Hymn of Death

 

 


 Hymn of Death is a 2018 South Korean television series based on true events, starring Lee Jong-suk and Shin Hye-sun. It aired on SBS from November 27 to December 4, 2018, and was available on Netflix worldwide throughout December.





Plot

Based on the true story of Kim Woo-Jin and Yun Sim-Deok.

Kim Woo-Jin is a stage drama writer while Korea is under Japanese occupation. He is already married, but he falls in love with Yun Sim-Deok. Yun Sim-Deok is the first Korean soprano. She records the song “Praise of Death” which becomes the first Korean pop song in 1926. Kim Woo-Jin and Yun Sim-Deok's fate ends tragically.

 






"The Hymn of Death" takes over the SBS Monday & Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Where Stars Land" and will be replaced by "My Strange Hero" on December 10, 2018.

Drama series is based on the true story of Korea's first soprano singer Yun Sim-Deok and Kim Woo-Jin.

Two main posters for SBS drama special “The Hymn of Death.”

Related titles:

1.   Death Song | Saui Chanmi (1991)

2.   The Hymn of Death | Saui Chanmi (SBS / 2018)

 

Main Cast

·         Lee Jong-suk as Kim Woo-jin

·         Shin Hye-sun as Yun Sim-deok

 

Supporting

 Woo Jin's family

·         Kim Myung-soo as Kim Sung-gyu (Woo-jin's father)

·         Park Sun-im as Jung Chum-hyo (Woo-jin's wife)

 

Sim Deok's family

·         Kim Won-hae as Yoon Suk-ho (Sim-deok's father)

·         Hwang Young-hee as Kim Ssi (Sim-deok's mother)

·         Go Bo-gyeol as Yoon Sung-duk(Sim-deok's younger sister)

·         Shin Jae-ha as Yoon Ki-sung(Sim-deok's younger brother)

 

People of Dong Woo-hee Theater

·         Lee Ji-hoon as Hong Nan-pa

·         Jung Moon-sung as Jo Myung-hee

·         Oh Eui-shik as Hong Hae-sung

·         Lee Joon-yi as Kyosuke Tomoda (New Japanese actor)

·         Han Eun-seo as Han Ki-joo (Soprano, piano player)

 

People around Sim-deok

·         Lee Sang-yeob as Gim Hong-gi

·         Jang Hyun-sung as Lee Yong-moon

·         Lee Cheol-min as government officer

·         Kim Kang-hyun as Lee Seo-koo

·         Jang Hyuk-jin as Dauchi

·         Bae Hae-sun as Vocal Music Professor

 



·         The first script reading took place on March 27, 2018. Filming began in late April, 2018.

·         The drama serves as a reunion between Lee Jong Suk and Shin Hye-sun who previously worked together on the KBS drama School 2013 (2013).


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