On March 24, 2014, Monika made her official debut as the leader and main vocalist of BADKIZ, with the single "Ear Attack", which achieved modest viral success in South Korea for its catchy hook and playful 'slapping' choreography. On May 19, 2016, she made her solo debut with the single "Goodbye" featuring Moos of MADTOWN. On March 20, 2018, Monika confirmed her departure from BADKIZ on V Live.
On March 23, 2018, she made her first comeback as a soloist after her departure from BADKIZ with the single "Can I Live Without You". Under MUSIKANT, from 2019 to 2020, NIKA released singles: "29", "Say It (feat. 1Kyne)", "Theodore" with Sikboy, and "Go On".
In 2021, she joined a new agency, COREO Entertainment, to focus on her music and modelling career. On October 5, 2022, she announced that her stage name would be changed to NIKA. She released her single "Fancy" on October 13, 2022.
Later the same year, she was presumed to have left COREO Entertainment due to the deletion of her profile page from their website. On February 28, 2023, NIKA revealed that she had joined a new agency, ZIZE Studio. On June 12, 2023, NIKA released single "Completely" under ZIZE, followed by singles: "Magenta Lady" on August 8, 2023, "After You" on January 8, 2024, "Easy to Please Me" on May 27, 2024, and "No More Cupid" on October 21, 2024, which seems to be her last release under ZIZE Studio.
On February 12, 2025 she released "Come Right Away" in collaboration with SimpleFruits under MUSIKANT only as record company. Later in 2025, on May 10, NIKA released single "Time". On September 6, 2025, single "Perfect Plan" was released in collaboration with soloist Scene See.
NIKA participated in singing reality survival show Sing Again 4 on JTBC, which premiered on October 14, 2025 and concluded on January 6, 2026 with contestant number 43. In the fist episode she covered BIBI's "Life is a Bi…" and received 8 "Again" buttons. In episode 4-5, she covered MAMAMOO's song "Piano Man" with Kim Yunseol, however she was eliminated on November 11, 2025.
On October 22, she released an OST for "흑막 공작의 못난이 부인 (The Ugly Wife of the Shady Duke)" titled "사소한 날에 (On a trivial day)". On October 30, 2025 NIKA released single "Colorful" under MUSIKANT and Kingspiremusic. The same day Tumblbug fundraiser was created and shared, spoiling the new single "Over The Wall" will be coming in CD, December 2025 alongside with merch such as photocard, cap, keyring.
Fundraiser came to an end on December 12, 2025 with 109% success. On December 17, 2025 single "Over The Wall" was released with music video directed by NEADYFILM, Beomseok Jeong.
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