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Te actors amaze me. i love it so much
I originally started watching this series because of Kim Taehyung and soon realised it was amazing for so many other reasons. i liked the story line the first time but found it a little confusing but it all made sense once i thought over it. i did continue to re watch the series and i loved it as much as i did the first time. For me it had the perfect balances of plot, love life and actually covering a historical thing. i watched this drama in 2020 and i only wish that i had watched it sooner. I felt like i really connected with these characters through the series and i only wish that there was more to this storyWas this review helpful to you?
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HWARANG HAD POTENTIAL (SPOILERS)
Okay lets just say, this story had so much potential but honestly so many problems with the writing, first of all, THE MAIN COUPLE🥰 they just flopped so hard, um i dont understand WHY?! ALSO THE FEMALE LEAD IS SO ANNOYING AND CRIES OVER ANYTHING LIKE ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY, THE FACT SHE LIKED SEONU THINKING HE WAS HER BROTHER MADE ME CRINGE,UMMMM? Whats more embarrassing is, the side couple was 19827337289983773 times better💀 I would have so preferred it if ban ryu and the female leads best friend were the mains, their story is so much better than whatever this was... AND THE FL AND SML HAD MORE CHEMISTRY AND GOOD SCENES TOGETHER LIKE GIRL BFFR WHAT IS THIS😹anyways, han seongs death was extremely unnecessary and the characters literally moved on from his death faster than i!? The only thing that made me continue this is, the second couple,that twink , ban ryu and their cute friendship scenes,and the homoerocy i needed more seonuxhanseong scenes , hanseong is so cute but had little screentime too, anyway, dont watch this, its a waste of timeWas this review helpful to you?
The only reason I wanted to watch this was for the hot male cast (MAINLY TAEHYUNG, MY LOVE), but I gave up around episode 4. I decided to come back now and try to watch it all. Overall I find myself enjoying the drama because of the comedy, nothing more and yes, I dropped in episode 11, because I didn't have any interest in continuing watching it.
I'm going to try and explain myself:
-Story: 5/10
It's more of a modern historical drama. And more of a love triangle, than action or history. For me it was like...a parody. There are scenes which were pretty stupid...The main couple had no chemistry and I even found myself bored at their scenes.
-Cast: 7/10
I loved the supporting roles more than the leads. I'm not a fan of Go Ah Ra, there are roles that I like her in, but there are others that I don't like, for example: I didn't like her in "Black" and here and I liked her in "You're all surrender" and "Miss Hammurabiss". That's why I came back. So in conclusion, this role doesn’t fit in Go Ah Ra, definitely, historical dramas are not for her and let's not talk about her useless and crying character, like, do I need to see 10 min of her walking while crying in a front of the camera?? Jesus... I prefer seeing Park Seo Joon in modern roles too. The supporting roles were the best! Minho is a good actor and this role helped him, since it was "light", V's role was his personality so he did good.
-Music: 10/10
For me, the music, was the strong bridge of drama.
Overall I didn't like Hwarang, I just gave it a 5 because, of the support lead, music and funny moments.
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I hate this drama! Don't watch it, you will develope anger issues.
Let's be frank, we all watched it for Taehyung. Sadly he has no happy ending which kinda broke my heart. But that's not the reason I dislike this drama so much.First of all, the male lead was super annoying. He always stole the show of the king and made himself so important. I liked the king so much more, he deserved so much better ...
Secondly, the female lead... Do we even have to talk about her? Her character was so fcking shallow, i don't get why the male lead and the king both liked her. She cried almost every episode and had absolutly no character development.
Last but not least, the love story??? Of "brother" and "sister"? WTF? So weird and absolutly not enjoyable to watch.
All the supporting characters were great, just the male and female lead and their love story were absolutly not it.
Therefore I don't recommend this show AT ALL.
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Hwarang for the most part is a light hearted fun bromance filled drama. If you want a drama with tons of eye candy this is definitely a good choice. But, understand that you may not end up caring at all about the main romance.
My favorite romance was not even the main romance, so that was depressing for me. Now, unlike others who got second lead syndrome I didn't it's just that the main romance did not have the same appeal as the secondary romance couple.
The casting was awesome and the actors they picked seemed to really fit with those characters. Also, since most the main actors are kpop idols it was hard to disconnect them from their characters as kpop idols. But, the drama rolled with that, and that is why I definitely love this drama. The music was awesome, as well, as it should be since it has so many singers in the show. The plot for the romance was the only thing that really lacked but for the most part that could be ignored. The plot for the rest of the story though ignoring the romance was interesting and intriguing. I loved this drama and would definitely watch it again!
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The only spoilers are about the parings in this drama.WOW!!!!
I have a total love hate relationship with this drama. I love the plot, story line and the actors, but I have a hatred for most of the female characters in this drama. Some people may not agree with me, but the main actress Go Ah Ra seems to get on my nerves every drama I see her in. Her attitude towards everyone just irks me.
The female royals also are annoying. The discrimination is very strongly shown in this drama. I have not seen any drama that has this strong representation of discrimination out in the world.
Even if there are some actors/characters that I do not like I really loved this drama. Stayed up till 3 am just to know what happened next.
The male actors did a very good job with their friendship and comradely. I just finished Moon Lovers before watching this, I think that IU would have been a good female lead.
I honestly did not see the pairing at the end. I thought she was going to end up with the king, not her brother's friend. I thought he was going to end up with the princess.
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I had great expectations for this drama like everyone else and was naturally put off by a lot of details. The plot was one of the major put-offs in my opinion. Majority of the characters were also one dimensional, especially Ah Ro. She seemed like a strong and likeable female lead in the beginning but turned into the typical damsel in distress. Ah Ro ending up with Sun Woo was a also a huge disappointment to me as I loved their love and care for each other as siblings. I really wanted Ah Ro to end up with Ji Dwi. I felt that they had a better chemistry as well. Two people who develop into sibling figures for each other who later discover they are not biological siblings and fall in love totally get on my nerves as I hate that concept itself. I couldn't bear to watch past the 11th episode when Ah Ro and Sun Woo confessed to each other. Sun Woo's regular fainting was also never explained. I read a summary of the entire story and so I know the plot and how it ends. There is no way I will be finishing this series. Was this review helpful to you?
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Fanservice disguised as historical drama
This drama should really be taken for what it is - fan service. All the effort was spent into casting idol actors to attract a certain fanbase of adolescent girls and nothing else. There is no coherent plot, just pretty boys running around with fancy hair and lip gloss looking like they belong in an 80s glam rock band.Romance was a tropey mess. Dude momentarily gains consciousness just to kiss the girl after hearing her confession, then loses consciousness again. Puhlease. The characters were kind of shallow and didn't really have much development. Even if the focus was on fanservice, the writers could've done something with the plot. Instead, we had convoluted storylines that didn't make sense. The queen wouldn't give up the throne to her son and kept hiding his identity to supposedly protect him, instead of putting him on the throne and helping him secure it. Not to mention, there was this lame conspiracy plotline and the queen's self-serving motivations for the sake of pretending there was a plot. The Hwarang were supposed to be the king's guard, but they spent most of their time bickering and doing song and dance. Only towards the end, somebody started doing something interesting. And don't even get me started on the incest plot where the queen wanted to marry her son the king to her daughter the princess because of some "sacred bone" tradition. I understand this is a fake historical drama, but seriously. And, OMFG, Sam Maek Jong's CONSTANT whining about how weak he was as the king during the entirety of the show - while he was in hiding, after he became Hwarang, after he officially became king, every freaken time he was faced with adversity he bitched and moaned about being incompetent.
The OST was pretty underwhelming. The same song with a female singer was playing in most episodes during romantic/angsty scenes as if it was on a loop. Production and acting were ok. I thought Park Seo Joon and Park Hyung Sik did a good job. Seo Yea Ji had the easiest acting gig as the princess, she looked constipated with the same expression in every scene. Ah Ro was forgettable and weak. She never stood up for herself and allowed everyone to make decisions for her and did whatever she was told. Her bland chemistry with Sun Woo did not justify any of their romantic angst.
All the side characters with their stories and romance would've been interesting if the writers took the drama a little more seriously and wrote an actual plot and character development. I ended up skipping most scenes from episode 13 onward because there was no interest in anything other than the three main characters. I don't think I missed much.
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disappointed..
This drama was quite promising, so I had big expectations. The first two episodes were really boring but it became super fun! However around episode 8 it just became soo boring again I. I finished episode 9 and never really came back to it. I might finish it one day, who knows.Honestly, for a drama full of famous actors, the acting wasn’t too amusing. Especially the FL.. it wasn’t just her acting, but the character as a whole. Some of the side characters were quite funny and the second couple was pretty interesting, that’s the only reason why I gave them this rating.
The story seemed really great, but as the show progressed, the plot got too messy and repetitive. Most kdramas tend to get a little boring after the second half, but this was just unbearable.. not to mention the second male lead syndrome. The main leads were technically siblings (at least the FL thought so from what I remember), so the romance was just kind of weird.
One good thing about this drama were the OST’s. One of my all time favourite soundtracks.
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Worth watching!!
So… I started watching this drama because of Kim Taehyung. I came in with zero expectations since I didn’t know any of the other actors on the show (wasn’t a k-drama fan at the time) and only had a vague idea of the plot.Let me tell you, I thoroughly enjoyed this drama! It was a bit more violent than I was expecting (I was expecting a romcom for some reason!) but I thought all the actors did a brilliant job. I was highly engaged throughout. I liked the way the Hwarangs matured, grew closer to each other and developed a tight bond. You can’t help but fall in love with all of them!
I watched the series again after bingeing through a few other KDramas and I enjoyed it the second time too. It was good to hone in on the finer details that I missed the first time I watched it.
Overall, a pleasant surprise and a drama that I not only highly recommend, but also will certainly watch again in the future!
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had to put this on hold
I decided I had to put it on hold while I decide on whether I want to carry on watching it. this is due to the fact that the character that V (BTS) plays dies. I didn't know this until someone told me and he is the reason I was watching it in the first place.The plot for it seems to be ok. there is quite a few funny parts in it that made me have a good giggle. I would recommend this to people to watch if they have nothing else to watch. overeall, with what I have seen it is a good watch. might not be something I go and rewatching over and over (if I ever finish it lol)
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