diff --git a/_data/members.yaml b/_data/members.yaml
index 46c6affa..d5deaf45 100644
--- a/_data/members.yaml
+++ b/_data/members.yaml
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@
   image: https://scholar.googleusercontent.com/citations?view_op=medium_photo&user=8ZQLIZ4AAAAJ&citpid=6
   url: https://sites.google.com/view/tuantd
   badges: [ML, CV]
- 
+
 - name: Hiroko KURODA
   name_jp: 黒田　博子
   role: s
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
- 
+
 - name: Charlene VERANT
   name_jp: Charlene Verant
   role: is
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
   url:
   badges: [Robotics]
- 
+
 - name: Ziyan GAO
   name_jp: 高　子焱
   role: pd
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   name_jp: Quang Vinh Tran
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2023-09-01
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   name_jp: Quang Tien Dam
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2023-09-01
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
   name_jp: Huy Hoang Bui
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2023-09-01
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
   name_jp: 遠藤　優貴
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2024-04-01
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   name_jp: 鈴木　優介
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2024-04-01
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
   name_jp: 錦織　勇飛
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2024-04-01
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
   name_jp: 峯崎　翔琉
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2024-04-01
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
   name_jp: Hai Minh Hieu Bui
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2024-04-01
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
   name_jp: 罗　杰
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2024-09-01
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
   name_jp: Binh Trong Duong
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2024-09-01
 
@@ -171,55 +171,55 @@
   name_jp: 隋　齐峰
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2024-09-01
 
 - name: Junwoo PARK
   name_jp: 朴　峻佑
   role: m
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2023/park.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
 - name: Kaito KAWAI
   name_jp: 河合　海翔
   role: m
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2023/kawai.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
 - name: Itsuki KAWAHARA
   name_jp: 河原　壱樹
   role: m
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2023/kawahara.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
 - name: Fumihiro SHIMIZU
   name_jp: 清水　郁博
   role: m
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2023/shimizu.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
 - name: Jiashuai CHEN
   name_jp: 陳　家帥
   role: m
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2023/chen.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
 - name: Muen LIU
   name_jp: 劉　沐恩
   role: m
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2023/liu.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
   name_jp: 陳　杭秀
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
   name_jp: 金　慧伶
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
   name_jp: 張　俊
   role: m
   image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2025-04-01
 
@@ -251,96 +251,96 @@
 - name: Sogo ARAKI
   name_jp: 荒木　颯吾
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/araki.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Izuru IPPITSU
   name_jp: 一筆　一留
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/ippitsu.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Takashi OKADA
   name_jp: 岡田　隆志
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/okada.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Yoichi KATO
   name_jp: 加藤　耀壱
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/katou.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Hibiki TAKAI
   name_jp: 高井　日美暉
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/takai.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Haruki TSUKA
   name_jp: 塚　春輝
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/tsuka.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Koji HIROSAWA
   name_jp: 廣澤　考冶
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/hirosawa.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Aina FUJII
   name_jp: 藤井　愛奈
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/fujii.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Asahi FUMIMOTO
   name_jp: 文元　朝陽
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/fumimoto.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Ai MITSUSHIMA
   name_jp: 光島　愛
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/mitsushima.jpg
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Katsuyuki MORITA
   name_jp: 森田　勝之
   role: b
-  image: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/2024/morita.png
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
 - name: Syusuke HOSOKAWA
   name_jp: 細川　隼輔
   role: b
-  iamge: /images/team/dummy.png
-  url: 
+  image: /images/team/dummy.png
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-04-01
 
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@
   name_jp: 劉　博恒
   role: b
   image: /images/team/2024/ryuu.png
-  url: 
+  url:
   badges: []
   date: 2022-09-01
-
diff --git a/_includes/portrait.html b/_includes/portrait.html
index 49bab4f6..4ab669a4 100644
--- a/_includes/portrait.html
+++ b/_includes/portrait.html
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@
     data-style="{{ include.style }}"
     aria-label="{{ member.name | default: "member link" | regex_strip }}"
   >
-    <img
-      src="{{ member.image | prepend: site.baseurl_root }}"
-      class="portrait-image"
-      alt="member portrait"
-      loading="lazy"
-      {% include fallback.html %}
-    >
+    <div style="background-image: url('{{ member.image | prepend: site.baseurl_root }}')"
+        class="portrait-image"
+        alt="member portrait"
+        loading="lazy"
+        {% include fallback.html %}
+    ></div>
 
     {% if member.name %}
       <span class="portrait-name">
@@ -68,4 +67,4 @@
       </span>
     {% endif %}
   </a>
-</div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_scripts/smart-background.js b/_scripts/smart-background.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dec93872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_scripts/smart-background.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// sample the center pixel of an <img> and return 'rgb(r,g,b)'
+function sampleCenterColor(img) {
+    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    // draw at natural size so pixel coord is accurate
+    canvas.width = img.naturalWidth;
+    canvas.height = img.naturalHeight;
+    ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
+    const [r, g, b] = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, 1, 1).data;
+    return `rgb(${r}, ${g}, ${b})`;
+  }
+
+  // once an image has loaded, pick its center‐pixel color
+  function applyBg(img, container) {
+    // if (!img.naturalWidth) return;  // not loaded yet
+    const color = sampleCenterColor(img);
+    
+    // create new child <div class="portrait-background"/>
+    const bg = document.createElement('div');
+    bg.className = 'portrait-background';
+    bg.style.backgroundColor = color;
+
+    // add it as img's child
+    container.appendChild(bg);
+  }
+
+  // wire up on DOM ready
+  window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+    document.querySelectorAll('.portrait-image').forEach(container => {
+        const url = getComputedStyle(container).backgroundImage
+                        .slice(5, -2); // strip url("...")
+      
+        const img = new Image();
+        img.src = url;
+        img.onload = () => {
+          console.log('background loaded');
+          applyBg(img, container);   // now safe to sample on canvas, etc.
+        };
+        img.onerror = () => {
+          console.log('bg failed');
+          // fallback logic…
+        };
+      });
+  });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_styles/portrait.scss b/_styles/portrait.scss
index 80a86855..c0e3ed31 100644
--- a/_styles/portrait.scss
+++ b/_styles/portrait.scss
@@ -82,13 +82,31 @@
   display: none;
 }
 
-.portrait-image {
+.portrait-image, .portrait-background {
+  position: relative;
   width: 100%;
   margin-bottom: 20px;
   aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
   border-radius: 999px;
   object-fit: contain;
   box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+  background-size: contain;
+  background-position: center;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.portrait-background {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute !important;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: -1;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  scale: 1.3;
+  filter: blur(10px);
+  background-color: #d0c9b7;
 }
 
 .portrait[data-style="tiny"] .portrait-image {