Hwarang (2016)

Thank you side characters.

Hwarang
October 12 - 26 2020
I finished watching it 3 days ago, I guess it's time to write a review. My first one ever if I may add (english isn't my first language).
It took me a while to start watching the drama. There was a period of time when everyone on insta talked about this and so did my sister, but it didn't seem interesting to me.
I'm not gonna lie the main reason, why I finally watched it was Taehyung, because I started to stan BTS lol.

The main couple:
I actually don't know what to say. Park Seo-joon is a great actor and he played Seon-us emotions very well! I enjoyed seeing him on screen. His character was interesting to explore, but at the end his only character trait was "protecting the girl", that was...annoying.

.....I don't like her. I can't tell exactly what it is, but she made me aggressive. Go Ara is in general not a bad actress (I suppose), but after some time I got so annoyed just by seeing her.
She cried every fricking episode and got kidnapped like 4 times, no joke. I hated seeing her cry, and her face expression in general made me angry.....sorry I can't tell you why.

Together as a couple I didn't hate them....the whole brother sister thing was fine I guess, they just knew they weren't related right?...

The king:
I don't know how I feel about the character. He has luje absolutely no personality, his only personality trait is......Ah-ro. I mostly felt sorry for him tho with his mom and all that. I understand he didn't want anyone to get hurt, but the whole drama about him not revealing himself took soooo long. I liked how he told Ah-ro from the beginning that he liked her and I'm sorry he didn't get a girl....he got the throne tho.

Hwarangs:
Okay.....I LOVE YOU GUYS SO FRICKING MUCH!!!!! They are the best part of this whole show.
Not gonna lie I totally shipped Soo-ho and Ban-ryu, the chemistry they had omg. I love how their relationship changed through the show and how they slowly became friends.

I'm super in love with Ban-ryu and Soo-yeon though. THEY WERE ADORABLE. And them making out *chefs kiss*, it was perfect and seemed super natural, I swear. She is so cute and he was that cold boy who got so soft, when he saw her. Would totally rewatch just to see their scenes.

And now....Han-sung, my poor baby. I can't say much. I just love him to death (f***) and I fricking bawled my eyes out in episode 18. He's so pure, innocent and sweet. He was such a great friend and how happy he was when Seon-u told him, he would walk with him, I'm crying just by thinking about it. He was so bright, but had so much on his plate, I'm just- he didn't deserve it. And they got over him so fast like....I was still recovering and they already moved in, like bruh stop.

His and Yeo-wools friendship was super cute! I'm glad he had someone, when everyone else wasn't with him.
I loved Yeo-wool just for beeing himself. He was so funny and really he was a mood! I love how everytime he just stood there and watched the fight.


In conclusion, I would rewatch because if all the side characters and their relations. I didn't like the love triangle....much. It annoyed me and I got excited everytime one if the hwarangs blessed my screen again.
I'm happy I watched it.

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Disappointing

the story was good but not solid
the romance was great but the bromance was weak

i really enjoyed this drama till ep 11
i thought the bromance was going to take a right space but i was extremely wrong
for a group of different young men found themselves in one house this drama should be more funnier and had much more bromance than this one

i found it weird when i read many comments said the romance part should be canceled because the bromance was much better
definitely this wasn't true at all
the writer served the romance part well in the contrary of the bromance one
after ep 11 the events became weird
there were no well connection between the young hwarang
that's why i wondered when the youngest hwarang sacrificed himself for seo joon
it wasn't convencing

and the END was a real CHAOS
each side story i meant each one, the writer left it incomplete, inconclusive with a very stupid open ending except for the main leads
which was really frustrating

i used to love it a lot and had high expectations after watching till the second half
i lost my interest although the best romance scenes ever was at the second half
specially the scene at ep 15

inspite of the good actors in it, this is definitely a one watch time drama not more.
light and funny with weak story
not my cup of tea

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The main relationship was kind of... weird?

Initially I was really excited to watch this drama for it's cast. Both MLs are big names (Park Seo Joon and Park Hyung Sik) and this is Taehyung's debuting kdrama. We all know a good majority came for V but his character was honestly the best part but I still had to drop it

The first few episodes were pretty good. We get introduced to our ML Moo Myung and all the other Hwarangs. The story is interesting and the ost is good, but then we get to the relationship. The main reason I dropped the show as because of the main relationship. For a little background info, basically ML gets into the city with his friend who is trying to find his father. Long story short friend didn't make it so he asked ML to replace him and find his father. ML finds friend's father and meets friend's sister. Then they start having an attraction for each other. For the first few episodes, the sister thought ML was her brother. Then they semi have feelings for each other then she finds out ML is not her brother. Then they get into a love triangle. Oh also she cries alot so that's a plus I guess. The relationship seemed a lot like incest to me, while technically it's not but you still get theStep bro/Step sis vibes so I droped it.

I know I didn't get far and maybe farther in the drama the relationship wouldn't be as weird but I just couldn't go on

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If you wanted Flower Boys with a historical drama, well you've come to the 2nd best one. I thought this show started off great (probably the first 6 episodes), and then didn't really keep up the pace. There were almost tears coming down my face, which I understand is to motivate the characters with revenge. I guess I get tired of love triangles with a wishy-washy girl. I also didn't realize how much I had wanted to see the 2 male leads together until they were. I would compare this to the Sungkyunkwan Scandal which I think is a little bit better than Hwarang. There's just something about shows that don't take historical dramas seriously (Moonlight Hidden By Clouds), and having good looking actors doesn't make it much better. I think if you want a better executed drama with a similar story, go with Moon Embracing the Sun, or even The Princess' Man (but only if you're really desperate).

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I loved this show !

It starts somewhat weird with a strange main lead but I started enjoying it by EP 1 and then throughout the series.

Why you should watch:
1.CASTING: When are you ever going to get such a group of actors together ? The cast gelled so well together that i liked each one of them in their roles

2. Story : I really liked the historical silla dynasty recreation here along with the hidden king trope.Also,the Hwarang concept was also well used.

3. Production values: simply awesome all the way.The drama is beautiful to look at!

4. Music : The songs and instrumental tracks are superb and continue to be a mainstay for my playlists.

5. Action scenes : While not many,there were Great action sequences in the show

6. Second leads were strong : Really liked the dynamic here

7. Ending : I usually avoided saeguk dramas as they end sadly many times (case in point -Scarlet Heart Ryeo!).This was a show that really ended well.

I think the show suffered in ratings due to Defendant airing in the same slot.If not, it would have done as well as it did online.

Do give the show a chance.You will remember the time spent with the Hwarang Boys fondly!

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Should watch!!!

I really loved this show…. that is if you're like me and just straight out start ignoring the main girl crying almost all the time. At one point even I was crying because she kept on crying. Anyways it was fun, it was serious, it had so much in here and just a lot of drama which I love to see. I really recommend this to first time historical drama watchers because it gives off something at least. And not Soo-ho liking the Queen?? Oh my gosh the scandal!! hehehehehe but it was genuine like he loved her and I was shocked, I mean him liking the kings mom was what??? Unexpected!!! But why they always have to kill the characters we all love!!!! 🥲🥲🥲🥲

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I've been watching many, many K dramas lately and they've started to feel a bit redundant. While the underlying love triangle is pretty typical (in every genre) I thought this was well done. It centered more on the struggles of two men coming to terms with their destinies, and young men learning how to be free of societal shackles.
Even though the series dealt with heavy subject material the humorous portions were well done and enjoyable. It gives the audience a chance to collect its breath as the tension builds.
It may not be the best show ever written but I'd certainly recommend it to anyone who asks!

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