Yiruma
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| Yiruma | |
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| Hangul | 이루마 |
| Revised Romanization | I Ru-ma |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ruma |
I Ru-ma (born February 15 1978, Seoul, Korea) is a South Korean piano music composer. He is married to Son Hye-im.
Yiruma is well-known throughout the world, and his albums are sold all over Asia, as well as the United States and Europe. His most famous pieces are "River Flows in You", "Love Me" which appear on the album "First Love" (2001) and "Kiss the Rain" from the album "From The Yellow Room" (2003). Although he formerly held dual citizenship as a citizen of the United Kingdom and South Korea, in July 2006 he gave up his British citizenship and entered the Republic of Korea Navy to begin his military service, which is compulsory for all male South Koreans. He lived in Osaka, Japan, for 6 years to promote album sales before giving up his dual citizenship.
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YIRUMA is a South Korean pianist who composes and performs his own pieces. Known for his many albums, Yiruma has not only composed for himself, but for many musicals, films, and for the theater. YIRUMA is not a New-age artist. He said “I’m Christian, and I am not a New-age artist. Most people misunderstand me.” YIRUMA was born in Seoul, South Korea on February the 15th, 1978,and raised in England. he is married to Miss Korea Son Hye-Im. He began playing the piano at age 5, and moved to London at age 11, in 1988, to study at The Purcell School of Music in London, which he graduated from in July 1997. He graduated as a composition major from Kings College in June 2000. His first album was released while he was still studying at Kings College. YIRUMA means accomplishment in Korean. Although YIRUMA formerly held dual citizenship as a citizen of the United Kingdom and South Korea, in July 2006 he gave up his British citizenship and entered the Republic of Korea Navy to begin his military service, which is mandatory for all male South Koreans.
YIRUMA is an accomplished 31-year-old (2009) artist, who was born in Korea and raised in England. YIRUMA started playing the piano when he was 5, and moved to London, England when he was 11 to study at The Purcell School of Music in London. He graduated with a major in composition from Kings College of London University.
His first album was released by DECCA, a prestigious classical music label, while he was still studying at Kings College. During this time, he also went on a music tour throughout Europe, and composed for musicals, film and theatre. Two years after his second album, YIRUMA released his third album, 'From the yellow room'. Pre-order sales alone topped 30,000 copies and the album was top-ranked on many popular music charts, including Yes24, Phono, and Hot Tracks. His 12 city national tour was a sellout, and his November concert at the Seoul National Arts Center also sold out.
His 4th album, 'POEMUSIC', is full of lyrical melody. In 2006, the following year, he composed a main theme song for a popular KBS drama, ‘Spring's waltz.’ In his fifth album, ‘h.i.s monologue,’ he experienced a prepared piano technique which is about having percussion feeling in beautiful melody. While he was making his success continuously in the music industry, he made up his mind to give up his dual citizenship as a South Korean and a citizen of the UK, to join the Republic of Korea Navy, which is mandatory for all male Koreans.
When Yiruma finished his service in the Korean Navy, he came back to his fans with flying colors, performing the 2008 Yiruma Come Back Tour, ‘Ribbonized’, around 20 cities across the nation. On January 1st 2009, he became a DJ for KBS1FM 'YIRUMA'S MUSIC FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD’
Currently, Stomp music is representative of Yiruma. He is married to Miss Son Hye-Im
Yiruma started to learn the piano at home in Korea at the age of 5. In 1988 he moved to England, and in December 1996 participated in the album The Musicians of Purcell (Decca). He graduated from Purcell Specialist Music School (London) in July 1997, then from King's College London in June 2000.
His key dates and performances since then include:
- May 2001 - Album 'Love Scene' released
- Dec 2001 - 2nd album 'First Love' released
- Jan 2002 - Performed at the 36th MIDEM in Cannes, France
- Apr 2002 - Performed at the Young San Art Hall
- Jun-Aug 2002 - 'Oasis & Yiruma' released, promotion tour in Japan and Taiwan
- Dec 2002 - 'Gang Ah Ji Ddonga' OST album released
- Jun 2003 - SBS Drama ' First Love' title track
- Oct 2003 - 3rd album 'From the Yellow Room' released
- Aug 2004 - Special Album 'Nocturnal lights... they scatter' released
- Apr 2005 - Special Album 'Destiny of Love' released
- May 2005 - Special Album 'First Love' repackaged and released
- Jul 2005 - Special DVD & CD of 'YIRUMA Live at HOAM Art Hall' released
- Nov 2005 - 4th album 'POEMUSIC' released
- Apr 2006 - 'Spring Waltz' Classic OST album released
- Oct 2008 - 6th album 'P.N.O.N.I.' released
- Oct 2009 - First Digital Mini album 'Movement On A Theme' released
(Free piano sheet music for "River Flows in you" at http://www.scribd.com/doc/4951982/River-flows-in-you-Yiruma
[edit] Discography (In order of release date)
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| Album Title | Release Date |
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| Love Scene | 2001-05-16 |
| First Love | 2001-12-01 |
| Oasis & Yiruma | 2002-06-20 |
| From The Yellow Room | 2003-10-23 |
| Nocturnal lights... they scatter | 2004-08-05 |
| Destiny of Love | 2005-04-19 |
| First Love [Re-packaged] | 2005-05-19 |
| YIRUMA Live at HOAM Art Hall | 2005-07-12 |
| POEMUSIC | 2005-11-29 |
| h.i.s. monologue | 2006-11-02 |
| P.N.O.N.I. | 2008-10-30 |
| Movement On A Theme | 2009-10-13 |
[Source: http://www.yiruma.com]
[edit] Notes
Yiruma is becoming increasingly popular with today's younger generations, as his most famous piece, River Flows In You, is widely mistaken for "Bella's Lullaby" in the 2008 movie Twilight.
River Flows In You was considered a possibility for "Bella's Lullaby" in the 2008 movie Twilight, but Carter Burwell was chosen instead to compose the song.
Yiruma's wife is Kwon Sang Woo's sister-in-law.
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