Yun Sim-deok

Yun Sim-deok (; 25 July 1897 – 4 August 1926) was a Korean singer. She was the country's first professional soprano.

Life and career Yun was born in Pyongyang in 1897. She studied at the Pyongyang Girls' Middle and High Schools, and graduated from Kyongsong Women's Teaching College in Seoul in 1914. After graduation she became a primary school teacher in Wonju.

Two films have been made about Yun. The first, a 1969 film titled Yun Sim-Deok, was directed by An Hyeon-cheol and starred Moon Hee. The second was a 1991 film called Death Song, directed by Kim Ho-sun and starring Chang Mi-hee. The film won numerous awards in South Korea, including Best Film at the 1991 Blue Dragon Film Awards and the 1991 Chunsa Film Art Awards. A television series was also made in 2018 titled The Hymn of Death.

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Actresses who played Yun Sim-deok Portrayed by Moon Hee in the 1969 film Yun Sim-Deok. Portrayed by Chang Mi-hee in the 1991 film Death Song. Portrayed by Shin Hye-sun in the 2018 SBS TV series The Hymn of Death.

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