"Hymn of Death" also called "Death Song" is a romantic tragedy drama.

On March 12th, YG Entertainment announced that Lee JongSuk will play the lead role of the drama "Hymn of Death" (SBS 2018). The rest of the main cast also has been confirmed. Producer Park Soo-jin of 'While You Were Sleeping' (SBS 2016-2017) will be in charge of this new drama based in Korea 1920's and on a true story.

Here is more information.

 

Hymn of Death (2018)

"Hymn Of Death" (2018 Drama): Cast & Summary

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Information

Title: Hymn of Death/Death Song/Saui Chanmi/사의 찬미

Director: Park SooJin

Writer: Jo SooJin

Network: SBS

Runtime: November 27th, December 3rd, and 4th

# of Episodes: 6 (or 3 episodes of 70 min)

Language: Korean

 

Summary

With background stories on Yun SimDeok and Kim WooJin's musical works in the 1920's, the drama will tell the love story of Korea's first soprano Yun SimDeok and genius playwright Kim WooJin.

 

Cast

"Hymn Of Death" (2018 Drama): Cast & Summary

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Lee JongSuk as Kim WooJin

A genius playwright, a scholar that loves English literature. His father is a poor village man.

"If only I didn't know SimDeok, even if I knew her it would have been better to not love her. She deeply understands my literature, she comforts my dark abyss, she cries at my despair with me, she is my o