Minji made her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group NewJeans, under the record label ADOR on July 22, 2022.

[5] In July 2021, she made a cameo appearance in BTS' music video for "Permission to Dance", alongside group member Hanni.

[9][10] NewJeans quickly rose to widespread popularity with the success of their following singles: "Hype Boy", "OMG", and "Ditto", the latter of which featured lyrics written by Minji.

[13][14][15][16] On October 15, 2022, Minji made an appearance as one of the special MC's at KCON Japan alongside Junki Kono of JO1 and Hwang Min-hyun of NU'EST.

[18] On February 13, 2023, Chanel Korea announced that they had signed Minji as one of their brand ambassadors for the categories of beauty, fashion, and watches and jewelry.