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On May 20, 2021, he was revealed as a contestant for SBS's audition show LOUD. During the ninth episode, which was aired on July 31, he received the casting offer from both P NATION and JYP Entertainment, but ended up accepting the casting offer from P NATION. In the final round he and the 6 members of Team P Nation won the online vote, thus automatically being announced as part of the group.

He debuted as a member of TNX on May 17, 2022 with the mini album Way Up. On January 15, 2026, he was introduced as a contestant on Mnet's survival show Show Me The Money 12. Unfortunately, he was eliminated in the third round.