KARINA

Biography

Yu Ji-min (born April 11, 2000), known professionally as KARINA, is a South Korean singer, rapper and dancer. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group aespa, formed by SM Entertainment in November 2020. 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.

Known For

My Synk. aespa

aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas

Lee Soo Man: The King of K-Pop

Acting

2022

SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA

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Self

2023

SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta

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Self

2022

My Synk. aespa

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Self

2022

SMTOWN LIVE | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ HUMAN CITY_SUWON

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Self

2023

aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 ‘SYNK:HYPER LINE’ in JAPAN -Special Edition-

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Self

2023

AESPA @ Governors Ball Music Festival

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Self

2023

AESPA @ Outside Lands Festival

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Self

2023

AESPA - 'AKARAKA' Yonsei University 2023

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Self

2023

AESPA - WATERBOMB SEOUL 2023

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Self

2021

aespa's Christmas Party Concert

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Self

2024

SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO

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Self

2024

aespa: MY First page

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Self

2023

2023 aespa Fan Meeting ‘MY DRAMA’

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Self

2024

aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas

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Self

2024

aesparty

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Herself

2023

2023 aespa 1st Concert ‘SYNK : HYPER LINE’

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Self

2024

2024 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : PARALLEL LINE - in SEOUL

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Self

2021

SMTOWN LIVE | Culture Humanity

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Self

2024

𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐢 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 | KARINA: UP

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Self

2024

HELLO, RUDOLPH

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New Santa

2025

2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK : PARALLEL LINE – ENCORE

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Self

2025

2024 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK : PARALLEL LINE – in TOKYO DOME -SPECIAL EDITION

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유지민、Yu Ji Min

2025

Lee Soo Man: The King of K-Pop

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Self

2025

aespa aepisode SYNK#1

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self

Men on a Mission

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Self

K-Pop Generation

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Self

Absolutely Nothing Prepared

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Self

Amazing Saturday

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Self

Music Universe K-909

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Self

2021 MAMA 노미네이션

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Eunchae's Star Diary

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Self

Thank you stage

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Agents of Mystery

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Self

NPOP

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Self

Men on a Mission

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SSULPLY

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aespa Original Series

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Self

Next Entertainment, Visionary

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Self

Snacked

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Self

MANADALLA

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Self

SM Culture Universe: aespa

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Self

let me Know K-POP!

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Self

Synchro U

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Self

aespa's Synk Road

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Self

Just an Excuse

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Self

aesparty

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Self

R(ae)cord

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Self

katarinabluu-log ♡

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MY ARTi FILM

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aespa's [ae:scenes]

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Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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Self

Korea On Stage - Namwon Gwanghallu

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Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

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Self

Audiz's Finding Series

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Self

The Seasons

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Self

We Flash

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Self

Hyeri's Club

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Self

The Game Caterers

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Self

K-POP The Beginning: SMTOWN 30

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Self

Lee Mujin Service

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Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

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Self

Good Day

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Self

MTV VMAJ Ongaku Jushōshiki 2025

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Self

XR LIVE aespa SPECIAL EVENT "Party-On"

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How Do You Play?

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(as a member of æspa)

K-Pop ON! Spotify

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Self

æpisode SYNK#1

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Self

Production

Crew

Directing