In a sworn statement to the rising recognition of all issues Hallyu within the subcontinent – the world of Ok-pop now has its second Indian-origin star in Aria. One of 5 members of X:IN, she not too long ago made her official debut with the full-length album Keeping The Fire. Here’s all about her.

Following within the footsteps of BLACKSWAN’s Sriya Lenka, Gauthami – who goes by the stage identify Aria – is the second singer to convey an Indian flavour to the Ok-pop business. She was the ultimate member of the girl group X:IN to be confirmed by GBK Entertainment. Her fellow performers embody Koreans ROA and Chi.u, Korean-Australian E.sha, and Russian Nova. The 5 carried out their debut tune Keeping With Fire on well-liked music program SBS Inkigayo not too long ago, receiving accolades for his or her efficiency. Reportedly, this marks the primary time an Indian artist has been up on the coveted stage.

Everything we find out about Indian Ok-pop star Aria

Born in Kerala on March 12, 2003, Aria is the youngest member – or maknae – of X:IN. As per a number of Ok-pop profile information – she’s the vocalist of the group. She’s about 160 cm tall, with an AB blood sort, and INFP MBTI. NDTV notes that she speaks English, Korean, Malayalam, and Hindi and was a toddler actor within the South Indian movie Melvilasom (The Address) in 2011.

In early 2022, the singer joined GBK Entertainment with the identify Ami and commenced coaching on their on-line Universe platform – which reportedly goals to determine potential feminine members of future lady teams.

Later that yr in November, she took up the identify Aria and it was introduced that she’d debut with the group MEP-C, just for the publish to be eliminated in a while. In 2023, X:IN formally introduced her as the ultimate member.

Her vocal prowess, efficiency model, and beauty have gone viral in China and South Korea, with posts being shared throughout social media. Auditions for South Korean pop teams have now grow to be fairly widespread in India, with many followers noting the way forward for collaborations between the 2 nations being vibrant.

As per a report by India Today, she took to Instagram after a efficiency to say, “Hello everyone, this is Aria. We performed on Music Core for the first time!! Thank you to MBC Music Core and all the staff. Our CEO, producer, staff, hair, makeup, the stylists and teachers who take good care of us. Thank you everyone.”

All photographs: Courtesy X:IN