 The garlic girls did not play much in the 2018–19 season, amidst a coaching scandal, which involved the country's sport federation vice president verbally abusing the team.The team did play in the final event of the season, the 2019 WCT Arctic Cup where they finished with an 1–3 record, missing the playoffs.Team Kim returned to the World Curling Tour for the 2019–20 season but with her sister Kyeong-ae skipping.