The growing popularity and influence of the K-Pop have many budding artists dreaming of entering the industry. Aria, one of the five members of the female group X:in, is one such artist who has also become the second Indian K-Pop star.

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Aria’s birthname is Gauthami. She was born on March 12, 2003, in Kerala. She worked as a child actor in a Malayali film, Melvilasom (2011). She is the second Indian to become a K-Pop idol after Sriya Lenka from the Korean girl band Blackswan.

Previously known as Ami, Aria had earlier joined GBK Entertainment. As per Kpop Wiki, she was a trainee on their online training platform called Universe. There, she was one of the five girls to be selected for MEP-C, GBK’s upcoming girl group. However, her profile post got deleted following which she left the group in early 2023.

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In March this year, she was revealed as the final member of the girl group X:in, alongside Nova in the line-up reveal video of the 44th K-Stage Yes or No concert. The group made its debut with the album titled ‘Keeping the Fire’ on April 11, 2023. Their pre-debut single ‘Who Am I’ was released on March 12, 2023.

Besides Aria and Nova, the group has Roa, Chi.u, and E.sha.

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Now, isn’t this exciting?