Indulge for… YIRUMA

...Fallen for him…

...Moved by him…

...Touched by him…

...Became a fan of him…

Welcome to the world of Yiruma!

Many of you might not know who is he, but I believe many of you did heard his musics before, somehow, somewhere… the 1st and my favorite song I heard from him is “Kiss the Rain”… it really is a touching song… recently found a few of his albums, addicted after I listened to them. What a talented piano musician he is… took my breath away, stunned me with his great music compose… everyone out there must listen to his songs and musics… I bet you’ll like it as much as I do.

Yiruma (born 15 Feb 1978, Seoul, Korea) is a South Korea piano music composer. He is married to Miss Korea Son Hye-im. 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 mandatory for all male South Koreans.

Yiruma began playing the piano at age 5 and at the age of 11 he moved to England where he graduated from the Purcell School of Music for the musically gifted. In Dec 1996 he participated in the album The Musicians of Purcell (Decca).He went on to enroll in King's College where he studied under distinguished contemporary musician Harrison Bertwistle. During his studies at King's College, he was recognized for his musical talent and soon released his first classical album on the DECCA label.

In January 2002, he made history by becoming the first Korean to perform at the famous MIDEM music festival in Cannes, France. Yiruma's albums have since been released in Europe, Japan, Singapore and throughout Asia via licensing deals. He continues to top the pop charts in Korea and is considered to be one of the most promising new age artists of our time.

In 2004, Yiruma debuted on the Japanese scene with a theme song he composed for the Fuji TV mini-series, . His 'best of' compilation album was released by Universal Music Japan in October following his solo performances at the famous Tokyo Orchard Hall and the renowned Kawaguchi Lilia Hall. His performance showcased the talent that made him Korea's number one new age artist and he was received with ovation and praise across Japan.

Yiruma gained the love of the Korean masses after he wrote, composed and performed the theme song for the hit drama series 'A Winter Sonata'. He quickly gained mass popularity and became an advertising model for Korea Telecom's KT icom G-cube and Yamaha Korea.

As Korea's top new age artist and performer, Yiruma's 2003 release 'From the yellow room' had 30,000 pre-orders which was followed by his 2004 release 'Nocturnal lights...they scatter' which debuted at number 1 on the Korean pop charts. In the winter of 2004, Yiruma successfully closed out the year with a phenomenal 23 stop nationwide concert tour (2004 Drama Concert).

Yiruma continues to compose his unique style of music with an intimate meaningful touch. He has added strings, harmonica and an electric sound to compliment his passionate piano melodies and continues to pursue animation, drama and movie music with his diverse instrumental styles.

In April 2005, Yiruma will release his 'Destiny of Love' album which contains the theme song from and new original piano solos. This will be his final piano solo album as he closes that chapter in his career. He will return to his fans with a new style and sound in the near future.

Official Website

Kiss The Rain MIDI File Download

Kiss The Rain Music Sheet

Here’s my favorite song… “Kiss the Rain”