Yiruma is a piano music composer from South Korea . The name "Yiruma" means "I shall achieve" in Korean. He was born in Feb 15, 1978 and started to learn the piano at home at the age of 5. In 1988 he moved to England, and in December 1996 he participated in the album The Musicians of Purcell (Decca). Graduating from Purcell School of Music in July 1997, Yiruma continued his musical aspirations and completed a Composition major from King's College London in June 2000. Read Full BioYiruma is a piano music composer from South Korea . The name "Yiruma" means "I shall achieve" in Korean. He was born in Feb 15, 1978 and started to learn the piano at home at the age of 5. In 1988 he moved to England, and in December 1996 he participated in the album The Musicians of Purcell (Decca). Graduating from Purcell School of Music in July 1997, Yiruma continued his musical aspirations and completed a Composition major from King's College London in June 2000.
While studying at Kings College, this promising pianist released his first album "Love Scene" through DECCA records. Additionally, during his time in college, he participated in a musical tour in Europe. Making a historical impact for his country, Yiruma was the first Korean artist to receive an invitation to perform at the 2002 MIDEM in Cannes, France.
While being successful in the music industry, Yiruma decided to serve in the South Korean military. Hence, in 2006 he gave up his British citizenship and enlisted in the Korean Navy. Completed his service in the Korean Navy, he began the 2008 Yiruma Come Back Tour, Ribbonized, in 20 cities across Korea. His former concerts in Korea have been always on issue. Actually, he is the first newage artist whose concert tour in more than 10 cities was sold-out in Korea. The talented musician Yiruma, in 2009, became a DJ for KBS 1FM and MC for MBC in 2010. Yiruma has released 8 studio albums and composed lots of soundtracks for musicals, films and plays. He composed the main theme for KBS drama and “Fairy Tale” for the super hit drama in 2011.
In 2011, Yiruma released his best album with Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., and his concert in 13 Korean cities has successfully held. Official videos for the best album are on Youtube Yiruma VEVO. The videos including his most famous pieces “Kiss the Rain”, “Maybe” and “River Flows in You”, hit over 100 million views on YouTube.
2012 May, Yiruma released his 7th studio album [Stay in Memory]. Since it has been 3 years from Yiruma’s last studio album, he composed beautiful piano solo pieces which fans have been waiting for. The Album 「Stay in Memory」 is recorded in a concert hall for vividness of playing by two Korean best engineers; one is Lee Jae Hoon and the other is Hwang Byeong Joon who is the first Korean winner of “Best Engineer” on Grammy Awards. He has participated in mastering this album and made the best of Yiruma’s playing. And Yiruma held concert tour which is extension of album promotion. Yiruma’s concert is one of the popular concerts in Korea, 28 Shows in 26 different cities were all sold out.
Yiruma made appearances on German TV show “Wilkommen Bei Carmen Nebel” 2012 March, and received huge applause by the audience. 2013 April, Yiruma held first live album release showcase in Passionskirche, Berlin, Germany. Media and fans were astonished by Yiruma’s amazing performances. Yiruma went on Australian promotion tour in May 2013 covering media interviews, TV and radio appearances. The Australian promotion tour was much successful and it was highlighted by Yiruma’s showcase at Sydney Opera House.
Official website: http://youtube.com/YirumaVEVO
(2) Born on February 15, 1978 in Seoul, South Korea, pianist Yiruma (real name: I Ru-ma) has released a string of successful albums in the 2000s and managed to land a number one hit with his composition "River Flows in You." Additionally, he was the first Korean artist to be invited to perform at the 2002 MIDEM in Cannes, France. Yiruma began playing the piano at the age of five and then moved to London in 1988 to study at the Purcell School of Music, where he graduated in July 1997. In June 2000, he completed a composition major at King's College London, and from 2001 onward he released a number of albums that can be categorized somewhere between the "contemporary classical" and "new age" genres. His 2001 album First Love contained the composition "River Flows in You," which subsequently became a number one hit in several countries, especially when it was briefly considered to be included on the soundtrack of the movie Twilight. Even though the producers ultimately did not use the piece, a series of YouTube videos appeared online where Yiruma's cut was put into the corresponding scene, boosting the track's popularity and resulting in it being remixed by German DJ Alex Christensen in 2010. Yiruma also composed the scores for the movie Oasis (directed by Lee Chang-dong) and the stop-motion animated film Doggy Poo (directed by Kwon Oh-sung). ~ Christian Genzel, Rovi
While studying at Kings College, this promising pianist released his first album "Love Scene" through DECCA records. Additionally, during his time in college, he participated in a musical tour in Europe. Making a historical impact for his country, Yiruma was the first Korean artist to receive an invitation to perform at the 2002 MIDEM in Cannes, France.
While being successful in the music industry, Yiruma decided to serve in the South Korean military. Hence, in 2006 he gave up his British citizenship and enlisted in the Korean Navy. Completed his service in the Korean Navy, he began the 2008 Yiruma Come Back Tour, Ribbonized, in 20 cities across Korea. His former concerts in Korea have been always on issue. Actually, he is the first newage artist whose concert tour in more than 10 cities was sold-out in Korea. The talented musician Yiruma, in 2009, became a DJ for KBS 1FM
In 2011, Yiruma released his best album with Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., and his concert
2012 May, Yiruma released his 7th studio album [Stay in Memory]. Since it has been 3 years from Yiruma’s last studio album, he composed beautiful piano solo pieces which fans have been waiting for. The Album 「Stay in Memory」 is recorded in a concert hall for vividness of playing by two Korean best engineers; one is Lee Jae Hoon and the other is Hwang Byeong Joon who is the first Korean winner of “Best Engineer” on Grammy Awards. He has participated in mastering this album and made the best of Yiruma’s playing. And Yiruma held concert tour which is extension of album promotion. Yiruma’s concert is one of the popular concerts in Korea, 28 Shows in 26 different cities were all sold out.
Yiruma made appearances on German TV show “Wilkommen Bei Carmen Nebel” 2012 March, and received huge applause by the audience. 2013 April, Yiruma held first live album release showcase in Passionskirche, Berlin, Germany. Media and fans were astonished by Yiruma’s amazing performances. Yiruma went on Australian promotion tour in May 2013 covering media interviews, TV and radio appearances. The Australian promotion tour was much successful and it was highlighted by Yiruma’s showcase at Sydney Opera House.
Official website: http://youtube.com/YirumaVEVO
(2) Born on February 15, 1978 in Seoul, South Korea, pianist Yiruma (real name: I Ru-ma) has released a string of successful albums in the 2000s and managed to land a number one hit with his composition "River Flows in You." Additionally, he was the first Korean artist to be invited to perform at the 2002 MIDEM in Cannes, France. Yiruma began playing the piano at the age of five and then moved to London in 1988 to study at the Purcell School of Music, where he graduated in July 1997. In June 2000, he completed a composition major at King's College London, and from 2001 onward he released a number of albums that can be categorized somewhere between the "contemporary classical" and "new age" genres. His 2001 album First Love contained the composition "River Flows in You," which subsequently became a number one hit in several countries, especially when it was briefly considered to be included on the soundtrack of the movie Twilight. Even though the producers ultimately did not use the piece, a series of YouTube videos appeared online where Yiruma's cut was put into the corresponding scene, boosting the track's popularity and resulting in it being remixed by German DJ Alex Christensen in 2010. Yiruma also composed the scores for the movie Oasis (directed by Lee Chang-dong) and the stop-motion animated film Doggy Poo (directed by Kwon Oh-sung). ~ Christian Genzel, Rovi
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Memories In My Eyes
Yiruma Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Yiruma:
I Well I tried But I won't give in That's alright 'Cause I'm g…
If I Could See You Again If only I could see you once again. Maybe then, I…
Just For A While INSTRUMENTAL Shigani ureul jinachodo Byeonhaji ankechi Jams…
Kiss The Rain [Verse 1:] I oft…
River Flows In You Well I tried But I won't give in That's alright 'Cause I'm g…
Wait There sebab hariku begitu panjang karna mengenalmu bukan hanya sek…
The lyrics can frequently be found in the comments below, by filtering for lyric videos or browsing the comments in the different videos below.
Jeong-ha Lee
Very poetic :) and you have very good writing skill. Thumb up!
Wow. Your story is so heart- warming and dramatic :) so lovely!
I enjoyed your story really well.
I could somewhat understand your story because I also play the piano specially by yiruma.
Yiruma music makes one happy and describe every little things a lot more beautifully.
Playing yiruma music, I imagine the time when I trallved the south Coast in Korea(we called it Nam Hae) and the land I' ve walked in there. That really makes me happy.
And This feeling can easily arised by playing piano.
This is why I love piano :)
Thanks for having talked your beautiful story!
And I hope you two will be loved from then and ever.
Leonora shin Lee allab
memories in my eyes
memories in every one eyes
memories that will make some one feel the pain or happiness
memories that some day will end in sadness to other
memories of some one who care for you and gave you love
but at the end memories of that someone who leave you
and the reality is that you will never see that someone again
and you don't have chance to say you are glad you met that someone, became part of your life
wish every one memories will became the best to someone else.
Emily Weiss
I spend my summers living at colleges, and this year, I stayed at Stanford. We had a piano in the main lounge, but I never wanted to play it because I was scared of disturbing everyone else. The first day I was there, my mom wanted me to play River Flows in You by Yiruma. I denied because as a pianist, I find the song a bit insulting to my skills. It was the first time I'd stayed in a coed dorm so I stayed in my room for the most part. One day I was sitting in my room and I heard someone playing the piano. I would have stayed put, except it was the very song that my mom wanted me to play the first day. I practically sprinted out of my room and ran to the lounge to see this boy playing the piano. I sat down on the floor next to it and he stops playing as soon as I do. He asked me if I wanted to play and I politely declined, saying that I wanted to listen to him for a little while longer. He got super embarrassed but continued to play none the less. However, he switched to playing this song (Memories in my eyes).
I didn't know it at the time, but that was how I met my boyfriend.
Unfortunately, he lives in another country, so we've agreed to stay friends with the hope that we'll meet again. Until then, our time together will simply remain as memories in my eyes.
Ærísta
Wow that’s pretentious as fuck. I hope you feel bad about your mom
Rafael Rivas
Omg! Your story! I loved it! :)
Jeong-ha Lee
Very poetic :) and you have very good writing skill. Thumb up!
Wow. Your story is so heart- warming and dramatic :) so lovely!
I enjoyed your story really well.
I could somewhat understand your story because I also play the piano specially by yiruma.
Yiruma music makes one happy and describe every little things a lot more beautifully.
Playing yiruma music, I imagine the time when I trallved the south Coast in Korea(we called it Nam Hae) and the land I' ve walked in there. That really makes me happy.
And This feeling can easily arised by playing piano.
This is why I love piano :)
Thanks for having talked your beautiful story!
And I hope you two will be loved from then and ever.
Business: Essentials
I understand the feeling.
Kira K
I love hearing stories like this. I met my fiancé through poetry, she lives in USA and I live in England. We are still working on being together permanently. I see you posted a year ago, if you read this I would be interested to know if you two are together now xx
Chanel Seine
My family don’t get me. My friends don’t get me. But this song.... It gets me.
Utaunei
"My memory is memory. I have no need to erase bad things, and hold closely the good ones. They are mine, made for a reason. So, why get rid of them?" ~Ephelia Gothix
OfMiceAndPorcipines
Being a teenager myself, People find me "Weird" when I tell them my favorite type of music is this kind of stuff. I'm made fun of all the time for listening to this stuff. I'll turn on my Ipod and have this on there, while my friends have the latest Pop star. I try to explain the reasons why I love it. I try to tell them of the peace that fills my heart listening to the soothing melody. But they can never understand, until they appreciate it as much as I do. They will never feel the peace.
Carlos Ramirez
Aceves me gustaría que las personas pudieran comprender la maravilla que es la verdadera música como esta hermosa melodía que alimenta la mente y el alma