aespa’s Karina has won her first-ever music show trophy as a solo artist—even before her official solo debut!

On the October 19 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were Karina’s “UP,” AB6IX’s “NVKED,” and QWER’s “My Name is Malguem.” Karina ultimately took the win with a total of 6,698 points, marking her very first music show win as a soloist.

Congratulations to Karina! Watch the winner announcement below:

Performers on today’s show included BLACKPINK’s Jennie, SEVENTEEN, ITZY, CNBLUE, KISS OF LIFE, Billlie, AB6IX, Xdinary Heroes, Choi Ye Na, EPEX, SAY MY NAME, 82MAJOR, The Wind, WHIB, BEWAVE, JD1 (Jeong Dong Won), and Seoyoon.

Check out their performances below!

BLACKPINK’s Jennie – “Mantra”

SEVENTEEN – “LOVE, MONEY, FAME”

ITZY – “GOLD”

CNBLUE – “A Sleepless Night”

KISS OF LIFE – “Get Loud”

Billlie – “remembrance candy”

AB6IX – “NVKED”

Xdinary Heroes – “Night before the end”

Choi Ye Na – “NEMONEMO” 

EPEX – “My Girl”

SAY MY NAME – “WaveWay”

82MAJOR – “Stuck”

The Wind – “Hello, My First Love”

WHIB – “Rush of Joy”

BEWAVE – “Hard to get to you”

JD1 (Jeong Dong Won) – “Be Responsible”

Seoyoon – “One day”

Watch the full episode of “Music Core” with English subtitles below!

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