KARINA: TMI
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This page lists āTMIā of Karina from aespa, a 4-member girl group.
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TMI originally stands for āToo Much Information.ā However, in Korean popular culture, the term has evolved to mean āinteresting personal details/trivia.ā
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Read more about Karinaās official stats and positions within the team here.
PREFERENCES & TASTES
Food
- Karina likes pineapples on pizza and mint-chocolate flavor.
- Some of Karinaās favorite foods are Tonkatsu (pork cutlet), fizzy drinks, and jelly.
- Karina prefers watery cold noodles to spicy cold noodles.
- Karina likes to drink āGrapefruit Honey Black Teaā from Starbucks.
- Karina loves most foods but hates the following - raw eggplant, radishes in fish soup, coconut water, and ginger.
- Karina has said that sheās a big eater and could finish a whole pizza on her own. She has clarified that after eating so much, she also works out a lot afterward.
- Karina prefers shu cream-filled carp bread to red bean paste-filled carp bread.
- Her go-to bubble tea order is a mango yogurt flavor with aloe or white pearls.
- Like Ningning, Karina likes to have a proper meal rather than snacking.
Hobbies
- In 2022, Karina has completed all levels of the mobile game Gardenscapes.
- Karina loves to exercise, and her favorite sports are swimming and taekwondo. She also learned ballet and basketball when she was younger.
- Karina is a huge fan of the Crayon Sin-Chan franchise, often doing Sin-chanās voice on variety shows. Her favorite character is Boo.
- Aside from Crayon Sin-Chan, Karina has also watched many Japanese anime, including Attack on Titan, Tokyo Ghoul, Spy Family, Chainsaw Man, Oshi no Ko, Haikyu!! and many more.
Likes & Dislikes
- Karina chose cats when asked to pick between cats and dogs.
- Karina has said that if she ever owns a cat in the future, she wants to name it āGoongdaengiā (meaning ābuttā in Korean).
- Karina likes dinosaurs, crocodiles, and sharks.
- Karinaās favorite Christmas song is "White Christmas" by Michael Buble.
- Karinaās favorite colors are blue and black.
- Karinaās favorite PokĆ©mon are Chikorita and Snorlax.
- Karina loves flowers and has said she wants to open a flower shop. Her favorite flowers are roses and Jacobās ladder, her birth flower.
- Karina is not scared of insects or snakes, but she is scared of birds.
- When visiting other countries, Karina prefers an activity-filled tour of the landmarks, rather than staying and resting in a hotel.
- Karina doesnāt like to watch scary movies.
- Karina has mentioned two K-Dramas that left an impression on her in an interview - Our Beloved Summer and ANNA.
OTHER TRIVIA
- Karina has been a fan of many female K-Pop artists before debut, including Girlsā Generation, IU, f(x), and more.
- She has cited Taeyeon, IU, and Kehlani as her musical role models, Taemin as her performance role model, and Kendall Jenner as her visual role model.
- Karina is the only member of the team who goes to bed early at night, between 9-10 pm.
- Karina has said that she used to suffer from sleeplessness, but breathing exercises have helped.
- She has also said that putting vaseline on her lips every night before she goes to bed has become a habit.
- When she was in the third grade, she has met Shindong from Super Junior and has taken a photo with him, later uploading it on her social media saying how it feels surreal to take a photo with a celebrity for the first time.
- Karina is the only member with an MBTI āEā type among aespa members.
- Karina is very close with her older sister and says that her sister is the nicest person she knows.
- Karinaās episode on No Prepare (ģ°Øė¦°ź±“ ģ„ėæė ģģ§ė§) was the number 1 most popular video on YouTube in Korea in 2023.
- Karina is close to Chaehyun from Kep1er, who used to be a trainee at SM Entertainment.
KARINA'S NICKNAMES
Most of the nicknames on this page have originated from Korean media or conversations held in Korean among members.
ENG (translated) |
KOR (original) |
MEANING |
Quail Egg | ė©ģ¶ė¦¬ģ | In Korea, smaller faces are considered desirable, and smaller faces are called āegg-like.ā Karina, with her extra-small face, is called a āquail egg,ā even smaller than a regular egg. |
Tomie | ķ ėÆøģ | Karina resembles a character from Ito Junjiās popular manga, Tomie Series. |
Jimmanbo | ģ§ė§ė³“ | Karina loves to sleep, much like Snorlax from PokĆ©mon, her favorite character. In Korean, Snorlax is Jammanbo. Jimmanbo (Jimin + Jammanbo) |
More AI than AI | AIė³“ė¤ ė AI | Karina has been called āmore AI than AIā for her unrealistic visuals. This nickname also befits the AI/cyberpunk concept of aespa. |
God | ģ | In the video āMY KARINAā where ae-Karina appears,thereās a line that went viral and later became a meme: āKarina is a god.ā (ģ¹“ė¦¬ėė ģ ģ“ģģ) Itās often used to compliment Karina, and later other K-Pop idols when their performance is especially flawless. |
stupid cheese cat | ė°ė³“ģ¹ģ¦ė„ | Karina has first tried blonde hair for the promotion of āSpicy,āand her cute appearances during this time has led to a Korean fan calling her āstupid cheese catā. Karina herself has said āIām stupid cheese catā in an instagram live afterwards. |
Yoo Cherry | ģ ģ²“ė¦¬ | Karina blushes quite easily when sheās flustered, and people have called her face ācherry-like.ā Yoo is Karinaās last name (Yoo Jimin). |
Kar Leader | ģ¹“ė¦¬ė | As the official leader of aespa, Karina is called āKar Leaderā by fans and members. |
Kuromi / Karomi | ģæ ė”ėÆø/ģ¹“ė”ėÆø | Karina resembles a Sanrio character called Kuromi. |
Yoo Sin-chan | ģ ģ§±źµ¬ | Karina is very playful and acts like a little kid- much like Sin-chan from Crayon Sin-chan, one of her favorite anime. |