She wasn’t part of the SM Rookie’s pre-debut team.[4]
In 2015 she joined the show "We Got Married" with BTOB's Yook Sungjae, and went on to win the New Star Award and Best Couple at the MBC Entertainment Awards.[5]
In 2017 Joy debuted as an actress in the lead role of her first drama The Liar and His Lover, and won the Newcomer Award at the OSEN Cable TV Awards.[6] In 2018 she acted in her second lead role in the drama Tempted, and was nominated for Best Actress and Rookie of the Year at the MBC Drama Awards.[7]
In July 2017, Joy appeared on King of Mask Singer where she won her first round of the singing competition program and performed under the alias of Bandabi.[8]
She was ranked as the top girl group member in terms of brand value for both March 2018 and May 2018.[9]
In 2018 Joy endorsed Fitz Beer[10], and from 2019 Joy is currently the muse of pro Korean makeup brand eSpoir.[11]
Joy has hosted various television programs, most notably Sugarman 2 in 2018 with Yoo Jae-suk, You Hee-yeol, and Park Na-rae, and Pajama Friends with Song Ji-hyo and Jang Yoon-ju.
In 2019 Joy became the main host alongside Jang Yoon-ju of Asia's most popular beauty program Get It Beauty.[12]
