The amendment to the Military Service Act passed on Tuesday was designed to provide exceptions for K-pop megastars who improve the country’s cultural status and boost the economy.

South Korea allows eligible students to defer enlistment up to age 28 and has granted exemptions for high-profile classical musicians as well as sportsmen and athletes who have won medals at the Olympics or other significant games. Tottenham Hotspur football player Son Heung-min is among those who have already been given an exemption.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/2/south-korea-passes-law-allowing-bts-artists-to-postpone-service

All able-bodied South Korean men aged between 18 and 28 must serve in the military for about two years. only women are born free, men are considered slaves ! (45 country have male only military service)

Isn't that a violation of the Convention to End Discrimination Against Men ? why the UN Commission on Men's Rights don't make a statement about that ? Oh right, because they don't exist. the UN only passed Convention to End Discrimination Against Women and created Commission on Women's Rights only.