 In 1944, Kim was further promoted to colonel; he was active on the home front in Korea during this time, giving speeches at schools and publishing articles in the official newspaper "Maeil Sinbo" encouraging Korean youths to volunteer to serve in the Imperial Japanese Army.He was also instrumental in the implementation of the draft on the Korean peninsula, which began from January 20, 1944.After the surrender of Japan ended World War II, Kim joined the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea's military affairs commission, and later the Republic of Korea Army, where he held the rank of brigadier general.