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KARINA
Born 2000-04-11Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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 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. In addition to her music career, Karina took part in Netflix's unscripted show Agents of Mystery, that same year, she was also cast in the Mnet series 'My Arti Film'. Recently, she has appeared in season three of the Netflix travel show Getaway and Go with Jangdobari (2025).
Screen work
Movies & roles
2026 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLaeXITYRole2026-27 aespa LIVE TOUR -SYNK : COMPLaeXITY-SelfPlay on PlayYu Jiminaespa - 2026 Live Tour SYNK：aexis LINE in JAPAN - SPECIAL EDITION DOME TOURSelfSMTOWN LIVE 2025-26 in FUKUOKARoleThe Christmas SongRafaelaaespa: Amazon Music LiveSelf2025 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : aeXIS LINE - in SEOULRoleI am a Rich ManKARINASMTOWN LIVE 2025: TOKYO DOMESelfLee Soo Man: King of K-PopSelf2024 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – in TOKYO DOME -SPECIAL EDITION유지민、Yu Ji MinAespa aepisode SYNK#1self2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – ENCORESelfHELLO, RUDOLPHNew SantaMY ARTi FILM | KARINA: UPSelf2024 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK：PARALLEL LINE - in SEOULSelfaespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemasSelfSMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYOSelfaespa: MY First PageSelfaespa LIVE TOUR 2023 ‘SYNK：HYPER LINE’ in JAPAN -Special Edition-Self2023 aespa Fan Meeting ‘MY DRAMA’SelfSMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in JakartaSelfAESPA @ Outside Lands FestivalSelf