Hymn of Death
"The last song sung at the end of life."
Plot Summary
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.
Cast & Characters
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
Go Bo-gyeol
Yoon Sung-duk
Shin Jae-ha
Yoon Ki-sung
Jung Moon-sung
Jo Myung-hee
Oh Eui-sik
Hong Hae-sung
Jang Hyun-sung
Lee Yong-moon
Jang Hyuk-jin
Dauchi
Seo Dong-won
Woo-jin's Employee
Lee Jun-i
Kyosuke Tomoda
Lee Sang-yeob
Kim Hong-ki
Bae Hae-seon
Professor Ueno
Lee Cheol-min
Director of Academic Affairs
Han Eun Seo
Han Ki-joo
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Seasons (1)
Season 1
6 episodes
Aired: 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.
Production
Studio S