for sure: he knows how to have fun IN the moment.

I'd say his dominant function is Se (extroverted sensing). If Si users rely on the past, and intuitives think about the future, Se users often live in the present, and uses their five senses primarily to interact with the world. I originally thought JAEHYUNG could be ENFP but thinking about it, I've come to realize he do things for fun in the moment without even considering about any future possible outcomes like an Ne (extroverted intuition) user would. When he does have a vision however, it's usually related to the present and with reasons, whereas Ne users get visions that come randomly without any specific reasoning (hence why they're often labelled as weird)

He definitely seems like he has Fi (introverted feeling) as his auxiliary function rather than Ti (introverted thinking). Fi users make decisions based on their personal values and I see that a lot in him. His Fi works with his Se in a way where he uses his personal values to guide himself through physical environments. I have come to realize JAEHYUNG is a very righteous individual, and actively speaks out when he encounters something that goes against his moral code in the moment, and I think that's a true behaviour of "What do I feel about this" which is sort of textbook for Fi.

His relationship with GUNO is something I'd like to touch on. While I don't think MBTI plays a huge part in relationships, I do think it affects GUNO and JAEHYUNG to some degree. This duo are known to be the Tom & Jerry of the group where they bicker (sometimes argue) endlessly. I think a huge part that plays into this are just how strong both their dominant and auxiliary functions are and how weak their tertiary and inferior functions are. Being polar opposites in terms of cognitive function, GUNO often look at the objective facts while JAEHYUNG look into his own subjective morals. That being said, JAEHYUNG has sometimes struggle to deal with facts he dislikes and is very picky about them, which checks out as Te is meant to be ESFP's weaker functions while GUNO's personal morals are most likely one of the last thing he thinks about when decision making.

A lot of times, GUNO (and ETHAN)'s Ni have tendencies to confuse JAEHYUNG due to how much their thought process revolve around future scenarios in their head and that just does not come easily to JAEHYUNG as he's often stuck in the moment.

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. . . ➴ YANG !

YANG's official MBTI : ESFP
My Type For Him : ENFP (Ne-Fi-Te-Si)

YANG to me, is still an enigma. Don't give me hell for this but he's actually the member I struggled the most with as I find it difficult to even figure out what his dominant function is.

That being said, I can confirm that his auxiliary function is definitely Fi (introverted feeling). Like JAEHYUNG, he often has his own personal moral code that he sticks to like glue and I'm sure he uses it to guide himself through situations.

That being said I can see him being both an ESFP or an ENFP, but I do lean more towards the latter.

I may be hardcore stereotyping here and I'm sorry @ENFPs but I've noticed that he's always "lost" in the physical world. And I think that could be because he's exploring endless possibilities in his head, which is what Ne (extroverted intuition) is. Ne users often seem disconnected from reality, as they're often mentally in another place which is what I noticed happens a lot to YANG. He sure does have a lot of "I'm sorry, what were you talking about?" moments or when he just says something completely off topic regarding the situation.

I know I just made Ne sounds like a struggle but I assure you, it's not. Ne allows one to see many various possibilities, even the most abstract and nonsensical ones. As an Ni dom, I sometimes find myself getting impressed by my Ne dom friends who are able to find unconventional ways to figure out solutions for a certain problem and that's the beauty of Ne.

That said, YANG is also not proficient in Korean which can also explain why he seems disconnected from reality 24/7. Who knows? Maybe he's actually present mentally but is struggling to process the language. In conclusion, he's an enigma and I'll probably need to observe him further (or wait for him to be clearer on the language) to be able to tell if he's Se or Ne dom.

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. . . ➴ JASON !

JASON's official MBTI : ISFP
My Type For Him : ISFP (Fi-Se-Ni-Te)

Aaaand lastly, my favourite maknae ever ❤️‍🔥. Anyways, if you asked me ages ago what I would type him as, I would've said ISFJ. So what changed? Initially, I thought he had displayed strong Si (introverted sensing) and often relating external factors to past experiences. But after getting to know him further, I've noticed he doesn't do that as much as I thought he did. Rather, I'd now say his dominant function is Fi (introverted feeling).

He has almost always tried to stay true to his personal values, and I'd say taking others' happiness into account is also one of his personal concerns. Hence why his Fi was easily mistaken for Fe, which is the auxiliary function of an ISFJ.

His Fi seems to be supported by Se, as it seems as though exploring reality and the present is what help him reach his personal moral believes. He very much lives in the moment and I rarely ever see him questioning any external facts he sees/sense/hears.

I don't really have much to say about JASON other than this boy really just seems like a very stereotypical cliché ISFP.

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That's all for the PRISM members! I hope I've helped some people who are getting into typology understand the cognitive functions a little better now and as for those who disagree/agree with my opinions, please do share what you think in the comments.

I'll see you around next time! Until then, byebye!!

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