[5] He looks up to training mate, Cha Jun-hwan, as well as fellow skaters, Yuma Kagiyama and Adam Siao Him Fa.
[2] Following a seventh-place finish at the 2022 Korean Championships, Kim closed his season with a gold medal in the junior event of the 2022 Triglav Trophy.
[2] At the 2023 Korean Championships, Kim managed to win the silver medal behind Cha Jun-hwan after delivering two clean performances.
As a result, Kim was selected to represent South Korea at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta.
This placement earned two spots for South Korean men's singles skaters at the 2024 World Junior Championships.
[13] At his first assignment, the 2023 JGP Austria, he won the silver medal and set a new personal best score in the free skate in the process.
[2] Following the Junior Grand Prix, Kim won the national qualifier for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, to be hold on home ice in Gangwon.
[2][21] In early October, Kim competed at the 2024 Korean Universiade and Asian Games Qualifiers, where he placed second to Cha Jun-hwan.
[22][23] In late November, Kim would make his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2024 Cup of China, where he finished in ninth place.