This drama was hyped by KBS. This my second Park Seo Joon drama and I finished She Was Pretty (i recommend) last October and decided to check PSJ's upcoming dramas and that time, it was Hwarang on list. I anticipated it. I usually don't watch on going dramas (and this is Sageuk) because cliff hangers suck. But well, this is the first drama I watched weekly since December. The story is somewhat lacking. There are points that are not discussed and so so many plot holes. Some episodes seem like a drag to me and there are episodes that made the back of my neck shiver (yes, i'm not exaggerating). I can't discuss it here in the review, but once you finish episode 20, there are still unanswered questions that of course, will remain unanswered. There are unnecessary scenes. Like why did that happen? The acting is more than okay. Park Seo Joon acted well but I think the his character lacked as a person. Too much anger. This is my second Hyunsik drama, and he really really did well! I would like to commend Minho and Ji han. They were my favorites in this drama. The bromance and the bickering. Ji han - I love how he pools the tears in his eyes. It was real. Ban Ryu was real for me. And of course, Taehyung, as for a debut drama and a Saguek, he did well and he was the sunshine in the dark clouds the story has. I loved every bit of Taehyung here. His emotional scenes got through me too. I love the Hwarang ensemble!!!! They had chemistry and they were fun to watch. It's just sad that the the ensemble was not able to save this kdrama. The downside of my "more than okay" is Go Ara. All she did was wail and cry. Weak. Music is good!! My only 9 points. Rewatch value is my lowest because I am not gonna rewatch this. Despite Kim Taehyung.