Netflix Releases Much-Awaited Korean Series “Memories of the Alhambra” and “Hymn of Death”

Lee Jong-suk and Shin Hye-sun in Hymn of Death

Netflix is releasing not one but two much-awaited Korean series, the “Memories of the Alhambra” and “Hymn of Death”.

Netflix, the world’s leading entertainment service, announced that it will be launching Hymn of Death, a tragic love story K-drama.


Hymn of Death is a 3-part series that tells a story about Korea’s first soprano Yun Sim-deok and her genius playwright boyfriend Kim Woo-jin. Loved by a wide audience, the beautiful yet tragic love story has been recreated in various formats including films, plays, and musicals throughout the years.

Lee Jong-suk (While You Were Sleeping and W) will show the life of a writer amidst a falling country as Kim Woo-jin, while Shin Hye-sun (Still 17 and My Golden Life) will play the role or the talented soprano Yun Sim-deok. Hymn of Death will be directed by Park Soo-jin (The Doctors and Dr. Romantic) and written by Cho Soo-jin.

Hymn of Death will be available in Korea one hour after broadcast on November 27, December 3 and December 4. The series will be available in Asia and English speaking territories on December 14 and all other territories including Europe on December 28.

Hyun Bin and Park Shin-hye in Memories of the Alhambra

Premiering December 1 in the Philippines, Memories of the Alhambra builds on a story where an investment company CEO travels to Granada, Spain on a business trip and accidentally stays the night in a cheap hostel owned by a former guitarist. The two fall into various strange situations as they find new mysteries.

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