Hymn of Death (사의찬미)
The last song sung at the end of life.
Overview
Based on a true story, the drama tells the tragic love story of Kim Woo Jin, a married stage drama writer, and Yun Shim Duk, Korea's first professional soprano, who meet while studying at Tokyo University in the 1920s. Yun Shim Duk's recording of "Death Song" became the first Korean pop song in 1926.
Key Crew
Director: Park Soo-jin
Top Cast
Lee Jong-suk
Kim Woo-jin
Shin Hye-sun
Yoon Sim-duk
Park Sun-im
Jung Jum-hyo
Lee Ji-hoon
Hong Nan-pa
Kim Kang-hyun
Lee Seo-koo
Kim Myung-soo
Kim Sung-kyu
Kim Won-hae
Yoon Suk-ho
Hwang Young-hee
Madam Kim
Seasons
Season 1 (2018)
During the Japanese colonial period, married playwright Kim U-jin falls in love with soprano Yun Sim-deok, one of Korea’s notable New Women.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2018-11-27While planning to stage new Korean plays in Joseon, Kim U-jin meets music student Yun Sim-deok, who wonders why he'd risk doing so under Japanese rule.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 2: Episode 2
2018-11-27Episode 3: Episode 3
2018-12-03Sim-deok wants to know about U-jin’s dream and decides to go with the theater troupe to visit his family home in Mokpo, where a surprise awaits her.
Runtime: 31 minEpisode 4: Episode 4
2018-12-03Episode 5: Episode 5
2018-12-04U-jin's family finds he hasn’t come home. Sim-deok gets a recording contract and U-jin resolves to live for his writing -- and for the woman he loves.
Runtime: 31 minEpisode 6: Episode 6
2018-12-04Videos
Hymn of Death | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
