Hymn of Death, the latest period K-drama on Netflix, tells the tragic true story of Korea’s first soprano singer

Something cheery sounding is just what’s needed as we slide into another year of global chaos. Hymn of Death is the obvious contender, broaching the topics of freedom versus spirit-crushing oppression and the heartache that comes with the pursuit of proscribed love. Appalling as it undoubtedly was, if something mildly positive (although admittedly trivial) has been salvaged from Japan’s vicious occupation of Korea in the early 20th century, it’s that it has allowed Seoul...

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