Yiruma

Yiruma (Korean: 이루마) is a Korean new age piano music composer. His works have also been released in Japan.

Despite his Korean origin, Yiruma is well known throughout the world, and his albums are sold all over the United States and Europe, as well as Asia. One of his most famous pieces is "Kiss the Rain" (From the Yellow Room). [link]

Biography

1978.2.15 / Born in Seoul, Korea. Started to learn the piano at the age of 5

1988 / Moved to England

1996.12 / Participated in the 'The Musicians of Purcell (Decca)' album

1997.7 / Graduated 'The Purcell Of Specialist Music School (London')

2000.6 / Graduated from Kings College Uni

2001.5 / Album 'Love Scene' released

2001.12 / 2nd album 'First Love' released

2002.1 / Performed at the 36th MIDEM in Cannes, France

2002.4 / Performed at the Young San Art Hall

2002.6 - 8 / 'Oasis & Yiruma' released, promotion tour in Japan and Taiwan

2002.12 / 'Gang Ah Ji Ddong' OST album released

2003.6 / SBS Drama ' First Love' title track

2003.10 / 3rd album 'From the Yellow Room' released

Discography

(incomplete)

Love Scene (2001, on Tin Pan Alley records)
First Love (2001, on Universal Music)
Oasis & Yiruma (2001, Universal Music)
Doggy Poo (강아지똥) OST (2002)
From The Yellow Room (2003, EMI)
Nocturnal Lights... They Scatter (2004, EMI)
Destiny of Love (2005)
POEMUSIC : The same old story (2005)

Sources

http://kr.music.yahoo.com/m_music/artist.asp?aid=4966 (in Korean)
http://www.yiruma.com/

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