Emerging from Suwon, South Korea, she entered SM Entertainment after a social-media discovery and spent four years training, later completing a GED when she left school. Debuting as leader of girl group Aespa in November 2020, she helped launch hits such as “Black Mamba” and later joined label’s supergroup Got the Beat in 2022. Early exposure included a cameo in Taemin’s “Want” video and a Hyundai…
