season to undergo throat surgery. Kim released his second album T-Virus on September 3, 2009. The album featured the lead single "Love Rain" (), which has since become one of Kim's most well-known songs and remains a popular noraebang song based on figures compiled by the Gaon Music Chart. The song has also won first place on various music programs. He won the Best Ballad/R&B Performance Award at the 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards. In February 2010, Kim and toured overseas together for the first time with his g.o.d bandmate and close friend Son Ho-young. They held six concerts in Chicago, Seattle and Vancouver. Kim was one of three former JYP Entertainment artists, the others being Son and their close friend Rain, invited to perform at the first JYP Nation concert TEAMPLAY held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena that December. In March 2011, Kim terminated his contract with Polaris Entertainment and established his own one-man agency, Soul Shop Entertainment. Shortly after, he released his third album T-School, which peaked at No. 3 on the Gaon Album Chart. The song "Echo" (메아리) earned him a second nomination at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. The album also featured "Brothers & Me", composed by Park Jin-young and featured Park and fellow former JYP Entertainment artist Rain. Kim maintained contact with his bandmates, often performing or appearing on variety shows with Son. They also performed together with Danny Ahn during the "Legends" stage of the Music Bank special celebrating 600 episodes and at the 2012 Korean Music Festival. Son and Ahn have both featured in Kim's albums as guest artists. 2014–present: g.o.d reunion and other solo activities After lengthy discussions and organization, it was announced that all five members of g.o.d would reunite for their 15th anniversary and release a new album. Chapter 8 was released on July 8, 2014 and was co-produced by Kim and renowned songwriting duo Duble Sidekick. They will concentrate mainly on releasing new material and holding live concerts rather than promoting or performing on music programs as a group. In 2015 Kim made his first comeback as a solo artist since g.o.d's reunion with his fifth album T-Road. Released on June 18, the album contained two lead singles, one of which was "Lonely Funk", which featured hip hop artist and former 2PM member Jay Park. Kim's bandmate Danny Ahn starred in the accompanying music video. Ahn also co-wrote with