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Karina (카리나 karina) was born on April 11, 2000 (age 25) in Suwon-si, South Korea. She is the leader, a dancer, rapper and visual of the group aespa[3] and a rapper and vocalist of the unit GOT the beat.
Career
- For facts about Karina's personal life, click here.
Predebut
Karina was active on Social Media and was a former ulzzang recruited by an SM casting manager and she became an SM trainee in 2016.
In February 2019, Karina appeared in SHINee Taemin's "WANT" music video and also acted as dancer for the song's promotional stages.
On November 1, 2020, she performed alongside EXO Kai for the virtual showcase held by Hyundai Motors and appeared with him in 'Beyond DRIVE - The all-new TUCSON', a collaboration virtual showcase between Hyundai Motor Company and SM Entertainment.
On October 28, 2020, SM revealed Karina as the second member of aespa.[4]
2020: aespa
On November 17, 2020, Karina debuted with the digital single "Black Mamba" as the leader, a dancer, rapper and visual of aespa.[5]
2021-present: aespa, GOT the beat
On December 27, 2021, Karina was revealed as part of the new unit GOT the beat from the project "Girls On Top".
On January 3, 2022, she debuted with GOT the beat with the digital single "Step Back".
On December 26, 2022, Karina released the songs "The Cure" and "Hot & Cold" in collaboration with other SM artists for SMTOWN's tenth winter album 2022 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU PALACE.
On September 22, 2023, she released her first OST "Sad Waltz" for the Netflix drama Song of the Bandits.
On October 9, 2024 Karina participated in writing her original solo song "UP" for aespa's album SYNK : PARALLEL LINE. On the same day, her solo songs moved from aespa's discography to her solo Spotify profile.
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The following sections only document Karina's solo activities. Visit her unit pages to find out about activities with other members. |
Discography
| Year | Artist | Release | Song |
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| 2022 | Kangta, BoA, U-Know, Leeteuk, Taeyeon, Onew, Suho, Irene, Taeyong, Mark, Kun | 2022 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU PALACE | "The Cure" |
| Kai, Seulgi, Jeno, Karina | "Hot & Cold" | ||
| 2023 | Karina | "Menagerie" | |
| Song of the Bandits (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) | "Sad Waltz" | ||
| 2024 | Karina | SYNK : PARALLEL LINE | "UP" |
Covers
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Content
Music videos
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Live broadcasts
- Main article: Karina/Broadcasts
Guest appearances
TV
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Web
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Pictorials
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Endorsements
Ambassadorships
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Events
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References
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[팅글인터뷰] ASMR로 듣는 '에스파 카리나&윈터가 알고 있는 특이한 서로의 버릇은?' | aespa 카리나&윈터 편 (ENG/JPN) (Nov. 17, 2023)
- ↑ During episode 303 of Knowing Bros, Karina introduced herself as the Visual-Leader.
- ↑ aespa#Members
- ↑ @aespa_official (Oct. 28, 2020)
- ↑ aespa#Members
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| Members | Karina • Giselle • Winter • Ningning |
| Avatars | æ-KARINA • æ-GISELLE • æ-WINTER • æ-NINGNING |
| Mini Albums | Savage • Girls • MY WORLD • Drama |
| Digital Singles | Black Mamba • Forever • Next Level • Dreams Come True • Life's Too Short (English Ver.) • Welcome To MY World • Better Things |
| Title Tracks | Black Mamba • Forever • Next Level • Savage • Girls • Spicy |
| Unreleased Songs | SYNK • Run • Hold On Tight |
| Youtube Series | MY time, aespa! • MerrY MerrY aespa • Forever Fairies • SYNK TIME with aespa |
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