The Hymn of Death

*He Hymn of Death* OST
He Hymn of Death OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2018
Genre	Soundtrack; Kpop;
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Danal Entertainment

*The Hymn of Death*
The Hymn of Death
	Promotional poster
Original title	사의 찬미
Genre	Historical; Romance; Melodrama;
Written by	Jo Soo-jin
Directed by	Park Soo-jin
Starring	Lee Jong-suk; Shin Hye-sun;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	6
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes
Production company	The Story Works
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	November 27 –; December 4, 2018

The Hymn of Death (Korean: 사의 찬미; RR: Saui Chanmi; lit. Praise of Death) is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the 1991 film Death Song, starring Lee Jong-suk and Shin Hye-sun. It aired on SBS from November 27 to December 4, 2018, and will be available on Netflix worldwide throughout December.^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

The series depicts the tragic romance between Joseon's first soprano Yun Sim-deok and a genius playwright Kim Woo-jin.

Cast

Main

Lee Jong-suk as Kim Woo-jin
Shin Hye-sun as Yun Sim-deok

Supporting

Woo Jin's Family

Kim Myung-soo as Kim Sung-gyu (Woo-jin's father)
Park Sun-im as Jung Chum-hyo (Woo-jin's wife)

Sim Deok's Family

Kim Won-hae as Yoon Suk-ho (Sim-deok's father)
Hwang Young-hee as Kim Ssi (Sim-deok's mother)
Ko Bo-gyeol as Yoon Sung-duk
Shin Jae-ha as Yoon Ki-sung

People of Dong Woo Hee Theater

Lee Ji-hoon as Hong Nan-pa^[4]
Jung Moon-sung as Jo Myung-hee
Oh Eui-sik as Hong Hae-sung
Lee Joon-yi as Kyosuke Tomoda (New Japanese actor)
Han Eun-seo as Han Ki-joo (Soprano, piano player)^[5]

People around Sim Deok

Lee Sang-yeob as Gim Hong-gi^[6]
Jang Hyun-sung as Lee Yong-moon
Lee Cheol-min as government officer
Kim Kang-hyun as Lee Seo-koo
Jang Hyuk-jin as Dauchi
Bae Hae-sun as Vocal Music Professor

Production

The first script reading took place on March 27, 2018.^[7] Filming began in late April, 2018.^[7]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on November 27, 2018 (2018-11-27)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Heart Only Knows" (가슴만 알죠)	Hong Jin-young	Hong Jin-young	Sohyang	5:03
2.	"The Heart Only Knows" (Inst.)		Hong Jin-young		5:03
Total length:					10:06

Part 2

Released on December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Stay With Me"	Oh Sung-hoon LONG CANDY	Oh Sung-hoon Lee Hyuck-joon	Song Ha-ye	3:45
2.	"Stay With Me" (Inst.)		Oh Sung-hoon Lee Hyuck-joon		3:45
Total length:					7:30

Part 3

Released on December 4, 2018 (2018-12-04)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Falling In Love"	Oh Sung-hoon LONG CANDY	Oh Sung-hoon Park Ga-young	Heen	3:45
2.	"Falling In Love" (Inst.)		Oh Sung-hoon Park Ga-young		3:45
Total length:					7:30

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.


Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS	AGB Nielsen^[8]
		Nationwide	Nationwide	Seoul
1	November 27, 2018	5.9%^[9]	7.4% (10th)	8.3% (9th)
2	November 27, 2018	6.5%^[9]	7.8% (9th)	8.9% (6th)
3	December 3, 2018	4.2%^[10]	4.7% (NR)	—
4	December 3, 2018	5.1%^[10]	5.6% (NR)
5	December 4, 2018	—	4.7% (NR)
6	December 4, 2018	—	6.2% (NR)	7.0% (14th)
Average		-	6.1%	-

References

^ "NETFLIX TO BRING TRAGIC LOVE STORY HYMN OF DEATH". Netflix Media Center. Netflix.
^ "Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun to appear in 'Hymn of Death'". Kpop Herald. November 2, 2018.
^ "Netflix Tunes up Korean Series 'Hymn of Death'". Variety. November 22, 2018.
^ Park Jin-young (March 15, 2018). "[공식입장] 이지훈 측 "'사의 찬미' 출연 확정..이종석X신혜선과 호흡"". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^ "한은서 '사의 찬미' 출연 확정, 신혜선과 호흡". TV Daily (in Korean). April 26, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
^ "[SBS Star] Lee Sang-yeob Joins 'Hymn of Death' with Lee Jong Suk". SBS News. 27 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "[Oh!쎈 톡] '사의찬미' 이종석X신혜선, 첫 삽 떴다..어제(27일) 대본리딩". Chosun. March 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Park, Dong-jae (November 28, 2018). "11월 27일 지상파 시청률 순위, 월화극 1위 이종석X신혜선 '사의찬미'". Break News (in Korean). Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Yu, Chung-hee (December 4, 2018). "신하균의 '나쁜형사', '땐뽀걸즈' '사의찬미' 제치고 지상파 월화극 1위". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved December 6, 2018.

External links

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[1] "NETFLIX TO BRING TRAGIC LOVE STORY HYMN OF DEATH". Netflix Media Center. Netflix.

[2] "Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun to appear in 'Hymn of Death'". Kpop Herald. November 2, 2018.

[3] "Netflix Tunes up Korean Series 'Hymn of Death'". Variety. November 22, 2018.

[4] Park Jin-young (March 15, 2018). "[공식입장] 이지훈 측 "'사의 찬미' 출연 확정..이종석X신혜선과 호흡"". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-16.

[5] "한은서 '사의 찬미' 출연 확정, 신혜선과 호흡". TV Daily (in Korean). April 26, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-06.

[6] "[SBS Star] Lee Sang-yeob Joins 'Hymn of Death' with Lee Jong Suk". SBS News. 27 March 2018.

[:0-7] "[Oh!쎈 톡] '사의찬미' 이종석X신혜선, 첫 삽 떴다..어제(27일) 대본리딩". Chosun. March 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-28.

[8] "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2018.

[Episode_1-2-9] Park, Dong-jae (November 28, 2018). "11월 27일 지상파 시청률 순위, 월화극 1위 이종석X신혜선 '사의찬미'". Break News (in Korean). Retrieved December 6, 2018.

[Episode_3-4-10] Yu, Chung-hee (December 4, 2018). "신하균의 '나쁜형사', '땐뽀걸즈' '사의찬미' 제치고 지상파 월화극 1위". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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