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WOW. I had no idea HYD had so many different international versions of it produced. I won't vote because I haven't watched any of them, but from a casting and costuming standpoint, I'd have to go with the Korean because those guys look like the elites they're supposed to be. The rest just look like generic boy band members; I don't get an elite vibe from them at all.
Just by looks, that's probably true.
When I first heard that Matsujun was playing Domyouji, I couldn't imagine it AT ALL. Actually watching it, though, he really nailed the clueless arrogance much better than the Korean actor did (IMO). Also, the Korean version totally changed the character of Rui (and not in a good way, again IMO). And the Korean version's Tsukushi is a lot more helpless (gets rescued a LOT) which I didn't like.
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