Aespa‘S Karina he just reached a major milestone in his career by winning his first music show as a solo artist, and his emotional reaction quickly went viral on Korean forums.
Karina’s first win came thanks to her solo song “Up” — which she previously performed during Aespa’s HYPER SYNK LINE tours. The song dominated South Korea’s streaming charts, which played a significant role in securing the win.
Karina’s song “Up” took first place today Musical core with a score of 6,698, boosted by its chart-topping performances and dedicated fan votes. Although Karina was not present at the show due to Aespa’s intense preparations for their upcoming comeback in “Whiplash”, ITZY‘S Ryujin gave her the exciting news.
KARINA ON FIRST VICTORY!!
This is his first solo win, congratulations darling, you deserve it😭😭#UP1stWin #KARINA1stWin pic.twitter.com/tU9oNOOsDZ— Karina♡ (@ujiminphoria) October 19, 2024
Upon learning of her win, Karina immediately took to Bubble to express her gratitude to the fans. She sent several crying emojis along with two selfies showing her teary eyes.
However, the singer clarified that the selfies were not taken at that time. She explained that she was in the middle of doing her hair and makeup and couldn’t cry at the time, reassuring fans that she would save her tears for later.
No, no, I’m halfway through hair and makeup right now, so I can’t cry, that’s why I brought the selfie to tears [from before].
Don’t worry, I’m still too shocked to cry..!
Not yet…! All right…! I’ll cry later at home… alone…!!”— Karina from Aespa
Her frank and genuine reaction resonated with fans, causing her messages to quickly spread online and earning her even more love from netizens.
- “I saved a crying selfie I took earlier, lol well done, well done.”
- “Why did you take a selfie crying? So cute, lol congrats!!”
- “Crying selfie, lololol so funny.”
- “Jimin is really funny.”
- “No, but seriously, why would you take and save a crying selfie, lol.”
- “The crying selfie is funny and cute.”
Congratulations to Karina on her first win! We’re sure there will be many more to come.
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