KARINA
Biography
Yu Ji‑min, born April 11 2000 in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea, is professionally known as Karina (카리나). Primarily recognized as a singer, rapper and dancer and the leader of the SM Entertainment girl group aespa, she is also listed on The Movie Database as an actress with 82 credited appearances. In 2024 she appeared in the Netflix unscripted series Agents of Mystery, was cast in Mnet’s series My Arti Film, and featured in season three of the Netflix travel program Getaway and Go with Jangdobar. TMDB records her stage name as 카리나 and notes her gender as female.
Career overview
Yu Ji‑min, professionally known as Karina, is a South Korean performer whose acting résumé is documented on The Movie Database, which lists her as a female actor with 82 known credits. In addition to her primary career as a singer, rapper and dancer, she expanded into television in 2024, appearing on Netflix’s unscripted series Agents of Mystery. That same year she was cast in the Mnet program My Arti Film, marking her involvement in scripted or variety‑type productions beyond music‑focused content.
Karina’s recent on‑screen activity includes a role in season three of Netflix’s travel series Getaway and Go with Jangdobar, further demonstrating her participation in reality‑based programming. While her acting work is catalogued alongside her musical achievements, the available sources confirm only these three television appearances as part of her acting career.
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- The Ballad of Us Radio (2026)
- SMTOWN LIVE 2025-26 in FUKUOKA (2026)
- Karina and Faker (2026) as Yu Jimin
- aespa - 2026 Live Tour SYNK：aexis LINE in JAPAN - SPECIAL EDITION DOME TOUR (2026) as Self
- Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) Songs
- Good Day (2025) as Self
- K-POP The Beginning: SMTOWN 30 (2025) as Self
- Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop (2025) as Self
- (ae)company (2025)
- æpisode SYNK#1 (2025) as Self
- aespa: Amazon Music Live (2025) as Self
- The Christmas Song (2025) as Rafaela
- MTV VMAJ Ongaku Jushōshiki 2025 (2025) as Self
- RICH BAND (2025)
- Aespa aepisode SYNK#1 (2025) as self
- SMTOWN LIVE 2025: TOKYO DOME (2025) as Self
- I am a Rich Man (2025) as KARINA
- 2025 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : aeXIS LINE - in SEOUL (2025)
- 2024 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – in TOKYO DOME -SPECIAL EDITION (2025) as 유지민、Yu Ji Min
- 2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK：PARALLEL LINE – ENCORE (2025) as Self
- Hyell's Club (2024) as Self
- Agents of Mystery (2024) as Self
- Hyoyeon Who Buys Me Food Well (2024) as Self
- aesParty (2024) as Self
- Synchro U (2024) as Self
- We Flash (2024) as Self
- HELLO, RUDOLPH (2024) as New Santa
- MY ARTi FILM (2024)
- aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas (2024) as Self
- aespa: MY First page (2024) as Self
- MY ARTi FILM | KARINA: UP (2024) as Self
- 2024 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK：PARALLEL LINE - in SEOUL (2024) as Self
- SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO (2024) as Self
- Beyblade X (2023) Theme Song Performance
- Salon Drip (2023) as Self
- The Seasons (2023) as Self
- Eunchae's Star Diary (2023) as Self
- K-Pop ON! Spotify (2023) as Self
- Song of the Bandits (2023) Songs
- K-Pop Generation (2023) as Self
- NPOP (2023) as Self
- let me Know K-POP! (2023) as Self
- Idol Complaint Manager HUR (2023) as Self
- 2023 aespa Fan Meeting ‘MY DRAMA’ (2023) as Self
- aespa Original Series (2023) as Self
- aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 'SYNK: HYPER LINE' (2023) as Self
- Audiz's Finding Series (2023) as Self
- XR LIVE aespa SPECIAL EVENT "Party-On" (2023)
- AESPA - WATERBOMB SEOUL 2023 (2023) as Self
- SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta (2023) as Self
- aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 ‘SYNK：HYPER LINE’ in JAPAN -Special Edition- (2023) as Self
- AESPA - 'AKARAKA' Yonsei University 2023 (2023) as Self
- AESPA @ Outside Lands Festival (2023) as Self
- AESPA @ Governors Ball Music Festival (2023) as Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self - aespa
- Just an Excuse (2022) as Self
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022) as Self
- Lee Mujin Service (2022)
- Absolutely Nothing Prepared (2022) as Self
- SSULPLY (2022)
- Music Universe K-909 (2022) as Self
- A K-Pop Group Styled Me (2022)
- 차린건 없지만 (2022) as 嘉宾
- aespa's Synk Road (2022) as Self
- MANADALLA (2022) as Self
- My Synk. aespa (2022) as Self
- SMTOWN LIVE | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ HUMAN CITY_SUWON (2022) as Self
- SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA (2022) as Self
- The Game Caterers (2021) as Self
- Snacked (2021) as Self
- Next Entertainment, Visionary (2021) as Self
- 2021 MAMA 노미네이션 (2021)
- SMTOWN LIVE | Culture Humanity (2021) as Self
- Korea On Stage - Namwon Gwanghallu (2021) as Self
- Thank you stage (2021)
- SM Culture Universe: aespa (2021) as Self
- aespa's Christmas Party Concert (2021) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- How Do You Play? (2019) as (as a member of æspa)
- Amazing Saturday (2018) as Self
- Men on a Mission (2015) as Self
- Men on a Mission (2015)
- Weekly Idol (2011)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Musical Guest