2019–2021: Beginnings and breakthrough Shin appeared as the cover model for Korea's college magazine
College Tomorrow No. 840 in 2018. She made her debut shortly after as an actress in the 2018 web series
A-Teen. In August 2018, Shin signed with
JYP Entertainment; In 2019, Shin landed her first lead role in the fantasy television series
He Is Psychometric, where she starred opposite
Park Jin-young. She also reprised her role as Do Ha-na in the
second season of A-Teen. From July 2019 to July 2020, she hosted the music program
Music Bank with
Golden Child's
Choi Bo-min. She was also selected as the ambassador for 21st Bucheon International Animation Festival in the same year. In 2020, she starred in
KBS2's
Welcome alongside
Kim Myung-soo. In 2021, she featured in the song "La Rosa" from
U-Know Yunho's second mini album,
Noir, which was released on January 18, 2021. Starting from November 2021, she joined the radio show
Volume Up as a DJ after
Kang Han-na's withdrawal.
2022–present: Rising popularity and leading roles In 2022, Shin made a special appearance in the original
TVING drama ''
Yumi's Cells 2. Later in July, she joined the Bubble for Actors platform. Later in November 2022, Shin appeared in the drama Revenge of Others'', which aired on the
Disney+ platform. In the drama, she portrayed the main character Ok Chan-mi, a high school shooting athlete who investigates her twin brother's death and seeks revenge. For her performance in the
Revenge of Others, she won Best New Actress – Television at the
2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards. A month later in the same year, Shin was cast in
The Glory as the younger version of Park Yeon-jin, the main antagonist of the story who persistently bullies the young Mun Dong-eun (portrayed by
Jung Ji-so). With 380.38 million hours watched,
The Glory ranked seventh among the all-time most popular non-English television series on Netflix. In 2024, Shin was cast in
tvN's historical musical drama,
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born portraying the role of Heo Yeong-seo, a national theater actress and rival of the title character. For her performance as the character, Shin received favorable reviews for her outstanding emotional expression and captivating acting. In 2025, Shin was cast in the historical coming-of-age romance drama
A Hundred Memories, which aired on
JTBC from September 13, to October 19, 2025. On December 12, 2025, NPIO announced that Shin had renewed her contract with the agency. == Public image ==