Before her debut, Jin Minxi participated in the open draft of JYP Entertainment trainees. Although he failed to enter JYP as a trainee, it was an opportunity for him to join S.M.Entertainment and finally make a smooth debut.
In 2008, he participated in the selection of Little Every Sing Competition, won the second place with excellent singing skills, and successfully entered South Korea's S.M.Entertainment as a trainee. 20 12 appeared in the first 1 100 notice, and EXO Countdown debuted in SM official website, becoming the sixth full member of EXO.