Aespa Karina is one of the popular faces gracing the k-pop music of South Korea. The beautiful Aespa band lead-vocal and dancer is talented. Since joining the band, she alongside other band members has captured the attention of fans.
While she has been pursuing a career in music since an early age, joining Aespa brought her to the limelight. For the time being, the band is setting a trail and gaining popularity.
There are a lot of unknown facts everyone is interested in knowing about her.
Biography Of Aespa Karina
Yoo Ji-min was born on April 11, 2000. She was born in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do in South Korea.
She had her early education at Seongnam Shingi elementary school after which she attended Jeongja Middle school. Karina finished her high school education at Hansol High School. Karina is currently 24 years old.
She always dreamt of a music career, leading to her enrollment at a piano academy to hone her skill.
Karina dreams of going to Croatia and learning how to produce as well as write songs in the nearby future.
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10 Unknown Facts About Her
1. Aespa Karina Trained At SM Entertainment For Four Years
From a younger age, Karina knew she wanted to be a singer. In 2016, she enrolled at SM academy.
She kept pursuing her music career. Karina won a prize within the period of her study. It took her four years to complete the program.
As a result of her being the front woman of the Aespa band, many fans are speculating she was chosen because she was at the academy the longest.
2. Each Member Of Aespa Has Her Avatar
Aespa Karina was the second member of the band to be announced. She was the first to put up her avatar.
The band members will each have their avatars in the virtual world.
3. Aespa Karina Collaborated With Taemin/Kai
Her collaboration with fellow label mate, Taemin’s music video, she showcased her talent long before Aespa was formed.
She appeared in his song, Want in February of 2019. Following the success of the song, she performed with him on several other shows.
In 2020, she had another collaboration with kai from Exo. The pair showcased Hyundai motor and SM entertainment.
4. Other Members Of The Aespa Band
Since joining the band, Karina is the lead vocal, dancer, rapper, and leader of the band. Other members of the girl-band are:
Giselle is the rapper and backup vocalist of the band while Winter does vocals and dances during their performances.
Ningning is a vocalist and the first member to be drawn into the Aespa band.
5. Aespa Band Album And Songs
The band’s debut song Black Mamba brought them to the limelight and made them a household name among fans. Black Mamba was streamed in over 95 countries of the world.
The band has three songs to their name.
Black Mamba 2020
Forever 2021
Next Level 2021
The release of Black Mamba put the group on the no. 1 spot of QQ Music for three consecutive weeks. Following this hit, their next single, next level put them on the Gaon Digital chart.
The success of their songs went beyond Asia’s borders. they were signed by Creative Arts Agency in the US in july Of 2021.
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6. Aespa Karina Relieves Stress By Eating Good Food And Shopping
Despite all the intake of junk here and there, Karina still enjoys a good dose of good food. The talented singer has revealed her secret recipe for relieving stress.
According to her, good food and shopping are what she uses to relieve stress after a long hard day. That is a formula to try, lol.
7. Aespa Karina Covered Popular Songs At The Hansol Festival In 2016
Fans may have started forming an opinion of her with her performance at the Hansol Festival in 2016.
She covered popular songs by other artists. Among the songs she covered are:
Blackpink’s Boombayah, she covered Jennie’s part
Hyuna’s Bubble Pop,
8. Aespa Karina, The First Snake Faced Idol
Her rise to stardom has its prize. While some fans see her unmatched beauty as a unique characteristics, many others have linked it to the recent snake face surgery.
Due to the shape of her face which matches the snake face feture, she is referred to as the first snake faced k-pop idol.
Karina’s unique appearance consists of eyes that are point upwardscreating a strong aura.
9. She Has A Romantic Relationship With Lipsticks
Wearing lipstick is one of the acts associated with being feminine. Karina has taken this a step further.
She has a collection of lipsticks in her drawers. You are likely to get lipstick as a gift from her. Watch out anyone expecting a gift from her, she loves giving them as a birthday gift as well.
10. Aespa Became The First K-Pop Givenchy Ambassadors
Karina’s band became the first K-pop band to be endorsed as ambassadors by Givenchy. On February 10, 2021, Aespa was announced as the ambassador of Givenchy,
This milestones sounds like a good report of the talents of the Aespa band members.
Follolwing the Givenchy endorsement, Clio, a Korean cosmetics giant also endorsed the band as their models.
