Hymn of Death (2018)

Drama

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.

First Air Date: November 27, 2018
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Rating: 8.2/10 (110 votes)

Cast: Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun, Park Sun-im, Lee Ji-hoon, Kim Kang-hyun, Kim Myung-soo, Kim Won-hae, Hwang Young-hee

Network: SBS

Production: Studio S

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Seasons

Season 1

6 episodes

2018

Full Cast (21 people)

Lee Jong-suk as Kim Woo-jin
Shin Hye-sun as Yoon Sim-duk
Park Sun-im as Jung Jum-hyo
Lee Ji-hoon as Hong Nan-pa
Kim Kang-hyun as Lee Seo-koo
Kim Myung-soo as Kim Sung-kyu
Kim Won-hae as Yoon Suk-ho
Hwang Young-hee as Madam Kim
Go Bo-gyeol as Yoon Sung-duk
Shin Jae-ha as Yoon Ki-sung
Jung Moon-sung as Jo Myung-hee
Oh Eui-sik as Hong Hae-sung
Jang Hyun-sung as Lee Yong-moon
Jang Hyuk-jin as Dauchi
Seo Dong-won as Woo-jin's Employee
Lee Jun-i as Kyosuke Tomoda
Lee Sang-yeob as Kim Hong-ki
Bae Hae-seon as Professor Ueno
Lee Cheol-min as Director of Academic Affairs
Han Eun Seo as Han Ki-joo
Hong Jin-gi as Jin Sung

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Hymn of Death

Hymn of Death

Hymn of Death

Hymn of Death

Hymn of Death

30 min

1 seasons

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.

30 min

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.

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StatusEnded

TypeScripted

First Aired11/27/2018

Last Aired12/4/2018

Seasons1

Episodes6

LanguageKorean

CountrySouth Korea

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1

Seasons

6

Episodes

30m

Per Episode

2018

First Aired

Keywords

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Cast

LJ

Lee Jong-suk

as Kim Woo-jin

SH

Shin Hye-sun

as Yoon Sim-duk

PS

Park Sun-im

as Jung Jum-hyo

LJ

Lee Ji-hoon

as Hong Nan-pa

KK

Kim Kang-hyun

as Lee Seo-koo

KM

Kim Myung-soo

as Kim Sung-kyu

KW

Kim Won-hae

as Yoon Suk-ho

HY

Hwang Young-hee

as Madam Kim

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hymn of Death about?▾

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 Univer…

How many seasons does Hymn of Death have?▾

1

How many episodes does Hymn of Death have?▾

6

Is Hymn of Death still running?▾

No, it ended in 2018.

When did Hymn of Death first air?▾

November 27, 2018

Who stars in Hymn of Death?▾

Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun, Park Sun-im

What genre is Hymn of Death?▾

Drama