The Hymn of Death
The Hymn of Death
Vocalist Yun Sim-deok and playwright Kim Woo-jin are drawn to each other amid art and love in the colonial era. As their respective realities and social constraints put pressure on their relationship, the story follows their artistic aspirations and choices.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-centered
The lives of vocalist Yun Sim-deok and playwright Kim Woo-jin, and the 1926 joint plunge incident
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5 records<The Hymn of Death> is a South Korean drama/series released in 2018.
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- 사의 찬미 공식 프로그램SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The core factual basis of <The Hymn of Death> is 'the lives of vocalist Yun Sim-deok and playwright Kim Woo-jin, and the 1926 joint plunge incident.'
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- On screen
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- The lives of vocalist Yun Sim-deok and playwright Kim Woo-jin, and the 1926 joint plunge incident
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- 윤심덕한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 김우진한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 사의 찬미한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Yun Sim-deok is a real person connected to the work's factual basis.
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- Yun Sim-deok's existence and historical role (as a vocalist) were confirmed in direct sources.
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- 윤심덕한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Kim Woo-jin is a real person connected to the work's factual basis.
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- Kim Woo-jin's existence and historical role (as a playwright) were confirmed in direct sources.
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- 김우진한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Although real people and events are at the center of the narrative, the drama's dialogue and private scenes are not to be equated with historical records.
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- 사의 찬미 공식 프로그램SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 윤심덕한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 김우진한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
김우진
Historical personBased on a real personKim Woo-jin →
윤심덕
Historical personBased on a real personYun Sim-deok →
Sources used
- 사의 찬미 공식 프로그램SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 윤심덕한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 김우진한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 사의 찬미한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →