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 | |
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Promotional poster
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| Also known as |
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| Hangul | 사의 찬미 |
| Literal meaning | Praise of Death |
| Revised Romanization | Saui Chanmi |
| Genre |
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| Written by | Jo Soo-jin |
| Directed by | Park Soo-jin |
| Starring |
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| 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 (2018-11-27) – December 4, 2018 (2018-12-04) |
The 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).
The 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).
| The Hymn of Death OST | |
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| Soundtrack albumby
Various artists
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| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
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| Label | Danal Entertainment |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "The Heart Only Knows" (가슴만 알죠) |
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| Sohyang | 5:03 |
| 2. | "The Heart Only Knows" (Inst.) |
| 5:03 | ||
| Total length: | 10:06 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Stay With Me" |
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| Song Ha-ye | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Stay With Me" (Inst.) |
| 3:45 | ||
| Total length: | 7:30 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Falling In Love" |
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| Hynn | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Falling In Love" (Inst.) |
| 3:45 | ||
| Total length: | 7:30 | ||||
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
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| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 1 | 1316 | 1194 | N/A | 932 | N/A | 948 | N/A | |
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| 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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