Karina

Her birth name is Yoo Ji Min (유지민).

Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Dancer
Birthday: April 11, 2000

Nickname: Karomi.
She was discovered on social media. She was casted through a direct message from a SM recruiter on Instagram. At first she thought it was fake until they sent their business card.

She is Catholic, and her name “Karina” came from her baptism name “Katarina”.

She wears her rosary ring during important schedules.

Her stage name "Karina" was chosen out of several different candidates. Others included 우아/Woo Ah (elegant), Jasmine, 지온/Zeon.

Position(s)

Leader, Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Center

Honorable Mentions

Her favorite female artists are f(x), Taeyeon, IU and Park Soojin.
Her favorite songs by Beenzino are “How do I look”, “Boogie On & On”, “Nike Shoes” and “If I Die Tomorrow”.

She did a cover of Jennie's part in Blackpink's "Boombayah"

She loves “Red Light” by f(x).

Personality

She likes to drink green tea and barley tea.
She attended a piano academy and even won a prize.

Her favorite color is blue.

Her favorite season is spring.
Her favorite animals are cats, dogs, tigers, crocodiles and sharks.
Her favorite foods are tonkatsu, carbonated drinks and jelly
Her favorite movies are Rapunzel and Frozen.

She likes mint choco.
She also enjoys eating Pink Pringles with Blue Pringles.
She cracks her knuckles a lot.
She thinks her strength is caring for those around her and being quick witted.
She likes playing mobile games a lot.
She like pineapple pizza.

She thinks her strength is caring for those around her and being quick witted.
Karina thinks that her weakness is that she tends to be very shy and she has a bad memory.

Filmography

She appeared in Taemin's "Want" music video as a back-up dancer. She also promoted with him.

She starred in the live virtual showcase for Hyundai's Tucson along with Kai of EXO.