[citation needed] Chenle first rose to prominence in 2010 participating in China's Got Talent, performing the song "Memory" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats.

[11][2] In June, Chenle played the co-lead role in the children's musical Joy of Growing Up, alongside fellow China's Got Talent auditionee Zhang Aiqing.

[12] On 16 June, Chenle led the audience in singing the Chinese national anthem at the second Nie Er Music Week opening ceremony in the Shanghai Grand Theater.

[citation needed] Throughout 2015, Chenle would participate as a performing member of the "Chinese Cultural Paradise" outstanding student troupe, visiting multiple countries including South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

[23] On 20 May 2020, Chenle and Renjun's graduation song "A New Beginning" was released by Beijing Contemporary Music Academy on Chinese sites.

[24] Chenle hosted TBS eFM 101.3 MHz's Yuedong Seoul, a Chinese-language radio show, from 12 October 2020 to 12 September 2021.

[28] In March 2022 it was announced that Chenle had suffered an ankle injury in the run-up to NCT Dream's Glitch Mode promotions, which he ultimately chose to participate in in a limited capacity.

[34] CJ Dream Classroom in Nanjing is part of a global social contribution program providing better cultural arts education opportunities for children of Chinese labourers.

[36][37][38] The viral recipe which includes the addition of Lao Gan Ma sauce, has been seen as being part of a mala trend in Korea.