[5] Kim who affiliated with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics team, won the women's singles title at the National Championships tournament in 1997 and 1998.

[6][7] She announced her retirement from the international tournament after the 2001 Korea Open.

[8] She was a former coach at the BWF training academy in Saarbrucken, later joined the New Zealand, Korean, and Indian national team.

[11][12] She worked as a coach for Indian national team until September 2019 when she resigned to take care of her ailing husband.

[13] In november 2020 she was appointed as one of the five new coaches by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) responsible for the women's singles till 31 October 2022.