Movie Review (Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth )
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
Main
- Park Seo-joon as Moo-myung / Kim Sun-woo / Kim Isabu / Dog-Bird[14]
- A young man of low birth who rises above his situation in life to become a legendary hwarangwarrior. He assumes the identity of his best friend Kim Sun-woo, Ah-ro's biological brother, after he is killed by one of the Queen Dowager's men. It is revealed that he is the son of Prince Hwi-kyung, making him King Jinheung's cousin.
- A "half-breed" (derogative term for aristocrat (jin-gol)—lower class offspring) with a cheerful and straightforward personality, whose father is ofjin-gol birth while her mother a servant. She works multiple part-time jobs to support her family; in particular as physician to the Hwarang. She easily make friends. Later she fell in love with Sun-wu.
- Park Hyung-sik as Sammaekjong / Kim Ji-dwi / King Jinheung[14]
- A young and distrustful king who goes into hiding due to assassination attempts and secretly becomes a hwarang warrior, gaining strength and leadership ability in the process. He joins the hwarang under the assumed identity Kim "Ji-dwi" as the Hwarang Chief Kim Wi-hwa's fake "nephew."
Supporting
Hwarang
- The first Chief (pungwolju) of the hwarang who acts as a fatherly figure towards the boys. Secret adviser of Ji-dwi.
- Choi Min-ho as Kim Soo-ho[16]
- A jin-gol aristocrat born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Hot-blooded and chivalrous, he aces in swordplay and is seen as a shameless playboy but is devoted in love. Kim Soo-yeon's over- protective brother.
- Do Ji-han as Park Ban-ryu
- Having been taught politics (by his two fathers – Park Youngshil and Park Ho as his adoptive and biological fathers respectively) from an early age, he is a cold-blooded jin-gol, who is competitive and seeks for more power. He takes interest in Soo-ho's younger sister, Soo-yeon.
- Jo Yoon-woo as Kim Yeo-wool
- A man who "has a gender-neutral charm and loves dressing up more than most women," but is also extremely thoughtful and caring. Hence, beautiful and mysterious, he possesses a sharp tongue. His mother is the sister of the previous king while his jin-gol father's identity still remains as a mystery, which makes him a half seong-gol, but he takes no interest in the throne.
- Kim Tae-hyung as Suk Han-sung
- The youngest hwarang of the lot who has a warm personality and gets along well with everyone. He is a bright and innocent boy who carries a heavy burden as the last jin-gol of his clan,Wolseong. Dan-sae's younger half brother. He treats Sun-woo as his brother.
- Kim Jin-tae as Jang Hyun
- Part of Soo-ho's clique.
- Jun Bum-soo as Kim Shin
- Part of Ban-ryu's clique.
- Ooon as Kim Ki-bo
- Part of Ban-ryu's clique.
- Park Ki-hoon as Joo Ki
- Lee Do-hoon
- Jin Ju-hyeong
- Kim Hyun-joon as Suk Dan-se
- 22 years old, part of Soo-ho's clique. He is Han-sung's elder half-brother of the same father but different mothers, who is powerless due to his "half-breed" status and is always looked down by their grandfather. Assigned as Sun-woo's trainee.
- Yoo Jae-myung as Pa-oh
- Sammaekjong's personal bodyguard who cares for him like a father, as well as "Ji-dwi"'s assigned trainee.
- Jang Se-hyun as Kang Sung
- Part of Ban-ryu's clique. Originally one of thehwarang rejects, scouted by Park Young-shil to undermine the Hwarang. Assigned as Ban-ryu's trainee.
- Ctto. Kprofiles.com
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