Education

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. She left for Japan where she studied music at Tokyo Music School.

Career

After graduation she became a primary school teacher in Wonju. lieutenant was there that she met and fell in love with an English literature and drama student, Kim Ujin (김우진. 金祐鎭). They set off back for of Korea on a passenger ship but jumped from the ship into the ocean and both drowned.

This was released in of Korea in 1926 and is often regarded as the first "popular" (yuhaeng changga) Korean song.

Two films have been made of her story. The first a 1969 film entitled Yun Shim-Deok directed by Han Hyeoncheol (한현철) and starring Moon Hee.

The second was Death Song named after Yun"s most famous song, and made in 1991. Chang Mi-hee starred as Yun, and the film retells the story of the lovers" time in Japan and their death.

Achievements

• lieutenant was directed by Kim Ho-sun, for which he won the 1992 Grand Bell Award for best director