ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, dʒˈoʊ wʌz ðˈɛn kˈæst ɪn hɜː fˈɜːst tʃaɪnˈiːz dɹˈɑːmə, ðə ɡˈɜːl ɪn blˈuː, ɐdˈæptᵻd fɹʌm ɐn ˈɑːnlaɪn nˈɑːvəl baɪ fˈeɪ wˈoʊ sˈiː kˈʌn.
In 2009, Joe was then cast in her first Chinese drama, The Girl in Blue, adapted from an online novel by Fei Wo Si Cun.