Yu Ji-min (Korean: 유지민;, known professionally as Karina, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group Aespa, formed by SM Entertainment on November 17, 2020. She is also a member of the supergroup Got the Beat, which debuted on January 3, 2022.
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 album Synk: Parallel Line.
From October 30 to mid-December 2021, Karina hosted the show Travel Diary Soul: Seoul alongside David Lee McInnis as part of a tourist promotion by Seoul Metropolitan Government. The programme ran for 4 episodes and showcased tourist hotspots in the city. It was produced jointly with History Channel and aired to 39.5 million households in 19 countries. On December 17, she was announced as a member of SM's supergroup Got the Beat alongside bandmate Winter and other female labelmates such as BoA, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and Hyoyeon, and Red Velvet's Seulgi and Wendy.
In January 2024, Converse Korea appointed Karina as their new ambassador.
On August 28, Italian luxury fashion house Prada named Karina as their global brand ambassador. On September 2, she was selected as the muse of the Danish outdoor brand Nordisk.
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Korean Name: 카리나
Birth Name: Yu Ji-min
Also Known As: 유지민 (Korean)
Name Origin:
Karina is Catholic and stated that her baptismal name is Katarina, which is the inspiration for her stage name.
Born: April 11, 2000 (age 24)
From: Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Genre(s):
K-pop,
hyperpop
Instrument(s):
Vocals
Occupation(s):
Singer,
rapper
Active From: 2020-present
Associated Acts:
Aespa,
Got the Beat