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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
(2016 - Viki, 20 1:00 eps)

For a holiday treat, I rewatched Hwarang (1st watched in March '23 - just 6 months into my kDrama hobby).

I'll put the summary here & my thoughts in a comment because I ran into a character limit.

It's a story of political intrigue. The Queen Mother sends the crown prince into hiding for his safety. He never develops the relationships he needs to take power & doesn't have confidence in his ruling abilities. Through a new group of young warriors (the Hwarang), the future king discovers himself & his abilities. There is a lot of comedy, but the political story takes over the last 3 - 4 episodes. There's bromance & romance. Watching the friendships develop between the Hwarang is one of my favorite things.

https://mydramalist.com/15931-hwarang-the-poet-warrior-youth

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Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol
(2020 - Netflix, 16 1:03 eps)

Phenomenal acting, especially Lee Jae Wook & Kim Joo Heon. Go Ah Ra's performance makes her character, who could have come off self-centered & demanding, a loveable woman with a zest for life.

An escapist romcom - a story of falling in love. Until eps 14, it has entertaining side couples, reasonable trauma, evil mother, stalker, cute dog, enticing food scenes, beautiful piano music, & a theme of learning to enjoy life's simple things.

The writer abandoned the satisfying narrative that had been developing & threw in some horrible plot twists with no reasonable explanation & which completely ruined the ML's integrity. But the characters were portrayed so well that I ended up crying for nearly all the last 2 eps. I will miss them, but I cannot forgive what the writer did to that story.

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https://mydramalist.com/56655-dodosolsollalasol

Finished #Hwarang The Poet Warrior Youth last night.

Action, suspense, tragedy, love triangles & quadrangles, with a good dose of comedy. Gorgeous costumes & scenery. Great actors. Park Seo-joon, Park Hyung-sik & Go Ara deliver stellar performances switching smoothly from drama to comedy to romance.

Definitely on my list of favorites.

"Hwarang is Underrated: Here’s why this Park Seo-joon series deserves more love"
https://www.iamkatmallari.com/all-articles/hwarang-is-underrated-heres-why-you-should-show-more-love-to-this-park-seo-joon-series

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