Areum Lee is a composer currently based in Korea. Her work often explores metaphysical concepts drawn from everyday life and the inherent power of words, which she weaves into music through her own intuitive and religious interpretations. She is particularly interested in connecting essential meanings in music with diverse forms of mediation, and seeks to make invisible figures perceptible through theatrical elements or electronics.

Her pieces have been performed both in Korea and across Europe, including at the Pan Music Festival, the Tongyeong Asian Composer Showcase, and the Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik. They have also been presented by numerous ensembles such as Ensemble Rot,  Ensemble Mobile Beats, Ensemble NAMES, Quartetto Maurice and Trio Catch. In 2020 and 2021, she was residency composer in Lauenburg and Eckernförde. Her scores are available through BabelScores.

She studied at Hanyang University in Seoul and at the Bremen University of the Arts with Prof. Jörg Birkenkötter. She subsequently completed the Exzellenz Komposition at the Robert Schumann University under José María Sánchez-Verdú. Since 2022, she has returned to Korea, where she teaches composition and actively engages in a wide range of artistic activities. She is also a member of the project ensemble morph as well as Newmusic-da.