[2] Kim Yu-mi was crowned Miss Korea 2012 in an event held at Kyung Hee University Grand Peace Palace in Seoul on July 6, 2012, beating out 53 other contestants.

[1] On October 13, 2014, it was announced that Kim would make her debut as a television actress, playing Chae Do-kyung in the KBS2 Naeil's Cantabile.

On October 15, 2015, Kim starred in the web series Delicious Love, co-starring alongside B1A4's Gongchan.

[6] On September 9, Kim appeared in the web series Bong Soon: A Cyborg in Love, playing the role as Super Junior's Kyuhyun ex-girlfriend.

[10][11] On October 26, Kim starred in the drama film A Song for My Dear, making return to acting after 4 years.