He was born on February 15th 1978. He is well-known throughout the world. At 5 years old Yiruma started to learn the piano at home. At the age of 11 he went to England where he studied music at Purcell School (a music school for school-aged children). His albums are actually sold all over Asia, United States and Europe. He is married to Son-Hye-im.
Here are Yiruma and his wife:
His most famous pieces are "River flows in you", "Love me" and "Kiss the rain".
In 2008 fans of Twilight hoped that "River flows in you" would be Bella's lullaby. Unfortunately, The directors have chosen a piece by Carter Burwell.
His main albums are:
the rain".
My favorite song is "River flows in you". It is the most beautiful piece I have ever heard and I think the piece is not boring even if it is just instrumental. Sometimes, his pieces bring tears to my eyes :').
Even if some people do not like his compositions, to my mind, he is the greatest pianist in the world.
If you want to hear his pieces, click here for: