Facts: - years active: 2002 - present - caption: on 2008 the cover of '' koream '' , february - birth name: hwang young-min - origin: philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states - label: sony music entertainment korea - genre: christian , k-pop , r & b - birth date: 23 december 1981 - name: tim - background: solo_singer - image: koream 2008-02 cover.jpg - occupation: singer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tim -lrb- singer -rrb- .
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hwang young-min -lrb- ; born december 23 , 1981 -rrb- , best known by his stage name tim -lrb- -rrb- , is a korean american k-pop ballad singer .his songs are mostly about unrequited love or parted lovers .he has come into the spotlight as the next successor of male ballad singers in south korea after shin seung hun .and lee seung-hwan .tim has participated as a producer and also an album designer for his third album .