Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | |
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Also known as | Hwarang: The Beginning |
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Developed by | KBS Drama |
Written by | Park Eun-yeong |
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Theme music composer | Oh Joon-sung |
Opening theme | "Hwarang Spirit" |
Composer | Oh Joon-sung |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 + 4 specials |
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Executive producer | Jung Hae-ryong |
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Running time | 58 minutes[1] |
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Network | KBS2 |
Release | December 19, 2016 February 21, 2017 | –
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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (Korean: 화랑; Hanja: 花郞; lit. Hwarang) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon, Go Ara and Park Hyung-sik.[2] It revolves around an elite group of young men called Hwarang, who discover their passion, friendship and love in the turmoil of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC–AD 935).[3] The series aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) on KBS2, from December 19, 2016 to February 21, 2017.[4][5][6]
At the 31st KBS Drama Awards, Choi Won-young won the "Best Supporting Actor" and Park Seo-joon received a nomination for the prestigious "Top Excellence Award".[7]