Set in the Joseon Dynasty during King Jeongjo's reign, this martial-arts fusion sageuk is centered around the events involving Crown Prince Sado's conspiracy. Warrior Baek Dong Soo was a real-life legend who created a martial arts guide in Joseon. His group who defends King Jeongjo is pitted against a mysterious organization of assassins who plot to kill the King.

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  Shin Hyun Bin (Yoo Ji Sun)

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  Yoon So Yi (Hwang Jin Joo)

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  Yoo Seung Ho (Yeo Woon)

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  Ji Chang Wook (Baek Dong Soo)

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  Choi Yoon So (Goo Hyang)

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  Oh Man Suk (Crown Prince Sado)

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• Mar 28, 2012 29 of 29 episodes seen

  animefayinc
  16 of 16 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  9
  • Acting/Cast  10
  • Music  10
  • Rewatch Value  7

  Well... I am writing this review completely depressed because I finished yet another amazing drama, and now it's going to be hard for me to find a new one...
  
  Ok, I'll start with the small things first, but if you really want my actual opinion, just skip to the story part. Music. I thought it was pretty good, but then again, music is one of the small things I pay attention to... But, seeing how it didn't disturb the scenes in any way, but rather added more emotion into them, I give music a ten.
  
  Acting/Cast. Oh gosh. What can I say? For me, I think all the actors were absolutely amazing. If I were to recast this, I couldn't imagine the story with any other actors. In fact, I'm sure the entire cast were all unfamiliar faces to me, but I thought they portrayed their characters wonderfully.
  
  Rewatch Value. Hm... I usually give amazing dramas like this one (which have a huge impact on me) a rewatch value of 8. I really do want to watch it again, but I don't want to go through all the depressing moments again... I can't really give an accurate review for this one, so I'll just give it a 7...
  
  Yay! Finally. The story. Just... wow. I really couldn't have expected anything better. I liked how the producers spaced the drama out. 29 episodes may seem like a lot for a drama, as most South Korean dramas usually have 16, 18, or 20 episodes. So, you're probably thinking that with lots of long dramas, there are going to be slow periods at the middle. However, that is not the case with this one. WBDS is almost like two series' combined into one. There are small climaxes in the story at around episode 5, and episode 23, and one huge climax at episode 14-16. In fact, After that climax, many new characters were introduced, and it seemed to me as though a new series was starting. Another thing about this drama that impressed me a lot were the bonds between friends and family. I was absolutely amazed with how much strength was shown in those bonds... Argh. I don't think I can give any more explanations without it resorting to spoilers... Also, I loved how the story not only told a story of a generation, but the story of many. The drama contained small parts which focused on each of the main characters, and with those tidbits, I realized that I could relate with them, and understand each character a little more. Throughout the drama, the main characters matured considerably (and a small thing I realized was that the producers changed the hairstyles of the main characters throughout the drama to reflect their personality). Ok, now for the negatives, and why I didn't give the story a ten. Well, there is really only one reason for this drama not to receive a ten. I actually thought the story was very well thought out and executed, but in truth, it was much too depressing. Too many great characters died (hope that's not a spoiler...) and while this happens with 98% of everything I watch, I still have not grown desensitized to my favourite characters dying. Also, Yeo Woon is one of the most pitiful characters I've ever seen, and I really don't like it when a character is too pitiful, especially when he looks like THAT. You know what I mean.
  
  All in all, I loved everything about it except for the utterly depressing death scenes. read more

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• Aug 10, 2012 29 of 29 episodes seen

  skytrip
  11 of 11 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  9
  • Acting/Cast  9
  • Music  10
  • Rewatch Value  9

  If you like action, bromance, political turmoil, and saeguk (historical) dramas, then this drama is for you! This is one of my favorite dramas! The fighting scenes are some of the best I've seen (and no, it's not wire acrobatics, thank goodness!). This is a drama to watch for action and the loyalty between three friends, it is not a drama to watch for romance. However, the past romance (between characters I won't name) is very well done. On the other hand, the romance between the other characters seems forced and more like an afterthought on the screenwriter's part. Don't judge this drama based on the first episode, because the first episode is a little confusing. If you are just watching this drama because of the actors, it takes a few episodes for the young Dong Su and Yeo to grow up, so be patient, I promise it's worth the wait and it's important for the storyline! I did not give this drama a ten because: 1) the forced/poorly developed romance between certain characters, 2) the plot slows down midway (it picks back up again, but was not as good as the in the beginning) and 3) the ending (it seemed like a forced episode that was unnecessary and out of place). So all that aside, this is definitely worth watching, especially if you love action! read more

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  Kim Soo Ro

  They are both Heart wrenching, action packed Historical dramas centered around the life of a young man during a power struggle in the Joseon Dynasty.

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  they both have opposite male characters. It's interesting that both of them love the same woman and try to protect her in their own way. But, Warrior Baek Dong Soo deals with friendship and political power struggles while Hong Gil Dong with rightness and beliefs.

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