K-pop鈥檚 Tiffany Young has QC concert on Saturday
AMERICAN SINGER and K-pop star Tiffany Young is set to perform solo for the first time in the Philippines on Jan. 25 at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City as part of her ongoing Open Hearts Eve Part Two tour.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a while since I鈥檝e seen you guys and I鈥檓 so excited to have the show there and sing and dance the night away with you,鈥 Ms. Young said in a video greeting to promote the concert.
Ms. Young (real name Stephanie Young Hwang) was born in 1989 and was raised in California. At the age of 15, she was discovered by South Korean talent agency SM Entertainment which prompted her to move and train in South Korea for two years. In 2007, she debuted as part of Girl鈥檚 Generation, arguably the biggest girl group in the country at the time.
The group, which originally had nine members, spawned several chart-topping hits in its home country including its debut single, 鈥淚nto the New World.鈥
Some of the group鈥檚 hits include 2009鈥檚 鈥淕ee鈥 and 鈥淕enie鈥 and 2013鈥檚 鈥淚 Got A Boy鈥 whose music video won Video of the Year at the inaugural Youtube Music Awards.
Girl鈥檚 Generation previously performed in the Philippines in 2013 and 2015. Another Girl鈥檚 Generation member, Kim Hyoyeon, is set to perform as a DJ in Manila on Feb. 8 at House Manila in Resorts World Manila, Pasay City.
Ms. Young, as one of the group鈥檚 main vocalists, made her solo debut in 2016 with I Just Wanna Dance. The following year, she ended her contract with SM Entertainment to move back to Los Angeles to pursue acting and a solo music career.
She released her extended play (EP) album, Lips on Lips, in 2019 which included the singles 鈥淏orn Again鈥 and 鈥淟ips on Lips.鈥 The album debuted at the 9th spot in Billboard鈥檚 Heatseekers Albums chart and 30th on its Independent Albums chart.
Lips on Lips went on to be certified Platinum in South Korea a week after its release.
In the same year, Ms. Young won Best Solo Breakout Artist at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
She is currently signed with Transparent Arts in the US.
Ms. Young鈥檚 Open Hearts Eve Part Two tour commenced in 2020 after finishing an 18-city US Tour to promote her new single, 鈥淢agnetic Moon.鈥
Tiffany Young鈥檚 Open Hearts Eve Part Two concert is set is on Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City. Tickets are available via . Ticket prices range from P14,000 (MVP) to P4,500 (Balcony). 鈥 ZBC
