How many episodes does Hymn of Death have?

It is a short six-episode drama that aired on SBS in 2018.

Is Hymn of Death based on a true story?

Yes — it dramatizes the 1920s romance of playwright Kim Woo-jin and soprano Yun Sim-deok.

Where can I watch Hymn of Death?

It streams on Viki and Netflix in many regions.

★ 8.3completed

Hymn of Death

Name: Hymn of Death
Genre: Drama
Cast: Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun, Park Sun-im, Lee Ji-hoon, Kim Kang-hyun

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Year2018Episodes6NetworkSBS

“A doomed real-life romance between a playwright and a soprano”

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.

Drama

Lee Jong-suk

as Kim Woo-jin · LEAD

Lee Jong-suk

Kim Woo-jin

Shin Hye-sun

as Yoon Sim-duk · LEAD

Shin Hye-sun

Yoon Sim-duk

Park Sun-im

as Jung Jum-hyo · SUPPORTING

Park Sun-im

Jung Jum-hyo

Lee Ji-hoon

as Hong Nan-pa · SUPPORTING

Lee Ji-hoon

Hong Nan-pa

Kim Kang-hyun

as Lee Seo-koo · SUPPORTING

Kim Kang-hyun

Lee Seo-koo

Kim Myung-soo

as Kim Sung-kyu · SUPPORTING

Kim Myung-soo

Kim Sung-kyu

Kim Won-hae

as Yoon Suk-ho · SUPPORTING

Kim Won-hae

Yoon Suk-ho

Hwang Young-hee

as Madam Kim · SUPPORTING

Hwang Young-hee

Madam Kim

Quick verdict

Should you watch?

A poignant, true-story period melodrama.

Story

8.0

Acting

8.5

OST

7.9

Pacing

7.7

8.5+

7–8.4

✓Fans of tragic period romance, true-story dramas, and Lee Jong-suk and Shin Hye-sun

✗You want a happy ending — this is a real tragedy

Story

What is it really about

Based on a true 1920s tragedy, a married playwright and Korea's first professional soprano fall into a forbidden love that ends in legend. A short, sorrowful period melodrama.

Period melodramaTragic romanceTrue-storyBittersweetShort-form

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