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

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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. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 9 - Ruin the Performance
    9.4/10(67 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 10 - New Disciples
    9.3/10(72 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 11 - Eliminate Her
    9.3/10(68 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 15 - A Sword Fight
    9.3/10(67 votes)

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 18 - Wonhwa
    9.3/10(66 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 20 - Hail King Jinheung!
    9.3/10(87 votes)

    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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  7. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 5 - Beginning of Hwarang
    9.2/10(68 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 6 - Annoying Half-Breed
    9.2/10(71 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 7 - King as Water
    9.2/10(70 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 8 - Dance and Music
    9.2/10(70 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 12 - Sparring Competition
    9.2/10(76 votes)

    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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  12. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 14 - Reveal Yourself
    9.2/10(68 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 17 - Get the Medicine
    9.2/10(67 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 19 - Become King
    9.2/10(72 votes)

    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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  15. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 2 - Mak Moon's Death
    9.1/10(81 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 3 - Your Brother
    9.1/10(79 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 4 - Become a Hwarang
    9.1/10(73 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 13 - Amity Delegates
    9.1/10(66 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 16 - Come to Me
    9.1/10(66 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Season 1 Episode 1 - To the Capital
    8.1/10(141 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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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 9.4/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/16/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "New Disciples".