Death Song
Details[]
- Title: 사의 찬미 / Saui Chanmi
- Also known as: Praise of Death / Hymn of Death
- Genre: Drama, romance, historical, music
- Episodes: 6
- Broadcast network: SBS
- Broadcast period: 2018-Nov-27 to 2019-Dec-04
- Air time: Monday & Tuesday at 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)
- Original Soundtrack: Death Song OST
Synopsis[]
Kim Woo Jin is a stage drama writer while Korea is under Japanese occupation. He is married, but he falls in love with Yun Shim Deok. Shim Deok is 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. - MyDramaList
~~ Based on the true story of Kim Woo Jin and Yun Shim Deok.
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Cast[]
- Main Cast
- Lee Jong Suk as Kim Woo Jin (25/30)
- Shin Hye Sun as Yoon Sim Duk (25/30)
- Kim Woo Jin's family
- Kim Myung Soo as Kim Sung Kyu (59/64, Woo Jin's father)
- Park Sun Im as Jung Jum Hyo (22/27, Woo Jin's wife)
- Yoon Sim Duk's family
- Kim Won Hae as Yoon Suk Ho (52/57, Sim Duk's father)
- Hwang Young Hee as Madam Kim (48/53, Sim Duk's mother)
- Go Bo Kyul as Yoon Sung Duk (21/26, Sim Duk's younger sister)
- Shin Jae Ha as Yoon Ki Sung (17/22, Sim Duk's younger brother)
- Soon Hoe Theater Association
- Lee Ji Hoon as Hong Nan Pa (24)
- Jung Moon Sung as Jo Myung Hee (28/33)
- Oh Ui Shik as Hong Hae Sung (29/34)
- Lee Joon Yi (이준이) as Kyosuke Tomoda (23/28)
- Han Eun Seo as Han Ki Joo (24)
- People related to Sim Duk
- Lee Sang Yeob as Kim Hong Ki (34, Sim Duk's fiance)
- Jang Hyun Sung as Lee Yong Moon (40)
- Lee Chul Min as government officer (50s)
- Kim Kang Hyun as Lee Seo Koo (28)
- Jang Hyuk Jin as Dauchi (40s)
- Bae Hae Sun as Professor Ueno (40s)
- Others
- Seo Dong Won as Woo Jin's employee
Production Credits[]
- Director: Park Soo Jin (박수진)
- Screenwriter: Jo Soo Jin (조수진)
Episode Ratings[]
| Date | Episode | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
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| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2018-11-27 | 01 | 5.9 | 7.4 (10th) | 8.3 (9th) |
| 2018-11-27 | 02 | 6.5 | 7.8 (9th) | 8.9 (6th) |
| 2018-12-03 | 03 | 4.2 | 4.7 | n/a?
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| 2018-12-03 | 04 | 5.1 | 5.6 | n/a?
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| 2018-12-04 | 05 | - | 4.7 | n/a?
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| 2018-12-04 | 06 | - | 6.2 (16th) | 7.0 (14th) |
| Average | - | 6.1% | - | |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
Notes[]
- The drama is a remake of the award-winning 1991 film, Death Song.
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