Young Hye Min is originally from Ulsan, South Korea. She received her bachelor's degree in piano performance from Delta State University as a full-scholarship recipient with Jung Won Shin. Later, she received her master's degree in piano performance at Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University under the tutelage of Benjamin Pasternack and Marian Hahn. She is currently in the Doctor of Musical Arts program for piano performance at Shenandoah Conservatory. She is studying under the tutelage of Alexander Bernstein.