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Title 화랑 Hwarang: The Beginning
Chinese Title 花郎
Genre Historical, Romance
Episodes 20
Broadcast network KBS2
Broadcast period 2016 December 2017 February

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Synopsis

The drama revolves around a group of youths who grow through passion and love in Seorabeol.

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During the Kingdom of Silla, a group of elite youth known as Hwarang would wield great influence. These dashing, talented knights – Moo Myung (Park Seo Joon), Sam Maek Jong (Park Hyung Sik), Soo Ho (Choi Min Ho), Ban Ryu (Do Ji Han), Yeo Wool (Jo Yoon Woo), Han Sung (Kim Taehyung BTS’s V), and maiden Ah Ro (Go Ara) – could outsmart and outfight anyone as they pushed for justice in Seorabeol, the capital city.

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One of them would become King Jin Heung of Silla and change the course of history.

Cast

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Park Seo Joon as Moo Myung
– Kim Ye Joon as Moo Myung (Child)
Go Ah Ra as Ah Ro
– Kang Joo Ha as Ah Ro (Child)
Park Hyung Shik as Sam Maek Jong (later King Jinheung of Silla)
– Son Jang Woo (손장우) as Sam Maek Jong (Child)

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Hwarangs (Flowering Knights)

Choi Min Ho as Kim Soo Ho
Do Ji Han as Park Ban Ryu
Kim Tae Hyung (V) as Suk Han Sung
Jo Yoon Woo as Kim Yeo Wool
Lee Pung Woon as one of hwarangs
Park Ki Hoon (박기훈) as Joo Gi
Jin Joo Hyung as Kim Jang Hyun
Jun Bum Soo as Kim Shin
OOON as Kim Ki Bo
Lee Do Hoon (이도훈)

Nangdos

Kim Hyun Joon as Suk Dan Se (Han Sung’s half-brother)
Jang Se Hyun as Kang Sung

Royal Capital People

Sung Dong Il as Master Ui Hwa (Chief of Hwarang)
Choi Won Young as Master Kim Ahn Ji (Kim Ah Ro & Kim Sun Woo’s father)
Kim Kwang Kyu as Pi Joo Ki (informant / owner of general store & tea house)
Lee Da In as Kim Soo Yun (Su Ho’s sister)
– Uhm Seo Hyun as Soo Yun (child)
Yoon Jin Ho as chief assistant of Hwarang (Queen’s messenger)

Ministers of Silla

Kim Chang Wan as Park Young Sil (Ban Ryu’s adopted-father)
Lee Byung Joon as Ho Kong (Ban Ryu’s biological father)
Go In Bum as Kim Seub (Soo Ho & Soo Yun’s father)
Kim Jong Goo as Suk Hyun Je (Han Sung & Dan Se’s grandfather)
Song Min Hyung as Kim Hyung Won

Mang Mang Chon’s people

Lee Kwang Soo as Mak Moon / Kim Sun Woo (Ah Ro’s brother)
– Park Min Soo as Mak Moon (child)
Kim Won Hae as Master Woo Reuk

Royal Family of Silla

Kim Ji Soo as Queen Ji So (Sam Maek Jong’s mother, founder of Hwarang)
Seo Ye Ji as Princess Sook Myung (Queen Jiso’s daughter, Sam Maek Jong’s half-sister)
Song Young Kyu as Prince Hwi Kyung (Queen Ji So’s brother)

Royal Guards / Warriors

Yoo Jae Myung as Pa Oh (Sam Maek Jong’s bodyguard)
Lee Kwan Hoon as Commandant Hyun Chu (Queen’s male bodyguard)
Oh Eun Ho as Mo Young (Queen’s female bodyguard)

Others

Lee Kyu Hyung as Do Go
Lee Min Ho (이민호) as So Gam
Kang Dong Woo (강동우) as Moo Chul
Han Jung Hoon (한정훈)
Lee Chae Yoon (이채윤) as So Yoon
Baek Jae Jin as liquor shop owner
Cha Hae Rim (차해림) as woman from Okta House
Song Bo Eun as noble woman around the city
Ban Min Jung as Mi Roo
Park Ha Yan (박하얀) as Yoo Ji
Kim Jung Jin (김정진)
Jang Yoo Tae (장유태)
Kim Joon Young (김준영)
Kim Min Joon as Crown Prince of Baekje (ep 14, 15)
Jo Yun Ho as the mute child
Yun Je Hyung

Production Credits

Production Company Oh! Boy Project
Chief Producer Choi Ji Young
Producers Kim Sang Hwi, Kim Hyung Suk, Lee Young Bum, Park Sung Hye
Director Yoon Sung Shik, Kim Young Jo
Screenwriter Park Eun Young
Music Composer Oh Joon Sung