In 2011, Hyuna gained wider public recognition with the release of her first extended play Bubble Pop!.

In 2012, she appeared in a successful duet rendition of Psy's worldwide hit "Gangnam Style" and later released her second extended play Melting, which featured the number-one single "Ice Cream".

Following 4Minute's disbandment in mid-2016, she released her fifth extended play A'wesome, which was supported by her first concert tour The Queen's Back.

In 2017, she was involved in the trio Triple H with Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn before releasing her sixth extended play Following and her first single album Lip & Hip.

In 2018, Hyuna ended her contract with Cube Entertainment after several internal conflicts,[2][3] and signed with Psy's P Nation the following year.