Aespa‘s Karina is the leader of one of the biggest groups of the fourth K-Pop generation, and throughout her time since debut, she has consistently lived up to her title.
While Karina often tends to go viral for her visuals, she has also proven time and again that she is a true all-rounder. She is not only one of the best main dancers, but also an impressive rapper and vocalist.
Here are 11 times Karina gained attention for her talent and powerful stage presence!
1. When she proved her impressive vocal range before she even debuted
YooJimin 유지민 vocal range 2016 B3-E5#YooJimin #유지민 pic.twitter.com/j0JzuFbgro
— KARINA Bar_카리나바 (@ChinaKarinaBar) May 30, 2020
2. When famous choreographer Bada Lee named her as one of the best dancers in SM Entertainment
Bada Lee mentioned Karina as one of the idols that could dance so well.
She said if Kai, Taeyong, Ten, Jungwoo, Jisung and Karina. She said when she’s working with them, they’re better than her in expressing choreo & there are times when she gets really surprised by their dance. pic.twitter.com/AJeFNcmRwE
— karina’s wife (@ujiminphoria) September 2, 2022
3. When she slayed Red Velvet’s “Naughty” without having had much time to practice
카리나 놀이 pic.twitter.com/wvliUBvLAA
— 페플 (@Pp_ffle) October 23, 2021
4. When she shined just as brightly next to EXO’s legendary main dancer Kai
karina and kai best dance duo💗#KARINA #카리나 #aespa #에스파#KARINAatBeyondDrive pic.twitter.com/fnKQezI9Ym
— karina pics (@karinaspics) November 1, 2020
5. When she reminded everyone she’s a born rapper
Karina came to the stage mad as hell LIKE WHAT THE FUCK pic.twitter.com/gEtEyfxKpY
— karina’s wife (@ujiminphoria) September 3, 2022
6. When she became the fourth generation idol with the most fancams with more than 1 million views
Most viewed 4th gen idol with over 33 fancams surpassing 1 million+ views, that’s karina!
pic.twitter.com/u0Fw61fmmt https://t.co/RrgGWT3jeJ— sora *✲゚*。⋆♡ (@karebearclub) November 5, 2022
7. When her vocal talent was even recognized by Lee Hi after Karina sang her song
lee hi shared this video on her insta story and said “princess is singing”😭 pic.twitter.com/jGqaNkg02r
— yusra (@JENRINAES) November 13, 2022
8. When her talent and visuals had all eyes on her at Coachella 2022
coachella karina is definitely one for the history books pic.twitter.com/MhJiR1QtYX
— ً (@karinacentre) April 24, 2022
코첼라 aenergy #카리나 focus pic.twitter.com/gbkB0nwDrj
— 일일. (@11Wlals4) April 24, 2022
9. When she caused a stir with one small clip
하……….. pic.twitter.com/DnDjbK51QN
— 제리 (@jeri_xoxo) May 31, 2021
10. When she was praised for her powerful live vocals
girls (i had to get karina’s high note like she’s so stable live) pic.twitter.com/MyuqolMqqn
— …trey 🫧 (@aescnvs) October 17, 2022
11. When she became the main event at KAMP LA 2022 due to her magnetic stage presence
221016 KARINA at KAMP LA 2022
Illusion Fancam Focus
©theesohn#KARINA #카리나 #aespapic.twitter.com/iDUyRWa4r5
— KARINA INDONESIA 💙 (@SEKARINAID) October 17, 2022
Karina this is illegal… pic.twitter.com/chwxC5BglC
— karina’s wife (@ujiminphoria) October 17, 2022