2010–2014: Debut and career beginnings Shannon first appeared in South Korean media on SBS's
Star King in 2010 and gained attention after she displayed her singing in 2011.
Core Contents Media recruited Shannon after seeing it that year. In 2012, Shannon released a collaboration single, "Day and Night" with Areum (former member of
T-ara) and Gun-ji (
Gavy NJ) and was also featured in singer
Yangpa's song "Together." On 23 November, Shannon appeared an episode of
JTBC's
Hidden Singer 2 as one of the impersonators of singer
IU. On 8 January 2014, Shannon appeared on JTBC's
Hidden Singer 2 for the King of Kings finale round and performed
IU's "Good Day" and
Beyoncé's "Listen", but was eliminated before the final round. On 29 January, her pre-debut single "Remember You" featuring
Speed's
Jongkook was released to commemorate the end of her three-year training for her debut. On 12 February, Shannon made an appearance on her labelmate showcase,
Speed Day, which aired on
SBS MTV. She performed "Let It Go", a song from the film
Frozen, and
Rihanna's "Diamonds" with Dani. On 1 December, Shannon made her official debut with released digital single titled "Daybreak Rain". The single charted at number 32 on the
Gaon digital chart. On 26 December, she, Vasco, and
Giriboy released a collaboration single titled "Breath".
2015–2018: Acting debut and K-pop Star 6 On 6 March 2015, Shannon released her EP
Eighteen, which consists of seven tracks with the lead single "Why Why". On 10 July 2015, Shannon collaborated with rapper
Yuk Ji-dam and released the digital single "Love X Get Off". In September 2015, Shannon was confirmed to star in the KBS drama
Moorim School. From 20 November 2016 to 9 April 2017, she took part in the TV reality show
K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance. The prize was a contract that would grant the winner promotions from
YG,
JYP and
Antenna Music. Shannon received high praise for her technical singing ability but was critiqued for her lack of emotion. She was selected into YG's group and sang songs such as "Man in the Mirror", "Who's Your Mama", "Happy", and "Ain't No Other Man". She advanced to the top 4 (semi-finals) before she was eliminated. Shannon released her digital single "Love Don't Hurt" on 26 June 2017. The single contains two versions: a Korean version (featuring Lil' Boi) and an English version featuring
f(x)'s
Amber. Her second EP,
Hello, released on 28 July with five tracks, including the accompanying title track of the same name and the previously released single "Love Don't Hurt". Shannon held her comeback showcase at the Yes24 Muv Hall on 27 July, one day before the album's release; she performed on
Music Bank the next day. The music video for "Hello" was released on 31 July. On 24 June 2018, Shannon released her third digital single "Hatred Farewell".
2019–present: Departure from MBK In the first half of 2019, Shannon announced she would leave MBK following the expiration of her contract in the same year. In October 2019, Shannon was confirmed to cast in the musical
We Will Rock You, as Scaramouche, which was held in December 2019. ==Discography==