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{{Short description|South Korean pianist and composer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| image              = Yiruma 2017 Suwon.jpg
| caption            = Yiruma in 2017
| name               = Yiruma
| birth_name         = Lee Ru-ma
| native_name        = 이루마
| native_name_lang   = ko
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1978|02|15}}
| birth_place        = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| alma_mater         = [[King's College London]]
| occupation         = Composer and pianist
| years_active       = 2001–present
| employer           = Mind Tailor Music
| spouse             = {{marriage|Son Hye-Im|2007}}
| website            = [http://mind-tailor.com/en/ mind-tailor.com]
| module             = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul       = 이루마
| hanja        = 
| rr           = I Ruma
| mr           = I Ruma
}}
}}
'''Lee Ru-ma''' ({{langx|ko|이루마}}; born 15 February 1978), better known by his stage name '''Yiruma''' ({{langx|ko|이루마|links=no}}), is a South Korean pianist and composer.

==Early life==
Yiruma was born in Seoul. At five years old, he began learning the piano and moved to the United Kingdom, where he attended the [[Purcell School for Young Musicians]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni|url=https://www.purcell-school.org/about-us/alumni/|access-date=14 December 2020|publisher=[[Purcell School for Young Musicians]]}}</ref> and graduated from [[King's College London]].<ref name="ClassicFM">{{cite news|last=Shaw Roberts|first=Maddy|date=27 February 2019|title=Yiruma's River Flows in You: from its meaning to its starring role in the Twilight saga|publisher=[[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]]|url=https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/piano/yiruma-river-flows-in-you-meaning-twilight/|access-date=19 February 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
After graduation, Yiruma returned to South Korea and released his debut album, ''Love Scene'', in 2001. His breakthrough came when the track "When Love Falls" was used as the theme for [[Choi Ji-woo]]'s character in the hugely popular drama ''[[Winter Sonata]]''. The surge of interest in his music led to him holding his first solo concert in April 2002.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:뉴에이지 음악도 이젠 토종시대|url=https://www.donga.com/WEEKLY/culture/article/all/11/68399/1|work=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|date=3 May 2002|language=ko}}</ref> He gained wider public recognition for composing the soundtrack of the animation ''[[Doggy Poo]]''<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:'강아지 똥' 굴러굴러 미국까지|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/308325#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=11 March 2004|language=ko}}</ref> and performing the piano versions of the soundtracks from the popular 2006 drama ''[[Spring Waltz]]''.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 March 2006|script-title=ko:이루마·러브홀릭, 드라마 '봄의 왈츠' OST 참여|language=ko|work=[[The Hankyoreh]]|agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/music/108351.html|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> After completing his military service, he made his comeback with a nationwide tour spanning twenty different cities and featured [[Kim Bum-soo (singer)|Kim Bum-soo]] and [[Lee Hyun-woo (entertainer, born 1966)|Lee Hyun-woo]] as guest singers. On 1 January 2009, he became a [[DJ]] for [[KBS Classic FM|KBS 1FM]] ''Yiruma's Music from All Around the World''.<ref>{{cite web|author=ay_link|date=2 January 2009|title=KBS1 93.1FM new radio DJ, Yiruma |url=http://www.jazzholic.com/2009/01/02/dj-yiruma/|access-date=16 March 2012|website=Jazzholic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122043536/http://www.jazzholic.com/2009/01/02/dj-yiruma/|archive-date=22 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Yiruma's 2011 compilation album ''The Best: Reminiscent, 10th Anniversary'' debuted at number three in the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' classical charts]] in July 2020 and reached number one just two weeks later; ''Billboard''{{'s}} classical charts had done away with its rules of only counting albums sold in the United States and recognizing albums released in the last eighteen months.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lee|first=Minhyeong |date=7 July 2020|title=How Yiruma Made It to the Top of the Classical Albums Chart For 17 Weeks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9413829/how-yiruma-topped-classical-albums-chart-17-weeks|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> His music has seen a resurgence in popularity due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns]] in 2020. Several videos of his compositions posted on [[YouTube]] and other social media platforms have garnered millions of views, including "River Flows in You".<ref>{{cite news|date=22 May 2020|title=[e글중심] "K-뉴에이지의 시작?" … 이루마 빌보드 클래식 부문 1위|language=ko|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/23783390|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>

From 2010 to 2011, Yiruma began presenting the [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] music program ''Wednesday Art Stage'' ({{Korean|hangul=수요예술무대|labels=no}}) alongside singer [[Bobby Kim]]. The duo initially raised eyebrows due to their vastly different musical backgrounds and genres and the fact that they had no hosting or presenting experience but their candidness won audiences over.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:5년만에 부활한 '수요예술무대', 1일 녹화 진행돼|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/10/01/2010100100782.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=1 October 2010|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:[스타 포커스] 바비킴·이루마 "어눌한 MC, 전통인가봐요…하하"|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20110127/34411127/1|work=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|date=27 January 2011|language=ko}}</ref> He and Kim returned when the program was revived in 2013 and rebranded as ''TV Art Stage'' (TV 예술무대). They were joined by actress and former newsreader [[Kim Sung-kyung]].<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:바비킴, 'TV 예술무대' 진행자로 활약 "수준높은 공연"|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/03/18/2013031800529.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=18 March 2013|language=ko}}</ref>

In 2010, Yiruma filed a civil suit against his then-label Stomp Music to terminate his exclusive contract due to unfair payment percentages, with the judge mediating an agreement that the company should pay 30% of the profits to him. He filed a second lawsuit in 2018 as the company had failed to fulfill the condition. However, Stomp Music appealed the initial trial and the case was brought to the [[Supreme Court of Korea|Supreme Court]]. In April 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and ordered the company to pay Yiruma his overdue share of the profits, which had amounted to 2.6 billion won (US${{To USD round|2600000000|South Korea}}) by then.<ref>{{cite news|title=[SC초점]'손태영 형부' 이루마, '재산 7조 루머'인데 승소로 '음원 수익금' 26억도 받게 돼|url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/enter_general/2024/04/07/VEUZCBLM5RKU7GNRDBGKAZR6ZE/|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date= 7 April 2024|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:이루마 대법원서 승소…밀린 음원수익금 26억원 받는다|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20240407006100641|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=7 April 2024|language=ko}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Yiruma previously held British citizenship, which he voluntarily renounced in order to enlist for [[Conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]].<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:이루마, 英 시민권 포기하고 5월 입대|url=http://mn.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=1128595|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System]]|agency=Yonhap News Agency|date=26 January 2006|language=ko|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:피아니스트 이루마 "영국 시민권 포기 … 입대"|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/2126310|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|agency=Yonhap News Agency|date=27 January 2006|language=ko|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> He enlisted in the [[Republic of Korea Navy]] in July 2006 and was assigned to public relations duties.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:이루마, 해군 군악대와 송년 공연|url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=1274843|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System]]|date=27 December 2006|language=ko|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="ChosunIlbo.May2007">{{cite news|last=Kang |first=Young-soo|script-title=ko:군복무 이루마,손혜임과 결혼 "딸 하나만 낳고 싶어요"|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/05/27/2007052700264.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=27 May 2007|language=ko|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> He was discharged in August 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kang |first=Jeong-hoon|script-title=ko:해군 이루마 제대 연주회|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Peoples/article/all/20080823/8621474/1|work=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|date=23 August 2008|language=ko|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>

In April 2007, while on leave, Yiruma married his girlfriend Son Hye-im, the older sister of actress and former [[Miss Korea]] contestant [[Son Tae-young]].<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:이루마-손태영 언니 미스코리아 결혼|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/2699327|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|agency=[[Newsis]]|date=18 April 2007|language=ko|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="ChosunIlbo.May2007"/> In 2008, they had a daughter.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Jun-seok|script-title=ko:손혜임 결혼 이루마 "처제 손태영 보다 아내가 더 예뻐"|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/12/12/2013121200965.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=12 December 2013|language=ko|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lee |first=Seul-bi|script-title=ko:이루마, 붕어빵 딸 공개 '깜찍해'|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20111126/42161015/4|work=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|date=26 November 2011|language=ko|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details
! colspan="3" |Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
|-
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Gaon Music Chart|KOR]]</small><br /><ref name="gaon_album_chart">{{cite web|title=Album Chart "이루마" Search|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&nationGbn=T&yyyy=2010&condition=2&search_str=%EC%9D%B4%EB%A3%A8%EB%A7%88|access-date=18 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Billboard charts|US<br />Class-<br />ical]]</small><br /><ref name="billboard_album_charts">{{cite magazine|title=Yiruma Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/yiruma/chart-history|access-date=18 November 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Billboard charts|US<br />New Age]]</small><br /><ref name="billboard_album_charts"/>
|-
! scope="row" |''Love Scene''
|
* Released: 1 May 2001 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
! scope="row" |''[[First Love (Yiruma album)|First Love]]''
|
* Released: 4 December 2001 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Repackaged: 19 May 2005 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music 
* Format: CD, digital download
| 67
| 3
| 4
| 
* KOR: 27,251<!--16,347 + 7,246 + 3,658--><ref>Cumulative sales of ''First Love'':
* {{cite web|url=http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm|script-title=ko:2004년 총결산 POP음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213090437/http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm|archive-date=13 February 2009|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2005-1h.htm|script-title=ko:2005년 POP 상반기 음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718173010/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2005-1h.htm|archive-date=18 July 2007|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2007_1.htm|title=2007 상반기 결산 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011111643/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2007_1.htm|archive-date=11 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''From the Yellow Room''
|
* Released: 22 October 2003 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| 11
| —
| —
| 
* KOR: 21,438<!--18,011 + 3,427--><ref>Cumulative sales of ''From the Yellow Room'':
* {{cite web|url=http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm|script-title=ko:2004년 총결산 POP음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213090437/http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm|archive-date=13 February 2009|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2011년 09월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2011&targetTime=09&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Poemusic''
|
* Released: 29 November 2005 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| 97
| —
| —
| 
* KOR: 17,645<ref name="2005년 POP 총결산 음반 판매량">{{cite web|url=http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2005.htm|script-title=ko:2005년 POP 총결산 음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213090443/http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2005.htm|archive-date=13 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''H.I.S. Monologue''
|
* Released: 2 November 2006 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
! scope="row" |''P.N.O.N.I.''
|
* Released: 21 October 2008 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
! scope="row" |''Stay in Memory''
|
* Released: 24 May 2012 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: [[Sony Music]]
* Format: CD, digital download
| 11
| —
| —
| 
* KOR: 3,813<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 05월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2012&targetTime=05&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Blind Film''
|
* Released: 8 October 2013 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Sony Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| 15
| —
| —
| 
* KOR: 4,287<!--3,360 + 927--><ref>Cumulative sales of ''Blind Film'':
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2013년 12월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2013&targetTime=12&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2014년 03월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=03&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Piano''
|
* Released: 23 September 2015 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Sony Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| 23
| —
| —
| 
* KOR: 745<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:2015년 10월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2015&targetTime=10&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Frame''
|
* Released: 1 November 2017 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Repackaged: 19 December 2019
* Label: Mind Tailor Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| 36
| —
| —
|
* KOR: 1,181<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:2017년 11월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2017&targetTime=11&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |{{Small|"—" denotes release did not chart<br />Note: The South Korean [[Gaon Music Chart]] was established in 2010.}}
|-
|}

===Compilation and special albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details
! colspan="6" |Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
|-
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]</small><br /><ref name="austria_top40">{{cite web|title=Discographie Yiruma|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yiruma|access-date=23 November 2020|website=Austrian Charts|language=de}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]</small><br /><ref name="deutsche_charts">{{cite web|title=Suchen nach "Yiruma"|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Yiruma&do_search=do|access-date=21 November 2020|website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|language=de}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Gaon Music Chart|KOR]]</small><br /><ref name="gaon_album_chart" />
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]</small><br /><ref name="swiss_hitparade">{{cite web|title=Discographie Yiruma|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yiruma|access-date=23 November 2020|website=Swiss Hitparade|language=de}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Billboard charts|US<br />Class-<br />ical]]</small><br /><ref name="billboard_album_charts" />
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Billboard charts|US<br />New Age]]</small><br /><ref name="billboard_album_charts" />
|-
! scope="row" |''Piano Museum''
|
* Released: 16 December 2004 {{small|(JPN)}}
* Label: [[List of Universal Music Group labels|Universal Sigma]]
* Format: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row" |''Destiny of Love''
|
* Released: 19 April 2005 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
* KOR: 23,353<ref name="2005년 POP 총결산 음반 판매량"/>
|-
! scope="row" |''Ribbonized''
|
* Released: 28 April 2010 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: 6-CD box set
| —
| —
| 14
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row" |''The Best: Reminiscent 10th Anniversary''
|
* Released: 24 November 2011 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Sony Music
* Format: CD, LP, digital download
| —
| —
| 8
| —
| 1
| 1
| 
* KOR: 22,783<!--7,129 + 8,513 + 5,015 + 2,126--><ref>Cumulative sales of ''The Best: Reminiscent 10th Anniversary'':
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 12월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2012&targetTime=12&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2013년 Album Chart, Page 2|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2013&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913235544/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2013&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|archive-date=13 September 2016|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2014년 Album Chart, Page 2|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2014&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825194053/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2014&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|archive-date=25 August 2016|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2015년 Album Chart, Page 3|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=3&termGbn=year&hitYear=2015&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825201937/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=3&termGbn=year&hitYear=2015&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|archive-date=25 August 2016|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''The Very Best of Yiruma: Yiruma & Piano''
|
* Released: 30 November 2011 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| 
* KOR: 29,426<!--3,805 + 7,281 + 7,922 + 5,637 + 4,781--><ref>Cumulative sales of ''The Very Best of Yiruma: Yiruma & Piano'':
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2011년 12월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2011&targetTime=12&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 11월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2012&targetTime=11&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2013년 Album Chart, Page 2|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2013&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913235544/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2013&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|archive-date=13 September 2016|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2014년 Album Chart, Page 2|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2014&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825194053/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2014&targetTime=13&nationGbn=K|archive-date=25 August 2016|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2015년 10월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2015&targetTime=10&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''The Very Best of Yiruma: River Flows in You''
|
* Released: 2 December 2011 {{small|(EU)}}
* Label: Stomp Music, [[List of Universal Music Group labels|B1]]
* Format: CD, digital download
| 72
| 29
| —
| 84
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row" |''Healing Piano''
|
* Released: 6 November 2013 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| 28
| —
| —
| —
|
* KOR: 831<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:2013년 11월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2013&targetTime=11&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Atmosfera''
|
* Released: 25 June 2014 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Sony Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| 19
| —
| —
| —
| 
* KOR: 827<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:2014년 06월 Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2014&targetTime=06&nationGbn=T|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Piano Serenade''<br />({{korean|hangul=너에게 보내는 피아노|labels=no}})
|
* Released: 27 November 2014 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row" |''The First Special Moment with Your Baby''<br />({{korean|hangul=아기와 나누는 첫 교감|labels=no}})
|
* Released: 12 March 2015 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| 34
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row" |''Yiruma: The Best Winter''
|
* Released: 10 November 2016 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
!scope="row" |''The Rewritten Memories''
|
*Released: 25 Mar 2021 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Mind Tailor Music
* Format: CD, digital download
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="9" |{{Small|"—" denotes release did not chart<br />Note: The South Korean [[Gaon Music Chart]] was established in 2010.}}
|-
|}

===Film soundtracks===

* ''[[Oasis (2002 film)|Oasis]] and Yiruma'' (2002)
* ''[[Doggy Poo]] OST'' (2002)

===Live albums===
* ''Yiruma: Live at HOAM Art Hall'' (2005)

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | EP details
! scope="col" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
|-
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Gaon Music Chart|KOR]]</small><br /><ref name="gaon_album_chart" />
|-
! scope="row" |''Nocturnal Lights... They Scatter''
|
* Released: 5 August 2004 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| —
| 
* KOR: 18,198<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm|script-title=ko:2004년 총결산 POP음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213090437/http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm|archive-date=13 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Movement on a Theme by Yiruma''
|
* Released: 13 October 2009 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| 
|-
! scope="row" |''Movement on a Theme by Yiruma: 2nd Movement''
|
* Released: 2 December 2009 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Stomp Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| 
|-
! scope="row" |''Room with a View''
|
* Released: 22 May 2020 {{small|(KOR)}}
* Label: Mind Tailor Music
* Format: CD, digital download
| 90
| 
|-
| colspan="4" |{{Small|"—" denotes release did not chart<br />Note: The South Korean [[Gaon Music Chart]] was established in 2010.}}
|-
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Gaon Digital Chart|KOR]]</small><br /><ref name="gaon_digital_chart">{{cite web|title=Digital Chart "이루마" Search |url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&nationGbn=T&yyyy=2010&condition=2&search_str=%EC%9D%B4%EB%A3%A8%EB%A7%88|access-date=20 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]</small><br /><ref name="austria_top40" />
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]</small><br /><ref name="les_charts_francais">{{cite web|title=Yiruma|url=https://lescharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Yiruma|access-date=23 November 2020|website=Les Charts|language=fr}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]</small><br /><ref name="deutsche_charts" />
! style="width:2.5em;" | <small>[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]</small><br /><ref name="swiss_hitparade" />
|-
! scope="row" |"Un homme et une femme" (남(男) & 여(女))
| rowspan="2" |2001
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
|
| ''Love Scene''
|-
! scope="row" |"River Flows in You"
| 24
| 11
| 62
| 20
| 41
| 
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yiruma - River Flows In You|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/16123-5151-1|access-date=31 October 2024|website=British Phonographic Industry}}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank|url=https://www.musikindustrie.de/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/#topSearch|access-date=21 November 2020|website=Bundesverband Musikindustrie|language=de}}</ref>
| ''[[First Love (Yiruma album)|First Love]]'' / ''River Flows in You'' single album (2011)
|-
! scope="row" |"Kiss the Rain"
| 2003
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
|
| ''From the Yellow Room''
|-
! scope="row" |"Nocturnal Lights... They Scatter"
| 2004
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''Nocturnal Lights... They Scatter''
|-
! scope="row" |"Wonder Boy" ({{Korean|hangul=가을과 겨울이 만났다|labels=no}})
| 2005
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
|
| ''Poemusic''
|-
! scope="row" |"Lord... Hold My Hand"
| 2006
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''H.I.S. Monologue''
|-
! scope="row" |"Loanna"
| 2008
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''P.N.O.N.I.''
|-
! scope="row" |"River Flows in You" {{small|(with Ruvin)}}
| rowspan="2" |2009
| 91
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''Movement on a Theme by Yiruma''
|-
! scope="row" |"To My Heart" ({{Korean|hangul=나에게로|labels=no}}) {{small|(with Swin)}}
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''Movement on a Theme by Yiruma: 2nd Movement''
|-
! scope="row" |"Kiss the Rain"<br />{{small|(with Shin Yong-jae of [[4Men]], MIIII, Bigtone)}}
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| 9
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
* KOR: 550,203<!--273,605 + 276,598--><ref>Cumulative sales of "Kiss the Rain":
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 01월 Download Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2012&targetTime=01&nationGbn=T|access-date=21 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 02월 Download Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2012&targetTime=02&nationGbn=T|access-date=21 November 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko}}</ref>
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" |"Stay in Memory" ({{Korean|hangul=기억에 머무르다|labels=no}})
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''Stay in Memory''
|-
! scope="row" |"Blind Film"
| 2013
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''Blind Film''
|-
! scope="row" |"Dance"
| 2015
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''Piano''
|-
! scope="row" |"Sick of You" ({{Korean|hangul=해로운 너|labels=no}})<br />{{small|(with Li Gyu-hwan)}}
| rowspan="3" |2017
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" |"Flower"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
| rowspan="2" |''Frame''
|-
! scope="row" |"Framed" (String Version)
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |"Couldn't Put in Words" ({{Korean|hangul=못다한 내 마음을|labels=no}})<br />{{small|(with Danny Jung)}}
| 2018
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|''The Way You Keep Friendship – [[Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul|SSaW]] Tribute Vol.5''
|-
! scope="row" |"Room with a View"
| rowspan="3" |2020
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
| rowspan="2" |''Room with a View''
|-
! scope="row" |"Sunset Bird"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |"Darling" ({{Korean|hangul=달링|labels=no}}) {{small|(with 2Face, featuring Shallyn)}}
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
| colspan="10" |{{Small|"—" denotes release did not chart<br />Note: The South Korean [[Gaon Music Chart]] was established in 2010.}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://mind-tailor.com/en/}}
* {{Facebook|yiruma.official}}
* {{YouTube|channel=UCj16_sROSTrwMSWW88fOJeg}}
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