Yiruma

~Yiruma means I shall achieve in Korean ~Born on February 15, 1978 ~Hometown: Seoul, South Korea ~Moved to London in 1988 ~Married Son Hye-Im on May 27, 2007

~Had citizenships in both England and South Korea ~Gave up UK citizenship in 2006 to serve in the South Korean Navy for a 2 year compulsory military service ~In August 2003 he gave a free concert for orphans at the Ghana Art Center

Education
~Began playing piano at age five ~Moved to London at age 11 to study at The Purcell School of Music ~Went to Kings College London and Majored in Composition

TImelIne
2001 May-released first album Love Scene December-First Love released 2002 June-released Oasis & Yiruma July-promotion tour in Japan

Services

 August-tour in Taiwan 2003 August-Free concert for orphans at Ghana Art Center October-third album released From the Yellow Room 2004 April-tour in Japan 2005 NovemberPOEMUSIC released 2006 July-Enlisted in Korean Navy August-released fifth album h.i.s. monologue

2007 May-married Son Hye-Im 2008 August-General discharge from Korean Navy OctoberP.N.O.N,I sixth album released 2008-2009 Nov 2008-Jan 2009-Yirumas Come Back Tour in South Korea 2009 January-DJ for KBS1FM Yirumas Music From all Around the World

Genre
~Said to be Classical, New Classical, or contemporary Classical

~Itunes says he is World Music or New Age Yiruma says, Im Christian, and I am not a New age artist. Most people misunderstand me
At an interview before Yiruma left for the Navy he said,As a Korean, serving in the army is something I feel I am obligated to do. And as a musician, I feel that it will offer me with new experiences that will help me in shaping my career as a pianist and a composer.

MORE!
~He was the first Korean artist to be invited to perform at MIDEM in 2006, which was held in Cannes, France ~His song 27 May was composed about his marriage ~The album Oasis & Yiruma is the soundtrack for the movie Oasis directed by Lee Chang.

Why Yiruma?!?
I choice Yiruma for my project because I love to play and listen to his music. simple melody, Ive noticed that in but then makes many of Yirumas songs he starts with a fairly

them more complex by adding chords and a lot of articulation. His Even though most famous piece, his songs dont River Flows in You, is a great example of this. have lyrics, you can still picture the story that hes trying to tell. Kiss the Rain is another one of his songs that I feel represents him. It shows how he can take something simple and make it so beautiful and meaningful.