Hymn of Death

The last song sung at the end of life.

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

Seasons

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2018-11-27

While 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.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2018-11-27

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2018-12-03

Sim-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.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2018-12-03

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2018-12-04

U-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.