[4] In order to attract the attention of actors management agencies, Kim participated in some music videos filming, worked as crew member, and did independent auditions.

[6] In the same year, she played her first major role in OCN's crime suspense series Hell Is Other People.

[7] In 2021, Kim gained recognition with her role as a NIS agent who joined the bureau due to a personal agenda in MBC's espionage thriller The Veil.

[8] Shortly after The Veil, Kim acted as the female lead for the first time in the 2022 SBS action fantasy Again My Life, as the only daughter of a conglomerate who got embroiled in the battle of succession.

[16] In 2024, Kim came back to acting with three series: workplace fantasy thriller web series Branding in Seongsu as the company's youngest marketing team leader, tvN's slice of life romance Love Next Door as a passionate paramedic, and Channel A's historical romance Check-in Hanyang as a cross-dressing girl working as an intern at the biggest guest house in the Kingdom.