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0:00There is a player who comforted the
0:01public after the national team was
0:02criticized despite winning a gold medal
0:03. As soon as 20 players were exempted
0:05from military service by winning the
0:07Asian Games , the captain shouted this
0:08at the camera .
0:10>> The medal is heavy .
0:11>> I’m not going to the army .
0:13>> Yang Min-hyuk even said he played
0:14solely for the sake of military
0:15exemption . Thanks to that , there were
0:16even comments saying it's the first
0:17time they've seen a team get criticized
0:18for winning a gold medal . But at this
0:19moment , Lee Young-jun , a striker who
0:21had already finished his military
0:22service , was highlighted . After he
0:23scored two goals in the quarterfinal
0:25match against Vietnam , a reporter asked
0:26him this . Since you've already
0:27completed your service , why are you
0:29playing so hard ?
0:30>> Just because I'm done with service
0:31doesn't mean I should play
0:32half-heartedly when I'm wearing the
0:33Taegeuk crest , right ?
0:34>> Of course , when you wear the Taegeuk
0:36crest , you play to win .
0:37>> With that one remark , the frustrated
0:38public felt instantly relieved . He even
0:40played " Private's Letter " for his
0:41teammates who received the exemption
0:43after the final match ended . The
0:44comment section was filled with people
0:45saying the real role model was here ,
0:47comparing him to the captain's
0:48interview . I mean , how is it that one
0:49player who finished his service acts
0:50more like a national representative
0:51than the guys who got exempted ? Yeah .