
KARINA
Acting • Born 2000-04-11
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 November 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.
Filmography
76 credits
SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA
Movie • 2022
Self

SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta
Movie • 2023
Self

My Synk. aespa
Movie • 2022
Self

SMTOWN LIVE | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ HUMAN CITY_SUWON
Movie • 2022
Self

aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 ‘SYNK:HYPER LINE’ in JAPAN -Special Edition-
Movie • 2023
Self

AESPA @ Governors Ball Music Festival
Movie • 2023
Self

AESPA @ Outside Lands Festival
Movie • 2023
Self

AESPA - 'AKARAKA' Yonsei University 2023
Movie • 2023
Self

AESPA - WATERBOMB SEOUL 2023
Movie • 2023
Self

aespa's Christmas Party Concert
Movie • 2021
Self

SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO
Movie • 2024
Self

aespa: MY First page
Movie • 2024
Self

2023 aespa Fan Meeting ‘MY DRAMA’
Movie • 2023
Self

aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas
Movie • 2024
Self

aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 'SYNK: HYPER LINE'
Movie • 2023
Self

2024 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK:PARALLEL LINE - in SEOUL
Movie • 2024
Self

SMTOWN LIVE | Culture Humanity
Movie • 2021
Self

𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐢 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 | KARINA: UP
Movie • 2024
Self

HELLO, RUDOLPH
Movie • 2024
New Santa

2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK:PARALLEL LINE – ENCORE
Movie • 2025
Self

2024 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK:PARALLEL LINE – in TOKYO DOME -SPECIAL EDITION
Movie • 2025
유지민、Yu Ji Min

Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop
Movie • 2025
Self

aespa aepisode SYNK#1
Movie • 2025
self

I am a Rich Man
Movie • 2025
KARINA

2025 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : aeXIS LINE - in SEOUL
Movie • 2025

aespa: Amazon Music Live
Movie • 2025
Self

The Christmas Song
Movie • 2025
Rafaela

SMTOWN LIVE 2025: TOKYO DOME
Movie • 2025
Self

SMTOWN LIVE 2025-26 in FUKUOKA
Movie • 2026

Men on a Mission
TV • 2015
Self

K-Pop Generation
TV • 2023
Self

Absolutely Nothing Prepared
TV • 2022
Self

Amazing Saturday
TV • 2018
Self

Music Universe K-909
TV • 2022
Self

2021 MAMA 노미네이션
TV • 2021

Eunchae's Star Diary
TV • 2023
Self

Thank you stage
TV • 2021

Agents of Mystery
TV • 2024
Self

NPOP
TV • 2023
Self

Men on a Mission
TV • 2015

SSULPLY
TV • 2022

aespa Original Series
TV • 2023
Self

Next Entertainment, Visionary
TV • 2021
Self

Snacked
TV • 2021
Self

MANADALLA
TV • 2022
Self

SM Culture Universe: aespa
TV • 2021
Self

let me Know K-POP!
TV • 2023
Self

Synchro U
TV • 2024
Self

aespa's Synk Road
TV • 2022
Self

Just an Excuse
TV • 2022
Self

aesparty
TV • 2024
Self

MY ARTi FILM
TV • 2024

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Musical Guest

Korea On Stage - Namwon Gwanghallu
TV • 2021
Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self

Audiz's Finding Series
TV • 2023
Self

The Seasons
TV • 2023
Self

We Flash
TV • 2024
Self

Hyeri's Club
TV • 2024
Self

The Game Caterers
TV • 2021
Self

K-POP The Beginning: SMTOWN 30
TV • 2025
Self

Lee Mujin Service
TV • 2022

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
TV • 2022
Self

Good Day
TV • 2025
Self

MTV VMAJ Ongaku Jushōshiki 2025
TV • 2025
Self

XR LIVE aespa SPECIAL EVENT "Party-On"
TV • 2023

How Do You Play?
TV • 2019
(as a member of æspa)

K-Pop ON! Spotify
TV • 2023
Self

æpisode SYNK#1
TV • 2025
Self

Weekly Idol
TV • 2011

The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self - aespa

(ae)company
TV • 2025

RICH BAND
TV • 2025

Salon Drip
TV • 2023
Self

Hyoyeon Who Buys Me Food Well
TV • 2024
Self

The Ballad of Us Radio
TV • 2026