# Soridata Artist Profile - Highlight

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> **Highlight** (하이라이트) is a South Korean Boy Group that debuted in 2009. They consist of 4 members: Doojoon, Dongwoon, Lee Gikwang and Yang Yoseob. 

They hold the 13th most Music Show Awards among all artists in Korea. They have 24 songs among the most popular in Korea.

Beast, originally stylized as B2ST, debuted in 2009 with six members. The group quickly gained attention, initially facing the nickname "recycled group" due to members having previous affiliations or training with other agencies, which was rare at the time. Despite this, Beast managed to carve out a distinct identity with their fierce choreography and powerful music, achieving significant success with their debut EP, "Beast Is the B2ST," and subsequent hits like "Shock" and "Fiction." They established a strong reputation, especially for their ballads and synchronized performances, becoming one of the prominent boy groups of their generation.

In 2016, significant changes occurred within the group. Jang Hyunseung departed in April, reducing Beast to a five-member group. Later that year, in December, the remaining five members chose to leave Cube Entertainment after their contracts expired. They decided to form their own independent agency, "Around Us Entertainment", seeking more creative freedom and control over their careers.

The move to a new agency presented a major challenge: Cube Entertainment owned the trademark rights to the name "Beast" (비스트) and didn't let go. This meant the group could no longer promote or release music under their original name. To continue their activities, the members decided to rebrand themselves as Highlight (하이라이트) in 2017. The name "Highlight" was chosen as it was the title of their last full album as Beast, symbolizing a new beginning while acknowledging their past. This rebranding allowed them to continue their musical journey and maintaining their fanbase under the new name.

After years of promoting as Highlight, the group achieved a significant milestone in 2025. "Around Us Entertainment" successfully re-acquired the trademark rights to the name "Beast" from Cube Entertainment. This highly anticipated development allowed the members to release new music under their original name for the first time in nine years. While they plan to continue using "Highlight" to avoid confusion for their current fanbase, the ability to use "Beast" again holds deep emotional meaning for the group and their longtime fans, allowing them to preserve and build upon the memories associated with their original identity. Yang Yoseob described the moment as "historic" emphasizing the cooperation between their current and former agencies in making this possible.

# General Information

- Soridata ID: 86
- Group Gender: Male
- Stage Name: Highlight (하이라이트)
- Previous Stage Name: Beast (비스트)
- Aliases: B2ST
- Fanclub Name: B2uty
- Parent Artist: 
- Original Company: Around US Entertainment
- Active Since: 2009
- Debut Day: 2009-10-15
- Current Status: Active

# Metrics and Achievements

- Success Rating: 5.0
*_Success is a star rating that goes from 0 (min) to 5 (max), each star represents one of the following: Sales up to 500000, Streaming score up to 700, Awards up to 5, Youtube Views up to 250 million, Yearly awards up to 7. Example: An artist with 250000 sales (0.5 stars), 900 streaming score (1 star), 8 awards (1 stars), 200 million Youtube views (0.8 stars) and 6 yearly awards (0.85 stars) would be rated ~4.16._*
- Time to Success: 161 days
*_Time to Success measures the duration from debut until an artist reaches their first major milestone: reaching #1 on the Circle Chart Weekly, achieving cumulative sales of 100000 units, or winning a music show award (whichever occurs first)._*
- Last Release: 2026-02-09
- Perfect All-Kills (PAKs): 0
- Music Show Awards: 67 (13° in regards to all artists)
- Most Awarded Song: [Good Luck](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8QGv2VqJA)
- End of year Awards: 25 (15° in regards to all artists)
- Streaming Weekly data (from Circle Chart Digital, available since 2010):
    - Score: 24743 (32° in regards to all artists)
    - First Places: 5
    - Times Charted: 429
    - Times Charted on top 10: 55
    - Songs charted: 91
    - Songs charted on top 10 (popular songs): 24
- Billboard Global 200 weekly data (available since 2020, counting only Korean acts): Artist never ranked in top 200
- Physical Sales (Circle Chart Album, published since 2010): 1,732,000+ units
*_All Sales for this artist are available. Including data prior to 2010 fetched from different sources other than Circle._*
- Total Youtube Views (from official videos): 932,414,892+
- This artist was featured on [Dingo's Killing Voice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYH7Y-43SJc)

# Members of the group

- [Doojoon (두준)](https://soridata.com/artists/Doojoon.md): Yoon Doojoon (Date of Birth: 1989-07-04 - 37 years) from South Korea as Leader, Vocal, Rapper, Face
- [Dongwoon (동운)](https://soridata.com/artists/Dongwoon.md): Son Dongwoon (Date of Birth: 1991-06-06 - 35 years) from South Korea as Vocal, Rapper, Maknae
- [Lee Gikwang (이기광)](https://soridata.com/artists/Gikwang.md): Lee Gikwang (Date of Birth: 1990-03-30 - 36 years) from South Korea as Vocal, Dancer
- [Yang Yoseob (양요섭)](https://soridata.com/artists/Yang-Yoseob.md): Yang Yoseop (Date of Birth: 1990-01-05 - 36 years) from South Korea as Vocal

# Previous Members of the group

- [ABLE (장현승)](https://soridata.com/artists/ABLE.md): Jang Hyunseung (Date of Birth: 1989-09-03) from South Korea
- [Yong Jun Hyung (용준형)](https://soridata.com/artists/Junhyung.md): Yong Jaesoon (Date of Birth: 1989-12-19) from South Korea as Rapper

# Links and references

- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/highlight_auent/)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/official.HIGHLIGHT/)
- [Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGdZ_-svzY_hPLYVSKvMFvw)
- [Melon](https://www.melon.com/artist/timeline.htm?artistId=1624993)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlight_(band))
- [Namu.wiki](https://namu.wiki/w/하이라이트(아이돌))
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/artist/beast/424366185)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Pr9gT0veB2tgcisQeIGoC)