First Armenian girl to debut in K-pop: who is she?

K-pop has conquered the whole world. It has the world’s largest fanbase, and often many fans themselves aspire to become idols.

Armenia is not an exception in this respect either: the multinational K-pop group De:Va, featuring Armenian Karine Davtyan, will debut soon. The other members of the group are Kia (France), Anna (Colombia), Alice (Japan) and Sylvia (Australia).

Karine Davtyan auditioned for Shinwha Entertainment in December 2023 and officially joined De:Va from November 2024. Karine was active on TikTok, where she announced her desire to become an idol.