Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016)

Original title

화랑

Directed by

Yoon Sung-sik

Genre

sageuk

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 20 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 281 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the ancient Silla Kingdom, a group of elite young warriors navigate political turmoil and personal struggles. They form bonds of friendship and discover love while dealing with their individual pasts and loyalties.

youthfulromanticdramatichistoricalemotionalfast-pacedearnestfriendship-focused

What happens

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (Korean: 화랑; Hanja: 花郞; lit. 'Hwarang') is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon, Go Ara and Park Hyung-sik. It revolves around an elite group of young men called Hwarang, who discover their passion, friendship and love in the turmoil of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC–AD 935). The series aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) on KBS2, from December 19, 2016 to February 21, 2017. At the 31st KBS Drama Awards, Choi Won-young won the "Best Supporting Actor" and Park Seo-joon received a nomination for the "Top Excellence Award". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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