If you're heartbroken recently because of love, don't watch it.

The overall story is nice if you can see through the editing and keep up with the pace of the story. The ability to read the characters well is a plus point. The first half of this drama will drop your heart to your stomach. It will cause you terrible pain. You will feel like dropping it but don't do that.
Ye Jun Qing and Mo Wan's love story will wrench hearts.
The entire revenge plot is crafted beautifully but it also hurts equally.
Princess Ting Ting's death and her love for Ye Jun Qing brought me to knees, crying.
In matter of love, Consort Su Luan was wronged too. But had she not been so sick minded, she would've received love.
Ben Lei and Ting Yue got their tidbit love scenes which will again, eventually break your heart.
Everyone who wronged got killed.
Revenge was successful.
Love persisted. Love died. Love lost. And love won.
You need to prepare yourself emotionally before you watch this drama.
You have to be head strong.
You will regret if you drop this drama mid ways. The plot has a lot to offer.

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Good story but if you came after watching The Untamed and expect the same energy, get back.!

The story's momentum does not pause and that is what makes it interesting to watch. Unlike in any other Cdramas, here you'll find a very cheerful male lead (but for a certain period of time). The revealing/ discovering of secrets and new things are well portrayed. I'll give it 7/10 for story and screenplay.
But, nothing in this universe is perfect. That being said, let me tell you beforehand that female lead looks wayyyy older than the male lead. I think they should've casted someone who looks younger or equals to Yibo. I said this because most of the audience are very much used to seeing matching couples on Asian dramas. Female lead, to me, sometime feels like Yibo's elder sister. The chemistry how much ever tried, looks dry because of the visible age gap.
So if you are looking for chemistry, there is a very rare chance for it to be in your liking.

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Writer appreciation review! Might contain (big) spoilers

I'm giving ten on ten for casting and direction and editing too. The music however, is sometimes very irritating. BUT I'm here to actually APPRECIATE the writer of Hwarang.It happens very rarely in costume drama that all characters get equal justification. Ji Dwi, who has lived all his life in sufferings and hardships and unable to justify his people, finally finds his power. Even after being in so much confusion and pressure, he kept his heart pure and got what he deserved. Ghae-sae didn't get washed away by desires and did the right thing. Ban Ryu... I don't have enough words to tell how i feel for him. Soo Ho did his duty well both as a son and as a Hwarang..but there were instances where i wanted to smack the shit out of his head. Nvm. And Han Seong..the kind little kid like man, his death was the most painful. His Hyung turned out to be a good person as well.
Pressed by the power driven elders of the society, it was not easy for anyone to pave the way and change their nation according to their merry dreams. But they did it. They proved to be the Hwarang they were meant to be.
Love, Power, desires , greed and honesty.. every single thing has been touched perfectly and winners were chosen and justified extremely well.

Author-nim, You did well :)

Also, i wanted to REALLY know if Ban Ryu got to marry Seon Woo or not.
They've made me cry river of tears afterall.

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Please watch if you want to but -

Giving 5 for story because some of the things are just repetitive. Like for example, the negative characters plotting against the main leads, the court issues and etc. It is just going on and on .. when you think this might be the end, there's another scheme being played.
The chemistry is okay. Sometimes you wish to slap the shit out of FL but it is just how character is. Ending is let's say, justified enough.
Music is good, cast is pretty good. Talking about cast, the female negative has pulled it off extremely well.
It's pretty entertaining but i am not gonna lie i wanted to skip many episodes in the middle cause it bored me.
Well, every audience has their own preferences so many may really like it.
For me, it is just so so.

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