 Over the next forty years in Paris, Kim continued painting water drops, becoming known as the "painter of water drops".In 2004, Kim was invited to display his works in an art show at Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, where he was awarded with the Commandeur medal, the highest honor of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.Kim Tschang-yeul's water drops are intimately connected to his life, that is, the wars, poverty, love and pain he experienced.