He is the first South Korean male figure skater who stood on the podium and won gold at ISU events.

[6] In August, he was selected to represent Team Korea by placing second at the Korean Junior Grand Prix qualification trials.

At his second assignment, in Milan, Italy, he won bronze and became the first South Korean male figure skater to medal at an ISU event.

He won South Korean Nationals, but could not compete at the senior World Championships because he did not meet the minimum technical score requirement for the event.

In February, he landed a triple Axel jump during the short program segment at the Four Continents Championships.

In the middle of the season, he changed his free skating from "The Planets" to "The Phantom of the Opera", which was shown at the Korean Nationals.

[10] This accomplishment made him the first South Korean male figure skater to win an ISU event.

[11] By obtaining bronze at JGP Croatia, he became the first Korean male skater to qualify for an ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

He placed 5th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, qualifying a ticket for South Korea in the men's singles category for the 2018 Winter Olympics, with a new set of personal best results.