The Hymn of Death[2] (Korean: 사의 찬미; RR: Saui Chanmi) is a 2018 South Korean television miniseries based on true events, starring Lee Jong-suk and Shin Hye-sun. It aired on SBS from November 27 to December 4, 2018, and is available on Netflix worldwide.[3][4]
| The Hymn of Death | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as |
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| Hangul | 사의 찬미 |
| Literal meaning | Praise of Death |
| Revised Romanization | Saui Chanmi |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Jo Soo-jin |
| Directed by | Park Soo-jin |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 6[a] |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | The Story Works |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | November 27 – December 4, 2018 |
Synopsis
editThe series depicts the tragic romance between Joseon's first soprano Yun Sim-deok (Shin Hye-sun) and the genius playwright, Kim Woo-jin (Lee Jong-suk).
Cast
editMain
editSupporting
editWoo-jin's family
edit- Kim Myeong-su as Kim Sung-gyu (Woo-jin's father)
- Park Sun-im as Jung Chum-hyo (Woo-jin's wife)
Sim-deok's family
edit- Kim Won-hae as Yoon Suk-ho (Sim-deok's father)
- Hwang Young-hee as Kim Ssi (Sim-deok's mother)
- Go Bo-gyeol as Yoon Sung-duk (Sim-deok's younger sister)
- Shin Jae-ha as Yoon Ki-sung (Sim-deok's younger brother)
People of Dong Woo-hee Theater
edit- Lee Ji-hoon as Hong Nan-pa[5]
- Jung Moon-sung as Jo Myung-hee
- Oh Eui-shik as Hong Hae-sung
- Lee Joon-yi as Kyosuke Tomoda (new Japanese actor)
- Han Eun-seo as Han Ki-joo (Soprano, piano player)[6]
People around Sim-deok
edit- Lee Sang-yeob as Gim Hong-gi[7]
- 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
editThe first script reading took place on March 27, 2018.[8] The filming began in late April, 2018.[8]
The drama serves as a reunion between Lee Jong-suk and Shin Hye-sun who previously worked together on the KBS drama School 2013 (2013).
Original soundtrack
edit| The Hymn of Death OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Danal Entertainment |
Part 1
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Heart Only Knows" (가슴만 알죠) |
|
| Sohyang | 5:03 |
| 2. | "The Heart Only Knows" (Inst.) |
| 5:03 | ||
| Total length: | 10:06 | ||||
Part 2
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stay With Me" |
|
| Song Ha-ye | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Stay With Me" (Inst.) |
| 3:45 | ||
| Total length: | 7:30 | ||||
Part 3
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Falling In Love" |
|
| Hynn | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Falling In Love" (Inst.) |
| 3:45 | ||
| Total length: | 7:30 | ||||
Viewership
editThe Hymn of Death : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 1 | 1316 | 1194 | N/A | 932 | N/A | 948 | N/A | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[10] | TNmS | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | November 27, 2018 | 7.4% (10th) | 8.3% (9th) | 5.9%[11] | |
| 2 | 7.8% (9th) | 8.9% (6th) | 6.5%[11] | ||
| 3 | December 3, 2018 | 4.7% (NR) | N/A | 4.2%[12] | |
| 4 | 5.6% (NR) | 5.1%[12] | |||
| 5 | December 4, 2018 | 4.7% (NR) | N/A | ||
| 6 | 6.2% (16th) | 7.0% (14th) | |||
| Average | 6.1% | —[b] | —[b] | ||
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Notes
edit- ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
- ^ a b Due to some ratings not being recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
References
edit- ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "The Hymn of Death". SBS International. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2018-06-29. 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.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. 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.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- The Hymn of Death at IMDb
- The Hymn of Death at HanCinema
- The Hymn of Death on Netflix
