On March 15, 2007, Li was officially announced as an eighth generation member in Morning Musume as a "foreign exchange student" along with Lin Lin. On March 18, 2007, she made her first Japanese television appearance on Hello!
On March 15, 2007, Li was officially recognized as an eighth-generation member of Morning Musume alongside Lin Lin. She became a "foreign exchange student" and made her debut Japanese television appearance on Hello! on March 18, 2007.