Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I tohua a Kim ki te whakataetae i te 2007 World Championships i Tokyo i runga i tana mahi i te wa o te tau. Na te whakanoho a Choi Ji-eun i te tau i mua atu, kotahi noa te waahi a Korea ki te Tonga i nga Toa o te Ao. I te wa o te huihuinga, i wikitoria a Kim i te kaupapa poto me te 71.95 tohu, e whakarite ana i te kaute nui rawa atu mo te kaupapa poto i raro i te ISU Judging System. I a ia e haere ana ki te mētara koura tata ana engari e rua nga hinganga utu nui i runga i nga Lutzes e toru i whakanohoia ia ki te tuatoru o te katoa, i muri i a Miki Ando me Mao Asada, ka mutu te tuawha o te kaupapa roa. I āhei a Kim ki te whakauru i ngā kōtiro wahine e rua o Korea ki te Tonga mō te
Ko te 2008 World Figure Skating Championships.