He put his athletic career on hold in November 2024.
South Korean medal winner and world record holder Kim Ye Ji he was a successful marksman long before the 2024 Paris Olympics. But he became an even bigger sensation when he went viral “main character” moment enchanted the Internet, including Elon Musk.
In November 2024, however, Kim resigned to his team and announced that he would put his career on hold. It was initially reported that she had made the decision to focus on raising her daughter, but it was later revealed that she may have chosen to leave the spotlight after being inundated with damaging comments, although Kim’s management, PLFILcommented that Kim Ye Ji’s non-shooting activities (to promote the shooting sport) will continue.
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And then “non-shooting activity” did Kim?
Kim’s Instagram has since given fans a shocking new update on his whereabouts. On December 11, Kim shared the news of his appearance at Balenciagaphoto shoot of the S/S 2025 collection. She appeared in the “This is Balenciaga” campaign, a series of photos taken by Jürgen Teller and his wife and creative partner, Dovile.
The campaign featured not only Kim Ye Ji but also an athlete and a model Romeo Beckhamsinger Kim Petrasand models Lee Soo Ah, Khadim sockAND Why Biormaking them pose with pieces of worthypersonal collection of vintage furniture.
Kim’s update received a range of reactions: some impressed, some concerned. Some even chastised the photographer for getting Kim’s view wrong.
- “Wow, beautiful.”
- “Not followed up immediately.”
- “What a pity. Please don’t let it consume you like this.
- “I will continue to cheer you on by doing all these cool things.”
- “The photographer must be single because if he photographed his girlfriend like that he would be dead. LOL.”
- “I don’t know, the photographer made a mistake. It seems so disproportionate. It could look a lot better…”
- “Wow, I’m conquering Balenciaga too!”
- “Beautiful.”
Regardless, Kim continues to communicate with her fans on social media as she ventures off the shooting range.
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