SSG Kim Jae-hwan player experienced a serious slump at the beginning of the season, but his individual performance recovered from May. However, the team's performance was on a downward trend, giving him the worry of 'individual-team performance mismatch'. However, Kim Jae-hwan did not give up and contributed to the team's victory with a great performance against LG Twins on August 4th. He said, "Although my individual performance and team performance are different, there is tomorrow, and there is next season" and showed his will to do better in the future. He promised to do his best until the end, thinking of the fans who cheered for him in the scorching heat.