She studied at The Attached Middle School of Sichuan Conservatory of Music, majoring in violin, but dropped out to audition for SNH48.
[8] In 2016, Ju made her acting debut in the fantasy drama Novoland: The Castle in the Sky, which started airing in July.
[13] On 7 January 2017, she participated in SNH48's third Request Time, of which her song "Don't Touch", performed with Zeng Yanfen and Zhao Yue, came in first, allowing her to release her second solo single.
[18] During SNH48's fourth General Election held on 29 July, Ju came in first with 277781.3 votes, becoming the first SNH48 member to hold the position as the senbatsu center for a consecutive year.
[19] In August, she featured in the fantasy drama Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud, portraying a gentle mute girl.
[25] The series was a commercial hit and received positive reviews for light-hearted and sweet storyline, leading to increased popularity for Ju.
[29][30] She also sung the soundtracks for the drama, including new rendition of classic songs like "Qian Nian Deng Yi Hui" (A Millennium's Wait for a Return), "Du Qing" (Passing Feelings) and "Qing Cheng Shan Xia Bai Suzhen" (Bai Suzhen under Mount Qingcheng).
[31] The same year, Ju starred as the female lead in period suspense drama Please Give Me a Pair of Wings [32] alongside Aaron Yan.
[38] She starred in the historical romance dramas In a Class of Her Own alongside Song Weilong;[39] and The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion, which is the unofficial sequel of Legend of Yunxi reuniting with Legend of Yunxi co-star Zhang Zhehan and supporting stars Xu Jiaqi and Wang Youshuo.