| Park Seo-joon, left, Go Ara, center, and Park Hyung-sik / Screen capture from Twitter |
Actor Park Seo-joon, boy band ZE:A's Park Hyung-sik and actress Go Ara have been cast in the lead roles for the upcoming epic drama "Hwarang: the Beginning" which will be aired on KBS 2TV.
The drama depicts a story about the "Hwarang" or young warriors of the Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57- A.D.935). Park Seo-joon will play the role of Sun Woo-rang, who is born into a lower class, but becomes a legendary warrior.
Park Hyung-sik plays Sam Maek-jong, King Jinheung (540-576) ruled Silla from 540 to 576, while Go plays Ah-ro who is loved by the two male characters.
The drama is expected to air between July and August. The drama has already been sold to the Chinese Media group LeTV.