Meet the beautiful knights of Hwarang: The Beginning

212 April 4, 2016April 4, 2016

Meet the beautiful knights of Hwarang: The Beginning

by javabeans

You know what, I was wrong. Really wrong — to believe that Park Seo-joon (She Was Pretty) was good-looking in only a quirky, unconventional way, and not at all the pretty-boy way.

Because looking at these freshly released promo images for KBS’s upcoming drama Hwarang: The Beginning, I found him fitting right in to the role of a Silla-era “beautiful knight” (a literal translation of Hwarang), albeit nearly unrecognizable in the sageuk getup. (I kept looking for him, wondering which one he was!)

But I present to you Exhibit A:

Hwarang: The Beginning features a central cast of six Hwarang warriors — Silla military bands that were comprised of young men known for, among other things, being beautiful — led by Park Seo-joon playing a character named Moo-myung. (That seems to be a popular naming choice in sageuks, in that it means Nameless and gets to sound cool.) He approaches life with a “you only live once” mentality that gives him the relentlessness of a dog and the free spirit of a bird.

He’ll fall into a loveline with our heroine Go Ara (You’re All Surrounded, who’ll play a woman named Aro (that’ll be easy to remember) whose parentage is half-lowly and half-royal, with a frank, straightforward personality. He starts out wanting to protect her, which turns to love.

Park Hyung-shik (High Society) forms a love triangle with Park Seo-joon and Go Ara, playing a man who “takes off the fate of a faceless king.” His King Jinheung character ruled Silla from 540 to 576 A.D., and takes on a secret identity to keep himself safe from the threats on his life. He’s a lonely soul, not trusting others easily and keeping his true self concealed, making him a sensitive and prickly addition to the Hwarang gang, although he will gradually transform into a strong man and leader.

Min-ho (Because It’s the First Time) plays an aristocrat born with a silver spoon in his mouth (well, the metaphor is golden spoon in Korean), and is described as hot-blooded and chivalrous. He’s called a playboy by everyone, but is actually a pure-hearted young man who’s devoted in love to one woman.

Do Ji-han (Basketball), meanwhile, is the cold-blooded one of the group, having been taught politics from an early age with an emphasis on seeking power. Though he’s intellectual and competitive, in the face of a fateful love, he can abandon that coldness. (So are all the men going to be leveled by romantic love in this drama?)

Jo Yoon-woo (I Order You) is the one with a beautiful exterior and mysterious aura — and an unexpectedly sharp tongue — meant to incite our curiosity. And rounding out the group is V of idol group Bangtan Boys (BTS), the maknae of the group who’s described as “fresh and clear like a ray of sunlight.” Resident puppy, check.

Looks like a pretty diverse mix of personalities — it’s almost like a sageuk boy band, brought together to cover as many fan tastes as possible. Hey, not that I’m complaining about lots of pretty boys. They’re pretty for historical accuracy! It’s not at all about me being shallow at all, nope.

Hwarang: The Beginning will be entirely pre-produced and will air on KBS later this year, though a timeslot has yet to be assigned.

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1 Sol

April 4, 2016 at 3:04 AM

Lol ??

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Sara

April 4, 2016 at 3:47 AM

I swear i said the same thing xD i don't know why they all look so funny

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browngoldeyes

April 4, 2016 at 5:32 AM

THANK GOD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CRACKED UP.

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Peone Rose

April 4, 2016 at 7:10 PM

OMG I cracked up and then had to pretend i was coughing coz i was in a library and were meant to be quite. i never thought id say this but ive finally found my guy liner limit you all know who i mean!

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Dramalava

April 4, 2016 at 5:37 AM

I'm with y'all. Lol. I hope it turns out to be funny and cute!!

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smeebean

April 4, 2016 at 6:07 AM

Me too! God, they all look like girls. I like them all, but this is too funny!

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bd5

April 4, 2016 at 10:35 PM

Eh, they just have "manes of glory."

Aside from 1, maybe 2 of them, have clearly masculine faces (not the androgynous looking type at all and wouldn't ever mistake them for female).

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TrinPie

April 5, 2016 at 8:52 AM

What's wrong with them looking like girls? Is that a bad thing? Some women (and men) are really attracted to that, just because you aren't it makes it funny?

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Emma

April 5, 2016 at 4:36 PM

Exactly!

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Tazzo

April 4, 2016 at 6:18 AM

Hehe my reaction exactly! My first thought was so much HAIR! They look funny lol

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susan

April 4, 2016 at 11:17 AM

Lol way too much hair....

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nuriucup

April 6, 2016 at 6:08 AM

Yes, for sure. Too much hair and make up ???

But the bright side is their style is suitable with the title. That is what I am picturing too if talking about 'beautiful knights'. I just hope they act fiercely and manly.

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Sol

April 4, 2016 at 7:09 AM

I thought I was then only one.... Hahaha ??

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Mee_Ra

April 4, 2016 at 7:26 AM

This is awkward... Lol... Funny... We just have to see and well tell hahahaha

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anglvue

April 4, 2016 at 5:53 PM

i am soooo glad someone pointed this out. i was thinking...hmm...this is odd...lol

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Haifss

April 5, 2016 at 10:16 AM

Oh, the poses!!

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2 Chris

April 4, 2016 at 3:05 AM

so much pretty.. ??
hope the script and acting equally good..

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Ratue

April 4, 2016 at 6:38 AM

I thought the pack leader was Jo ji hoon!

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Klava

April 5, 2016 at 5:20 AM

Exactly my first thought, so much pretty ...
2nd thought, so eye shadow is now a thing
3rd Korea has some pretty great hair extensions

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3 cupkate

April 4, 2016 at 3:21 AM

Omg this is hilarious. I dunno. Looking at them I have to suppress giggles.

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moony

April 4, 2016 at 11:07 AM

Oh dear, unintended comedy.

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4 b

April 4, 2016 at 3:24 AM

Am I the only one thinking they look ridiculous?

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catrona

April 4, 2016 at 3:26 AM

Nope.

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amysticlady

April 4, 2016 at 3:48 AM

Not at all. Right there with you! I can't stop laughing at Minho ?

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Sancheezy

April 4, 2016 at 4:06 AM

I think it's more because of Minho expression

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Quiet Thought

April 4, 2016 at 4:10 AM

The concept is visually hilarious. And kudos to Go Ara for having the nerve to stand alongside this much male beauty with the males wearing more make-up then she does.

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DoubleFault

April 4, 2016 at 8:39 AM

I literally spit the juice that I'm drinking because of your comment.

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yuoi

April 4, 2016 at 9:35 AM

Whats so funny about hwarang wearing make up? ... literally the wikipedia first sentence about Hwarang talks about how they were known for usage of make up.
This is historically correct.

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Tai

April 4, 2016 at 12:39 PM

its "funny" because people are immature and cant look beyond the fact that they have long hair and feminine appearance. when that's the whole point (and appropriate to the story and its period setting). LOL THEY LOOK LIKE GIRLS!!1 Seriously? I don't mean someone cant laugh since its always weird to see a korean actor/ress in sageuk clothing for the first time. but if it's purely for gendered reasons then it's childish and narrow minded imo. it's not as if they arent pretty/flower boys outside of the costumes to begin with. they likely all wear makeup in their personal lives as well. albeit simpler or less obvious forms. i just dont get whats so ~hilarious~?

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Mega_mom72

April 4, 2016 at 3:14 PM

Who knows why they all find it so hilarious. I thought they looked nice.

lola

April 4, 2016 at 10:13 PM

Thank God someone who didn't making "oh its so funny looking" comment.

Girls have shaved head or short cut hair now.

And I know in some country eras (my friends were telling me from their own countries) men actually wore eye liner or shoes that looked like high heels. And it was completely normal. Now times reverse and people become narrow minded.
And many men have long hair who cares? What's funny?

I thought they looked great.

I completely agree with you it's childish and annoying.

TrinPie

April 5, 2016 at 8:49 AM

It sadly stems from sexism. It's ok for women to look and dress and act like a man, but as soon as a man looks or acts anything feminine it's ridiculous, wrong, and silly. People who say things like that don't even realize they have a sexist mindset because that's how most of the world is conditioned to think.

I personally love their looks and find men who wear makeup attractive. Well, as long as the makeup is done well. I hope the show is good. I have high hopes because of the production group and PSJ.

Emma

April 5, 2016 at 4:39 PM

Completely agree with you.
And TRINPIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH! This kind of reaction is INDEED a form of SEXISM!

Kiara

April 4, 2016 at 11:59 PM

I took it that his/her comment was about the male actors wearing more makeup than the girl.

This is just the writer's imagination. Just because it says makeup, does not always mean face paint, eye shadows, lip stick etc. Who the heck knows what it was like back then. It's hard to believe that every noble young men in Shilla looks like a flower boy.

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Heya

April 5, 2016 at 2:29 AM

These knights were known to be flower boys though- historically. They were known for their good looks so...

The other Kiara

August 31, 2016 at 12:46 PM

Beauty standard back then is not the same as today.

5 Majara

April 4, 2016 at 3:26 AM

None of their style I like. Maybe I'm weird??? LoL

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6 seares

April 4, 2016 at 3:28 AM

Seems they all have different weapons I'm not sure about Aro(femininity?) and make up guy he is possibly seer.

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siesta

April 4, 2016 at 3:46 AM

i think that's a musical instrument..

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7 Xingii

April 4, 2016 at 3:32 AM

Here for this!
Not too sold on the hair & Minho's ridiculous face tat but I like the costumes, they look relatively well made.
Trainwreck or not I don't care because I sure as hell am definitely watching this lol

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8 Ronit

April 4, 2016 at 3:34 AM

They took all these handsome guys and made them look so bad with these costumes.... ! I am losing any desire to watch this drama..

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9 Beez

April 4, 2016 at 3:36 AM

Being a woman of the 1970's, the flower boys just have never done anything for me. In fact, I've been impatiently waiting on this phase to pass. So my first thought was, these guys don't actually fit the can-be-mistaken-for-a girl-pretty-boy image we've seen over the last few years. And then I thought, "THIS IS GREAT! These guys are beautiful in a very manly easy-on-the-eyes type if way!"

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10 nami

April 4, 2016 at 3:42 AM

Call me shallow, I don't care! I will mostly watch it for Hyung Sik and Park Seo Joon. No regret. I can at least vouch for those two actors skills...they're good!

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susan

April 4, 2016 at 11:35 PM

I'm with you...Park soo joon looks good... they definitely satisfied my taste....i'm on board....

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11 ito

April 4, 2016 at 3:42 AM

gil tae mi eye shadow is really popular.

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Miky

April 4, 2016 at 4:42 AM

And he rocked it so much

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mary

April 4, 2016 at 5:55 AM

LMAO! Wish he'd do a cameo here...

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earthna

April 4, 2016 at 10:57 AM

Prettiest warrior ever.

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Kiara

April 4, 2016 at 12:26 PM

Gil Tae Mi (Park Hyuk-Kwon) has more talent than all these flower boys/girl combined.

I'll be watching for the unintentional comedy lol.

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Izie

April 4, 2016 at 8:12 PM

I seriously miss gil tae mi. His final fight with lee bang ji was epic. oh my sfd!

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Haifss

April 5, 2016 at 10:22 AM

He is the eye shadow man!! The rest are meh..

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12 siesta

April 4, 2016 at 3:44 AM

i keep seeing those things sticking out of minho's head as wi-fi antennas..

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pastmidnite

April 4, 2016 at 4:36 AM

Oh thanks! Now I know which one is Minho LOL

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a n d i n

April 4, 2016 at 5:07 AM

Lol to the max for your comment ????

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bbstl

April 4, 2016 at 1:57 PM

As a pair, siesta's and pastmidnite's comments must start this week's list for Beans of Wisdom, please. ??

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bbstl

April 4, 2016 at 1:58 PM

Oh! I meant list of candidates.

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Sol

April 4, 2016 at 7:21 AM

Muahaha wifi antenna... Puhleaase I can't ?

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13 applecha

April 4, 2016 at 3:48 AM

Army here! Yay for V His personality is much like a puppy, so I don't think he'll have trouble with that element.

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missdee

May 6, 2016 at 3:48 AM

Oh I was searching for you my friend

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14 juliesean

April 4, 2016 at 3:48 AM

I have a feeling it's gonna be an epic fail despite the pretty lead boys....the second last pix, he looks like a girl. It doesn't have to be this literal right?

The costume and styling is really unflattering. Hyungsik is such a cutie but he's styled so awfully. Their costumes are ok, I think their hairstyles are terrible.

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15 Rach

April 4, 2016 at 3:49 AM

PSJ looks like Joo Jihoon in that pic lol

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elfie

April 4, 2016 at 4:30 AM

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that! I was wondering when they casted Joo Jihoon xD

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annflln

April 4, 2016 at 7:29 AM

LOL. Me too. For a while, I thought it was Jo Ji-hoon. I have to double check after reading the article.

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16 Sara

April 4, 2016 at 3:50 AM

I'm not sure about this one.

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17 Danielle

April 4, 2016 at 3:53 AM

Hmm sorry, but the pictures don't look good. Even Minho looked bad...

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18 Chi

April 4, 2016 at 4:02 AM

Seo Joon had chemistry with all his past drama partners, so I'm being cautiously optimistic about this drama (I also liked a lot of the earlier Flower Boys installments).

The posters look like musical shoots instead of drama shoots though.

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19 Kaiel

April 4, 2016 at 4:06 AM

My first look at the teaser was "who is that good looking guy with long hair?". Then i read the cast and there was park seo joon and i knew right away that good looking guy was him.

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20 witwit

April 4, 2016 at 4:09 AM

oh another moorim school disaster?

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21 amisyka77

April 4, 2016 at 4:09 AM

WHat is the genre?
Comedy?
i nearly fell off my chair looking at them...lol

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Sancheezy

April 4, 2016 at 10:21 PM

sorry to disappoint you, i think it's action,
and ya, hwarang warrior is infamous for their beautiful appearance that matched their skill

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22 genkibaka

April 4, 2016 at 4:10 AM

OMG .... My poor heart.

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23 Sancheezy

April 4, 2016 at 4:11 AM

I liked the style, they looked manly but pretty, like they have pretty face because they just born like that.
I pictured the director said something like this line
"they all already pretty, don't use much eyeliner or make, just make them looked natural" then someone come
"but we have these sponsored eyeliner and etc"
the director look around and said
"well out a good tattoo on Minho cheek, he still looked pretty, ooh put pink eyeshadow for flaming charisma, and put all that's left to that guy, style him more like that that ooooh, sha mo xun/sha jie jie, aaaand done"
*I used Sha jie jie and not gil tae mi cause gil tae mi still look liked a man with make up but sha jie jie just looked beautiful

and it's pre produced!!

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24 Lai Pei Yee

April 4, 2016 at 4:11 AM

Oh no!More candy-eye idols!!

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25 Nissa

April 4, 2016 at 4:13 AM

i don't care if they are all look funny, i'm going to watch it anyway.. haha.. and we'll see if i loose interest. Btw, Go Ara looks so cute in the pict.

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26 gadis

April 4, 2016 at 4:15 AM

Those posters looks like it comes straight out of historical manhua or something.. Maybe it's the hair. I don't know. Go Ara looks really pretty though.

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27 biankylikesalex

April 4, 2016 at 4:20 AM

Park Seo Joon's mane of glory kinda doesn't get it for me. I hope those tiny wispy side bangs will grow longer. His looks pretty much mirror his character profile though, with that unkempt, windblown hair and smirk. I just hope his eyes are also smiling in this picture to add more warmth. Go Ara is perfection! So pretty. Is this going to be a gender bender drama? As for those other pretty boys, Park Hyungshik looks okay. I guess, Minho and that Do Joon guy looks strong and capable, very warriorlike. As for eyeshadow, what the hell? But then he reminds me of one of the Shinigamis in Bleach, who was at first all fluff and then turns out to be pretty awesome. And that V kid looks more of a ruffian than a warrior. Well I like the diversity of their personalities. Best of luck to them!

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Sancheezy

April 4, 2016 at 4:44 AM

I hope this wasn't gender bender, Go ara is too pretty to be a man for any reason and Mishil is a woman but also hwarang general as I remember,

for bleach chara, you mean Renji?
Damn now I hope they take bleach as inspiration cause byakuya hairstyle may looked good in PSJ, hahaha

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patinalee

April 4, 2016 at 5:51 AM

Yay! Bleach fans!! :-D

Err... Eye liners, Yumichika Ayasegawa perhaps? :-p

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Itenoria

April 4, 2016 at 6:04 AM

Oh yes! Byakuya and Yumichika! They probably gave the Hwarangs lessons. Like, my robe is majestic...thou shall not touch it. Or, I have no come after you with my long...instrument because you're my enemy, I did it because you pointed your blade at my hair. Rofl

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Sancheezy

April 5, 2016 at 3:34 AM

Hasegawa need so much care for his eye-winger, hahaha

belach really has a good costume, if they make this fantasy, I would like to see the byakuya sakura sword, the color is so pretty, it wasn't even girly if you watch byakuya did it

but there's go ara in the cast too

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28 angieya

April 4, 2016 at 4:26 AM

So much eye candy and I had to stare at the pic of PSJ for like 10 seconds until I recognized him (probably was too mesmerized for the first 8 lol).
Though I agree with most of the others here that you know this is waiting for a disaster to happen if the guys wear more makeup than the female lead. XD
Well hopefully they'll turn it down in the drama itself.

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29 eunchans

April 4, 2016 at 4:40 AM

Lol, you're so right about this being like sageuk boy band (doesn't help that have rl 3 boy band members). A guy for anyone's taste indeed ^^ This definitely seems like it should be on tvN.

Ara is super pretty but out of the boys the only one that looks good is Do Ji Han imo. It also took me forever to recognise PSJ. Hopefully I'll like his character here more than I did in She Was Pretty.

Not expecting anymore from this than cute fluff, but I hope it'll be a fun watch ^^

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30 Miky

April 4, 2016 at 4:41 AM

They look sooooooooo hilarious,can't stop laughing...they look at first glance like a band of thieves ala Robin Hood type for some reason...imagine if they were con artists,that would have been fun

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31 pastmidnite

April 4, 2016 at 4:42 AM

Okay, I'm just glad that I'm not the only one who couldn't recognize anyone at first lol

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32 yuoi

April 4, 2016 at 4:46 AM

Well I honestly didnt find anything hilarious or funny about the teasers so I'm a bit confused by response. Well it might be because I havent watched kdrama in a while and only my pup V brought me in this land again.
But if anything I found them all surprisingly manly and pretty fit to character description: you just read the description of a guy with sharp tongue and look at them and think 'ah it must be that guy'. In my opinion that's great. Taehyung's messy hair suppose to show his youthful and cheery nature I guess. Make up is seen only on 2 guys and well... I never had problems with guys wearing make up.
They all are beautiful knights and knights is the main word.
Photo teasers didnt dissapoint me so I m really looking forward to the filming teasers and trailers!

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yuoi

April 4, 2016 at 4:53 AM

Also the costumes. Queen Seon Duk also took place at Silla dinasty time and look at Kim Namgil. He wore smth very similar to these costumes... I'm sure production didnt get those outfits from their minds

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KompaktneHaare

April 4, 2016 at 4:13 PM

I don't get the funny either.. typical sageuk thing going on here..
They've got beautiful outfits, btw! I'm excited for this one.

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Gurlfriend

April 4, 2016 at 7:53 PM

watching this drama for taehyung as well! i'm worried since it's his acting debut but his character description as the maknae hwarang fits him well that i don't think he'd ever do badly with this role.

i really like the styling as well, i thought it fit the concept pretty well and they all pull it off

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Sancheezy

April 4, 2016 at 10:29 PM

I don't saw anything funny at all, I actually impressed by them,
I don't get how lots of people comment that it funny looking.
I get if only some comment but it's like, really?

or maybe I am just too old to realize that ballad of seo dong, queen seon deon, the kingdom of the wind has the same vibe, and that's normal,

Finally a drama that didn't set in Joseon,

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missdee

May 6, 2016 at 3:51 AM

I am the same, actually I was pure kdrama fan untill BTS happened so I was scrolling through the comments to see how people's first impression is about V. My eyes are surely biased as hell!!

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33 a n d i n

April 4, 2016 at 4:53 AM

When I see Minho first thing pop up in my mind was the black version of "Legalos" from TLOTR #okey don't kill me fans of real Legalos ?

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34 mindy

April 4, 2016 at 5:10 AM

HAHAHA. Okay, this is either gonna be the greatest thing ever or a trainwreck. But considering it's from the same production company that gave us tvN's awesome Flower Boy series, I have hope that it will be good! Plus, I love Park Seo-joon.

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35 kombu

April 4, 2016 at 5:13 AM

I've been a Shinee fan for years, so I'm immune to Minho looking awkward and ridiculous. (I've seen worse..) I'm just a tad bit disappointed because I was excited at the prospect of long-haired Minho again, but NOO at this hairstyle! I wish V and Minho switched hairstyles.

I'll be watching this for Park Seo Joon though.

and I'm glad this drama is pre-produced!

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a n d i n

April 4, 2016 at 5:24 AM

Yess I feel you, this actually pretty normal for him though, but seriously when I saw Minho really the first thing that pop up in my mind his some kind like Legalos from TLOTR for the black hair version#well maybe the bows things and the long hair minds me of it

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36 Daisy

April 4, 2016 at 5:14 AM

Hmmmm... I might be the only one but I didn't find anything hilarious about the teaser pics. It actually looks pretty cool minus the eyeshadow.

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nami

April 4, 2016 at 7:22 AM

No, you're not the only one...I didn't find anything remotely funny about those pics..I'm even surprised by the general reaction?!? I watched a lot of sageuk so that's probably why their hairstyle and outfits don't weird me out that much...dunno. I've never liked Silla's fashion anyway therefore the style doesn't shock me :/ We're talking about Hwarang here, of course they'd wear make-up...Has no one watched Queen Seon Deok?!?

I actually like the promo images, the guys are both beautiful and manly. I'm still looking forward to it. Anyway, I hope the drama will fare well.

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Jo

April 4, 2016 at 6:13 PM

Have to add my two cents-I'm also completely baffled by these responses. As others have mentioned, Queen Seondeok featured Hwarang who all wore long hair and make-up. Al-chun wore way more make-up than any female on the show, and looked damn sexy doing so. I plan to watch-minus snickers and giggles.

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milktea

April 4, 2016 at 8:39 AM

agreed, agreed - i'm very confused with this reaction from everyone. i saw these pictures on another site first but didn't think it was funny at all (the only one possibly being the guy with the eyeshadow)

we've seen guys that have been much prettier than this; imo PSJ and PHS look pretty good in this. maybe i was just too pleasantly surprised with PSJ's new look, didn't even recognize him at first lol

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milktea

April 4, 2016 at 9:00 AM

agreed, agreed! i didn't see the posters as funny either

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Keys11

April 4, 2016 at 1:52 PM

Me too. Bidam wore same outfit in QSD. Plus in Historical dramas, fighters wear this kind of outfit a lot so I am so surprise by dramabeans comments?! But anyway more people think it's cool anyway. Knetz all have positive comments, plus soompi, FB, Kkuljaem, allkpop, Twitter etc. have all positive comments too. It's only here that people think it's funny so it was only a very few minority. No worries!!

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Xingii

April 4, 2016 at 5:23 PM

Yep agreed. Joining, what seems to be the mature minority here on this comment thread. I am SO GLAD that they don't look worse than they could have been (considering we're also getting Moon Lovers stills, which are borderline tragic) the costumes/styling here is SO MUCH BETTER. It actually looks like they've spent a considerable amount of budget to make these looks work.
They have a real manhwa aesthetic, and there's nothing wrong with that.
I understand that the Silla era doesn't get covered that much in dramas so I'm much more to Joseon styling, but I'm open to checking this out and I think that the different sorts of costumes look alright. I'm interested.

People can laugh all they want. It's still early days, the first posters/stills does NOT determine the quality. People are so quick to judge and now i'm hoping that this drama turns out to be pretty good so that the people laughing at this now will eat their words later.
I expected more maturity from the dramabeans community tbqh.

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sundaexstory

April 5, 2016 at 3:41 AM

Me too. I was seriously admiring everyone and thinking wow this is so Silla-ish, and i never thought the first comment would be "lol."
I'm looking forward to this more than Moon Lovers actually. :-)

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peebles

April 5, 2016 at 5:04 AM

I know right! I was really surprised by the amount of comments making fun of the guys...haven't people seen eyeliner and long hair in sageuks before?

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37 Valenshya Alfa

April 4, 2016 at 5:21 AM

park seo joon really surpass my expectation xD
I never think that he can be this gorgeous lol
and the rest of the casts are just perfect,
wish this drama will not dissapoint us with bad storyline :(

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38 Sophia

April 4, 2016 at 5:23 AM

Park Seo Joon....????
I'll recognised those lips anywhere.....

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39 Franbergh II

April 4, 2016 at 5:29 AM

and i wouldnt be surprised if they start dancing.

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blubluskye

April 4, 2016 at 5:47 AM

hahahahhaha

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40 Coco

April 4, 2016 at 5:42 AM

If a drama's got Go Ara and Park Seo-joon, I'll definitely give it a try. Even if Minho is in there, hopefully not too much in there though...

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41 dramapotatoe

April 4, 2016 at 5:42 AM

That is just one unfortunate poster XD
Go Ara looks adorable though. And I have to say PHS is looking mighty fine and I'm not usually even a fan of him.

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42 blubluskye

April 4, 2016 at 5:50 AM

Upon first inspection, the costume (and mane) looks odd.

But after reading the comments, I scrolled up, and found myself having a new pair of eyes. It doesn't look so bad after all.

They actually look better the more I look at them.

Here's hoping the drama pulls it off.

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anglvue

April 4, 2016 at 6:00 PM

yes, they do require a few more glances because the rest of the guys are looking okay to me now but i'm not feeling park seo joon's eyebrows. I love him but not those eyebrows. i'm hoping that these pictures don't tell the whole story and when we actually see them moving around and stuff it will be okay..unless those eyebrows begin to have a life of their own. lol

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43 agnes

April 4, 2016 at 5:56 AM

Show, can you just give Minho some bangs please? He rocked long hair in Ring Ding Dong era :'D

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44 nyemba

April 4, 2016 at 6:19 AM

park seo joon is wearing zico's eyebrows. it that a trend in korea right now?

thought they were SM's new boy group. kpop needs a concept like this LOL

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salt n' pepper

April 4, 2016 at 5:31 PM

Hahaha!! That would be totally hilarious! They should all have long hair, play traditional instruments, and dress in colorful garbs all while singing and dancing.

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45 rinoak

April 4, 2016 at 6:24 AM

Ok, I, for one, am not gonna complain about pretty guys being pretty. I mean, I assume the rest are pretty, I'm really only looking at Park Seo Joon. It may be silly, but I really don't care. I never actually took the premise seriously anyway. I have other dramas for that. This right here, this is going in guilty pleasure slot 324. I just hope there's bromance. That makes everything ok.

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moochie

April 4, 2016 at 4:23 PM

I really wont care about the romance and storyline for this drama as long as we have plenty of bromance. These character stills are begging for the bromance! And I'd prolly just turn off my thinking brain (like I did with the latter half of Scholar) and enjoy the pretty eyecandies for 16(?) episodes.

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46 Kayla

April 4, 2016 at 6:27 AM

Idk why y'all are knocking on the visuals when I saw these stills I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief. My expectations were so low I'm happy they don't look worst!

Plus, PSJ looks FINE AF omfg. V is the only one who is a bit unrecognizeable for me--they made him look so dirty! Lol.

Anyway, I'm anticipating this.

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NaijaNoona

April 4, 2016 at 10:46 AM

I didn't recognize V at all at first! I kept looking for him and thought he was Ahn Hyo Seop, that new actor from Splish Splash Love and One More Happy Ending. Weirdly I think it's a good sign I didn't recognize him? It shows he's really transforming or something.

Kim Tae Hyung fighting!

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NaijaNoona

April 4, 2016 at 1:18 PM

It took me like a minute to recognize V! I was looking for him and just so confused. I thought he was Ahn Hyo Seop (that rookie actor from Splish Splash Love and One More Happy Ending) at first. Weirdly I think it's a good thing he's not so recognizable, like he's really transformed for the role or something.

Kim Tae Hyung fighting!

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47 whatis

April 4, 2016 at 6:28 AM

ahhaa boy oh boy. This is a very classic group of manga heros lol. The description is a bit cringe, but am I going to check this out? HECK YEA! lol

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48 canxi

April 4, 2016 at 6:29 AM

I've been seeing that first pic of the full cast everywhere and never even clocked that it was Park Seo Joon, I was looking at. Lol, even the solo pic of him took a second or two.