 On the 500 metres he was relegated into the B group of the World Cup, despite skating better times than in the test races (around 35.8 seconds), and at the Sprint World Championships he finished 20th, though he was still the best Korean.The Single Distance Championships was slightly better, with 13th (500) and 15th place (1000), but he was well behind the leaders.The 2005 season started in a similar vein