The Tragic Story Of Love, Affairs, And Premature Death Of One Of Korea’s First Ever “Idols”

A famous South Korean singer had an illicit affair with a student—and one who was married at that. Yun Sim Deok is known in present times as South Korea’s first professional soprano singer. She was born in Pyongyang in 1897, the second daughter in a family of four kids who, despite being poor, were able to receive…

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