Stella Jang

Jang moved to Paris at the age of 12 and graduated from a grande école.[2] She produced songs at a hip-hop platform, Jungle Radio, where Zico and RM were working.[3] She participated in some of the songs from the album Backpack by the South Korean hip-hop duo Geeks.[4]

She then returned to Korea, where she made her first attempt to become a singer in the K-pop genre. Unlike some performers in the genre, she had not trained under one of the various management agencies that typically produce K-pop idols. Her first single, "Dumped Yesterday", was released in 2014, and was described as a song with bright sounding guitar strings.[4] However, it drew little attention.[2] In March 2015, Stella released her second single, "It’s Raining" featuring rapper Verbal Jint.[5] In a 2015 interview with BNT News (where she was described as a female hip hop musician), she said her music was influenced by the 90s sound and tried to reflect elements that would bring relatability with her audiences.[6] In September 2015, she released her third single 뒷모습 (Portrait of you), a song about her parents.[7]

In 2016, she released her first EP Colors and was described as an artist loved by hipsters.[8] The album was described as "emotional music mixed with rhythmical raps".[9]

She attracted significant interest in 2017 after an appearance on the Korean TV show Problematic Men.[2] Stella debuted as a radio DJ for Gyeonggi Broadcasting on April 22.[10] On April 30, she released the single "Vanishing Paycheck" that criticizes the reality of office workers.[11] In June 2017, she performed her first solo concert 떡떡 (Knock Knock) at Hyundaicard Understage.[12]

She released her project album Staples in January 2018, which was produced by Pleyne and featured a hip hop and R&B sound.[13] In March 2019, she released Substances Dangereuses, an album that uses fine dust as a metaphor for harsh realities.[14]

From late 2019, her song "Colors" — which contained the lyrics ‘I could be red or I could be yellow I could be blue or I could be purple I could be green or pink or black or white I could be every color you like’ — from her 2016 eponymous EP newly gained global popularity around the world through TikTok and boosted the popularity in South Korea.[15] The challenge was followed by Jessica Alba.[15] In 2020, Stella released her first studio album STELLA I.[16]

Stella Jang co-wrote the song "Friends" by BTS for Map of the Soul: 7.[17]

In 2021, she released her EP Stairs.[18]

She also worked for the vocal arrangement of LE SSERAFIM's album FEARLESS[27]