What are the criteria for military exemption

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In recent years, controversy over Kim Seok-jin, the eldest brother of the Bangtan Boys who were ranked top in the Billboard 200 Chart twice, has intensified. The reason is that he joined the military despite an age, unlike Sohn Heung-min who won a gold medal in the 2018 Asian World Cup.

  If you win first prize in classical music competitions such as violin and piano, you will receive special military service, but if you win first prize in the Billboard charts as a popular musician you will not get special exemption. It is also problematic that there is no clear standard for military service benefits for public artists, no international competition based on public trust, no standards for national prestige, and the issue of equity with celebrities currently serving in the military is unresolved.

  To a popular artist who produces economic and cultural values like the Bangtan Boys, people’s opinions are divided. “Star” is not a national team, and it is a privilege to get military service benefits for personal wealth and honor.' or ‘Not only Son Heung-min but also athletes who came first and second in different competitions were exempted from military service, but not Bangtan. Isn't it unfair?’.

  It is better to recognize that our country has yet to set specific standards and it would be enough for a military exemption to reward athletes for two years for not only personal but also national honor. Lastly, rather than the word "Exemption", if they meet the criteria for military service, since they actually receive four weeks of basic military training at the training camp and do alternative service in the field of their expertise for two years and 10 months, it could be better called “Alternative work”, then I expect that the heat surrounding the issue of equity might subside a little.