Karina conquers the music charts with solo song 'Up'

aespa Karina's solo song "Up" tops the music charts

The song 'Up' from 'aaespa Special Digital Single SYNK : PARALLEL LINE', released on the 9th of this month, topped the Melon Daily Chart on the 12th, proving once again that aaespa's music power is strong, returning to the top in about 40 days after 'Supernova'.

Karina's solo song, which she performed on stage at her second solo concert in June, has gone viral as a dance cover and challenge on various shortforms, and as soon as it was released, it topped the Bucks Realtime Chart and Mellon TOP100 and HOT100, while Gisele's "Dopamine," Ning Ning's "Bored!" and Winter's "Spark" have also been hotly anticipated as they have entered the charts.

The new single, "aespa Special Digital Single Sync: Parallel Lines," not only topped the iTunes Top Albums Chart in 16 regions worldwide, but also debuted at No. 2 on the Worldwide Albums Chart, behind Coldplay, and was well-received on global platforms, debuting at No. 1 to No. 4 on China's QQ Music Trending Peak Chart, Hot Topic Chart, and Japan's AWA Real-Time Hot Topic Chart.

"Up" is a hip-hop dance song featuring an infectious chorus and minimalist track, with lyrics penned by KARINA herself that convey a bold and confident message of taking everyone by storm.

Meanwhile, aespa is set to make a comeback with their fifth mini album 'Whiplash' on April 21.

The group will be releasing their fifth mini album 'Whiplash' on April 21.