Korean Pop is spreading worldwide at lightning speed. Not only their songs but their tough and unique choreography also snatched everyone’s heart. There are a lot of dance schools worldwide that opened in a few decades which focus on teaching kpop choreographies only.
The craze of learning kpop choreography and becoming a K-pop icon like your favorite K-pop Idol is every kpop fan’s dream. And Aria from Kerala (a southern state of India), who became the first Indian K-pop to debut, is one of the examples of living that dream.
Starting to learn Korean and practicing K-pop songs and choreography for an audition, Aria came a long way. After Sriya Linka, Aria has become the second Indian Kpop idol to make a different mark in the world of K-pop.
Aria is the fifth member of the rookie K-pop group X: IN. The group debuted on April 11, 2023, with their digital single “Keeping The Fire.” The group also performed their debut song in Inkigayo. Fans welcomed them with love and positive support. It is also revealed that Aria came up with the group’s name, “X:IN.”
Let’s know about X:IN.
X:IN (엑신) is a rookie K-pop girl group under Escrow Entertainment. The group consists of five members. The line-up comprises Roa, Chi.U, E.Sha, Nova, and Aria. Two members, Roa and Chi.U, are Korean, whereas the other three members are foreign. E.Sha is Korean-Autralian, Nova is Russian, and Aria is Indian.
The group first released their pre-debut single called “Who I Am” on March 12, 2023. This gave hints to fans that they might debut soon. And following this, the group finally debuted, featuring all five members on April 11, 2023, with their digital single “Keeping The Fire.”
The official MV of “Keeping The Fire” is also posted on their official Youtube channel. The Group even performed their debut single in Inkigayo a few days back, leaving an incredible mark in the heart of fans with an amazing performance. Fans are excited to look forward to their future projects.
Who is the Indian K-pop idol Aria?
Aria (아리아) is the fifth member of the group. She is also the maknae (youngest) of the group. Aria’s real name is Kunju Gauthami and she is originally from Kerala, the southern state of India. She speaks English, Korean, Malayalam, and Hindi.
Aria acted as a child actor too. In 2011 Aria was in the Malayalam movie “Melvilasom” as Ammu. She had a passion for acting and dancing. Later after listening to BTS and Blackpink’s songs, she started practicing singing their choreographies and learning Korean.
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Aria was a member of MEP:C.
Aria gave her first online audience in GBK Entertainment’s Group MEP-C in 2022, and she was also selected. Later she was called to Seoul, South Korea, for training. She got training for a few months and was performed by the nickname of Aami. However, she quits the group in early 2023.
Debut as Aria!!
[케스테 직캠📹] #엑신
44th K-STAGE ‘Yes or No🙆♂️🙅♀️’#ARIA #WHOAMI
▶ https://t.co/qitTOD9mix📡 케스테직캠📹은 Youtube #껌TV 채널에서 시청하실 수 있습니다.#KStage #케이스테이지 pic.twitter.com/uNBJ6RkDbg
— K-Stage (케이스테이지) (@K_Stage_Untact) March 14, 2023
Aria joined GBK Entertainment on February 11, 2023. And On March 8, 2023, Aria and Nova were shown in the line-up reveal video of the 44th K-Stage Yes or No event. This confirmed their debut as a member of X:IN. Finally, Aria being the first Indian K-pop idol, debuted on April 11, 2023, with their digital single “Keeping The Fire,” making history.
Aria is a hot topic after Inkigayo’s performance.
While the group is gaining attention, 20-year-old Aria has been gaining separate attention from people around the world, especially after the group performed in Korean Music Show Inkigayo.
Her fan cams of performances at Inkigayo and MBC spread all over the world, and everyone is fascinated with her visuals and shocked by her nationality also. Her fans shared her fan cams on Weibo with the hashtag “K-pop’s First Indian Member Aria,” which gained over 90 million views and was reported as #4 on Weibo’s hot search list.
Is Aria the first or second K-pop Idol?
While Aria is gaining popularity by being the first Indian Kpop idol to click photos near the legendary pink wall of MBC and the legendary staircase of Inkigayo, there is confusion also going on whether Aria is the first Indian K-pop idol or not. Well, the Indian to officially join a K-pop group was Sriya Lenka.
She was announced as a member of the K-pop girl group Blackswan on May 26, 2022. But the group is still under training and yet to be debuted. Maybe, therefore, there is confusion among fans. But whatever it is, we are proud to have two Indians as Kpop Idols. It’s already a new era for India in the world of K-pop and K-drama.
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