[5] From January 22 to April 1, 2016, Lim participated in Mnet's survival television show, Produce 101, which consisted of 101 female trainees from different agencies in South Korea.

[8] After the disbandment of I.O.I on January 29, 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim and Kyulkyung would debut as members of Pristin on March 21.

They debuted on May 28 with the single album, Like a V.[10] On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded[11] and Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim would be departing from the label.

[14] On January 28, 2021, Lim made her acting debut in the mystery drama Flower of Evil, playing the role of young Do Hae-soo.

The same year, she played her first main role in the web drama Summer Guys alongside fellow former I.O.I member Kang Mi-na.

[31] On November 8, it was announced that Lim would release her first CCM single album as part of a donation for underprivileged children and the next generation.