Park Seo-Joon, Go Ara and Park Hyung-Sik (‘ZE:A’) are all cast in upcoming KBS2 drama series “Hwarang.” The period drama series depicts the lives of Hwarang (aka Flowering Knights) who were an elite group of men in the Silla Kingdom era.
In the drama series, Park Seo-Joon will play Sun Woo-Rang. His character comes from the lowest class, but he is able to become a legendary Hwarang.
Go Ara will play A-Ro. She was born from parents who came from the highest and lowest classes. She is bright and loved by Sun Woo-Rang and Sam Maek-Jong (Park Hyung-Sik).
Park Hyung-Sik will play Kim Sam Maek Jong (King Jinheung). Even though he is a King, he wanders around from the palace to avoid assassins. He is weak and emotionally fragile. He then becomes a Hwarang secretly and grows up to become a real King who leads Silla.
Filming for “Hwarang” begins sometime during the first half of this year and the drama series will first air July in South Korea.