Based on a true story, the drama tells the tragic love story of Kim Woo Jin, a married stage drama writer, and Yun Shim Duk, Korea's first professional soprano, who meet while studying at Tokyo University in the 1920s. Yun Shim Duk's recording of "Death Song" became the first Korean pop song in 1926.
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⭐8.2/10110 votes
Quick facts
First Aired
2018
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.2/10
Votes
110
Genre
Drama
Status
Ended
Network
SBS
Language
KO
Seasons
S01E01
Episode 1
⭐ 10.0
Nov 27, 201829 min
While planning to stage new Korean plays in Joseon, Kim U-jin meets music student Yun Sim-deok, who wonders why he'd risk doing so under Japanese rule.
S01E02
Episode 2
Nov 27, 201829 min
S01E03
Episode 3
Dec 3, 201831 min
Sim-deok wants to know about U-jin’s dream and decides to go with the theater troupe to visit his family home in Mokpo, where a surprise awaits her.
S01E04
Episode 4
Dec 3, 201831 min
S01E05
Episode 5
Dec 4, 201831 min
U-jin's family finds he hasn’t come home. Sim-deok gets a recording contract and U-jin resolves to live for his writing -- and for the woman he loves.