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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth

Original title: Hwarang
  • TV Series
  • 2016–2017
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7.1K
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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016)
Revolves around an elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang who grow through passion and love in Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla.
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Revolves around an elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang who grow through passion and love in Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla.Revolves around an elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang who grow through passion and love in Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla.Revolves around an elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang who grow through passion and love in Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla.

  • Stars
    • Park Seo-joon
    • Go Ara
    • Park Hyung-sik
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    7.1K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,087
    655
    • Stars
      • Park Seo-joon
      • Go Ara
      • Park Hyung-sik
    • 79User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Episodes20

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    Park Seo-joon
    Park Seo-joon
    • Moo Myung…
    • 2016–2017
    Go Ara
    Go Ara
    • Ah-ro
    • 2016–2017
    Park Hyung-sik
    Park Hyung-sik
    • Ji Dwi Rang…
    • 2016–2017
    Choi Min-ho
    Choi Min-ho
    • Kim Soo Ho
    • 2016–2017
    Do Ji-han
    • Park Ban Ryu
    • 2016–2017
    Jo Yoon-woo
    Jo Yoon-woo
    • Kim Yeo Wool
    • 2016–2017
    Lee Da-in
    • Soo-yeon
    • 2016–2017
    Kim Ji-Soo
    Kim Ji-Soo
    • Queen Mother Ji-so
    • 2016–2017
    Sung Dong-il
    Sung Dong-il
    • Wi Hwa-gong…
    • 2016–2017
    Choi Won-young
    Choi Won-young
    • Ahn Ji-gong
    • 2016–2017
    Yoo Jae-myung
    Yoo Jae-myung
    • Pa Oh…
    • 2016–2017
    Son Sung-yoon
    Son Sung-yoon
    • Joon-jeong
    • 2016–2017
    Lee Byung-joon
    Lee Byung-joon
    • Ho-gong
    • 2016–2017
    Song Min-hyung
    Song Min-hyung
    • Kim Hyeong-won
    • 2016–2017
    Shin Dong-woo
    • Mu Cheol
    • 2016–2017
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    • Han Sung
    • 2016–2017
    Kim Chang-wan
    Kim Chang-wan
    • Park Yeong-sil
    • 2016–2017
    Kim Hyun-joon
    • Dan Se
    • 2016–2017
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    User reviews79

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    10natassa-athens

    The 2 men leads were crushing it!!!!!

    What can I say about this drama! It's unique and fantastic!

    Great story and excellent acting in this historical, action and romance kdrama!

    Every actor was great but the 2 men leads were really crushing it!!! I'm speechless!!! Park Hyung-Sik, you are a God of acting and beauty!!! Park Seo-Joon you are such a powerful, charismatic and handsome actor!!! I love you both!!!

    The music was also fantastic! One of the best music in a historical drama!

    You created an amazing series! Very Well Done!!!
    Ariebeth

    A good script ruined by a lousy director

    The script had great promise and deep, thought-provoking dialogue, but unfortunately was ruined in the hands of the director. The director was terrible, constantly replaying previous scenes over and over again (some of which were in the same episode just 5 minutes ago!), which did nothing except to bloat the episode count and waste our time. The acting was atrocious by most of the cast except for a handful of actors. The lead actress was especially bad, she only had that one mopey frowny expression throughout the show. There were a lot of useless scenes with over the top slapstick humour that weren't funny and didn't add to the plot. The romance was boring and unnecessary. Overall, a complete waste of time.
    7minangocnhi

    Wrong Choice of Female Lead

    This drama is good! I like its plot. I love all the actors and actresses in this drama, except for the female lead. I would give better rating if the female lead could do beter. Her acting was dry and overreated. Her facial expressions were very odd and unpleasant. They did not describe well the emotions of her character. Plus, she did not have good chemistry with netheir the male lead or the second male lead. This is very sad that such good drama plot was runied by the wrong choice of the female lead! However, the drama is worth it to watch!
    8paryanazari

    i liked it

    I liked the story, characters, funny moments and all but i think ost wasn't that much proper. and lead actress sometimes was acting very dry that made romance parts not that much i expected impressive. but other than that they all act really good and for me whole episodes was amusing. i will recommend it even with some flaws that it had.
    8pravitagupta

    The good things overpowers the flaws.

    I won't call this the best K-drama I have ever watched, but it's not that bad as some people make it out to be. Could the acting have been better? Yes, it could have been because often times you may not be able to connect with Park Seo - Joon , but that's how his character is. The ending could have been better as the show doesn't tell where and how they ended up. Had those loose ends been tied up, it would've been an A drama. Still, it's worth watching if you're looking for some period drama action.

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      A bit of the cast were Korean pop stars. Such as Choi Minho from Shinee, and Kim Taehyung (V) from BTS
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      Performed by Han Dong Geun

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 2016 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
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    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Flower Knights: The Beginning
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      • 1h(60 min)
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      • Dolby Digital

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