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As South Korean Athletes Avoid the Draft, Some Ask: Why Not K-Pop Stars?
3:01am PDT - October 13th, 2018 baseball - The New York TimesSon Heung-min and other South Korean soccer players after beating Japan for the gold medal at the Asian Games last month in Bogor, Indonesia. For Mr. Son, it meant he would not have to abandon his Premier League career for the army.