Kim Dong-ryul

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kim Dong-ryul
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1974(1974-03-15)
Age	50
Birthplace	Seoul
Country	South Korea
Birth City	Seoul
Horoscope	Pisces

Kim Dong-ryul Biography

Kim Dong-ryul is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on March 15, 1974 in Seoul, Seoul, South Korea. Kim Dong-ryul (Korean: 김동률 ; born March 15, 1974) is a South Korean pop singer-songwriter. He composes, arranges, writes lyrics, produces, and performs his own music. He has been active since 1993.

The two decided to collaborate and their music was of the funk genre. They worked with world-famous brass session team, Jerry Hey, and Korean singer and jazz pianist, Kim Gwang-min; subsequently they released the album Carnival in

1997. It had a retro theme, and was a great success for them. They won the Golden Disc Award.

After the success of Carnival, Kim composed several popular songs such as “For a Thousand Days” for Lee Seung-hwan and “Show” for Kim Won-Jun. In 1998 he released his first solo album The Shadow of Forgetfulness with a piano-based sound recalling early Elton John. Critics wrote that he had managed to create a new ballad style which featured classical and polished melodies. After the first album, he held his first solo concert on Christmas Day in 1998.

Even though he was already successful and a well-acknowledged artiste, Kim decided to study music more. He entered Berklee College of Music in 1999 and majored in film scoring. While studying there, he wanted to make real Korean- style music and he became more interested in Korean traditional music and culture.

Kim’s first album An Essay of Memory, which famous singer Shin Hae-cheol produced, was released in 1994. Even though the duet were new figures in the world of popular music, they did the composing, piano, bass,and computer programming themselves. The album received positive reviews and climbed onto the top ten chart, going on to sell over 600,000 copies.

Kim Dong-ryul Net Worth

Kim Dong-ryul is one of the richest Singer from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kim Dong-ryul 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The duet became famous through an MBC University Song Festival in 1993. They emerged champion and won the special prize with the song “In Dreams” which Seo wrote and Kim composed. From then onwards, Kim began his career of singing, composing, and writing lyrics.

In 1994, Kim and Seo enlisted in military service together. Upon release, the duet released their second album Strangers in 1996. The album was also produced by Shin Hae-cheol, and instrumentalists Yi, Byeong-Woo, Kim Se-hwang, and Jeong Won-Young participated in it. Strangers also received positive reviews from critics, but there was a plagiarism dispute regarding “A Testament”, a song on the album. The song came under suspicion because of its similarity to “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky”, from the soundtrack in Studio Ghibli’s animated film Laputa: Castle in the Sky. Experts decided that the main melody and ways of using instruments were similar, so ‘A Testament’ became a dishonourable song for the duet.

In 1997, the duet decided to return to normal school life. They then released their last album Graduation with five songs which had special personal meanings for them. Especially, “First Love” which was composed by Kim Dong- ryool when he was 14 years old and “In Dreams” which was the song that made the duet very popular.

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In 2008, Kim released his fifth album Monologue. It peaked at number one on the charts and sold nearly 100,000 copies. This record was momentous to the Korean music industry because the rate of physical album sales then had been very low. Most songs from the album became very popular among all generations.

Facts & Trivia

Kim Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Kim Dong-ryul celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.