john list frank smith joins me now from solo with mall frank how is military service viewed in south korea well it kind of has a mixed perspective of people here and so on the one hand it's viewed as kind of a rite of passage for young men between 18 and 20 to serve their proxima 2 years in military service here but at this same time it's used by many as kind of an interruption in young people's lives in careers a previous president of south korea no young even call military service a waste of time all right just to give you an idea you know what that interruption really means for for the younger generation of men here in south korea with this in the background exemptions were already available for exceptional sportspersons and musicians but in the case of b.t.s. here the government has gone in for a defilement what is the message that the government is giving out. well what is same with the passage of this law is that if you. are a popular musicians and entertainers now if you use this as a as a contribution to the country's so-called quote unquote national pristine beach if we look