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- i gotta admit, the scene where ah ro treats sooho and sunwoo just joins was fucking cringeworthy and hilarious, i couldn't breathe while watching it

 

- seems like jidwi is finally growing his balls back, his character was so cool in the beginning but then the writers turned him into a coward. you better make up for dat boy

 

- i really don't understand banryu at this point, his actions are beyond me. one time he cares about people (well, about sooho at least) and the next thing you know he bows down to his moist-looking stepfather and lets assassins invade the hwarang residence?? make up yo mind sis

 

- shoutout to dansae for being a super cool and complex character without overdoing it. rooting for ya

 

- i'd rather be looking at freshly cut onions until my eyes melt than watch sunwoo and ahro together

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DRAMA RECAPS

Hwarang: Episode 16

by LollyPip | February 8, 2017 | 56 Comments
 

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As the political strife gains momentum, things are starting to spin out of Sun-woo and Ji-dwi’s control. When everyone’s wants begin to clash, they realize that they no longer have the luxury of planning their futures, and that it’s time to grow up. They will each have to make a decision that will change not only the course of their lives, but the future of Silla as well.

 

 

 
EPISODE 16 RECAP

 

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Ji-dwi walks the grounds and finds a small courtyard with a decorative statue. He reaches into a hole in the statue and pulls out a small wooden horse, something he must have stashed there when he lived in the palace as a boy.

As Ji-dwi is lost in his memories, Princess Sookmyung finds him and demands to know what he’s doing here. He quickly stashes the toy in his shirt and says he was lost. The princess doesn’t believe him, since it’s a pretty secluded spot that even the court ladies don’t know of.

Ji-dwi starts to leave, but he stops short when the princess calls out, “Oraboni!†Ji-dwi says she’s mistaken, but she stops him with her sword this time. She steps close and studies his face, and asks in a small voice how long he’s lived this way (hiding his true identity). He says that she can’t imagine how long it’s been.

 

Later, Ji-dwi, Su-ho, and Ban-ryu leave, as Su-ho complains that they didn’t even get to see the queen regent. They look up and spot her watching them, and she silently thinks to Ji-dwi, “Are you safe? Are you hurt?†He telegraphs back that he’s safe for now, and his mother thinks that the more he disobeys her, the harder things will be for him.

She turns to leave, and Su-ho follows her excitedly. He unthinkingly grabs her arm and she flings out a hand, cutting a shallow groove into his cheek with her ring. Su-ho suddenly realizes he was being disrespectful, so he kneels and introduces himself.

The queen regent remembers him from when she asked him to look after Sun-woo, and she seems to feel guilty when she notices his arm in a sling. But she turns away without acknowledging him, leaving Su-ho confused.

 

In a different part of the palace, Sun-woo reels at the queen regent’s command to continue behaving as the hidden king. She’d told him that he was to be bait, to face any danger that her son would otherwise face. He lets out a scream of frustration, feeling trapped and afraid.

The other three Hwarang are lost in their own thoughts back in their barracks. Ban-ryu thinks about the note from Minister Park, and how Kang Sung had said he’d given up on him. Su-ho wonders why the queen regent pretended not to know him. And Ji-dwi looks at his toy horse and thinks about his conversation with Sookmyung.

Hwa-gong recalls how Crown Prince Chang called Sun-woo “Jinheung,†and when his assistant Bu-jae asks what’s wrong, he just says this place won’t be the same anymore. He goes fishing to work through his thoughts.

 

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Soo-yeon is waiting when Ban-ryu arrives home for a visit. She says that she’s been waiting to see him since he came back, but Ban-ryu just tells her not to like a guy like him. He says he’s not going to see her again, and goes inside. Soo-yeon calls out to him tearfully, but the door is shut in her face.

Inside, Ban-ryu bows to the floor in front of Minister Park and begs him not to abandon him. He asks for another chance, but Minister Park says he’s changed his mind about making Ban-ryu king. He’s decided to make himself king, and Ban-ryu offers to help him, no matter what it takes.

 

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Hwi-kyung finds Sun-woo still in the palace and offers him a glass of wine. Sun-woo is surly and suspicious and tells Hwi-kyung to get lost, but Hwi-kyung chuckles at him. He says the people are overjoyed and excited that the world will change now that the king finally showed up.

But he warns that if Sun-woo isn’t the real king, their disappointment will be just as great. He asks if Sun-woo might think about really becoming the king, if he could change the world. He offers to make Sun-woo into the king, but we don’t hear Sun-woo’s answer.

Ji-dwi stands in the classroom, staring at the poem about the people’s feelings for the king. He thinks about how Sun-woo stood up to declare himself king in his place and put his own life on the line to save the imprisoned peasants. Tears of shame fill his eyes, and he quickly wipes them away when Hwa-gong joins him.

 

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Hwa-gong talks about the “rat†who couldn’t speak up and declare himself king in front of the enemy prince, and Ji-dwi agrees that he’s too scared to be the king. He calls himself a coward, always hiding.

Hwa-gong says that there are many cowardly kings in the world, but not many who would call themselves a coward. He says that’s its own act of bravery, but Ji-dwi asks if a person like that can really become king. Hwa-gong tells him that wherever he is, if there’s something he needs to do as king, then he should do it.

Ji-gong goes to see Minister Park and confronts him about the rumors of plague medicine being hoarded. Minister Park plays innocent, but when Ji-gong asks him to donate his stores of herbs, he scoffs at the idea of giving it away.

 

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He’s at the Hwarang grounds now, and he joins Ji-dwi as he looks out over the courtyard. Ji-dwi jokes that he’s more handsome than Sun-woo expected the king to be, but instead of being angry, Sun-woo just asks softly if Ji-dwi has lived this way all his life. He then amends his comment to say “that king.â€

 

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He says “that king†must always be worried about the people around him and must be too anxious to sleep, because that’s the way he feels now. Sun-woo wonders if the king also thinks about overturning the world, but Ji-dwi says a king who was never treated as a king wouldn’t think that way.

Sun-woo asks if the king knows how the people feel, and Ji-dwi says that he lived as one of the people. Sun-woo finally gets angry on behalf of Mak Mun and snarls that the king who lives as a citizen kills anyone who sees his face. Ji-dwi seems equally angry as he agrees that it’s true, and that the king probably doesn’t even know how many people died because of him.

Ji-dwi spits that the king is stupid and foolish, and too weak to make the killings stop. Sun-woo asks if that king can save the world, or if he even needs to be alive. Ji-dwi says that if Sun-woo wants to kill that king, “…then kill him.â€

 

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Ah Ro hears footsteps behind her in the infirmary and, thinking it’s Sun-woo, she asks if he missed her. But she stands to find Ji-dwi instead, looking gloomy and serious. He asks her if she would run away with him and live an ordinary life with him. He says he has nothing he can offer her, but he’d be willing to exchange Silla’s throne for her.

Ji-dwi adds that it’s okay if she likes Sun-woo, who he guesses isn’t really her brother. He asks one last time if she’ll come to him instead, and he’ll live not as a king, but as her Jinheung.

Ah Ro doesn’t answer his question, but asks one of her own: “Are you using me as an excuse to run away?†She says that he’s always asking himself why he has to be king, but that he already knows why, and what he needs to do.

 

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Ji-dwi asks what she knows about it, and Ah Ro tells him that if you look into the eyes of a person who’s given up, then you know. She says that he’s never given up.

That night, Sun-woo stays up, staring at the stars. Ban-ryu looks over at Sun-woo’s empty bed and leaves, and Su-ho sees him go but doesn’t stir.

In his manor, Minister Park takes off the dragon-head bracelet he’s been wearing and says, “Your Majesty, you’ve lived too long.†He regards the dragon-head bracelet with an evil smirk.

 

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A group of black-clad assassins jump the wall into the Hwarang grounds, where Ban-ryu meets them. He’s seen Sun-woo by the pond and quietly tells them where to find him.

As Minister Park sleeps, another black-clad man picks up the dragon-head bracelet and pockets it. He takes off his mask to reveal that he’s Ji-dwi, and he pulls a large knife and wakes Minister Park by aiming it at his face.

Minister Park asks who he is, and he says coolly that he’s the owner of the bracelet — the faceless king. Minister Park squeaks that he thought Sun-woo was the king, and Ji-dwi corrects him: “No, it’s me. I am your lord, Jinheung.â€

 

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We'll see but that Queen was a huge bit changed. Thank goodness she gave Soohoo a

Reality check. Dude, she never wanted you!

When he grabbed the queen's hand ugh how dare you sooho!

 

- i gotta admit, the scene where ah ro treats sooho and sunwoo just joins was fucking cringeworthy and hilarious, i couldn't breathe while watching it

 

- seems like jidwi is finally growing his balls back, his character was so cool in the beginning but then the writers turned him into a coward. you better make up for dat boy

 

- i really don't understand banryu at this point, his actions are beyond me. one time he cares about people (well, about sooho at least) and the next thing you know he bows down to his moist-looking stepfather and lets assassins invade the hwarang residence?? make up yo mind sis

 

- shoutout to dansae for being a super cool and complex character without overdoing it. rooting for ya

 

- i'd rather be looking at freshly cut onions until my eyes melt than watch sunwoo and ahro together

LMAO pretty much agree with all you said. When SW joins AR to treat SH. SH sacrificed his life and SW just treat him like that behind his back :omgwtf:

How old am i to deserve those immature scenes? Lol.

 

About banryu, this kid! Idg why he still obeys his step dad. Did he help his life so much that BR really need to bow down to him?

 

The princess meet the king it's touching. Poor sam maek jong, he's still treated like baby and forever baby to his mom ugh.

 

Right, Dansae is the coolest man in this drama. I like him treating his lil bro it's adorable.

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Wait, Minho uploaded a pic of Park Seo join to where??? Has he been holding out on us?

 

^^ what pic do you mean??  :wut:

 

the hwarang boys have a chat group together because they became close and minho fanboyed over a pic of PSJ at the airport in it while jihan was giving out the interview and jihan talked about it to the interviewer, that's all

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the hwarang boys have a chat group together because they became close and minho fanboyed over a pic of PSJ at the airport in it while jihan was giving out the interview and jihan talked about it to the interviewer, that's all

i see thanks for this info  :hurr:

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Do Ji Han Says Group Shower Scene Was Important In Strengthening Friendship Of “Hwarang†Actors

 

 

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Actor [/size]Do Ji Han [/size]opened up about his friendship with the cast of “Hwarang†in a recent interview and said that their group shower scene really cemented their bond.

“Hwarang†is often called a drama that is pleasing to the eye by viewers as it features handsome actors like Do Ji Han, [/size]Park Seo Joon, [/size]Park Hyung Sik, SHINee’s [/size]Minho, BTS’s [/size]Kim Taehyung [/size](V), and [/size]Jo Yoon Woo. The actors spent six months together for the drama, and have kept in touch since then.

 

What brought them together was the infamous “group shower scene.†Do Ji Han said, “Our friendship strengthened rapidly after the shower scene. We even went drinking together afterwards,†and “Don’t guys usually become closer after going to the sauna and stuff? Revealing our bodies to each other in that shower scene helped us become friends faster.â€

 

The actor also added, “We all became really close, so much so that it’s hard to single out a specific person I’ve become closest with. Everyone talks a lot in our group chatroom. It was thanks to them that I was able to overcome the summer heat last year.†He added that though everyone is quite talkative, Kim Taehyung talks the most and as the youngest, is very nice to all of them.

 

Their chatroom was lighting up right up to the moment of the interview, with the group of guys discussing a photo taken of Park Seo Joon as he headed out to L.A. for a fashion show. Do Ji Han said, “Minho just uploaded a screenshot of Park Seo Joon going to the airport and wrote ‘Wow.’ I replied with, ‘He’s so handsome and tall.’ I haven’t checked to see if he’s replied yet.â€

The actor stated that the group’s close friendship really helped the drama, as the positive energy from their friendship translated well into every scene they shot together.

 

 

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The picture DO Jihan refers to in this interview but it must've been uploaded to his phone.
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I finally watched episode 16 and it was great! They had to make the king redeem himself or risk being run out of the business for effing with the historically great king's reputation by pissed off S Koreans. Plus, Sunwoo and Ah ro can live peacefully together (I hope, if the king doesn't pull rank off camera). Also, the Hwarang got to fight!!! I have been waiting 16 episodes for them to fight someone else and it was awesome. I need to watch again to see exactly what happened with Ban ryu though. He turned on his evil step dad, right? I watched at 3:00am and I was really foggy. Is his biological dad aristocracy or was it just his step-dad? It must just be his step-dad and that's why he feels he's no longer worthy of Sooho's sis. Sad. I swear, I need to watch from the beginning because I didn't realize he was only a Tru-bone by arris get. So, I'll watch again.

 

I will be so glad to see that get Queen foiled for what she tried to do to her son, Sun woo, no Ah ro.

 

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Making Vid - Link full: http://tv.naver.com/v/1442576

 

 

 Park Hyung Sik Cut

 

 

 

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STILLS my hottie King

 

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And Ahro

 

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Tell me whos the women, standing besides King Jinheung?  :hurr:

 

 

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Making Vid - Link full: [/size]http://tv.naver.com/v/1442576

 

 

 Park Hyung Sik Cut[/size]

 

 

 

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STILLS my hottie King

 

 

 

 

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And Ahro

 

 

 

 

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Tell me whos the women, standing besides King Jinheung?  :hurr:

 

 

 

 

 

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What is the smirk for? Because he was crowned? Congratulations. No one is salty here. It was pretty evident last episode that he was going to take the throne.🙂 I just hope they let Sun woo and Ah ro live together in peace as husband and wife, not siblings. 😄
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What is the smirk for? Because he was crowned? Congratulations. No one is salty here. It was pretty evident last episode that he was going to take the throne. I just hope they let Sun woo and Ah ro live together in peace as husband and wife, not siblings.

Please no, they're extremely boring. Dramas are supposed to be dramatic. they are the exact opposite!

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