Who is Tiffany Young?

Tiffany Young (소녀시대 티파니) is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as a member of the K-pop girl group Girls' Generation and its subgroup Oh!GG. Prior to her debut in 2007, she was part of SM Entertainment's Starlight Academy singing and dancing training program. She has since released three solo EPs and several hit singles.

Early Life & Career Beginnings

Tiffany Young was born Stephanie Hwang on August 1, 1989 in San Francisco, California. Her family moved back to South Korea when she was only in elementary school. She trained with SM Entertainment's Starlight Academy while in high school. In 2007, she debuted as a member of Girls' Generation alongside eight other members. The group went on to become one of the most successful K-pop groups of all time.

Mainstream Success

In 2015, Tiffany left the group in order to focus on her solo career. Since then, she has released three solo EPs: I Just Wanna Dance (2016), Over My Skin (2018), and Magnetic Moon (2019). She has also been involved in several acting projects, including films like SMTown The Stage (2015) and TV shows like Unstoppable Marriage (2007) and Unstoppable Marriage 2 (2008).

Collaborations & Other Ventures

In addition to her solo music career, Tiffany has collaborated with several other artists. She has collaborated with Tymee on the single “Heartbreak Hotel” (2016), with Far East Movement on the single “Don't Speak” (2017) and with Hyoyeon on the single “Wannabe” (2018). She has also starred in several commercials for brands such as SK Telecom and Lotte Duty Free.

Awards & Accolades

Tiffany's achievements include two Best Female Solo Artist awards at the Korean Music Awards (2016 and 2018) and one Best Female Artist award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (2016). She also won the Asia Influential Star Award at the 2019 Asia Artist Awards.