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The Best Episodes of Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1

Every episode of Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1

An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.

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  1. 9.3/10(56 votes)

    #1 - Ruin the Performance

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    S1:E9

    Princess Sookmyung returns to the capital and joins the Hwarang House. A-ro seeks the truth and the hwarang show off their musical skills.

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  2. 9.2/10(62 votes)

    #2 - New Disciples

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    S1:E10

    It’s the day of the big performance. Ji-dwi confronts the queen, who thinks he has no say, and A-ro finds herself in the wrong place.

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  3. 9.2/10(57 votes)

    #3 - Eliminate Her

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    S1:E11

    A-ro tends to Seon-u after an accident, Ji-dwi has a bad dream, the hwarang go hunting and the queen gives Princess Sookmyung an order.

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  4. 9.2/10(66 votes)

    #4 - Sparring Competition

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    S1:E12

    The hwarang ponder rumors about the king and get a break from training. Ji-dwi gets philosophical and Su-ho helps the queen.

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  5. 9.2/10(58 votes)

    #5 - Reveal Yourself

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    S1:E14

    The hwarang face dangers on the road. Ahnji gives Jiso news that she does not want to hear. Princess Sookmyung gets an unexpected offer in Baekje.

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  6. 9.2/10(57 votes)

    #6 - A Sword Fight

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    S1:E15

    Tempers run high between Silla and Baekje. Seon-u confronts the Baekje Crown Prince and A-ro’s fate remains uncertain.

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  8. 9.2/10(56 votes)

    #7 - Wonhwa

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    S1:E18

    A-ro is made a Wonhwa. The hwarang have a new leader. Seon-u deals with surprising news. Han-seong tries to do the right thing. Jiso’s time may be up.

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  9. 9.2/10(78 votes)

    #8 - Hail King Jinheung!

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    S1:E20

    Jinheung and Seon-u come face to face. Su-ho suspects foul play. Jiso may have a traitor on her hands. The hwarang stand behind their choice.

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  10. 9.1/10(58 votes)

    #9 - Beginning of Hwarang

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    S1:E5

    A new chapter opens for Silla, still the weakest of the three kingdoms. The queen regent gets a surprise at the hwarang ceremony.

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  11. 9.1/10(60 votes)

    #10 - Annoying Half-Breed

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    S1:E6

    Training begins and tempers flare in the Hwarang House as the highborn sons adjust to the spartan rules and Seon-u’s half-breed status creates strife.

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  12. 9.1/10(60 votes)

    #11 - King as Water

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    S1:E7

    Seon-u tries to figure out what it means to be a good brother. The hwarang are tested but not all make the grade. Ji-dwi visits the palace.

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  13. 9.1/10(60 votes)

    #12 - Dance and Music

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    S1:E8

    Seon-u and A-ro ponder the past, Ji-dwi discovers that not everyone likes gifts and a familiar face visits the Hwarang House.

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  14. 9.1/10(54 votes)

    #13 - Get the Medicine

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    S1:E17

    Ji-dwi wants his throne -- as King Jinheung. Ahnji has his hands full dealing with a plague outside the capital. Jiso’s power comes into question.

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  15. 9.1/10(60 votes)

    #14 - Become King

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    S1:E19

    Jinheung makes an announcement and risks Jiso’s wrath. Seon-u wonders if he could be a better leader. Ahnji faces his toughest case yet.

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  16. 9.0/10(67 votes)

    #15 - Your Brother

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    S1:E3

    Wehwa reviews hwarang candidates. Ahnji advises Dog-Bird to pretend to be his son and stay in the capital by taking Seon-u’s name.

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  17. 9.0/10(62 votes)

    #16 - Become a Hwarang

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    S1:E4

    Ahnji faces someone from his past and A-ro teaches Seon-u the ways of the nobility so that he may join the hwarang, but trouble finds Seon-u.

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  18. 9.0/10(54 votes)

    #17 - Amity Delegates

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    S1:E13

    Silla decides to send a delegation to Baekje to avoid war. Wehwa asks the hwarang for volunteers to escort the delegates led by Princess Sookmyung.

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  19. 9.0/10(55 votes)

    #18 - Come to Me

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    S1:E16

    Rumors about Seon-u put him in a difficult position. Princess Sookmyung seeks the truth. Jiso makes a surprising announcement of her own.

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  20. 8.9/10(69 votes)

    #19 - Mak Moon's Death

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    S1:E2

    Dog-Bird receives bad news and Wehwa agrees to form the hwarang as part of Jiso’s grand plan to help ensure Silla’s future.

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  21. 8.2/10(126 votes)

    #20 - To the Capital

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    S1:E1

    In Silla about 1,500 years ago, Queen Jiso reluctantly receives an unexpected visitor and two friends go to the capital in search of family.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Ruin the Performance" is the best rated episode of "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth" season 1. It scored 9.3/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "New Disciples".