KARINA

KARINA

Actor

Suwon, South Korea
April 11, 2000

Biography

Yu Ji-min, known professionally as KARINA, is a South Korean singer, rapper and dancer under SM Entertainment. She is the leader of the girl group aespa and the supergroup GOT the beat. In 2024, Karina achieved her first top-ten song as a solo artist on the Circle Digital Chart, as well as her first-ever solo music show award from Show! Music Core, with Up from aespa's digital single album Synk: Parallel Line.

Photo

KARINA 1
KARINA 2

Representative Works

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
6.6
/ English
Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop
Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop
7.2
/ English
aespa: Amazon Music Live
aespa: Amazon Music Live
10.0
/ English
HELLO, RUDOLPH
HELLO, RUDOLPH
10.0
/ Korean
aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas
aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas
8.5
/ Korean
SMTOWN LIVE 2025-26 in FUKUOKA
SMTOWN LIVE 2025-26 in FUKUOKA
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
aespa - 2026 Live Tour SYNK：aexis LINE in JAPAN - SPECIAL EDITION DOME TOUR
aespa - 2026 Live Tour SYNK：aexis LINE in JAPAN - SPECIAL EDITION DOME TOUR
No Rating Yet
/ Korean
aespa: MY First Page
aespa: MY First Page
6.5
/ Korean
Play on Play
Play on Play
No Rating Yet
/ Korean
SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA
SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA
7.0
/ Korean
SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta
SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta
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/ English
SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO
SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO
No Rating Yet
/ Korean

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
2025Nominee

Best Performance

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop
2025Nominee

Best Performance

Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop

aespa: Amazon Music Live
2025Winner

Best Performance

aespa: Amazon Music Live

Career Highlights

HELLO, RUDOLPH
2024Highlight

Best Performance

HELLO, RUDOLPH

aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas
2024Highlight

Best Performance

aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas

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