The Hymn of Death (2018) [Saui Chanmi] is a South Korean television series based on true events. It is directed by Park Soo-jin and stars Lee Jong-suk and Shin Hye-sun. It aired on SBS from November 27, 2018 through December 4, 2018.
While Korea is under Japanese occupation, a married man, Kim Woo Jin (Lee Jong-suk), who is genius stage drama writer, falls in love with Yun Shim Deok, (Shin Hye-sun), the first Korean soprano. She records the song “Praise of Death” which becomes the first Korean pop song in 1926. Woo Jin and Shim Deok’s fate ends tragically.
Episodes: 6