South Korea will allow male video game players who win a gold medal at this year's Asian Games to avoid mandatory military service.
for exemptions include ballet and classical music performers – but, notably, not artists who specialize in pop music.
File/ RM, J-Hope, Suga , Jung Kook , Jin , Jimin, V. of BTS perform onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2019 Presented by Capital One at the Forum on December 6, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. gold medals in video games up for the taking this year, the first that “esports” is included among the games, in the games League of Legends, EA Sports FC, PUBG Mobile, Arena of Valor, Dota 2, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, and Street Fighter V. “Esports” is extremely popular on the continent.
“According to Article 68-11 of the Military Service Act Enforcement Decree, individuals who achieve first place in the Asian Games can be included as artistic and athletic personnel,” a Defense Ministry spokespersonin 2020. “Therefore, if a professional gamer wins first place in an official esports event, they can be included as artistic and athletic personnel.”
Public sentiment in South Korea on the possibility that “Faker” could game his way out of a national legal obligation has been mixed, as achieving a gold medal in an Asian Games competition is a concrete achievement in a way that attaining popularity as a musician or actor, for example, is not.
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