Tiffany Hwang

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hwang.
Tiffany

Tiffany in March, 2016
Born Stephanie Young Hwang[1]
(1989-08-01) August 1, 1989
San Francisco, California, United States
Other names Hwang Mi-young[2]
Education Korea Kent Foreign School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 황미영[2]
Revised Romanization Hwang Mi-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Hwang Mi-yŏng

Stephanie Young Hwang (born August 1, 1989), known professionally as Tiffany or Tiffany Hwang, is an American singer and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation and its subgroup TTS.[3]

Early life

Stephanie Young Hwang was born in San Francisco, California.[4] She grew up in Diamond Bar, California,[5] attending South Pointe Middle School and Diamond Bar High School; she graduated from Korea Kent Foreign School in Seoul.[6] She was invited to audition at the SM Entertainment Starlight Casting System, where she auditioned with Christina Aguilera's song "The Voice Within",[7] and joined the company on October 2004 in Los Angeles at age 15.[8][9]

Music career

Girls' Generation is a South Korean girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007.[10] Tiffany and fellow Girls' Generation members Taeyeon and Seohyun formed a subgroup called Girls' Generation-TTS in 2012, releasing Twinkle in 2012 and Holler in 2014.[11]

Tiffany has released several songs for various television dramas and movies, including "By Myself" for the SBS's drama Princess Ja Myung Go,[12] "Because It's You" for the KBS2's Love Rain, and "One Step Closer" for the SBS's All About My Romance. Her collaborations include "Oppa Nappa" and "It's Fantastic" with fellow Girls' Generation members Jessica and Seohyun,[13][14] "A Girl, Meets Love" with K.Will,[15] "Oh! My Love to You" with bandmate Sooyoung and The Blue,[16] and "Rise and Shine" with Super Junior's Kyuhyun for the SBS's To The Beautiful You.

In May 2016, Tiffany is set to debut as a solo single with an extended play titled I Just Wanna Dance.[17]

Acting and television career

2012 F/W Seoul Fashion Week

From 2007–2008, Tiffany appeared as the host of Mnet's Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo, along with Kim Hyesung.[18] In 2009, she, along with fellow Girls' Generation member Yuri, became an MC for the MBC's music show Music Core. They left the show in July 2010 to focus on Girls’ Generation's debut in Japan,[19][20] but came back in October 2011. Yuri, however, left the show again in January 2012 and Tiffany started co-hosting alongside two other Girls' Generation members, Taeyeon and Seohyun, until April 2013.[21] They gave their farewell to the show by performing TTS's "Goodbye, Hello" as a special stage.

From November 25, 2011 to January 29, 2012, Hwang played Carmen Diaz, a performing arts student with dreams of becoming famous, in the musical Fame.[22] In September 2013, Tiffany participated in the SBS's variety show Fashion King Korea with partner Ji Il-geun, ending up in 3rd place.

In April 2016, Tiffany appeared on KBS Sister's Slam Dunk, along with actress Min Hyo-rin, Lucky J's Jessi, and veteran actress Ra Mi-ran.[23]

Personal life

Tiffany is the youngest of three siblings.[24]

In 2008, Tiffany was diagnosed with vocal nodules, which gave her dysphonia. After treatment her voice returned to normal, but the problem reoccurred in 2009, causing her to take a break from activities to receive hospital treatment in September,[25] and again in 2010.[26] While treatment has been successful, Tiffany has stated that her current voice is different from her voice previous to contracting vocal nodules, although it is not necessarily something she views as a bad thing.[27]

Discography

EPs
Singles
Song Year Album Other artist(s)
"Touch the Sky" 2007 Thirty Thousand Miles in Search of My Son OST Taeyeon, Jessica, Seohyun, Sunny
"Oppa Nappa" 2008 Emotional Bandaid Jessica and Seohyun
"It's Fantastic" Mabinogi Jessica and Seohyun
"Holding Hands" None Jessica, Super Junior, SS501, Jewelry, Brown Eyed Girls, Lee Hyun, T.G.U.S
"The Little Boat (작은 배)" Hong Gildong soundtrack Taeyeon, Jessica, Seohyun, Sunny
"Secret" The Secret, Between Us Narrator of Kim Dong-wan's song
"By Myself" 2009 Princess Ja Myung Go OST None
"A Girl, Meets Love" Dropping the Tears K.Will
"Feeling Only You" (너만을 느끼며) The First Memories Sooyoung and The Blue
"Motion" Heading to the Ground OST Taeyeon, Jessica, Seohyun, Sunny
"Ring" 2010 Haru soundtrack None
"Cabi Song" None Jessica, Taeyeon, Seohyun, Sunny, Yuri, Chansung, Junsu, Taecyeon
"Cooky" Jessica, Seohyun, Sunny
"Haechi Song" (해치송)[28] My Friend Haechi soundtrack Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Seohyun
"Because It's You" 2012 Love Rain OST None
"Rise and Shine" To the Beautiful You OST Kyuhyun
"One Step Closer" 2013 All About My Romance None
"You Are A Miracle" SBS Gayo Daejun: Friendship Project Various artists
"Cheap Creeper" 2014 Make Your Move With Jessica, Taeyeon, Sunny, Seohyun
"Talk About Love" W Foundation Campaign Various artists
"Good Life" Final Recipe soundtrack Henry Lau
"Only One" 2015 Blood OST None
"QnA" QnA single Han Heejun

Filmography

Films

Title Year Role Notes
I AM. 2012 Herself Biographical film of SM Town[29]
My Brilliant Life 2014 Herself Cameo appearance[30]
SMTown The Stage 2015 Herself Documentary film of SM Town [31]

Television drama

Title Year Network Role Notes
Unstoppable Marriage 2008 KBS2 Bulgwang-dong's Seven Princesses Gang Cameo appearance
The Producers 2015 KBS Herself Cameo appearance[32]

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
2011–2012 Fame Carmen Diaz

Reality and variety shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2007–2008 Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo Mnet Co-host with Kim Hye-seong
Champagne KBS
2008 Kko Kko Tours Single♥Single KBS2 Regular Cast Season 1
2009–2012 Show! Music Core MBC Co-host with Yuri
2011–2012
2012–2013 with Taeyeon and Seohyun
2013 Fashion King Korea SBS Regular Cast/Contestant Third place
2014 Jessica & Krystal OnStyle 2 episodes
2014 The TaeTiSeo OnStyle With Taeyeon and Seohyun
2015 Heart A Tag[33] Mnet Host with Lee Cheol Woo
2016 KBS Sister's Slam Dunk KBS2 Herself with Jessi

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 Mnet 20's Choice Awards Hot School Girl Herself Nominated
2009 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best OST "By Myself" Nominated[34]
2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Special Award: MC Division (with Yuri) Show! Music Core Won[35]

References

  1. ↑ Ahn, Woorim (18 November 2014). "[Past And Present] Bright Like A Diamond, Tiffany". BNT News. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. 1 2 Tiffany's Korean name: Hwang Mi-young (in Korean) Newsen.com (March 1, 2009). Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "SISTAR’s Bora And Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany Bond In Cute Cosmo Korea Photo Shoot". fashionnstyle.com. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Win Win Episode 11". Win Win (in Korean). April 20, 2010. Korean Broadcasting System. KBS2.
  5. ↑ "Tiffany from Girls'Generation Exclusive Interview with Mnet America". youtube.com. May 13, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Eye Smile Queen Tiffany Hwang Official Thread". onehallyu.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ "NYers screaming for new wave of K-pop stars". Daily News. New York. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ Girls' Generation Tiffany was cast during 2004 SM Casting System in LA (in Korean) Newsen.com (August 1, 2007). Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ (Korean) Chosun.com: 홀로 숙소 지키는 티파니 "이제서야 외로움이 몰려와요". February 13, 2009
  10. ↑ SM Entertainment Girls' Generation Profile SMTown.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Tiffany's Interview". Korea InStyle Magazine (August 2014). August 2014.
  12. ↑ (Korean) StarNews: 티파니, 서현 이어 솔로 변신..'자명고' OST 참여, 김지연 기자. MoneyToday. March 25, 2009.
  13. ↑ (Korean) Kim Hyeong-wu. 소녀시대 티파니 “‘오빠나빠’ 활동 당시 성대결절 고생” (Girls' Generation's Tiffany: "Bad Older Brother' Activities Were Difficult on Vocal Nodules"). JoongAng Ilbo/Newsen. February 16, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  14. ↑ Girls' Generation Jessica, Tiffany and Seohyun released a game theme song (in Korean) Newsen.com (August 1, 2008). Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ Tiffany & K.Will sing a duet "A Girl, Meets Love" (in Korean) Newsen.com (March 27, 2009). Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ (Korean) Cyworld's "Oh! My Love For You" (Feat. Tiffany & Soo Young) Music.cyworld.com (May 14, 2009). Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  17. ↑ Ahn Sung-mi (May 4, 2016). "Tiffany to drop solo album next week". KpopHerakd (Herald Corporation). Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ (Korean) 카라 한승연, 티파니 후임으로 '소년소녀가요백서' 진행. Originally from International Business Times (June 25, 2008). Archived on October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  19. ↑ (Korean) spn.edaily.co.kr: 티파니·유리, '음악중심' 새 MC..."샤방샤방 즐거움 드릴게요", March 28, 2009
  20. ↑ "소녀시대 티파니 유리, '쇼! 음악중심' 새 MC 발탁". webpage (in Korean). Media Daum.com. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
  21. ↑ "Tiffany and Yuri are to leave MC Duties on MBC's Music Core". facebook.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  22. ↑ Lee, JinHo "Eunhyuk Attends ‘Fame’ Showcase" Mnet News. November 7, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011
  23. ↑ "KBS's new variety show revives woman stars". koreatimes. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  24. ↑ "Soompi Gets to Know Jessica and Tiffany of SNSD". soompi.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  25. ↑ 소녀시대 티파니 목 상태 호전 "26일 ‘음중’ 참여 가능할듯" - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 - 뉴스엔 (in Korean). Newsen.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  26. ↑ "SNSD Tiffany Sent to Hospital". snsdforever993.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Interview by 'The Musical'", November 14, 2011 Archived December 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  28. ↑ "내친구 해치 (My Friend Haechi) [Original Soundtrack] – Single". iTunes US Apple. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Documentary Shows Top K-Pop Singers Behind the Scenes". The Chosun Ilbo. May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  30. ↑ "TaeTiSeo makes a cameo appearance in Kang Dong Won's movie My Brilliant Life" (in Korean). Hankook Media Network. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  31. ↑ (Korean) 'SM타운' 공연실황 다큐, 8월13일 국내개봉 확정
  32. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (May 14, 2015). "SNSD to appear in Kim Soo-hyun's drama 'The Producers'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Girls' Generation's Tiffany becomes MC for fashion and beauty program". Jakarta Post via MSN. March 31, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  34. ↑ (Korean) Mnet Asian Music Awards – official website Archived April 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  35. ↑ MBC 올해의 예능 프로그램에 '나는 가수다' (in Korean). MBC News. December 30, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2015.

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