Hwarang

Expected more.

I went into the series expecting a historical drama about the Hwarang with a great plot, character development, plot twists, drama and history. I didn’t see any trailers, poster and all that so I went in blind. What I got was poor writing, no chemistry between the OTP, lot’s of silly over the top crying shots and characters behaving in a way that didn’t make sense foe their character.

Despite all this I really liked and enjoyed most of the actors their acting!

I loved Park SeoJoon in what’s wrong with secretary kim and she was pretty. I also loved Park HyungSik in strong woman do bong soon! Seo YaeJi was BRILLIANT in it’s okay to not be okay. I want to see more of Kim Jisoo, Minho and V!

I loved the setting, decor, clothing and hair. It all looked very beautiful, especially the Queens garments.

I also had hoped to see more of certain characters and their development. I loved seeing the relationship between the Queen and King Jinheung, I really hoped for a bit more there. Same goes between the bromance between the Hwarang and how they grew together as men. But too much time was wasted on the OTP being unnatural, too many silly crying scenes, no character growth for the female lead. The female lead really made me so frustrated most of the time. I skipped A LOT of those kind of scenes. I feel a little bad for Go Ara…

This could have been so much more. Guess I have to go find another historical/period drama to enjoy more.

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After watching this show I had this feeling I had already seen the drama before in the last couple episodes...and I think it is just because I have seen so many Sageuk dramas...and it is your typical fight for the throne. I am a fool for the repetitive birth story plot lines though so I loved that part. The romance was blah I had no interest in the romance at all and didn't feel chemistry with either PSJ or PHS. Which made it hard for me to have any feelings around the plot pieces where they were doing stuff because of her. She cries to much and I felt they gave her the skills to be a useful character but just threw around here and there when they needed her as a plot device. Now getting to the Bromance! That is what made this show enjoyable. I love all the boys in the Hwarang. My favorites are Ban Ryu and Soo Ho. I personally believe I would have loved the show 500,000 times more if they were the leads. Loved their plot. I loved the other room mate too but can't remember his character name.

While the overall drama (minus the bromance) was pretty meh to me I really feel the cast all did a great job, I feel it was the story itself that ruined the romance and not the acting.

The music is great and I can see myself looking to go back and listen to some of the songs.

I don't think I will ever rewatch this drama.

I think this is a great introduction drama to Sageuks as it is "fun", has good music, a great cast and is only 20 episodes long.

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A different period piece

I started watching this drama as I wanted to try something different from all the other Joseon period pieces. I like them, don't get me wrong, but it's always more or less the same thing.
I was happy to watch this drama as I learnt a new part of Korean history. Plus the costumes are so much more interesting (in my opinion) than the ones from the Joseon era.
What I liked about this drama is that it was not too predictable (for the most part haha). I really liked the bromance between the two men and there is (almost!) no second lead syndrome which was nice to see.
What I did regret a little bit is to see this king so weak and so immature. I really hope that in the real story this king was a great one and that he really had a good friend and sidekick to guide him because, in the drama, he is really not off to a good start.
Some parts were funny thanks to Go Ah Ra, who I really fell in love with when previously watching her in Do do sol sol la la sol. I like these feisty actresses who have a face that express feeling. A lot of Korean actresses are very plain when it comes to expressing feelings. Go Ah Ra is fun, charming and represent a strong woman, which I liked.
Overall a very nice experience and I wouldn't have any problem rewatching this sometimes in the near future.

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The story was interesting and engaging, I would give it that.

Spoilers involved (I'm sorry I can't resist myself)

I would begin the main review by talking about my favourite characters/who i deemed as the best actors:
- Pa Oh (Yoo Jae myung): I never felt any negative feelings towards this character. The actor made this character his own, I had watched him in Strong girl Do Bong Soon and he seemed like a completely different person; that's a GREAT actor right there.
- Kim Soo ho (Minho): This was the first time I had encountered him properly, I'm neither a Shinee fan nor have I watched anything he's been in. But he very pleasantly surprised me, he took on the role with grace and never disappointed. However, the writers could have done a better job with the character; why was he so obsessed with the queen? shouldn't there be more of an explanation for that? why did we never see him in any of the last couple of scenes when everything had been resolved?
- Kim Yeo wool: This character had SO much potential but clearly, the writers seem to think otherwise. Why was his story only briefly mentioned in the beginning when were given an overview of the main hwarangs? He was so intriguing at the start and as the show progresses, you would want to know more about him but his character was merely superficial, a sort of distraction. In my case however, it was a pleasant distraction because I enjoyed all the scenes that he was in. Don't even get me started on his bromance with Hansung- Fave!

The drama opened up so many doors but was unable to show what was inside, for example, why did Park Young-shil do NOTHING when the medicine suddenly disappeared? They painted certain characters as one thing but their actions proved otherwise. A lot of the characters feelings/actions were also unexplainable, for example, why did Hansung feel so deeply connected to Sun-woo??? even though it had been made clear to us that some of his decisions were sometimes irrational and he didn't think too deeply about things, it somehow still leaves us wondering why he would take such drastic action to protect him. Also, something about the Baekje kingdom letting everything be without coming back for a fight makes me a bit uneasy, but I know that's just me being super fussy. This show leaves me with QUESTIONS and I shouldn't feel this way after watching 20 hours worth of content. You would think that they would be able to uncover everything in 20 hours (instead of 16, as it usually is with k-dramas) instead, all the screen time was dedicated to the most boring main couple in k-drama history: A-ro and Sun-woo. What a bland relationship. I did not like it whatsoever.

Now a list of my least favourite characters because I just can't let it go, whether it be poor acting, poor character development, poor writing, who knows.
- Kim Wi-hwa: The constant laughter got to me; his character became boring after the first few episodes, he also got kind of annoying. I couldn't stand to see him alone, I only enjoyed scenes with him in it if there were others as well.
- Kim Kwang-kyu: His presence was overwhelming. This character was overdone.
- The queen: For obvious reasons.
- The princess: see previous comment.
- A-ro: Don't even get me started, the character was a disappointment. I tried to like her, I really did.
- Park Young-shil
- Han-sung's grandfather
I could go on and on....... I realise that you're not meant to like every character in a production but this was too much, they could have done better. I did not like most of the female characters because there was simply no reason for me to. I have so many questions regarding them e.g. why were we suddenly expected to feel sympathy for the queen at the end when she had acted like a villain all along?

Now you might wonder why I still choose to give quite a high rating after so many complaints and barely any commendations, that's because it did a good job at keeping me interested, it got me addicted, and that's what shows are supposed to do, right? However, I did not understand why a lot of things happened the way that they did, perhaps that it is why I was so eager to watch, to see if whatever 'mystery' there was in each episode would be solved in a sense. But the answers were hardly ever uncovered. At times they were (partially), and other times we were just left in the dark.

I will end with this: If you want something lighthearted, this is not the show for you, it is quite intense. It took 30 minutes to summarise 2.5 episodes to a friend, A LOT happens at once in this drama.

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A Wonderful and Fun Drama

I really enjoyed this drama. Because I watched it in quarantine, I had a lot of free time to watch this drama and I think I finished it in 4 days. I really loved this drama. Not only was the music and acting awesome, but also the story was really engaging and I loved how cute the Parks (Park Seo Joon and Park Hyunsik) were. If you are looking for a fun drama to watch, don't miss out on this one. I had never seen any drama from these two actors, but after I watched this drama, I fel in love not only with these two actors, but also with all the other actors. The drama was also fast-paced and nothing was boring. Overall, it was a wonderful drama. Before I watched this drama, I thought that nothing would be as interesting as Moon Lovers, but I found it, Hwarang. I am so happy that my friend introduced this drama to me. You should watch it as well!

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Before you read, I want to imply that I am speaking as someone who has watched over 50 Asian Dramas of different genres. Historical is my favorite cup of tea; I absolutely love historical politics and romance!
I watched this drama because at that moment, I was fully obsessed with historical dramas. I watched shows like Scarlet Heart and Moon Embracing the Sun. There were some more I could mention, but I have to say those dramas didn't leave a strong impression in me as the two I mentioned did (OR I could have forgotten, but okay).
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So, this drama was rather . . . poorly written. Music was good, OSTs were nice, acting wasn't bad at all, but the story. The story was simply all over the place, leaving several ugly plot holes and disappointment. I can't say it's extremely bad, but it's not good either. I've seen some other people getting all hyped watching this drama, but ended up being disappointed despite the huge line-up of great casts. I've also seen other people cry and laugh because of this drama, simply because they liked it. But for me, this drama wasn't anything special.
Sure, you could say it's funny at some point, bromance was fun, but the romance was just . . . unnecessarily annoying. I didn't enjoy the romance at all. It's not that I don't 'ship' them or whatever, it was just not it for me.
So overall, Hwarang's okay. Not the best, of course, but not so horrible. Though I suggest if you are an experienced drama watcher who has watched shows like Empress Ki or Dong Yi (The real definition of EXTREMELY GOOD historical dramas), you probably shouldn't waste your time on this. Only watch this if you're in need of laughter after watching heartbreaking dramas like Scarlet Heart or something.
Also don't kill me for this, but I feel like some people merely stayed and even watched it only because of Kim Taehyung. Sorry not sorry, but basically everyone in KissAsian was screaming about him (I found that annoying, I have to admit).
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Well, have a good day!

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This was released years ago, but I believe many still recommends this and I'm one of them? This is because of all the handsome guys in this drama ??? lol???? Kidding aside, this drama is really great, aside from the wonderful view this drama have ??, the plot is great and the actors & actresses are all great. The plot twist is amazing, and the side stories are very entertaining. My favorite scenes are when they're playing football, when they were drunk, when..I'll stop! I might spoil the drama and I just realized that I love a lot of their scenes so I might as well tell the whole story??

Park Hying Sik (King) is so handsome here. I love his character -- gentle, pure, and wise. His swordsmanship is great. I'm glad that this is the first kdrama of him that I've watched, that made the STRONG WOMAN kdrama more hilarious.

Park Seo Joon (Moo Myung)'s character is a bit awkward, but that even made it funnier.

I love the story tangled between Do Ji Han (Ban Ryu) and Choi Min Ho (Soo Ho). I especially loved it when they were drunk and still fighting each other. I love how things turned out in the end between them. I also love the love stories they had, not with each other of course, just with the involvement of one another.

Why you are always cute and has the character of a childish guy with a pure heart V (Han Sung)? You're also cute in Moonlovers Scarlet Heart Ryeo.? I love your character. You were able to make me laugh and cry.

Yoo Jae Myung, I really believed your stated age ??? that part really made me laugh. I enjoy all the part you're in.

You never fail to amaze me Won Hae Kim. I really love all the drama that you are in.

Lee Kwang Soo (Mak Moon), your not seen much here, but you have played your role really great? I'm always looking forward for more of your kdramas?

This is really a must watch kdrama of all time. Very entertaining. I also love the fact that it focuses more on friendships than love stories. I loved how things turned out in the end.

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When this came out I was looking forward to it. Period dramas are usually a little too melodramatic for me (and I'm still recovering from Scarlet Heart Ryeo ), but this seemed like it might be a little more hearted and hey...eye-candy galore, right? I watched part of the first episode and decided that it just wasn't what I was interested in watching at the time.

I came back to this because I just recently finished watching Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, which I loved, and I saw that Park Hyung Sik was one of the main characters. I adored him in SWDBS and I thought he had terrific chemistry with the actress in that drama. I thought I would probably enjoy him in this and figured I could handle a case of second-lead syndrome if need be.

Second-lead syndrome was not a problem here. Honestly, I didn't really care which couple wound up together, which is unusual for me. The moments that should have been toe-tingling and heart-fluttering...weren't. I don't know if it was just that I didn't care about the characters or none of them had any chemistry together, or what. I've seen both male leads in other dramas and loved them and thought they had wonderful chemistry with their female leads. I never imagined I'd be uninterested in whether or not either of them wound up with the female lead in this drama, but I absolutely wasn't.

I think the main problem with this drama is they had maybe 12 episodes worth of material and stretched it out into a 20 episode drama, which was a mistake. There was waaaay too much time spent on navel-gazing, introspection and flashbacks. Flashbacks are great if used carefully. But with this drama...instead of flashing back to scenes involving the characters' pasts, which would have been far more interesting (and they do a few of these, just not nearly enough of them), we would get a scene with some kind of conversation or conflict between some characters and then they would go their separate ways and then each character by him or herself would rehash that scene or conversation again alone. Yawn. And this happened multiple times in every single episode, so by the time you hit episode 14 or so (or before, if your tolerance is lower than mine), you start hitting the fast-forward button in order to actually get to the point where *something* happens again.

I watched it to the end. It wasn't painful, it was just...meh. The second couple is cute, and I was interested in what happened with them, moreso than the main triangle. I wish more time had been spent on Ji Soo's background or Won Young's background. I also wish they had spent more time on developing the Hwarang and cementing the bonds between those characters. Doing more with the Won Hwa might have helped, too. They introduced the concept late in the show and then don't really go anywhere with it other than use it as a plot device that really didn't make a lot of sense.

The OTS was ok...but it got repetitive after a while, especially for 20 episodes. The acting was ok. The story was...just ok. It had a lot of potential that just wasn't ever realized. Strong start, bogged way down in the middle, okay wrap up in about the last 2 episodes. I was never on the edge of my seat dying to find out what happened next. Rewatch value is poor, and I'm someone who loves to revisit favorite dramas; there are a number I've watched multiple times. Not this one. One and done. If you like period dramas, like any of the actors in particular, or just want to be entertained by pretty people for a while, give it a go. You might enjoy it more than I did. If you have a low tolerance for repetition, don't bother, you'll just be bored and frustrated after a few episodes.

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Its definitely worth the watch

Hwarang was the first Korean drama I ever finished and I always recommend it to people as a first watch. It is a mixture of all the good stuff, comedy, historical fiction, romance and action. I originally wanted to watch the drama due to the actor, Kim Taehyung in it as I am a fan of his band, BTS, however, I have rewatched the show three times now since 2020 and as much as I love Tae's scenes, the drama is so much more than that.

This drama made me fall in love with the historical drama genre. The costumes, set, storyline and history just completely captivated me! I fell so in love with the time period and plot that after the first time I finished the show I researched more into the time period and "Hwarang". I love that they decided to take a piece of Korean history and adapt it into a drama!

The next best thing for me about Hwarang is the plot and characters. I find that in Korean dramas the plot is quite predictable. This isn't the case in Hwarang! Each episode felt too short even though they were definitely not! I cried and laughed along with the show. My second time watching I introduced my mum to K-dramas. She really loved it! This drama is great for a large range of people as the plot is so unique and diverse!

Something else that is definitely worth mentioning is the soundtrack, I ove, love, loved it! I am huge fan of all things music and the soundtrack is amazing!

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PACING GONE WRONG FOR A GOOD POTENTIAL STORY & TALENTED ENSEMBLE CAST !

Wanted to write a POSITIVE REVIEW instead left with BAD IMPRESSIONS n I need to share my LENGTHYyyy RANTING (pls, bear with me) :)

First of all, the HYPE (either the fan edits or the recommendations) created very high expectations but those really deceived me n left me DISAPPOINTED! :/
I blame the Director, Writers and the Editing team, not the Actors !

Expected a 9+/10 drama, seeing the summary with a good potential story n the STAR STUDDED CAST
But left with an impression of 7.5/10
(Would be less than 7.5 but just for the actors, gave 7.5)
Don't want to rate my Hyungsik's work below 8 but helpless bcz of the Poor Pacing of the drama :/

Seeing the hype, made this as a top priority in my "To Watch" list n expected a drama which would be my next favourite but disappointed.
A drama should make the viewer interested in it, instead of this agitated n irritated n write a lengthy review this aggressively.

**** Will Mention WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE First:

1) HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED with the first 11 episodes.

It took 5 eps, 5 hours to establish the background to the story and to introduce the characters.
Too many unnecessary CONTENT FILLER scenes, just dragging n boring.

Literally, I was on a HIATUS twice to pass through those 11 eps (n Once in later episodes), Oops!😂
But for the GOOD STORY, bcz of the LOVE for ENSEMBLE CAST n mainly for my tradition of not to drop a drama, continued it!
To be honest, I found the special episode of Cast Interviews, more entertaining than the actual drama, Oops again!

Initially, the story is entertaining n VERY FUNNY
but the PACING is Sloth Paced, dead slow. They could have made those 11 eps in 5-6 eps, instead of wasting 11 hours of viewers' time.

Poor Story Telling / Bad Execution of a good plot / Weak Direction / Poor Screenplay / Poor Editing.
Overall, Pacing and the story progression could be better in 12-16 eps in total, instead of wasting 20 hours!

First 11 eps: U find interesting moments or the very few funny moments or those plot elements important to the story development, just here and there. Most of these eps are just CONTENT FILLERS.

That truly dragged down the interest level of the drama.
I was expecting a very interesting story later on, too.
Uff, They not only wasted the potential of all star studded cast but also of a good interesting story.

The poor progression of the story n no proper characterization is the culprit for this disappointment!

2) From ep 12, it's interesting n Pacing got better n right .
But again, pacing dropped towards the end :|
Even the last eps contain Lot of unnecessary content fillers which do not add anything important to the story or just REPETITIONS / Flashbacks showing a character reminiscing some previous scenes. They are like UNNECESSARY REVISIONS to the viewers 😂

Flashbacks / reminiscing is required to show the thought process of a character or in a scene when a character is brooding over something important but here, it is too much.

Instead of these repetitions, they should have used that time to explain some other story lines.
For eg, I expected to see atleast one scene of FL's mom's death, how her bro is separated from them in childhood, how ML n her bro met n were raised in that village, how the queen's bro gave up his son or the past love story of the Queen n FL's dad etc
(Like how they have given a glimpse of the Queen killing a wonhwa, which is a crucial twist to the story)

3) OmG, the RELATIONSHIPS !?😱
Queen n FL's dad are past lovers but their kids liked each other again (Sik likes FL n Princess like Seo, though these are one sided)
Whether the characters n the writers feel this or no, but I'm super uncomfortable with such relationships :(

4) Also, Didn't like the "probable siblings" romance (Seo n FL).
Though they realised that they are not related, much later but after developing feelings for each other.
But throughout the drama (except in the last 2-3 eps), everyone treats them as siblings itself.
Very uncomfortable to watch those scenes n that entire romance track🤢

If it is just for one scene, I would have ignored but they keep reminding these relationships in every scene n that keeps bothering me throughout the drama.

I didn't like any romance, any couple in this (except Ban ryu's).
No two actors in these couples, have chemistry, everything looked forced.

5) Also, Own Siblings of the Royal Family Marry Each Other !? :O
OmG!
Own or half or step siblings, whatever they are, Siblings are Siblings!
Intimate Physical relationship between them is a big NO for me, couldn't tolerate .

6) OST is GOOD BUT..
Came for V & Jin's song but didn't get to listen to it in the drama anywhere, except for a moment or so, as bgm in just 1-2 eps :(

7) WEAKLY WRITTEN CHARACTERS
Liked the Dynamics of Seo n Sik, rooted for their friendship n expected more scenes of them n their friendship, in depth but have only few in the entire 20 hours
Also it looked like only Sik (the King) treated Seo as a friend (One side friendship 😂 :( )

Also, Issues with Fiction based on True History are, here the King (Sik) with high principles and philosophy, thinking of the development of the Kingdom n his people only, is shown as COWARD n WEAK for most of the time.
But (as per my research in the Internet) that Real Life King is the Greatest in their History! :o

They should have written this drama, as just a FICTION, without taking references or the name of true / real life Kings etc.

Bcz International Viewers who know nothing about their country's history n traditions, might learn bad or incorrect info from such fiction dramas n might get a bad impression on the true events n actual people.

As an International viewer, while watching another country's drama, I tend to observe their traditions, history, dressing style, social interactions etc and curious to know them more :)
Sometimes based on dramas, may come to certain conclusions n impressions that lead to love or ignore those :) , especially if it is historic drama based on a true King n his era (always may not find time to research about their history, right?)
But here, half of the time, am confused, which of these are fiction n which part is true or the entire work is fiction with just the names taken as reference from real life, if so how can a Great King been shown as coward n weak :/

8) V n Seo's scenes or their friendship looked sudden and forced, without prior proper interactions.
But later it is evident that this forced track is added out of blue just bcz the last scene of them is given an important role in the main story progression.

**** Some thoughts on STORY:

Actually, Hyungsik n Seo Joon, both should be the Main Leads with equal importance (not as 1st n 2nd ML, as shown here)
Bcz, both their characters are of equal importance in the story.
IT'S A TALE OF ONE FINDING THE KING n THE KING FINDING HIMSELF! 😂 :(
(Fake King & Real King )

Also, Instead of the Queen n the Princess, Villain is better in a sense (am being Sarcastic!🤭)
Bcz atleast, his character is direct n clear that he is Evil.
Whereas these ladies, I can't really make a sense out of their characters for 3/4th of the drama, whether they meant good or bad to the King, the Kingdom n the people, in a bigger picture.
I found them more Evil, Rude, Selfish n Manipulative than the Villain 😂

**** WHAT I LIKE:
(Enough of my ranting, now the GOOD PARTS ;) ):

As a BTS admirer, planned to watch this for V,
for that OST song by V & Jin :)
n also for cutie Hyungsik :)
But Fell for smiley MinHo n JiHan by the end of the drama !! :)

ALL THE ACTORS DID THEIR BEST IN ACTING with whatever they are given.

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Liked Park Hyungsik's role.
Sik is the True King, his ideas are always about the Growth of Kingdom n the People.
His Thoughts on Philosophy are Very Good.

Need to struggle throughout his life, not just for the throne but for life (death threats from assassins), can't have a normal life or a normal King's life even, grown up in hiding with no friends.
Oh my Poor baby Sik! :/

He acted so well as a King in Hiding!
U can see the mild Tears, Pain n Helplessness in his Eyes, always worrying about the development of his Kingdom n worrying about his people being killed, whoever sees his face .

BTW, Sik is handsome as usual :)

***
Liked the Dynamics of Park Seo Joon n Sik, their Rapport is good.

FL role is good at times but the remaining times, looked more like a support role, without much importance .
Even that lil importance is forced and given since, she is a FL? ;)

Ignored Main couple's Love Triangle (Seo, FL n Sik).
That siblings/not siblings track killed the mood.
I don't root for FL with any of the main leads ;)

***
The Hwarang Boys Team, all the scenes of the entire team are LOVELY.

Especially, The 5 roomies and their bickering is funny
Their bonding is good.
Silly boys but cute! :)
LOVED ALL THEIR SCENES THE MOST !

Them and V - All these 6 boys need to do a full length comedy movie/series.
(Aww, I love that "thought" already :) )

***
Sik n his assistant / personal guard are funny n sweet :)

Hwarang's head instructor n Hyung sik conversations are philosophical and are Very Good .

Head instructor is funny n smart .
His friend from the cafe is funny

Queen's guard is handsome ;)

***
Liked the roles of Minho (char Soo ho) n JiHan (char Ban ryu)
Both of them are handsome :)

Sooho n Ban ryu's bickering is very sweet 😂

Sooho being a playboy, mesmerized by the Queen's beauty n aiming/drooling for her, is funny .

Ban ryu is another helpless character, abused by power ;(
He has his own set of life struggles.
Poor Ban ryu!

Ban ryu n his gal are very cute! :)
LOVED THEIR SCENES A LOT .

She n her bro, Soo ho are funny.
So Ban ryu n Soo ho - Rivals turned Future bros-iLaw😂
Sweet! :)

***
V is cute, he is such a baby! :)
(Though a minor role here, hope to see him moreee in future dramas :) )

His scenes with his bro, their bonding is sweet n emotional.

While his scenes with FL are VERY FUNNY.

**** OST:
OST is the BEST!
n Healed the Disappointment that the Poor Pacing of first 11 eps n overall slow paced episodes had created! 😂

All the tracks are Amazing!
I love V & Jin's.
Difficult to choose a track, all are lovely.

Hyungsik's Singing Voice is just mesmerizing (drooling). Super talented singer.
His OST song is Awesome.

****
Overall, it's a Great Plot.
The Director's team have Great Artists (entire cast) in their reach, could have executed this better but missed it.

Struggled to watch but forced myself to finish this just bcz of Hyungsik with a hope for a better story.

Anyways, will try to remember only the scenes of happy Hwarang boys team or the 2nd couple's lovely scenes or the Superb OST but not the negatives, further!

Just Watch, if U have Great Patience to watch sloth paced or Repetitive content or just watch like me for your fav actors n whining all the way!😂

(Oops, my lengthy review, blame the director for this.
Thank U for reading this lengthy one :) )

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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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