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Korea Herald
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Highlight to host Seoul concert in July
Highlight will hold three shows in Seoul from July 13, agency Around Us announced Tuesday. The band will be hosting the stand-alone concert 'Ride or Die' about a year after 'Lights Go On, Again.' The concert title comes from the lyrics of 'Chains,' which fronted Highlight's sixth EP, 'From Real to Surreal.' With the single co-written by Lee Gikwang, the foursome came in first place on a television music chart show. The mini album consists of four tracks, including the prerelease 'Endless Ending.' The band decided to drop it under its previous team name Beast, rights to which it earned back after nine years. The Seoul show will kick off an Asia tour of six cities in the region: Taipei, Macao, Manila, Tokyo, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.
Korea Herald
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Highlight celebrates 17 years with a return to the name Beast
Using the old team name Beast after 9 years, the veteran group reflects on its 17-year-long journey This year marks a milestone for the long-running boy group Highlight. Not only is the group celebrating its 17th year, it has also released new music under its original name, Beast, for the first time in nine years. The four-member group dropped its sixth EP "Real to Surreal" on Monday, its first release in over a year. Prior to the album's launch, the group released the prerelease track "Endless Ending" under the name Beast on April 16. Since leaving its former agency Cube Entertainment in 2017 without securing the trademark rights to the name Beast, the group had promoted as Highlight under agency Around Us Entertainment. While the members plan to continue using the name Highlight to avoid confusion, simply being able to use the name Beast again holds deep meaning for the group's longtime fans. "Just hearing the name Beast still brings tears to my eyes," said Yang Yo-seob during a press conference Monday. "I'm so happy we can preserve the memories we've built with our fans. Cube Entertainment was very cooperative in the discussions and the members' strong will helped create great synergy." The new mini album includes four tracks: the prerelease song "Endless Ending," the main track "Chains," and B-sides "Good Day to You" and "Follow Me." The main track "Chains" is a hip-hop song that starts with a clarinet riff and flows with a minimalistic yet addictive sound, depicting a story of a maddening love one cannot escape from. Lee Gi-kwang, who participated in writing and composing the main track, emphasized, "We've never explored this kind of sound or genre before, either as Beast or Highlight." He added that they worked hard to showcase a fresh new style both musically and choreographically. Speaking further about the choreography, Lee explained, "When syncing with the dancers, we incorporated formations we hadn't tried before." Son Dong-woon, who debuted as the group's youngest member while still in high school and is now in his mid-30s, pointed out that "Real to Surreal" marks the group's 20th physical album release. When asked about the secret behind staying together for 17 years, Lee replied, "I believe people and groups grow only when they keep moving forward. If you stay stagnant, you'll eventually rot. We want to continue improving and to deliver great music." Leader Yoon Doo-joon said, "If even a small part of our efforts to move forward can inspire someone, especially the next generation of K-pop idols on the frontlines, it might help K-pop continue to thrive for a long time. We feel a strong sense of responsibility and will keep working hard with that in mind."
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
HIGHLIGHT comes back as BEAST after nine years
17 Apr - Nine years after they had to change their name from BEAST to HIGHLIGHT, the K-pop group announced that they are going to be using their original name for their new music. After reaching an agreement with their previous agency Cube Entertainment to use the BEAST trademark again last year, HIGHLIGHT announced that their new track "Endless Ending" will be released under the original name. Sharing the good news on social media on 16 April, the group posted the image of their new mini album and wrote, "HIGHLIGHT THE 6th MINI ALBUM [From Real to Surreal]. 2025. 04. 28. 18:00. BEAST X HIGHLIGHT - Endless Ending PRE-RELEASE! 2025. 04. 16. 18:00." "Endless Ending" is a song that compares a past relationship to a movie ending, and it melts the regret over the ending of a breakup and the longing for past memories. It is noted that the group, consisting of Yoon Doo-joon, Yang Yo-seob, Lee Gi-kwang, and Son Dong-woon, made their debut in 2009 as a six-member group that include Jang Hyun-seung and Jong Hyun-jung. In 2016, the group changed labels from Cube to Around Us Entertainment and had to change their name to Highlight due to trademark issue. (Photo Source: WowKorea, Kpopping)
Korea Herald
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Highlight announces new release
Highlight will bring out the boy band's sixth EP, 'From Real to Surreal," on April 28, agency Around Us said on Wednesday. In advance of the full release, the group will drop B-side track 'Endless Ending' on April 16. The band teased the album at a fan concert in Seoul last month through a trailer video. It also shared snippets of the prerelease and the main track at the show. The four-piece act's latest release comes about a year since fifth EP 'Switch On.' The previous EP propelled the launch of the 'Lights Go On Again' tour, which took the band to five cities in Asia after three days of shows in Seoul last year. The Seoul gig was the beginning of a monthslong tour celebrating 15 years since the band's debut and was made into a concert film.
