Highlight (formerly BEAST) Throwback!

In my fears that BEAST will also disband because it seems that we are coming to the end of the 2nd generation of Kpop, I wanted to do this highlight and throwback on them before it became too late. It already hurts to see what happened with Hyeunseung and I am scared that by the time I get this throwback done, the group itself will be done.

Debuted: 2009
Group Number: 4 members
Company: Cube Entertainment (2009 - 2016) Around Us Entertainment (2017 - present)

Yoon Doojoon

Birthday: July 4, 1989

Height: 177 cm

Weight: 66 kg

Position: Leader, Sub Rapper, Vocalist

Notes: Former JYP Trainee almost debuted as part of 2PM or 2AM. Acts in various dramas. Well known for Let's Eat Series. Dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player as a kid. Enlisted on August 24, 2018.

Yang Yoseob

Birthday: January 5, 1990

Height: 171 cm

Weight: 56 kg

Position: Main Vocalist

Notes: Former JYP and M Boat trainee. School mates with Kikwang. Does Musicals. Has solo albums. Enlisted on January 24, 2019.

Lee Kikwang

Birthday: March 30, 1990

Height: 171 cm

Weight: 58 kg

Position: Lead Vocalist, Face of Group

Notes: Debuted as soloist AJ. Former JYP Trainee. Acts in various dramas. Well known for High Kick Through the Roof. Has a solo album.

Son Dongwoon

Birthday: June 6, 1991

Height: 181 cm

Weight: 64 kg

Position: (lead?)Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae

Notes: Former JYP trainee. Can speak Korean, English and Chinese. Has a Japanese solo album.

Former members:

Jang Hyunseung

Birthday: September 3, 1989

Height: 177 cm

Weight: 58 kg

Position: Lead Vocalist

Notes: Left officially in April 2016. Former YG trainee and almost debuted with Big Bang. Was in subunit Troublemaker with 4minute's Hyuna. Has solo albums.

Yong Junhyung

Birth name: Yong Jae Soon

Birthday: December 19, 1989

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 64 kg

Position: Main Rapper

Notes: Officially Left in March 2019. Former member of boy group Xing with U-KISS' Kevin. Produces music as part of the duo Good Life. Has a solo album.

Beast debuted in October 2009 with the mini album "Beast is the B2ST" which featured title song "Bad Girl". They also released a documentary entitled MTV B2ST which recorded the story of Beast's debut. They filmed official music videos for "Bad Girl" and album track "Yet" and an amateur video for "Mystery". Unfortunately "Yet" was banned from airplay due to controversial "swearing". In December of that year they won Rookie of the Month award.

In February 2010, they were awarded Best Newcomer Award.

In March 2010, they released their second mini album "Shock of the New Era" which featured the title song "Shock". This grabbed them their first win on M! Countdown. They were recognised as a group with extraordinary singing ability.

In August 2010, they received the Golden Disk Award from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. They were also awarded the Cool Star Award at Mnet 20's Choice Awards.

In September 2010, Beast pre-released the ballad single "Clenching a Tight Fist" before releasing their third mini album "Mastermind". The title track "Soom" won first place.

In October 2010, they won the Asia Influential Artist Award.

In November they released their fourth mini album "Lights Go On Again" with title track "Beautiful".

In December 2010, they were awarded the Yepp Newcomer Award as the only rookie goup in 2010 to have sold more than 100, 000 copies of their albums. They also released the digital mini album "My Story" which featured three duet songs. "Thanks To" by Yoseob and Junhyung, "Let It Snow" by Hyunseung and Kikwang, "When the Door Closes" by Doojoon and Dongwoon.

In 2011, Beast received a Bonsang. In May, they released their first full-length album "Fiction and Fact" with pre-release song "On Rainy Days" which won first rather than their title track "Fiction" which won later.

In 2012 they released their fifth mini album "Midnight Sun" and their title track "Beautiful Night" won a triple crown.

In July 2013, they released their second full-length album "Hard to Love, How to Love" with title track "Shadow".

In June of 2014 Beast released their sixth mini album "Good Luck" with title track "Good Luck"

In October of 2014 they released their seventh mini album "Time" with title track "12:30".

In 2015 they released their eighth mini album "Ordinary" with title track "Yey" and pre-release "Gotta Go to Work".

After much controversy and a difference in musical taste Hyunseung left Beast in April 2016. The group decided to continue as a 5 member group. Later that year, they released their third full length album "Highlight" with title track "Ribbon".

Beast departed from Cube entertainment in 2016 and rebranded as a group known as Highlight!

On March 20, 2017 Highlight releases their ninth mini album (the first as Highlight) "Can You Feel It?" with title track "Plz Don't Be Sad" and pre-release "It's still Beautiful".