Did they go because of Lee Hyun-jung, even though Ra Gun-ah didn't even get close to the finals?

To put it simply, is Ra Gun-ah just around the level of that Japanese naturalized player, Kirk, or something like that?
Of course, it would have been different if giants like Yao Ming with insane physicality or Iran's former Hajiji had appeared, right?
I know about the Japanese first team players who were absent..
If Japan wanted to challenge Lee Hyun-jung's military service exemption, they could have done anything, but...