It's like I'm staring at the Korean version of Tolkien's Pretty, Pretty but Deadly Elves.

Just look at those long flow locks. They looked like Legolas and his elf buddies had their wigs been dyed all black.

Whaa..hahahaaa! They do look pretty funny, except for Park Seo-joon. I actually like this Legolas makeover on him and now I'm ready and set to like him in Hwarang as much as I loathed his character in She Was Pretty. Yey for fresh starts!

Poor V. First thing that came to my mind was Virgin Mary (no offence to anyone).

I'm so excited for this mainly because it's once again a sageuk that most likely will blend in fact with fiction. These really are the original flower boys. Yay for history! Yay for me wanting to scream at my laptop every episode over romance! I really hope it airs when I'm living in South Korea later this year.

*looks at Taetae and cries a river*

I'm just feel curious about Lee Kwang Soo appearance in this drama as a cameo, especially when Lee Kwang Soo always have comedic role and i feel more curious about make up for his face in this drama, when this drama is all about pretty boys...lol

Ok, though I respect everyone's opinions, I thought I'd give my two cents.

First of all, if you've seen any of the other Flower Boy dramas from this team, you know they're all quirky, funny with a side of drama. They don't take themselves very seriously.

Also, this is not Joseon or even Goryeo. We are too used to those styles methinks and that's why this may seem a bit odd to us. But even those styles (Joseon and Goryeo) are a bit girly when they want too. Have you seen Six Flying Dragons? Eyeliner and eyeshadow was not out of the questions in early Joseon if we take that as an example.

And finally, the whole concept of this sounds like a Manhwa (pretty boys fighting for honor and beauty?) So I think the directors were going for the manhwa look, which they achieved.

I am going into this with an open mind, and will decide if this is ridiculous or not after watching. I mean if you only see Sailor Moon's posters for instance you'd think is the silliest thing ever, but the show was awesome and was my favorite as a kid...

So I'll wait and see...

OMGGGGGGGG! I couldn't recognize Park Seo Joon at first!!!
He reminds me of someone else though... Hmm. Those stray bangs are weird though lol.

"you only love once" javabeans, is it a typo or not? but i lol when i read that. seems everyone is really devoted to love the lucky one girl

and the last 2nd guy hahaha i never watch a saeguk character with make up like that. they could make a new kpop group! when i saw that red liner, i thought baekhyun and dara hhee

crossfinger it will be a good watch because seo-joon always steals the show. his charm is mesmerizing

Im watching queen seon duk right now so im not really weirded out by the costumes but rather im curious with regards to the story...

Cause if this will be a love story between king jinheung, aro, and the nameless dude...

Then is aro = mishil
Nameless dude = seolwon rang?

But i thought mishil wasnt of royal blood? So aro isnt mishil? Then a royal consort/queen was someone mishil knew...
Mind fuck

Kim Taehyung looks so adorable omg. But why is his makeup so...dirty? Lol I still love him though. Am I the only one who thinks Minho always gets stuck with the worst hair? Yo PSJ now he literally rocks it the best out of all of them.

V!

Personally, I didn't think they looked funny at all. I actually like the way they look, and I'm definitely looking forward to this drama.

Ha I actually LOVE this.

This is going to be /awesome/.

DEAD .

Believe it or not, the long flowing hair and makeup is actually historically accurate.

http://blogs.chosun.com/join1/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2014/06/20121029_105049_aa506e1455f1115a90921a7518a8f81c.jpg

That's a picture from the 7th century of an actual Silla ambassador. He's not a hwarang, yet he has long hair and makeup on (which would imply that that was the fashion among Silla men), so just imagine how much more flashy an actual hwarang would be in comparison.

I was curious so I went to see if I could find a real image of one. I did. Their hair really was super long.
He is the one in the middle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwarang#/media/File:Dam_yeom_rip_bon_wang_hee_do,_from_Gugong_Bowuguan_China,_6th_century.jpg

Am I the only who guessed them right when I see them?
i've seen three dramas for seo joon so i guess that helped.

rooting for v there. hope he can do well for his debut. the character is not too far fetched from his normal self so he'd probably do well.

all in all i hope this show won't dissapoint me. i haven't been thrill for a historical drama for long so i hope it pays off.

and nope they do not look anything out of my expectation. long hair? check.
warrior costume? check.

Being an avid drama watcher for over 10 years myself, I learn the hard way that I can't judge a drama by its teaser or poster. So, I'll keep my opinion later after the drama aired. I hope it's as great as SFD where I got the band of flower boys in its early episodes too. Only they had to split their ways later.

Honestly the photographs aren't that pretty. Park Hyung Shik kinda looks atrocious for a good-looking guy. I'm not impressed at all.

Chang-Soo!!! Hahaha. I knew I've seen him somewhere.

I think non-Korean Beanies here are too much affected by their images of present day "flower boys," pretty K-pop boys often wearing makeup and costumes even more flashy than women's.

However, flower knights as in "hwarang" had more to do with the fact that they were all youths, not middle-aged or old men. Because youth itself is beautiful, and it is the "flowery" stage of one's life, youth is often likened to flower in Korean language. People would say things like "I wasted my flower-like youth."

I'm surprised by some of the responses. Do people not know about the Hwarang history?

These guys look better than what I've seen from the Scarlet Heart pics so far. Park Seo Joon looks great imo.

I really didnt recognise Park Seo Joon too. He really look like a girl. But then one still pix doesnt do him justice. Hyungshik looks fine. Minho should have look fiercer spotting that tattoo. I think among everyone, only Go Ara looks normal? hhaha. But I get the concept, they going for the historical cool style. Look forward to this drama, I am sure with some big fans blowing on their hair, and them flying through the air fighting, they will all look beautiful.....

I just hope they're not all in love with Go Ara... and on a related note, that there's more than one woman in the cast.

Is Minho’s tatoo only for the pics or will it be on the drama too?
I hope not because that is so ridiculous...

How the life has changed!!

V FIGHTING

I can understand not being into the long hair and the makeup, but the comments about them looking like girls are being idiotic. It literally took me a 5 minute Google search to read up on the history of the Hwarang and what do you know, long hair and makeup was a thing. Looking like a girl isn't bad, because girls aren't bad and anybody that uses that particular statement as an insult obviously had parents who didn't obey the no incest rule. Less inbreeding, more critical thinking chickens. I'm going to bookmark this one, looks interesting.

I just want to point out that this article is slightly incorrect. Kim Taehyung (V) of Bangtan Sonyeondan is not the maknae of the group. He is the second youngest. Jung Jungkook is the maknae. Just wanted to make the info correct.

Am I the only one who was hung up on this sentence: "And rounding out the group is V of idol group Bangtan Boys (BTS), the maknae of the group who’s described as “fresh and clear like a ray of sunlight.” Resident puppy, check."

I mean yes he is definitely the resident puppy, but no he is not the maknae (Though he does look and behave like that sometimes xD). Jungkook is still two years younger :O