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 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).

Known For

Men on a Mission

Men on a Mission

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Amazing Saturday

The Jennifer Hudson Show

How Do You Play?

The Seasons

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

All Movies (31)

• Karina and Faker2026 · as Yu Jimin
• aespa - 2026 Live Tour SYNK : aexis LINE in JAPAN - SPECIAL EDITION DOME TOUR2026 · as Self
• SMTOWN LIVE 2025-26 in FUKUOKA2026
• The Christmas Song2025 · as Rafaela
• aespa: Amazon Music Live2025 · as Self
• 2025 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : aeXIS LINE - in SEOUL2025
• I am a Rich Man2025 · as KARINA
• SMTOWN LIVE 2025: TOKYO DOME2025 · as Self
• Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop2025 · as Self
• 2024 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – in TOKYO DOME -SPECIAL EDITION2025 · as 유지민、Yu Ji Min
• Aespa aepisode SYNK#12025 · as self
• 2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – ENCORE2025 · as Self
• HELLO, RUDOLPH2024 · as New Santa
• MY ARTi FILM | KARINA: UP2024 · as Self
• 2024 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK：PARALLEL LINE - in SEOUL2024 · as Self
• aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas2024 · as Self
• SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO2024 · as Self
• aespa: MY First page2024 · as Self
• aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 ‘SYNK：HYPER LINE’ in JAPAN -Special Edition-2023 · as Self
• 2023 aespa Fan Meeting ‘MY DRAMA’2023 · as Self
• SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta2023 · as Self
• AESPA @ Outside Lands Festival2023 · as Self
• AESPA - WATERBOMB SEOUL 20232023 · as Self
• AESPA @ Governors Ball Music Festival2023 · as Self
• AESPA - 'AKARAKA' Yonsei University 20232023 · as Self
• aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 'SYNK: HYPER LINE'2023 · as Self
• SMTOWN LIVE | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ HUMAN CITY_SUWON2022 · as Self
• My Synk. aespa2022 · as Self
• SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA2022 · as Self
• aespa's Christmas Party Concert2021 · as Self
• SMTOWN LIVE | Culture Humanity2021 · as Self

All TV Shows (51)

• The Ballad of Us Radio2026
• RICH BAND2025
• (ae)company2025
• MTV VMAJ Ongaku Jushōshiki 20252025 · as Self
• æpisode SYNK#12025 · as Self
• Good Day2025 · as Self
• K-POP The Beginning: SMTOWN 302025 · as Self
• We Flash2024 · as Self
• Synchro U2024 · as Self
• MY ARTi FILM2024
• Agents of Mystery2024 · as Self
• aesparty2024 · as Self
• Hyoyeon Who Buys Me Food Well2024 · as Self
• Hyell's Club2024 · as Self
• NPOP2023 · as Self
• aespa Original Series2023 · as Self
• Audiz's Finding Series2023 · as Self
• K-Pop ON! Spotify2023 · as Self
• Idol Complaint Manager HUR2023 · as Self
• let me Know K-POP!2023 · as Self
• Eunchae's Star Diary2023 · as Self
• Salon Drip2023 · as Self
• XR LIVE aespa SPECIAL EVENT "Party-On"2023
• The Seasons2023 · as Self
• K-Pop Generation2023 · as Self
• aespa's Synk Road2022 · as Self
• Just an Excuse2022 · as Self
• Music Universe K-9092022 · as Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - aespa
• A K-Pop Group Styled Me2022
• Absolutely Nothing Prepared2022 · as Self
• 차린건 없지만2022 · as 嘉宾
• MANADALLA2022 · as Self
• SSULPLY2022
• Lee Mujin Service2022
• Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock2022 · as Self
• Thank you stage2021
• 2021 MAMA 노미네이션2021
• Absolutely Nothing Prepared2021 · as Self
• Korea On Stage - Namwon Gwanghallu2021 · as Self
• Snacked2021 · as Self
• SM Culture Universe: aespa2021 · as Self
• The Game Caterers2021 · as Self
• Next Entertainment, Visionary2021 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• How Do You Play?2019 · as (as a member of æspa)
• Amazing Saturday2018 · as Self
• Men on a Mission2015 · as Self
• Men on a Mission2015
• Weekly Idol2011
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest