aespa’s Karina Suffers Shockingly Bad Charting With New Solo Release
aespa‘s Karina has become someone the public expects to see at the top, so her latest chart numbers have left many shocked and sparked scathing comments.
After earning impressive results with last year’s solo release, this year’s performance has fallen flat.
Last year, SM Entertainment unexpectedly dropped aespa’s solo concert songs as a mini-album. Fans loved them, and the wider public quickly embraced Karina’s track “UP.” It not only topped every major chart in South Korea but also earned her a music show win.
This year, aespa are in the middle of their SYNK: Aexis Line tour, and SM Entertainment rereleased new solo tracks on official platforms again. However, Karina’s song — “Good Stuff” — isn’t seeing the same success this time around.
“Good Stuff” has not managed to debut in the top 100 of any chart in South Korea.
[DEBUT] aespa “Good Stuff (KARINA Solo)” 01PM KST Update: #OUT Bugs #OUT MelOn #OUT Genie #OUT FLO pic.twitter.com/qetX4HbzoS
— sam (@tayrrorismo) November 17, 2025
Netizens are now questioning what happened to her solo pull, with some even suggesting the weak numbers might be connected to her controversy earlier this summer.
she ruined her own solo career 💔 https://t.co/2Fh9t057Jo
— minaj (@vavawonyoung) November 17, 2025
[DEBUT] aespa “UP (KARINA Solo)” 07PM KST Update:
#6 Bugs
#28 MelOn
#44 Genieher downfall needs to be studied https://t.co/uytuN8rjlX
— amelia (@kpobase) November 17, 2025
You can give “Good Stuff” a listen below and decide for yourself whether the song deserves higher charting numbers!
