The pretty and fierce guardians of Silla in first teaser for Hwarang

119 November 22, 2016November 22, 2016

The pretty and fierce guardians of Silla in first teaser for Hwarang

by chickachunga

The first teaser is out for KBS’s new youth fusion sageuk Hwarang, a drama that takes place 1,500 years ago during the Silla Dynasty. The story revolves around the Hwarang warriors, known for being handsome and militarily skilled, as they exhibit their fiery passion, encounter love, and grow as men and warriors.

The teaser offers us a glimpse of the six main Hwarang warriors played by Park Seo-joon (She Was Pretty), Park Hyung-shik (High Society), Min-ho (Because It’s the First Time), Do Ji-han (Basketball), Jo Yoon-woo (I Order You), and Kim Tae-hyung aka V of Bangtan Boys (BTS). Park Seo-joon plays a brave, legendary warrior of low birth who falls in love with Go Ara (You’re All Surrounded). Go Ara’s character is half commoner and half royal, and she’s sunny and honest. Park Hyung-shik plays a lonely, distrustful king who secretly becomes a Hwarang warrior and in the process regains his strength and leadership ability. V plays the innocent maknae, Jo Yoon-woo plays the handsome one harboring inner turmoil, Do Ji-han plays the one with expensive taste and great political ambitions, and Min-ho plays the chivalrous Casanova.

The teaser opens with Park Seo-joon’s intense gaze as he wields a sword. Sung Dong-il (Legend of the Blue Sea), the overseer of Hwarang, addresses the empress dowager played by Kim Ji-soo (Memory) and describes his Hwarang warriors as a “beautiful and special existence” willing to risk their lives for the sake of the country and the people; he says Hwarang is the future of this divine nation.

Park Seo-joon declares, “Hwarang, with the spirit of the divine nation and on behalf of the divine nation and imperial family, will do our utmost.” The rest of the warriors repeat this mantra and draw their swords in unison as they stand in formation.

The teaser is a decent breadcrumb with quick flashes of the main Hwarang warriors and lengthier screentime for lead Park Seo-joon. Also, is there a drama Sung Dong-il hasn’t appeared in this year? After the disappointment that was Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, I’m tempering my expectations for Hwarang. Expect nothing, and I’ll never be disappointed, right?

Hwarang is fully pre-produced and will premiere on December 19.

Via Dailian

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1 lordseungri

November 22, 2016 at 11:14 AM

Look.....I love PSJ and GA but this looks so bland.....at least the ML teaser looked somewhat epic. Idk maybe it's just a bad teaser trailer.

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bbstl

November 22, 2016 at 11:58 AM

yes, blandblandbland. And just so . . . lavender. What up, purple?

PSJ, I adore you so fingers crossed.

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kae

November 22, 2016 at 6:05 PM

HA!

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super

November 22, 2016 at 7:11 PM

only, too much ugly hair......

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Aedyna

November 25, 2016 at 12:38 PM

No kidding, I mean.... Can't wait till the polls of the end of the year show up, so that I could vote the best and worst sageuk manes XD

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YanKitae

November 22, 2016 at 8:19 PM

Seriously, what is up with the costumers of Korean Entertainment. Is it a budget issue? So many sageuk costumes nowadays, look cheap, tacky, and badly done.

Even the sets are lackluster and do not connote an epic sense, or a transportation to a different time period. The last kdrama that was able to achieve this, was Empress Ki, and that is in part because they went all the way to China to film at Haedan Studios.

The order day I watched bits and pieces of Dae Jang Guem and Jumong again. What happened to those kind of dramas, where have all the sageuk writers and directors gone?

When was the last time a sageuk was seen as a national drama, 'Moon Embracing the Sun' perhaps, and even that had a lackluster second half. Korea really needs to step up, if they want to continue to lead the Hallyu wave/Asian cultural export market.

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civilsecret

November 23, 2016 at 12:48 AM

you know i just watched the goblin highlight trailer and let me tell the saguek part look epic and high budget, and i was wondering wow if only more saeguks could be like that now a days, that would be great.

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Kiara

November 23, 2016 at 9:34 AM

This show is produced by Oh! Boy Project of Flower Boy Ramyan Shop, Flower Boy Next Door, Shut Up Flower Boy Band. This is just a sageuk version of the Flower Boy series.
That's why it looks like a crappy sageuk.

KBS has produced a lot of epic sageuks in the past. The King's Dream (2012-13) featured the Hwarangs in it with the young Kim Yu-shin played by No Young-hak <3.

This cast is joke, Sung Dong-Il is the only legit sageuk actor in it. Maybe they should've kept this flower boys series in modern times.

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Sam

November 27, 2016 at 3:23 AM

I love the hanboks in Love in the Moonlight tho... They're classy with just the right modernity to suit its fusion genre.

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Iana

November 22, 2016 at 7:16 PM

ok, I like Park Seo Joon and I'm curious as to how he will tackle his first sageuk role. But more than anything, I will watch this for V, this is his dream come true. Sort of testing the water if he's got any future as an actor. Hope the story is good coz Not too long ago we had a back to back sageuk marathon - Moonlight and Moonlovers, with the latter sucked the life out of me with its wteff ending. All that time for nothing. So I am still tired from that. And Sung Dong Il is here again.

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mumie

November 22, 2016 at 11:41 PM

Is it wrong if I wish first teaser of Hwarang just good crazy like Boombastic MDBC? Another song like Boombastic with the sword dance? So people will get curious about this drama.
Hey.. they have bunch of kid who handsome and talented enough to show us the sword dance.
I want to like this drama.. but it's hard if they don't give me a good bait.

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nami2

November 23, 2016 at 6:17 AM

I'm probably in the minority but I hated the first teaser of MDBC...it was so tacky that it almost turned me off from watching the drama.

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Shiela

November 27, 2016 at 3:26 AM

Well, yes you are indeed the minority. The teaser was a viral hit both in SoKor and internationally. It's tongue-in-cheek and even the actors who feature in it know it so I have absolutely no problems with it. KBS did it too with My Lawyer Mr. Jo with Park Shinyang and all the buttoned-up lawyers strutting their stuff. As for me, it's not tacky if the creators and actors themselves don't take it seriously. KBS did great with those promos and the ratings can attest to that.

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sancheezy

November 22, 2016 at 11:57 PM

the only good thing about moon lovers is the teaser and so does many of the average chinese historical teaser,

that's why don't judge everything by its teaser,
it's not a movie when you only get one episode, it's freaking 16 ep drama,

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Kiara

November 23, 2016 at 9:37 AM

It's a 20 eps drama. Too long imo.

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Hannah

November 27, 2016 at 3:27 AM

"the only good thing about moon lovers is the teaser"

LMAO! Funny but true.

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2 Miky

November 22, 2016 at 11:28 AM

Sung Dong-il really is like EVERYWHERE...can't say much about the first glimpse of the trailer,not bad nor good...Hope the story will actually be a pleasant suprise and will get some deep storywise...Still hate their hair

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3 lazielizard

November 22, 2016 at 11:33 AM

at least it looks a bit better than the posters..

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4 bbstl

November 22, 2016 at 11:40 AM

Giggled because I thought the same thing about Sung Dong Il - but only after thinking pleeeeeeease tell me he left the MLSHR/LOBTS teeth behind ?

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5 potatodrama

November 22, 2016 at 11:42 AM

I saw Sung Dong-Il and Ara and this just gave Reply's nostalgia.

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6 julilea

November 22, 2016 at 11:46 AM

I hate it when the guys generally get to harbor inner turmoils or great political ambitions while the one girl is described as sunny and honest. It reminds me of this Korean made animation my kids used to watch, "Robocar Poli": the only girl is described in the French version of the theme song as being "friendly" while the guys are brave, strong and heroes through and through...

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paroles

November 22, 2016 at 3:01 PM

Watch Night Light.

But yeah, I don't like it either.

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hades

November 22, 2016 at 3:53 PM

I had so much hope for MLSHR's female lead, and we all know how that ended up. But I think it also serves to show that there is also an audience that does not it when you mess with the formula.

I really like PSJ, so I'll still give it a watch. Having said that, I'm beginning to realise that many of us seem to be willing to give a drama the benefit of the doubt because of a particular actor, even it it looks or turns out to be terrible. I've done that twice this year. Don't know how much more I can take, sigh.

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hades

November 22, 2016 at 3:58 PM

* But I think it also serves to show that there is also an audience that does not like it when you mess with the formula.

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paroles

November 22, 2016 at 4:16 PM

I don't think ML really went all out. They didn't try hard enough to make the female lead stronger and more likable. On the other hand, they did try very hard to make Wang So a more sympathetic character. Even though the novel was completely female centric! This is why I'm generally against female actors taking "lesser" lead roles. They almost always diminish the charms of the female lead to make the male lead shine. I'm saying this even though I'm a complete LJK fan. (I still much prefer female centric dramas though.) Also why I'm of the opinion that he needs to take a small step back when it comes to role selection.

On the point that "many of us seem to be willing to give a drama the benefit of the doubt because of a particular actor". I completely agree. It's natural! But I also think it's not as bad as denying that the drama is bad even when it's absolute shite just because your favourite actor is starring in it.

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paroles

November 22, 2016 at 4:23 PM

Apologies for the run-on sentence.

Sera The Ms Temper

November 22, 2016 at 3:54 PM

Night Light goes the other way around.

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paroles

November 22, 2016 at 4:05 PM

Yup, and Lee Yo-won and UEE appear to have great chemistry too! I've watched the first two episodes and it seems pretty good.

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imbuk

November 22, 2016 at 11:37 PM

Where are you guys finding it subbed? I thought of checking it out but I can only find it raw.

paroles

November 23, 2016 at 1:46 AM

@Imbuk: The good thing about being multilingual. Chinese subs are out the day after.

imbuk

November 23, 2016 at 6:01 AM

Oh! I am jealous of you. The languages I know are only english and my mother tongue. Thank you anyway, paroles. :)

7 jessanno

November 22, 2016 at 11:50 AM

I was kind of excited but now not so much. I will watch the first couple of episodes though before anything.

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jessanno

November 22, 2016 at 11:56 AM

*Judging anything

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8 slvr1

November 22, 2016 at 12:07 PM

I am having serious Queen Seondeok & Bidam withdrawal these days, and even though the teaser doesn't give away much, I will probably watch it just to remember that wonderful, wonderful series. Somebody bring back Bidam, Yushin and Alcheon Rang for me! :(

As for this drama, their hair is too straight. Park Seo Joon is still okay, but everyone elses has too much of a fresh outta salon look- and it just isn't attractive on warriors. Would it be too much to ask for the hair stylist for Gat ByungYeon/ Wang So/Baby Moohyul or Bang Ji to come through and give them all a proper mane of glory? (Ah well, since production is done anyway :( )

Speaking of Bidam and Wang So, did anybody notice the similarities between the characters? From the clothing, to the hair and even the expressions- Kim Nam Gil and LJK even had the same quirk with their mouths when their characters seem annoyed. :P

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justwaytooboss

November 22, 2016 at 3:32 PM

Yes, Queen Seondeok withdrawals! This is the reason I want to watch this drama also. QSD was my first K-Drama many years ago and I still miss it. ;)

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slvr1

November 22, 2016 at 7:22 PM

That show was quite amazing. The story was great and my interest didn't waver in 62 episodes. I'm hoping for some spic fight scenes, and cute love triangles. :) Let's wait and watch!

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bbstl

November 22, 2016 at 4:37 PM

>As for this drama, their hair is too straight. Park Seo Joon is still okay, but everyone else's has too much of a fresh outta salon look - and it just isn't attractive on warriors. <

Thank you, I think I figured out what's bugging me so much.
BRIDESMAIDS. They look like perfectly coiffed, dressed, pressed and matched bridesmaids. Let's get them dirty!

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slvr1

November 22, 2016 at 7:25 PM

Hahahahah! Yes. I don't know why, I like straight long hair on royal type characters but on warrior types they just don't float my boat (except anime, they can have all the straight hair in all the colours they want!).

However, I hope the acting and story will overcome these minor details and we will all enjoy it!

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keiru

November 22, 2016 at 5:01 PM

OMG, I have just realized it ! Now I know why I felt easily attached to Wang So character. They do share similar traits, they could be a warm and kind humanbeing then become a cold blood murderer in just a split of second. I guess it's just my type (in dramaland only) XD

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slvr1

November 22, 2016 at 7:31 PM

Haha, it worked the other way round for me, because I watched QSD after ML, and got attached to Bidam after So.

I think there were tons of similar traits too (the slight psychopathic tendency to murder, revenge against those who hurt the ones they loved, their mothers, the way they loved, the clothing and hair). Since during ML I focused so much on SO's expressions, when I went and saw Bidam I saw so many of the same. Two extremely talented actors I must say, for creating two iconic characters.

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9 Ceitidh

November 22, 2016 at 12:12 PM

Finally!! they are holding swords!! now let the head rolls!!!!!!

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10 sigalltheway

November 22, 2016 at 12:26 PM

OK. this doesn't look good at all for a preproduced drama!

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zia

November 22, 2016 at 2:51 PM

I agree. I lacks the creative appeal that other teasers have. It seems they just put some clips together then add a voiceover.

I just hope the actual drama will be better.

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11 kimchikay

November 22, 2016 at 12:39 PM

I'm sorta excited for this. Yes it looks a little cheesy and might be a little over the top in the hair department however after being disappointed with some amazing trailers this year. I'm willing to cut this one some slack.

That or I'm just extremely easy to please in 2016 lol

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12 Emeline

November 22, 2016 at 12:40 PM

This looks... uhm... what I'm trying to say is that... euuh... it doesn't look good...? BUT! I'll give it a go and hope to be proven wrong

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julilea

November 22, 2016 at 12:52 PM

Same here... and oh! You've got my sister's forename :)

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Emeline

November 22, 2016 at 3:40 PM

That's my real name as well it's so pretty that I don't need a nickname lol ?

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potatodrama

November 22, 2016 at 1:18 PM

It's good when we have low expectations. All the super-hyped 2016's dramas flopped because of this.

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stedens

November 22, 2016 at 9:30 PM

this.. is very true. all the dramas i was hyped for this year have been lame while many dramas i picked up because i just wanted something to watch ended up being gems.

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13 ilchul

November 22, 2016 at 1:27 PM

I hoped for more visually wise but I'l take what I get and I'm loving Park Seo Joon's intensity in the trailer!! as long as the story is interesting an the acting is selling, I'm in!!

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14 Callie

November 22, 2016 at 1:37 PM

Scarlet Heart: Ryeo....NOW with even CHEAPER wigs!!!

I kid, I kid...but still.

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kanz

November 22, 2016 at 2:09 PM

Scarlet Heart: Silla

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vivi rose

November 22, 2016 at 5:51 PM

Smooting hair wig.
Better 90's wuxua wig (condor heroes trilogy).yes i'm old.lol....
Waiting for sung dong il appa ( my favourite appa) and Go Ara.

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vivi rose

November 22, 2016 at 6:17 PM

* wuxia

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blnmom

November 22, 2016 at 2:40 PM

It's official. I only like Joseon hair.

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transient

November 22, 2016 at 6:02 PM

Will the dreaded sideburns make a comeback?

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YY

November 22, 2016 at 8:43 PM

To cut costs, there will be NO sideburns this time around. It's official.

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mary

November 22, 2016 at 11:51 PM

So they will all die? :O

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YY

November 23, 2016 at 3:37 AM

Definitely.

ObsessedMuch

November 22, 2016 at 8:53 PM

Scarlet Heart was all about BB cream, so maybe this would be about wigs then? #KDramaPPLsFTW!

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15 kanz

November 22, 2016 at 2:08 PM

Park Seo Joon has monolids but honestly his face doesn't suit sageuk for whatever reason...
And even if I like more variations on sageuk since we kinda stuck with Joseon, the Hwarang depicted here is just... off?
QSD's Hwarang looks more believable.

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julilea

November 22, 2016 at 2:30 PM

I, for one, trust that double eyelids and monolids already coexisted in Goryeo...

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16 Biankoy

November 22, 2016 at 2:18 PM

Well it looks load better than their posters. Growing up with bishies in animes and mangas makes it easier for me to accept this new take on the Hwarang of Silla. I kind of like how they look when they reciting their vows or something. Their uniformed looks make it more believable since they are still after all a military unit, albeit a more flowery one. I wished they show them in full battle gear doing a real fight scene. And I hope we get to see them do battle scenes in the show rather than just merely parading around, preening or moping for their love interest.

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Just_Alee

November 22, 2016 at 3:18 PM

"growing up with bishies in anime and mangas makes it easier for me to accept .... "

Hahaha... Me too!!! Lots of bishies in otome and reverse harem mangas & animes!! Plus, hwarang's uniform is kinda look like Shinsengumi's uniform.. Imo.
Hopefully the story and characterization of the heroine are different than in otome and reverse harem, where the female leads usually dim, naive and kinda stupid.. :D

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sancheezy

November 23, 2016 at 12:06 AM

parading around - -- it's all what happened to moon lovers

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17 Loolu

November 22, 2016 at 2:41 PM

Maybe if they don't smile too much I can take this drama a bit more seriously cuz man....the hair! It's just too girly combined with their pretty boy looks. Lol!

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18 starandsky

November 22, 2016 at 2:46 PM

I hope there is possibility that they will change the hairstyles in the middle..

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19 Marina

November 22, 2016 at 2:55 PM

Why do Hwarang warriors have to fall in love with some measly girl and experience feelings of angst, again? Forget girls. They are so much prettier than any girls. That was the whole point in creating them in the first place. For king's pleasure. Visual and sensual.

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Lala

November 22, 2016 at 4:49 PM

It would be really cool to see a storyline like that but I've read some history about the hwarang and it never mentioned anything about them being used by the king in that way. Although they were created by the king with the purpose of having a well educated elite group that could fight. You never know though little is known anyways about the original hwarang

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Tara

November 23, 2016 at 1:17 PM

I too wish this is not so "reverse-harem". Considering all the connotations of 'hwarang' I was hoping to see something in the same vein of Frozen Flower. Oh wells. I'll probably read the recaps before deciding whether or not to watch it.

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20 paroles

November 22, 2016 at 3:04 PM

At least the teasers for ML actually looked good. With those horrible posters and now a lackluster trailer, I think Hwarang is in for a very rough ride...

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transient

November 22, 2016 at 6:08 PM

But then, the awesome movie-like trailers from Scarlet Heart were what brought our hopes up, only to crash us to the ground with the drama.

In this case, I do not have high hopes given the quality of the trailers and posters, so I might be that scarred if the actual drama decided to do a crash landing too. So we might not feel that cheated?

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paroles

November 22, 2016 at 9:36 PM

Well, at the very least it has to make me want to watch it. Not happening right now. Bad hairstyles are a huge huge turn off for me when there's no star I like particularly in the cast.

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21 Leslie

November 22, 2016 at 3:33 PM

I wonder who is going to die first.

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starandsky

November 22, 2016 at 5:16 PM

LOL

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ObsessedMuch

November 22, 2016 at 8:58 PM

My vote goes to V ! He is the only person here with least acting experience! Goryeo's Baekhyun = Silla's V in my book! :P
I wouldn't mind if Sung Dong Il's character dies first either. He is literally in every show!! I am seriously tired of him making weird faces in all the shows that I am watching or re-watching. I loved him in Reply series but that's about it!

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YY

November 23, 2016 at 3:35 AM

If SH is a gauge, then the longer one's sideburns, the longer his life span. I hope that helps.

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22 abseoklutely

November 22, 2016 at 3:55 PM

is it just me or is Minho channeling Captain Sparrow?

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23 Sera The Ms Temper

November 22, 2016 at 3:59 PM

I just don't know how I'm going to take this drama. I don't think I can take this seriously. I like Park Seo Joon but not the other casts.

Maybe there will be a bath scene just like Moon Lovers? Lmao.

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24 cozybooks

November 22, 2016 at 4:00 PM

First impressions: Somebody really likes the purple palette. Also--I wish my hair looked as good in a ponytail as theirs does!

But really, I do like the tone the color scheme sets. I'm not sold, but I'll look into it!

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25 Lala

November 22, 2016 at 4:29 PM

I'm honestly excited for this drama, I've been feeling a hole in my heart after all the recent historical dramas ended. I'm really excited to see how this unfolds.

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26 Debbie101

November 22, 2016 at 4:34 PM

I was hoping for the cinematography to wow me with colours and make me feel attacked by all the pretty...but nope! This just seemed like a poorly produced teaser with low quality editing and video elements :/

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27 pickledplumtree

November 22, 2016 at 4:40 PM

Sung Dong-Il is sageuking it UP these days!

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28 ET

November 22, 2016 at 6:17 PM

I've never thought Park Seo Joon beautiful enough to be cast as a Hwarang warrior. His looks are better suited for modern settings and maybe Joseon period. With good styling for Silla, he might pass but it's unfortunate that the styling here fails.

I don't think straight long hair is the problem. Have you seen Frozen Flower? Many Chinese wuxia movies have the male leads in straight hair too and they look masculine and fantastic nonetheless.

The problem here is they went overboard with trying to make everything pretty. If you have a good looking cast, let the clothes, color, hair and accessories take a back seat. Keep them muted. The better Chinese productions have very beautiful costumes with lots of details but they are tastefully subdued or rather they never overpower your senses.

Park Seo Joon looks good and believable when he's intense. Not so much for the rest. The idol actors reminds me too much of Baekhyun in Moon Lovers.

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Afii

November 23, 2016 at 2:58 AM

Same. I don't think long hair is problem. Hence the male elves from middle earth have a very long hair yet look manly and dignified.

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29 anotherfan

November 22, 2016 at 6:20 PM

I will pretty much just be watching this just for PSJ. Although I think that PHS is a decent actor too.

Not much going on in the teaser but certainly there is a lot of pretty there. I have low expectations just as I was pretty much only watching SR for LJK. I survived both SR and the one with KWB and Suzy. I just totally forgot the name of the drama that I followed over the summer!! I mean UF - I had to look it up. LOL So I am expecting that this drama will be better than the experiences I had with the other 2 dramas. I mean it really can't get much worse.

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30 The most sexiest Goryeo swords man

November 22, 2016 at 6:26 PM

They all looks awkwards, and the hair is so fucking horrrrrible, bye

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31 Lily left the valley

November 22, 2016 at 7:01 PM

When I was watching the teaser, I caught myself thinking, "Their faces look so plain", then I realized...

I got so used to the ever changing guyliners in Moon Lovers that their almost complete lack of it makes them look plain. (There is a smidge on the inner ridge of the lower on some of them that I could spot, but it's so light that it's easily missed.)

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32 Yellow Swallow

November 22, 2016 at 7:09 PM

I seriously cannot understand the negativity against this drama ever since the posters were released. Now people have problems even with the actors smiling. SMH. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

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YUMICUTE

November 23, 2016 at 12:32 AM

I guess people just didn't want to expect too much.i guess it's okay.low expectations then,BAM!the show delivers.gosh
I thought i was the only one excited for this show.

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Ceitidh

November 23, 2016 at 6:32 PM

I have noticed that dramabeans is getting full of very negative and mean comments.

I used to enjoy coming here and discuss Moon lovers recaps, but then there were too many negative comments... now I am seeing the same negativity in many other posts. To be honest... I think this will be my last post.

I dont like this website anymore. It is okay to be critical, but to the point that all s so negative and even mean towards actors and production (not tht they read it, but it is just not the way I like people expressing themselves) anyways.

Bye dramabeans. Too much hate here.

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Ky

November 27, 2016 at 3:45 AM

I don't see hate tho... just shade and sarcasm which, in this case, is warranted because it's a really bland trailer compared to others.

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33 YooeyL

November 22, 2016 at 7:31 PM

Eyebrows!

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34 Bùi Quốc Khánh

November 22, 2016 at 8:37 PM

My country review:
Park Seo Joon brow hair with styles
Park Hyung Sik with (too much) straightened hair
Choi Min Ho is act for a shampoo CF
Jo Yoon Woo "beauty salon"
How can Han Sung (V) to be naughty with this hair?

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Bùi Quốc Khánh

November 22, 2016 at 8:37 PM

brown

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35 YY

November 22, 2016 at 8:48 PM

I saw the general, and for a moment I thought Wang so would appear with his mane of glory, clad all in black, snarling and bloody, magically transported from Goryeo...alas, 'twas just a dream...

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36 Afii

November 22, 2016 at 8:49 PM

This year, there are few drama that being over hyped that it's end up in disappointment. I, tbh, not interested in this drama but maybe I'll give it try like dr Kim (which sadly I dropped in 2nd ep) and OTWTA. I just hope it'll be good since the production team and the actors are working hard on this. Beside too many over hyped drama that fail make me afraid of drama promotion.

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37 meowingme

November 22, 2016 at 9:17 PM

Trailer or no trailer, weird purple filter or not, am going to watch at least the first few episodes. Please be good, Hwarang!

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38 Mish Hablo

November 22, 2016 at 9:18 PM

Yay! Sung Dong-il all the way! A great reunion with Go-ara. ??

And Park Seo joon!!! Need I say more? Watching the trailer makes me want to rewatch "She was Pretty" because I missed Seo joon so bad. Lol.

And yes I agree, the trailer is really blaah. It's not that entertaining at all. I'll be anticipating the next trailer. Hopefully they will highlight more on Go Ara's part. *fingers crossed guys!

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39 Zah

November 22, 2016 at 9:44 PM

Bland trailer. But I'm not judging just yet. Will give it an episode or two.

But...V bhaiyya <3

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Dee Em

November 22, 2016 at 11:10 PM

Haha, V bhaiyya xD
I'd wish he was anything but my bhaiyya ;)

Hopefully he's good at acting, and is not a stereotypical bland idol actor. But one can only hope. Sigh.

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Zah

November 23, 2016 at 4:08 AM

I still find Oppa a bit awkward lol, Bhaiyya it is. I don't literally mean it, but I could do with a few less Korean celebrity crushes.

I really hope he does well too. Netizens will eat him alive otherwise. Taehyung-ah, do well.

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ObsessedMuch

November 23, 2016 at 9:50 AM

Even though bhaiyya is the literal translation of Oppa in hindi, it still gives me creeps because of the differences in usage. Imagine calling your boyfriend bhaiyya, he might just dump you! :P

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Zaah

November 23, 2016 at 3:37 PM

Hah true.

There was this popular Indian drama I once watched. The leads had so many bts and interviews and the male lead acted like a joker at times so the fandom would call him bhaiyya, even though not one of us meant it. I mean we'd be damned if we meant to call someone as hot as him, bhaiyya. (To clarify, then. He was hot then) That stuck with me, and now i use it in my K-drama and K-pop endeavours.

Ofcourse I'd never use it on Jo Jung Seok. He's my bae.

40 Sancheezy

November 23, 2016 at 12:04 AM

I think I am the only who doesn't actually care about trailer unless it super good,
imo Kdrama trailer never actually shows anything other than their looked and the set, way different with Chinese drama trailer,

I don't think this is gonna be bad because we have no episode to tell at this moment, and I am willing to try it,

for the wig, I find this is Silla's style and it's not gonna work for everybody face, I just find it believable enough and who knows if this drama gonna be the winner,

as much as the hair or style is not fit as people said, I find the story is way more important,
even half-bald style in BBJX is endurable when you liked the story

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loveblossom

November 23, 2016 at 6:43 AM

I agree. We haven't seen the first episode yet. I'd rather have the teaser not overhype the whole drama like Moon Lover’s teaser anyway.

Still going to check out this drama. There’s a lot of negativity in the comments. A lot of people were burned by ML.

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41 Franbergh II

November 23, 2016 at 1:12 AM

Errr... too heavy.
The boys make up is just too heavy!

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42 ck1Oz

November 23, 2016 at 1:57 AM

I have zero expectations. If it doesn't make me puke it would have done a great job. By the way, the hair looks horrible on everyone. Including the female lead.

And I love the 2 main male actors so am super disappointed.

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43 kaybee

November 23, 2016 at 2:00 AM

I feel attacked by the blandness of the filter. And it's the one thing that is usually exactly the same in drama and trailer *sigh* I really wanted to watch this, but after failing to like any of the Moon sageuks, I think I'll just wait until it's finished and see what everyone says.

And I agree, for some reason, although he's the main reason I wanted to watch this, PSJ does not look very sageuk-y.

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44 rhopalocera

November 23, 2016 at 4:50 AM

The teaser seems dull. And those hairs are ugly. Hmmm why Park Seo Jun whyyyy you do this drama. You don't have a 'saeguk' face. I wish you do a modern drama instead :(((

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45 john

November 23, 2016 at 4:58 AM

I have reached crappy saeguk saturation, pass.

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46 nami2

November 23, 2016 at 6:03 AM

Omo, so much negativity in here...As for me, I didn't expect something groundbreaking so I wasn't disappointed with this first trailer, I even liked it. Why nitpick on such trivial things like wigs? Okay , they're ugly and then? Ugly wigs are a deal breaker for you? You can't overlook it? Will it spoil your viewing experience?lol Anyway, only few actors can pull off the mane of glory : Lee Jun Ki, Byun Yo Han and Kwak Dong Yun. Others are meh at best imo.

I'm not ashamed to say I'm here mainly for Hyungsik and since it is his drama's come back (Summer 2015 feels so far away now), there's no way I'd skip it. Plus, I've already lowered my expectations the day they decided to cast Shinee's Minho, Go Ara and BTS's V (though the latter deserves a chance since it's his first acting gig) Still, the underwhelming supporting cast hasn't deterred me from watching it (I'm ready to be proven wrong), I will just ignore it and put my entire focus on both male leads instead ... Just give me fluff, eye candies and a decent plot and I'm in for the ride.

And even if this drama fails, Hyungsik still has this drama with Queen Bo Young and I'm way more excited about that pairing than the one in Hwarang...Strong Woman Do Bong Soon is the drama I'm most looking forward for 2017 (when it comes to Hyungsik's projects)

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Lala

November 23, 2016 at 3:57 PM

I agree with you about the negativity I mean as long as the story makes me feel something I won't mind the wigs. I'm just hoping no one hates on Taehyung (V) too much since he is barely starting out.

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47 jadea

November 23, 2016 at 8:38 AM

Man, so much negativity before the drama's even aired. I feel like everyone going into the drama expecting to hate it are going to do exactly that without even giving it a real chance.

Sure the posters and teasers don't look that great, but Moon Lovers posters and teasers were nice, and look how that turned out, so that means absolutely nothing.

It seems to me like this drama isn't planning on becoming one of those epic, intense, serious sageuks that everybody loves to begin with. It looks like it's just wants to be fun and pretty, with some seriousness thrown in. If you're expecting more than that, you probably wont get it.

I'm still looking forward to this because I like a few of the cast members and I'm expecting it to be a fairly breezy watch. I hope people stop being so negative about it, and nitpick everything about it, because the truth is we wont truly know if it's any good or not until it airs.

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48 silvermists

November 23, 2016 at 12:30 PM

They should have really done this drama before The Joseon Magician or cast someone other than Go Ara. Because now I keep thinking back to that movie and all the pretty! They might be flower boys, but as pretty as they are they got nothing on Yoo Seung‑ho! <3