KARINA
Actor
Born April 11, 2000 in Seongnam, 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).
Filmography
Karina and Faker
Yu Jimin
aespa - 2026 Live Tour SYNK : aexis LINE in JAPAN - SPECIAL EDITION DOME TOUR
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SMTOWN LIVE 2025-26 in FUKUOKA
The Ballad of Us Radio
The Christmas Song
Rafaela
aespa: Amazon Music Live
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Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
RICH BAND
2025 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : aeXIS LINE - in SEOUL
I am a Rich Man
KARINA
SMTOWN LIVE 2025: TOKYO DOME
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(ae)company
Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop
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MTV VMAJ Ongaku Jushōshiki 2025
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2024 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – in TOKYO DOME -SPECIAL EDITION
유지민、Yu Ji Min
Aespa aepisode SYNK#1
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2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – ENCORE
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æpisode SYNK#1
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Good Day
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K-POP The Beginning: SMTOWN 30
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HELLO, RUDOLPH
New Santa
We Flash
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Synchro U
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MY ARTi FILM | KARINA: UP
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MY ARTi FILM
2024 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK：PARALLEL LINE - in SEOUL
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Agents of Mystery
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aesparty
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Hyoyeon Who Buys Me Food Well
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aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas
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SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO
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aespa: MY First page
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Hyell's Club
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aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 ‘SYNK：HYPER LINE’ in JAPAN -Special Edition-
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2023 aespa Fan Meeting ‘MY DRAMA’
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Beyblade X
SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta
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Song of the Bandits
NPOP
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AESPA @ Outside Lands Festival
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aespa Original Series
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Audiz's Finding Series
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AESPA - WATERBOMB SEOUL 2023
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K-Pop ON! Spotify
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AESPA @ Governors Ball Music Festival
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AESPA - 'AKARAKA' Yonsei University 2023
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Idol Complaint Manager HUR
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let me Know K-POP!
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Eunchae's Star Diary
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Salon Drip
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aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 'SYNK: HYPER LINE'
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XR LIVE aespa SPECIAL EVENT "Party-On"
The Seasons
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K-Pop Generation
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aespa's Synk Road
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Just an Excuse
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Music Universe K-909
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - aespa
SMTOWN LIVE | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ HUMAN CITY_SUWON
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My Synk. aespa
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Absolutely Nothing Prepared
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차린건 없지만
嘉宾
SSULPLY
Lee Mujin Service
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
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SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA
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Thank you stage
aespa's Christmas Party Concert
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2021 MAMA 노미네이션
Absolutely Nothing Prepared
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Korea On Stage - Namwon Gwanghallu
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Snacked
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SM Culture Universe: aespa
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The Game Caterers
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Next Entertainment, Visionary
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SMTOWN LIVE | Culture Humanity
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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How Do You Play?
(as a member of æspa)
Amazing Saturday
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Men on a Mission
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Weekly Idol
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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