PROFILE
Date of birth : 1974/03/15
Education : Hwimoon High School, Yonsei Universtiy, Berkley College of Music
Debut : In Dreams (Grand Prize, MBC College Music Festival, 1993)
Physique : 177cm, 58kg
Place of birth : Seoul
Hobbies : Watching movies, reading books, skiing and swimming
Motto : Live your best in every moment
BIOGRAPHY
Kim Dong-ryul is a talented musician who is capable of writing lyrics, composing, arranging and producing albums. Kim is a passionate young man who writes and sings his own music. In 1993, Kim formed a team called Exhibition with his buddy Seo Dong-wook and competed in the MBC College Music Festival. The team received the Grand Prize at the song contest with their song In Dreams and made their debut in the local pop music world. Since their debut, the team released two official albums and recorded hit numbers like An Etude of Memories, High Above and Truth in Wine. However, in January 1997, the team all of a sudden wrapped up their musical activities with a farewell album. In October the same year, Kim Dong-ryul formed a project group called Carnival with Lee Jeok, then a member of Panic. Displaying a perfect harmony between the low tone of Kims voice and Lee Jeoks high key, the project team received a great response with songs like Thats how it was then and A gooses dream. In 1998, Kim Dong-ryul made his solo debut with the album The Shadow Of Forgetfulness. The title song of Kims first solo album Consideration was a sad ballad in a jazzy style that played a leading role in bringing about a ballad resurgence to the local pop music scene. In April of 1999, Kim flew to the Berkley College of Music in Boston. Although he was studying in the US, Kim released his 2nd and 3rd albums during his some time off from school. In April of 2004, Kim returned to Korea from his studies and released his 4th album, entitled Revealing my true heart.
For the fifth album Monologue it was create buzz among the fans and music critics who are taken aback by the singer's suddenly change. This album are more into mainstream sound but still have his own touch like orchestral arrangement. It have more easy-listening tunes. He also work with many talented musical artist such as Big Mama, Jung Soon Yong of pop band My Aunt Mary, Alex of Clazziquai and Uehara Hiromi.
Last year in 2008, he had an exceptional year in 2008 Monologue album was the highest record sales and he also held two large-scale concerts. He released a 3-CD live album that been selected during the live concerts. There are new arrangement for different songs and styles. The track title 'Lonely Voyage' by Kim Dong Ryul was originally featured in his first solo album. He sang this as a ballad at his 2008 concert and has now released the studio version as the title song of this live concert album, featuring more effects which create the image of traveling with the seas.
This 3-CD live album offers a choice selection of almost 30 live songs from the concerts. Among the featured songs are the tango-inspired The Consideration (Disc 1 - Track 5) and the big-band style At the J's Bar (Disc 2 - Track 9). Fans can also look forward to several guest artist appearances by the likes of Lee Juck, Jung Soon Yong, and Hareem. My Aunt Mary member Jung Soon Yong joins Kim on Jump and Yi So Eun performs Miracle (Disc 2 - Track 3) with him. The release also includes the new studio recordings of The Consideration (Disc 1 - Track 11) and "Solitary Sailing" (Disc 1 - Track 12).
DISCOGRAPHY
* EXHIBITION (1st album of Exhibition, 1994) : An Etude of Memories, High Above, My Thought About You
* EXHIBITION 2 (2nd album of Exhibition,1996) : Stranger, Truth in Wine, Testament, Bird
* Graduation (3rd album of Exhibition, 1997) : Graduation, First Love, We
* Lee Jeok + Kim Dong-ryul A Project Album Carnival (1997) : Thats How It Was Then, Dont Let Her Go, A Gooses Dream
* The Shadow Of Forgetfulness (1st solo album, 1998) : Consideration, Miracle, Companion
* Hope (2nd solo album, 2000) : Walls, After 2 Years, A Christmas Gift
* Home-coming (3rd solo album, 2001) : Should I Say I Love Her Again, The Words of Love, A Song for Love
* Revealing My True Heart (4th solo album, 2004) : Letting Her Go Once Again, Because I Dont Love You, Not Until Now
[PURCHASE THE ALBUM]* Monologue (5th solo album, 2008) : Departure, About It, Old Song, Jump, Like A Child feat. Alex, The Concert, Nobody, The Figure From Behind, Let's Start Again & Melody
[PURCHASE THE ALBUM]* 2008 Concert : Monologue
MUSIC VIDEO
* Miracle (with Lee So Eun)
* Wall (duet with YangPa)
* I'll love again
* Now You
* Greedy (with Lee So Eun)
* Etude of memory
* Thanks
* Start
* Let's start again
* Lonely Voyage
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