Son Heung-min was often eclipsed by Kane but can dazzle in his own right | Jonathan Liew

Without the England captain an exciting new Spurs era could dawn with the brilliant, deeply committed Korean its talisman

So let’s talk about the restaurant scene in the Son Heung-min documentary starring Park Seo-joon. What do you mean, you’ve never seen it? You know the one: the classic restaurant scene, from the 2019 docu-series Sonsational, which Son filmed for the South Korean broadcaster TVN. You know. The bit where he’s eating barbecue in Soho with one of the most famous actors in Korea. And suddenly, in the middle of this noisy restaurant, there’s this incredibly human moment between them, a fleeting glimpse of meaning and connection in their odd, hermetic existence.

“I don’t even know how I played today,” Son reflects. “It is just another day passing by.”

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