Yiruma mulai belajar memainkan piano sejak berumur 5 tahun. Pada tahun 1988 ia pindah ke Inggris sekolah musik Purcell. Pada bulan Desember dia berpartisipasi dalam penggarapan album The Musicians of Purcell (Decca). Menyelesaikan pendidikan di Purcell Specialist Music School (London) pada bulan Juli 1997.
Kemudian Yiruma melanjutkan pendidikannya dengan menyelesaikan komposisi utama di King’s College London pada bulan Juni 2000. Selama pendidikannya, Yiruma merilis album pertamanya, Love Scene melalui Decca Records, menggelar beberapa tur pertunjukan di Eropa. Dia adalah artis korea pertama yang menerima undangan tampil di Midem 2002 di Cannes, Prancis.
Lirik Lagu River Flows In You – Yiruma
You are just too young to find the
Senses in your life,
Looking for something else like the
Dream that you have.
Filled your life with something
Else like teardrop in your eyes
Who does care what you are while
The river flows in you ?
You are not the fool, no,
You’re a beautiful one,
You are like the sun,
Cause this one river flows in you.
You are not the no one,
You just look for more here,
Who does care because you are the one
With it inside.
You are not the fool, no,
You’re a beautiful one,
You are like the sun,
Cause this one river flows in you.
You are not the no one,
You just look for more here,
Who does care because you are the one
With it inside.
You are just too young to find the
Senses in your life,
Looking for something else like the
Dream that you have.
Filled your life with something
Else like teardrop in your eyes
Who does care what you are while
The river flows in you?
You are not the fool, no,
You’re a beautiful one,
You are like the sun,
Cause this one river flows in you.
You are not the no one,
You just look for more here,
Who does care because you are the one
With it inside.
You are not the fool, no,
You’re a beautiful one,
You are like the sun,
Cause this one river flows in you.
You are not the no one,
You just look for more here,
Who does care because you are the one
With it inside.
Looking for something else like you
Dream
Filled your life with something
Else like teardrop in your eyes
Who does care what you are while
The river flows in you?
Yiruma adalah musikus, komponis, dan pianis berkebangsaan Korea. Yiruma mempunyai dua kewarganegaraan, Inggris dan Korea, tetapi pada bulan Juni 2006 dia menanggalkan kewarganegaraan Inggris.
Gaya bermusik Yiruma terbilang misclassify karena musiknya sangat populer di semua kalangan usia. Instrumentalia solo pianonya lebih cenderung pada gaya new classical atau bisa juga disebut kontemporer klasik.
Tapi, penelitian komposisinya, baik struktur lagu-lagunya maupun tekniknya dipengaruhi oleh gaya klasik. Di lain sisi, permainannya terkadang digolongkan sebagai karya populer, seperti tertuang dalam River flows in you.
Musik instrumental piano yang dimainkan Yiruma memiliki sentuhan dan melodi yang indah. Lagu-lagu yang dimainkan Yiruma sangat menyentuh perasaan. Berasa banget permainan piano yang dimainkan oleh Yiruma persembahan dari hati.