"4th Gen IT Girl Indeed"— Fans rejoice as aespa's Karina bags her first win as a soloist at MBC's Show! Music Core for the latest track, UP

On Saturday, October 19, the latest episode of MBC's Show! Music Core revealed aespa Karina as the winner of the broadcast for her latest solo track, UP. The idol's song won after gathering a total of 6998 points, and she was competing against two other tracks, AB6IX's NVKED, which earned 3562 points, and QWER's My Name is Malgeum, which gained 6439 points.

This was Karina's first win as a soloist and fans were beyond the moon after the news landed on the internet. The song stands as part of aespa's concert EP, SYNK: PARALLEL LINK, where all the members rolled out their solo songs. Therefore, the song didn't accompany any music video or receive any promotion.

Given that the song wasn't even part of aespa's official album releases, fans were surprised and heavily impressed by the impact the song had on netizens. Following the news, fans were beyond proud of the idol's influence. This also intrigued netizens on how well the idol's official solo debut would perform.

Here are a few fan reactions to the same:

"4th gen it girl indeed! we love you karina."

"AN UNPROMOTED CONCERT SOLO STAGE SONG THATS NOT EVEN HER OFFICIAL SOLO DEBUT ACHIEVING RAKS AND MUSIC SHOW WINS IS SO INSANE, you will always be famous and loved,"- said a fan.

"she did it with an unpromoted 4 months old concert song btw getting rak and a win on music show wow im so proud of her,"- addded another fan on X.

"Winning both as a soloist and as a group within just 4 years of her career is insane, like this is just the beginning she’s going to be one of the greatest idols kpop has seen mark my words!"- commented a netizen.

More fans and netizens talked about how her latest win at MBC's Show! Music Core was quite impressive given that she hasn't made her solo debut yet.

"this is insane cuz it's not even an official solo debut song it's credited as the group and she still won what a diva,"- stated a netizen.

"she hasn’t even debuted as a soloist and she already has her first win. we have been telling yall once karina is fully unleashed the industry is finished,"- added another netizen on X.

"absolutely no promo from her company, a concert song that has been performed for 5 months, no music video or album, had to beg the company herself to release the song and still managed to win,"- said an X user.

"this is crazyyyyy a solo from a concert achieving this???"- commented a fan.

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aespa's Karina reacts to her first win as a soloist at MBC's Show! Music Core for her concert solo track, UP

On October 19, MBC's Show! Music Core rolled out its latest episode. Soon after the music show's broadcast announced aespa's Karina as the episode's winner, the idol soon revealed her reactions. She took to her Bubble account and expressed that she was beyond shocked by the results.

She also typed messages on Bubble that indicated she was screaming at the news of her latest win. Additionally, the idol uploaded pictures of her crying, which made fans all the more emotional. Regardless, fans were happy to see the idol progress and gain recognition in the industry, especially for her potential as a soloist.

On the other hand, Karina is a South Korean singer and rapper of the K-pop girl group, aespa. She's housed under SM Entertainment and made her debut with her fellow group members in 2020. While Karina is her stage name, her real name is Yu Ji-min.

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Apart from her activities as an aespa member, she's also part of Got The Beat, a supergroup housed under SM Entertainment. As the idol continues to achieve new heights in her career, fans are thrilled to see her grow in the K-pop and music industry.