Career with AOA and AOA Cream On July 30, 2012, Im, made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's
M! Countdown with their debut single album, ''
Angels' Story'' and the title track "Elvis". AOA has released four EPs and ten singles in total. Im is also part of sub-unit
AOA Cream together with
Yuna and
Hyejeong. The sub-unit released their first teaser on February 1, 2016. The music video teaser for title track "I'm Jelly Baby" was released on February 4, 2016. AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on February 12, 2016.
As soloist and actress Im has participated in multiple solo competitions and has been recognized for her dancing and fitness skills. She made it into the final round of
MBC Music's Idol Dance Battle D-Style in 2014, and performed in both a solo dance stage and a joint dance stage in
MBC's DMC Festival in 2015. She also competed in
KBS's
Muscle Queen Project in 2016. The singer made her debut as an actress with her first lead role in the web drama ''What's Up With These Kids?'' as Geum Hyera. She acted alongside
VIXX members
N and
Hongbin. The drama was aired on November 16, 2016. In March 2017, it was revealed that Im was going to star in an idol actor survival variety show called
I Am An Actor. The first episode was aired in April 2017. At the conclusion of the show, Im placed first and won a role in an upcoming film entitled
Lookism. In 2019, Im, together with former AOA members Yuna and Hyejeong took part in
Lifetime's reality program
AOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang where the members traveled to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure. In June 2019, Im was cast in web drama
Love Formula 11M as Jiyoon. In November 2019 she was cast in MBC's new pilot variety show
House of Sharing. The show began in broadcast in early December 2019. On June 29, 2021, Im was confirmed to co-star alongside
VIXX's
Hyuk in the upcoming rom-com movie
A Different Girl. Im participated in the virtual reality competitive show
Girls Reverse. which aired on January 2, 2023. She was eliminated in the preliminary vocal round. On May 27, 2023, Im was revealed to be a contestant on the reality competitive show
Queendom Puzzle. On August 16, 2023, Im was eliminated in the final episode, finishing 14th overall with 229,076 points. On May 22, 2024, Dohwa announced through her personal social media that she had left FNC Entertainment following the expiration of her contract. On February 6, 2025, Dohwa announced on her personal social media that after leaving FNC Entertainment last year, she had signed a contract with a new company, Dante Entertain Management, to pursue her acting career. ==Personal life==