For today's feature, we met with the protagonist, Yoo Ye-geun, a music director who works across film, games, and drama genres, traveling between Hollywood and Korea. What is the life of a top 1% genius really like? We captured his entire day, from the music-making process to an actual class at the #SeoulArts #DepartmentOfAppliedMusic.

Yeakun began his studies at the age of ten in violin. He has always enjoyed humming melodies and playing instruments in his lifetime. He also played guitar and piano in his church. At the age of fifteen, He got interested in music composition. He decided to take a composition private lesson and found his talent in composition.

A wave of transition to artificial intelligence (AI) is sweeping across the globe. The music industry is no exception. With AI now fully entering the center of the cultural content industry, we met with Yoo Ye-geun, CEO and Music Director of YK Music Production, who has been making a significant mark in the domestic and U.S. film and game music industries, to hear his thoughts on the recent market.

Choosing the winner of the best composition has been a major challenge for this year’s jury. Following long deliberations, the laureate of the 9th international competition for young composers of film music has been announced as Yeakun Yoo from South Korea – student at the University of South California and composer of soundtracks to computer games, films and TV productions...

The Ukrainian national anthem arranged by a Korean composer will be performed on stage at the War and Peace Concert hosted by the Film Music Festival (FMF) in Krakow, Poland. Famous Hollywood film music composers such as Don Davis (composer for the film The Matrix), Trevor Morris (composer for the film The Vikings), Laura Kaufman (composer for the Marvel series The Marvel), and Alexander Desplat (composer for the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)...

Film, TV, and Game Composer Yeakun Yoo on Life Stories with Marc Hoberman. Yeakun talks about his passion for writing music as well as his very successful production company.

Hi Everyone! I would like to share an interview about myself as a game/film composer. Hope you guys enjoy it!

Yeakun Yoo is a multi-media composer and classically-trained multi-instrumentalist with credits across film, television, and video games. He recently scored music for Lies of P, a soulslike action video game inspired by the story of Pinnochio. Yeakun relied on his talents as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist to create the edgy and emotionally evocative score for the video game. ...

We had the good fortune of connecting with Yeakun Yoo and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Yeakun, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
I don’t want to claim that I’ve succeeded as a composer just yet. ...

In our latest Anatomy of a Scene interview, we chatted with Yeakun Yoo on 'Lies of P.'
PH: Which scene was your favorite to work on in Lies of P?
Yeakun Yoo: My favorite stage in the game is called 'Arche Abbey Entrance'. This is the final stage in the game. Arche Abbey Entrance is one of the locations in Lies of P. ...