KARINA
Born: 2000-04-11 in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Known For: Acting
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 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
2026
2025
- Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie ... (Songs)
- RICH BAND
- Good Day as Self
- (ae)company
- K-POP The Beginning: SMTOWN 30 as Self
- æpisode SYNK#1 as Self
- MTV VMAJ Ongaku Jushōshiki 2025 as Self
- 2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – ENCORE as Self
- Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop as Self
- aespa: Amazon Music Live as Self
- The Christmas Song as Rafaela
- SMTOWN LIVE 2025: TOKYO DOME as Self
- 2025 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : aeXIS LINE - in SEOUL
- I am a Rich Man as KARINA
- Aespa aepisode SYNK#1 as self
- 2024 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – in TOKYO DOME -SPECIAL EDITION as 유지민、Yu Ji Min
2024
- Agents of Mystery as Self
- aesParty as Self
- Synchro U as Self
- SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO as Self
- We Flash as Self
- MY ARTi FILM
- aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas as Self
- HELLO, RUDOLPH as New Santa
- aespa: MY First Page as Self
- MY ARTi FILM | KARINA: UP as Self
- 2024 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK：PARALLEL LINE - in SEOUL as Self
2023
- Beyblade X ... (Theme Song Performance)
- The Seasons as Self
- Salon Drip as Self
- K-Pop ON! Spotify as Self
- Eunchae's Star Diary as Self
- Song of the Bandits ... (Songs)
- let me Know K-POP! as Self
- K-Pop Generation as Self
- aespa Original Series as Self
- NPOP as Self
- Audiz's Finding Series as Self
- SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta as Self
- Idol Complaint Manager HUR as Self
- AESPA - 'AKARAKA' Yonsei University 2023 as Self
- 2023 aespa Fan Meeting ‘MY DRAMA’ as Self
- aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 'SYNK: HYPER LINE' as Self
- AESPA - WATERBOMB SEOUL 2023 as Self
- AESPA @ Outside Lands Festival as Self
- XR LIVE aespa SPECIAL EVENT "Party-On"
- aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 ‘SYNK：HYPER LINE’ in JAPAN -Special Edition- as Self
- AESPA @ Governors Ball Music Festival as Self
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - aespa
- Just an Excuse as Self
- Lee Mujin Service as Guest
- Absolutely Nothing Prepared as Self
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock as Self
- Music Universe K-909 as Self
- SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA as Self
- SSULPLY
- A K-Pop Group Styled Me
- aespa's Synk Road as Self
- MANADALLA as Self
- SMTOWN LIVE | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ HUMAN CITY_SUWON as Self
- My Synk. aespa as Self
2021
- The Game Caterers as Self
- Snacked as Self
- Next Entertainment, Visionary as Self
- 2021 MAMA 노미네이션
- SM Culture Universe: aespa as Self
- Thank you stage
- Korea On Stage - Namwon Gwanghallu as Self
- aespa's Christmas Party Concert as Self
- SMTOWN LIVE | Culture Humanity as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- How Do You Play? as (as a member of æspa)
2018
- Amazing Saturday as Self
2015
- Men on a Mission as Self
2011
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest