1. If he wins a gold medal in the upcoming Asian Games
Those who win medals in the Olympic Games or gold medals in the Asian Games are not required to join the national service as long as they finish 4 weeks of basic military training and continue to be engaged in sports field for 34 months. Ki Sung-yueng is under this scheme as he won the bronze medal in the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
For Son Heung-min, the only chance is to win a gold medal in the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games. The London Olympics cannot be an option as he can postpone his military service until he becomes 27 years old, July 8 2020, and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are to be held on July 24 2010.
