[9] While in Yeosu, he attended trumpet, bass and guitar lessons;[8] however, he was especially interested in dance,[10] and started performing for his classmates during lunch breaks in his second year of primary school.

Park when he was little,[12][13] and, after his family moved to Yeosu, Yugyeom joined the school talent show, where he performed a choreography.

[11] While attending the first year of middle school, he took part in the Hidden Performing Arts Tournament, where he danced to Beast's "Shock".

[21][22][23] In 2015, JYP Entertainment in partnership with Youku Tudou, released a mini web drama series titled Dream Knight featuring the Got7 members.

[26][27] The same year, Yugyeom began taking part in writing and composing Got7's songs, debuting as a songwriter with "See The Light" (빛이나) for their Flight Log: Departure album.

[31] In April 2018, together with fellow member Jay B, he participated in the art collaboration project "Collaboran" for carbonated mineral water brand Perrier with American multimedia artist Ben Jones.

[33] In February 2019, he joined the SBS reality show Law of The Jungle in Northern Mariana Islands for four episodes.

[42][43] The single served as a pre-release of the 7-track extended play Point of View: U, for which he collaborated with hip-hop artists DeVita, Loco, Gray, Jay Park and Punchnello.

[46] On June 22, 2021, Yugyeom made his debut on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart at number two with "I Want U Around".

[2] In June 2020, Yugyeom donated an undisclosed amount to the Black Lives Matter Fund in light of the protests for George Floyd's murder.