2015: Debut with DIA In January 2015, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to debut a new girl group, originally with a strategy to have candidates compete on a reality survival program. Once the idea was scrapped, however, the company decided to select its members internally and the final line-up was revealed with seven members, including
Seung-hee,
Cathy, Eunice, Jenny,
Ye-bin, Eun-jin and Chae-yeon. DIA released their debut album,
Do It Amazing, on September 14, 2015, with the lead single "Somehow" ().
2016: Produce 101, I.O.I and acting debut In December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced that Jung temporarily withdrew from the group to join the trainee survival program
Produce 101, which she had auditioned for and signed contracts with before DIA officially debuted. She finished 7th overall with 215,338 votes, debuting with the
I.O.I project group in May 2016. A week after their debut extended play
Chrysalis was released, MBK Entertainment confirmed that Jung will return to DIA for their upcoming comeback in June 2016.
YMC Entertainment revealed that she would be absent from I.O.I's sub-unit promotions as well. Her casting in
tvN's
Drinking Solo was confirmed on June 30, 2016, marking her acting debut. DIA's second extended play,
Spell was released on September 13, 2016, with the lead single "Mr. Potter". September 18–24, 2016 was noted for exceptionally busy television work for Jung, starting with bi-weekly broadcasts of
Drinking Solo (September 19–20). Her appearance on
Hit the Stage with fellow DIA member Eun-jin aired on September 21, 2016, and the premiere of the variety series
Go Go with Mr. Paik aired on September 23, 2016, with her starring alongside
Shinee's
Onew. Combined with idol groups' tendency to perform on each of South Korea's daily
music programs, a writer for
Daily Sports noted that a viewer could see Jung's face virtually every day. She was revealed as the new face of jewelry brand Lamucha that same week, signing a one-year 200 million won contract. Jung re-joined I.O.I for their second promotional cycle as a full group, releasing
Miss Me? on October 17, 2016, with the lead single "
Very Very Very". The October 21, 2016 broadcast of
Music Bank marked an incident where due to scheduling conflicts, she performed on the show twice; once with DIA on their final run of televised performances for "Mr. Potter", and again with I.O.I. as they began promotions for "Very Very Very". In December 2016, Jung was cast in the science fiction web drama
109 Strange Things, co-starring with
Choi Tae-joon. She plays the role of senior philosophy student Shin Ki-won whose family takes in KDI-109, a robot from the future. The drama is set to air on Naver TV Cast in early 2017, with six episodes. She began modelling for
Jill Stuart New York in January 2017.
2017–present: Acting success, rise of fame, and solo activities In 2017, Jung featured in SBS's romantic fantasy drama
Reunited Worlds, playing the younger version of
Lee Yeon-hee's character. She then starred in another science fiction web drama
I Am, playing an android robot. In December, it was announced that Jung has joined the cast of SBS' reality survival show
Law of the Jungle in Patagonia for their Chile special. In 2018, Jung starred in KBS' weekend drama
Marry Me Now, playing the younger version of
Jang Mi-hee's character. She was also cast in her first film,
Live Again, Love Again, which premiered in February 2018. The same month, Jung was announced as the new MC of SBS' music program
Inkigayo. Jung was cast in the KBS music drama
To. Jenny, her first leading role on television. In 2019, Jung starred in the Netflix youth romance drama
My First First Love. On May 4, 2021, Jung and the members of I.O.I celebrated their 5th debut anniversary with a reunion live stream show called "Yes, I Love It!". In 2022, Jung joined MBC's drama
The Golden Spoon, which aired in the summer of 2022. In September, Jung signed an exclusive contract with
BH Entertainment. On December 13, 2023, Jung confirmed to star in a youth series
Family by Choice, which is expected to air in 2024. ==Discography==