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 became an eighth-generation member of Morning Musume and was introduced as a "foreign exchange student." On March 18, 2007, she made her Japanese television debut on Hello! alongside Lin Lin.