Debuting in March 2020, during the start of lockdown in Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] JO1 promoted their first studio album with two virtual concerts and held their first concert with a live audience, Open the Door, in November 2021.
The group embarked on their first arena tour, Kizuna, in September 2022.
Managed by Lapone Entertainment, a joint venture between CJ ENM and Yoshimoto Kogyo, JO1 is a regular act in CJ ENM's K-pop music festival, KCON.
The group has performed in various award ceremonies and television specials, in which they collaborated with other artists, such as Yuto of Pentagon and Akiko Wada.
In 2022, JO1 made their debut appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve television special, Kōhaku Uta Gassen, and became the first artist to perform from the white team the next year.