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THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION BASED ON REAL FACTS OF HWARANG

IN THE ERA OF KING JINHEUNG OF SILLA

I miss Mother's scent.

On days like this,

she used to stroke my head.

The sound of the wind and birds was my lullaby.

Why?

Was Mother not a good singer?

Seon-u.

Mother could not sing us lullabies

because she was a mute who could not speak.

Well...

-I-- -It's all right.

You forgot, didn't you?

Of course, I don't even remember much about her.

It was so long ago.

That's what Father told me, so I assumed it was true.

What are you doing?

You should return now. You don't want to get caught, do you?

You didn't pass your first assignment.

They all promised to meet by 3:00 a.m., but they're not here yet.

I don't think you should befriend them.

Thinking about how you're sharing a room with those animals

and how they're treating you

keeps me up at night.

How should they treat me then?

You know, right?

I am nothing yet.

What do you mean?

How could you say that?

You are the King of Silla.

I know that, and the entire universe knows that.

You know that as well, Your Majesty.

Things keep getting in my eye.

I think you're right.

Come to think of it, they have mistreated me often.

I should write down their names so I can break them on the wheel.

No.

What is cooking someone to death called?

-Do you mean death by boiling? -Yes, that is it.

I will do that to them.

Do you understand?

I shall obey your orders, Your Majesty.

What took you so long?

Do you know how long I have been waiting?

I'm not someone who waits for people.

What is this?

If you went to your mother's anniversary,

shouldn't you look better than that?

Mother couldn't sing us lullabies

because she was a mute who could not speak.

Is it possible

to forget memories of your own mother?

For example,

is it normal to forget if your mother was a mute or not?

I envy you.

No matter how much I want to,

I can't forget the memories of my mother.

Who is the idiot that forgets such an important memory?

Me.

You guys are already here.

What is that?

I understand that it's odd,

but let's talk about it inside.

Hey.

Why am I the only one who has to carry him?

Yeo-ul!

Take him.

Grab on.

Get up.

It keeps leaning to one side.

This is only your 15th round.

You're so slow.

When will you finish all 100 rounds?

Before,

you were at each other's throats.

Are you saying that you have gotten close?

How disgraceful!

Watch it.

Hey!

Balance it well.

-You said that liquor was a killer. -It is.

The problem was you two.

Can anyone tell me

what happened last night?

Just hold it up properly.

This is your 16th round.

No way.

Will they be able to do all 100 rounds?

According to my calculations,

their legs will give in after the 20th round.

If they do all 100 rounds...

they will die.

What are you talking about?

Why did Ban-ryu do that to Su-ho's sister?

What did Ban-ryu do?

He sexually assaulted Su-ho's sister.

Has he gone crazy?

He must be insane.

Gosh.

My goodness.

That is hot.

Gosh! What is this?

This is disgusting.

Thanks to that liquor,

I got to experience this.

You all deserve a death sentence.

How strange.

I can't remember what happened last night. Why is that?

I feel as though something bad happened.

I'm not sure.

You dropped this.

It looks unique. Does it have a meaning?

You don't have to know. It doesn't belong to me anyway.

Then let me have it.

It's my hobby to collect things like this.

Sell it to me.

I will give you as much as you want.

It's not something I can sell.

I have to return it.

That is too bad.

It's exactly my taste.

When you said you liked my sister...

did you mean it?

-I asked if you meant what you said. -What if I did?

Master Su-ho and Master Ban-ryu are like enemies.

They will end up fighting even more because of Master Su-ho's sister.

It won't end until one of them dies.

What Master Ban-ryu did was wrong.

If I were her brother, I would kill him.

Here.

What game are you playing?

Forget it then.

What is wrong with them?

They seemed nervous when they were looking at us.

Really? I can't tell.

Did I become sensitive after losing my memory?

Hey.

I want you to remember this.

Everything...

is a misunderstanding.

What are you talking about?

Excuse me.

HWARANG HOUSE

Come here.

Are you crazy?

Why did you come here? You will make things go awry.

Please pass this to Master Ban-ryu.

Did he really...

Gosh.

It will save a life. Please hand this to him, okay?

My head hurts so much. Why does it hurt?

-Why are you doing this to me? -Step aside!

Who...

are you?

-This came for me? -Yes.

My brother, Su-ho, may look smart,

but he is dumb and arrogant.

He is all muscles and no brain.

Hence, I can't persuade him through a letter.

Please survive.

I will explain everything to him upon his return.

You didn't sexually assault me, I was the one who sexually assaulted you.

I will clarify things with him.

What are you doing here?

I have laundries to do.

What? What are you looking at?

Can't I look at you?

Can't a sister look at her brother?

A young child can forget his name when he's lost.

That's why it's understandable that you forgot

about Mother being mute.

I'm just telling you.

Go.

Be careful of strangers.

Always walk on wide roads.

You startled me.

-Who are you? -It's me.

Are there any murders in there?

What are you talking about?

Did my brother kill Master Ban-ryu?

No, not yet.

Thank goodness.

Hey,

do you want to have a drink?

Sure.

How long have we known each other?

Perhaps 12 years?

Thanks to my handsome brother,

I was bullied in the neighborhood.

You were the only one who played with me.

When kids made fun of me for not having a mother,

you were the only one who played with me.

Cheers.

I...

I like my brother.

I like your brother too.

I'm so jealous.

You wouldn't say that if he choked you, right?

Hey.

What's wrong with you?

I really want him

to be my brother...

But I don't want him to be as well.

What do you mean?

The more I wait,

the stronger you get.

I will become stronger in Hwarang,

Mother.

Your Highness.

I will call the doctor.

No.

Master Ahnji.

Get Master Ahnji.

Yes.

MEDICINE

You must come to the Wolseong Palace.

I am sorry, but I'm waiting for a patient.

I didn't come here to ask you a favor.

You must come.

I plan on killing Queen Jiso very slowly.

Why are you surprised?

It's no news.

The people

inside Wolseong Palace are on my side.

There's no need to rush.

I will do it without being obvious.

That way, there won't be any trouble

when I bring in a new king.

Why are you

telling me this?

I told you.

I believe we are looking at the same picture.

It's different from last time.

She's slowly getting worse.

It's poisoning.

Do you have pain in your chest?

Sometimes.

Am I suffering from this disease because I ruined your life?

I made you say goodbye to your wife and your son.

However, you found your son again.

It's from the weak energy.

You must stay relaxed.

Is it really not a serious disease?

If you don't believe me,

you can call the in-house physician.

There's no one in Wolseong Palace

whom I can trust.

It's just you.

I keep thinking of the past...

when I had no doubt of marrying you.

We ran in the fields like children.

The sky was blue and clear.

I could only see my reflection in your eyes.

Do you still...

hate me?

If I still want you...

will you come to me?

What are you doing?

Is this the Queen's tea?

Yes.

Why do you ask?

Is there something wrong with the tea?

No.

Nothing is wrong.

It's nothing.

You're the best businessman in the capital.

Why do you work for Hwarang House?

It's an investment.

A businessman has a bleak future.

It's a good opportunity

for me to build relationships with future officials.

This is about Seon-u, Master Ahnji's son.

Tell Master Young-shil everything you know about him.

What for?

Just do as I say!

Who do you think you are?

I'm curious about that Hwarang.

I see.

That Dog-Bird

is stupid and arrogant.

Sometimes he looks wise, and sometimes he doesn't.

Anyway, he's completely different

from the other young masters in the capital.

Dog-Bird?

He is like a dog and is also like a bird.

It seems to be his nickname.

He is rather unique.

Or rather, he is abnormal.

You're re saying that he is nothing like his father, right?

I found this on my way.

You can use it.

What? This is a case for needles.

Why did you...

Why do you think?

You should think about it.

What is with him?

Does he want me to treat him for free?

These are gold needles.

How amazing!

Where did you do it?

Do what?

My goodness.

-Come on. -Wait.

-Hurry up. -What are you doing?

This looks so expensive.

How luxurious!

Gosh! This is from Baekje.

Look at that.

This must be from the West.

Feel this texture.

I have never seen anything like this.

Where did these come from?

I'm not sure,

but it must be from someone who is throwing a bait to win you over.

Who would decorate a clinic like this?

How uncomfortable!

You should appreciate the generosity.

Do you know how much all these costs?

How much is it? Does it cost a lot of silver?

It doesn't just cost a lot of silver. It costs gold.

A lot of them!

What?

He should have given them to me!

What kind of fool would do this lunacy?

You said she would like it.

How strange.

I thought it would be perfect to please a woman.

Perhaps she has terrible taste.

Go. I don't want to see you.

Who? Are you talking about me?

-I have to go. -Move.

Was it you who did something so useless?

It cost too much gold to call it useless.

If you had gold to waste, you should have donated it.

There are many starving kids you could have fed.

-Why did you do such thing? -Why did I do that?

I wanted to do it for you.

They may be useless, but they are pretty and nice.

I wanted to give them to you.

-Why? -Because I can.

No.

Because I want to.

I get that, but why?

Because I like you.

I knew you were not smart,

but I didn't know you were this dumb.

Just use them.

If you don't want to, throw them away.

That is nonsense.

Does your mother know you are like this?

HWARANG RESIDENCE

Is he even a human?

He swung his sword so fast that I couldn't even see it.

He's incredibly strong.

One's head will explode even if he only grazes it.

Su-ho.

You can do it, Su-ho!

Su-ho won't be any better.

Still, he is the best in the capital.

He just has to block ten times, right?

Only eight now.

-Gosh. -Not bad.

Look at him.

How can we entrust the Queen's safety

to such frail guards?

Listen!

Watch your mouth.

You should let go of what you're clenching.

They say Silla has many kings

because there are so many officials

who have so much land and many soldiers,

which makes it hard to tell who the king is.

You're heartless.

Rather than providing your support for the Royal Family,

all you do is fight.

How dare you come in here?

With what right?

With the right of once being an official.

With the right of being the chief instructor of Hwarang

who will create future officials.

We are discussing an important festival.

Get out!

That is exactly why

I'm here.

ARTS AND ENJOYMENT

I would like Hwarang to perform

at the Thanksgiving Festival.

Why do you want Hwarang to perform? What are you talking about?

Didn't you want to announce to the world

that Hwarang belongs to Silla and to King Jinheung as soon as possible?

Thanksgiving Festival would be the best chance

since the entire nation will focus on the Royal Family.

Are you saying Hwarang will perform for King Jinheung?

Hwarang will perform for the people.

For the people?

You know what Master Wehwa has in mind.

He wants to show to the people that Hwarang belongs to the Queen.

We will make sure that does not happen.

Do you have a way to stop the performance?

Get the horses.

My apologies, but Master Wehwa is at the palace,

so he can't see you now.

I'm not here to see Master Wehwa, but Hwarang!

Master Young-shil!

HWARANG RESIDENCE

Show your respect.

He is Master Young-shil.

Why is he here?

Is it because of Ban-ryu?

I don't know.

Since I'm already here,

I would like to speak with a particular Hwarang.

Ban-ryu.

No.

I would like to speak with Seon-u.

He wants to speak with the Queen's Hwarang?

Why is he meeting that jerk alone?

Don't concern yourself.

It's all for you.

For me? What do you mean?

You look normal enough.

Why did you want to see me?

Let me see.

It took much effort to meet you,

but I don't know what to ask first now that I'm seeing you.

Return when you remember.

I heard your friend died

by the hands of a royal guard.

What did he do so wrong that he killed him?

Who are you?

Did he see the King's face?

The King's face? What do you...

The King's face.

I think...

I saw the King.

Dog-Bird!

You must remember now.

If you wonder whether or not I'm on your side,

I will say one more thing.

I...

am on the opposite side of the Queen.

Your father and I hold huge grudges against her, you see.

If I knew what the King looks like,

I would be able to repay the debt.

You have the wrong person.

I know nothing.

If you're done, I shall leave.

Dog-Bird.

Mak-moon.

If you died because you saw the King's face,

if that's the real reason...

I can't forgive that King.

If I remain here and meet that King someday,

I will get the revenge

for you.

You must be greater than I thought,

seeing how the highest official came to see you.

Did he just ignore me?

I'm not someone who can be treated...

Darn, I'll boil him to death.

What is that?

They won't even let us sleep.

What is that noise?

It can't be.

What is it?

I know this drum sound.

ENJOYMENT

The palace will host the Thanksgiving Festival soon.

You will present the Queen and the people the gift of music and dance.

Are you telling us

to dress up, dance, and play music for the Queen?

I'm not telling you to perform for the Queen.

I'm telling you to present the people with dance and music

so they can enjoy and be happy.

This is your second assignment.

You must bring...

enjoyment.

This guy here

will teach you how to play instruments and how to dance.

He is Master Woo-reuk.

You should be honored

to hear his music first-hand.

Is he really Woo-reuk, Master of music from Gaya?

Is he that famous?

I have heard of him.

There's no instrument he can't play.

He's especially good at playing the gayageum.

What is he good at?

Well...

What...

Why are you here, mister?

I'm your instructor, you punk.

Did you climb the capital wall?

Are you insane? At your age?

Why would I sneak over the wall?

I'm not a peasant.

You lived like one.

I won't live like one anymore.

So, if you don't do it right,

you will be shot with an arrow.

Stop that.

But how do you know Master Wehwa?

People who like music

tend to cross paths at some point in life.

Good luck.

I heard you're the top contender to fail.

Yes!

The fundamental of music is rhythm.

The rhythm is the rule of music.

If you can't feel the rhythm,

even the most beautiful melody

will be nothing but chaotic noise.

Rhythm...

doesn't suppress the freedom of the melody.

Rather,

rhythm gives the melody strength to carry on without getting tired.

Okay.

Loosen up...

and feel the rhythm.

Do you understand?

-Yes! -Yes!

You will use your body to make sounds.

You, use your feet.

You, use your hands.

You, use your shoes. And you...

slap yourself.

You want me to slap myself?

-Okay. -Okay.

Harder.

-Awesome. -They're good.

Awesome.

Why? What?

Nothing beats your freshly squeezed arrowroot

in killing a hangover.

Where did you find that kind of...

Why you...

Where did he come from?

His music is a bit strange.

What?

I assumed that you would know who he is.

What?

How would I know him?

He raised your brother.

How could you not?

Is he the one who raised my brother?

Yes.

What are you doing?

You're supposed to poke it like this.

I can't control it.

-Sorry. -Again.

Sing and dance before the Queen?

That is what you call an insult.

Look.

She said that she would raise the future of Silla,

but she is showing her true colors.

She wants to make Hwarang her toy, and she wants to display it to the people.

Master Young-shil.

Are you not going to do anything about it?

The Queen seems to be anxious.

There must be a reason.

She is rushing carelessly

in order to strengthen the Royal Family's power.

I did not want

to say this to you, but...

Then don't say it.

Do you want to remain in history as the humiliating dancing King?

Who says that?

I'm handsome, and I dance well.

I will be the legendary King.

I doubt that.

Have you thought about why you couldn't get married?

I could, but I didn't because of my loyalty to you.

And I'm popular with women when I go out there.

I'm sure that is what you want to believe,

but you're not women's type.

Why not?

You don't know women at all.

I forgot it all because of you!

Is that a body or a piece of wood?

I heard about the second assignment.

If you fail this one, you may get kicked out for real.

-I am improving. -Improving, my foot.

You get worse when you do things alone.

Mind your own business.

I will pass somehow.

It's okay if your body was just stiff, but you don't even have rhythm.

Look. You grab it and then pull back.

Is this so difficult?

Who are you to call me a piece of wood?

Unlike you, I'm totally flexible.

You can't even do this.

Here. Do it again.

Get over there. You're distracting me.

Like this.

Like this.

Try this.

Stop it. You look weird.

I like seeing you smile.

Is he really your brother?

He said the necklace belonged to his friend.

Seon-u.

Mother couldn't sing us lullabies...

since she was a mute who couldn't speak.

Faster.

Ban-ryu.

You kept complaining, but you were also trying pretty hard.

I wasn't trying hard.

I was just improvising.

Even if you were,

you were better than Seon-u.

Why that...

Han-seong.

What are you doing here?

I can't sleep because of the noise.

I need to study too, so I'm sleeping here from now on.

Is this truly your choice?

Is it really me?

What a shame.

-We could have slept together. -What is that?

I'm speechless.

Are you kidding? Get lost.

Whatever, I want to sleep with the one who feels most human.

Give me that.

Guys.

Should we?

One, two, three.

-Do it right. -What?

How vulgar.

How could they hold swords and dance like that?

Don't you know that dance?

It's common in the West.

Hey.

Do they dance holding swords like that?

That is called the sword dance.

The sword dance? Well, at least they are trying hard.

How commendable.

Here you go.

What are they?

One seems to be a longing love letter,

and the other seems to be a warm letter from a father to his son.

I heard you will perform at the Thanksgiving Festival.

I promise to clearly tell the truth to my brother that day.

Also, I would like to meet you and to apologize to you in person.

I pray that you will protect your life

from my most ignorant brother until then.

The capital is very much excited with news

that you will be dancing.

Please show us a great dance.

I look forward to it.

From Soo-yun.

The Queen must have high expectations.

Do you mean the Thanksgiving Festival performance?

Hwarang will dance and play some instruments.

Their popularity will increase.

Do you have a way to stop them?

We must greatly disappoint her, especially when she is expecting so much.

We must let her see Hwarang become fools in front of the people.

And who will do that?

It's his father's first request, so he will do it.

Are you Master Woo-reuk?

Are you...

Are you all right?

By the way,

who are you?

I thought there were only men in Hwarang House.

My name is A-ro.

My father

is Master Ahnji.

Then,

are you Mak-moon's sister?

Mak-moon?

That's Seon-u's old name.

This is dried raspberry tea.

This tea will help you feel less suffocated

and will put you at ease.

You don't look like

your brother.

I know we don't look alike too.

Mak-moon

was a good kid.

His name is Seon-u now.

Right.

That's correct.

You're right.

I told myself that if I could meet the person who raised my brother,

I would ask him this.

Did my brother

miss me?

If you drink this,

you will no longer have a headache and your fever will go down.

It's a special tea.

I'll leave it here.

Here.

It was over there.

You said it's medicinal.

It releaves headache,

and it calms you down.

These are chrysanthemums.

They're not just flowers, they're medicinal ingredients.

I'm glad

that you're my brother.

But you're not.

Who exactly are you?