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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth 화랑

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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. 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). The series aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) on KBS2, from December 19, 2016 to February 21, 2017.

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Verified facts

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (화랑) — verified Korean drama (TV series). On KBS 2TV. Directed by Yoon Sung-sik. 25 verified cast.

Details

• Episodes: 20
• Genre: sageuk
• Original language: Korean
• Year: 2016
• Country: South Korean
• Network: KBS2
• Premiere Date: December 19, 2016
• Finale Date: February 21, 2017
• Broadcast Start: 2016년 12월 19일
• Broadcast End: 2017년 2월 21일

Source reconciliation

• Wikipedia lists the Korean name as 화랑 (드라마); KoreaAPI uses 화랑 (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (25)

• Park Seo-joon
• Go Ara
• Park Hyung-sik
• Sung Dong-il
• Do Ji-han
• Choi Min-ho
• V
• Cho Yoon-woo
• Kim Hyun-joong
• Yoo Jae-myung
• Jang Se-hyeon
• Jin Ju-hyung
• Jun Bum-soo
• Ooon
• Park Ki-hoon
• Jisoo
• Seo Yea-ji
• Song Young-kyu
• Choi Won-young
• Kim Kwang-kyu
• Lee Da-in
• Lee Kwang-soo
• Kim Won-hae
• Kim Chang-wan
• Lee Byung-joon

Director

• Yoon Sung-sik

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• Wikidata — structured open knowledge base · view ↗
• Wikipedia — encyclopedic article · view ↗
• TMDB — film/TV community database

Verification history

Verified & tracked since 2026-08-16 · 4 verified snapshots.

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