HIGHLIGHT (BEAST) Members Profile, Ages, & (Updated Facts!)

Highlight (하이라이트), formerly known as BEAST, is a South Korean 4-member Kpop boy group under Around US Entertainment. The group members consist of Doojoon, Yoseob, Gikwang, and Dongwoon. The group initially debuted as BEAST on October 16, 2009, with the mini album “Beast Is The B2ST”. They later rebranded and debuted as Highlight on March 20, 2017, with EP “Can You Feel It?”.

HIGHLIGHT/BEAST Profile

Debut	October 16, 2009 \| March 20, 2017
Active Years	2009–present
HIGHLIGHT Members	Doojoon, Yoseob, Gikwang, and Dongwoon
Genre	K-Pop
Status	Active
Label	Around US Entertainment
Oldest Member	Doojoon
Youngest Member	Dongwoon
Former Member	Hyunseung and Junhyung
Fandom Name	Light (라이트)

HIGHLIGHT/BEAST Facts:

– Highlight debuted on October 16, 2009, as Beast or B2ST with 6 members.
– Beast was initially under Cube Entertainment but the members established their own agency Around US Entertainment and re-debuted as Highlight in 2017.
– They initially received backlash as Beast, with the media calling them a “recycled group”.
– The group was made through the “MTV B2ST” TV documentary series.
– The debut EP sold over 50,000 copies, a great feat to achieve for a rookie group of their time.
– They were the only rookie group in 2010 to sell over 100,000 albums.
– In April 2012, they collaborated with Jim Rickey for a sneaker brand, Beast X Jim Rickey, and were directly involved in the designing process.
– In April 2016, Hyunseung left the group due to differences in music tastes.
– In March 2019, Junhyung left the group after the controversy over watching an illegally filmed video.

Major Work

– Their most popular songs include “BODY”, “Plz Don’t Be Sad”, and “Feel Your Love (48.6Hertz)”.

Awards

– They have won the Popular Male Group Award, Album Bonsang, Song of the Year (Daesang), Artist of the Year (Daesang), and Album of the Year (Daesang).
– They are the most awarded group at the Golden Disc Awards, the Seoul Music Awards, and the Melon Music Awards.
– They won the Rookie of the Month award in December 2009 by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Website:
HIGHLIGHT / HIGHLIGHT JAPAN

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Merchandise Page: highlightgoods
Twitter: Highlight_AUent / Highlight_japan
Instagram: highlight_auent
YouTube: OFFICIAL HIGHLIGHT
SoundCloud: HIGHLIGHT
Naver Blog: 하이라이트 (HIGHLIGHT)

HIGHLIGHT Members Profile

1. Doojoon

Stage Name	Yoon Dujun (윤두준)
Birth Name	Yoon Dujun (윤두준)
Position	Leader, Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Face of the Group
Birthday	July 4, 1989
Active Years	2009–present
Age	34 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Height	178 cm (5’10”)
Weight	67 kg (147 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	A
MBTI	INTP

Doojoon Facts:

– His role models were Shinhwa. (Asiana Entertainment Magazine)
– He likes playing games in teams. (10asia)
– He was about to become a member of 2AM or 2PM as he was a JYP trainee.
– He ate beef cutlets first thing after getting discharged from the army. (KBS World TV)
– He is the worst drinker among members.
– Doojoon got interested in music by watching BigBang’s documentary.
– He taught himself the piano.
– His favorite word is “Action”. (Harper’s Bazaar)
– His favorite Japanese phrase is ‘O-genki desu ka’ (How are you doing?) from the movie ‘Loveletter’.
– He wanted to be closer to SHINee’s Minho and ZE:A’s Dongjun.
– He usually wakes up at 9 O’clock. (Singles)
– He uses a diffuser in his room with a woody scent. (Allure Korea)
– He doesn’t like novels. (JTBC)
– He adores his nephew a lot.
– His clothing style is loose clothes.
– Doojoon is ranked 60th in Korea in the game “World of Warcraft”. (Marie Claire Korea)
Read More Facts About Yoon Dujun

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: beeeestdjdjdj
YouTube: 방랑자윤두준CITYESCAPE

2. Yoseob

Stage Name	Yoseob (요섭)
Birth Name	Yang Yoseob (양요섭)
Position	Main Vocalist
Birthday	January 5, 1990
Active Years	2009–present
Age	34 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Height	168 cm (5’6”)
Weight	59 kg (130 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	B
MBTI	INFJ

Yoseob Facts:

– He liked to eat late night snacks during their debut days which earned him the title “Shikshin”. (T-News)
– He thinks he has steel vocal chords.
– He’d prefer living naked than exposing his private life. (Marie Claire)
– Yoseob wanted to be closer to SHINee’s Jonghyun and CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa.
– His highest score for bowling is 298 points.
– His group members call him stingy.
– He thinks of rose scent when he thinks of his fandom Light. (Allure Korea)
– He prefers mint chocolate over hawaiian pizza.
– His best trait is being a cutie.
– He can’t take spice well. (Jaefriends)
– His dimples are the cutest part of his face.
– He’d take 7 million krw rather than happy memories.
– He really likes the Japanese author Keigo Higashino. (JTBC)
– His happiest moment in the day is when he works out. (The Star Magazine)
– In his elementary school’s traditional Korean percussion class, he played the lead kkwaenggwari (small gong).
– When Yeoseob was leaving JYP, all the trainees cried. (Mobidic)
Read More Facts About Yang Yoseob

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: yysbeast
YouTube: 서비웨이

3. Gikwang

Stage Name	Gikwang (기광), AJ
Birth Name	Lee Gikwang (이기광)
Position	Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Visual
Birthday	March 30, 1990
Active Years	2009–present
Age	34 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Height	172 cm (5’7″)
Weight	58 kg (128 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	A
MBTI	N/A

Gikwang Facts:

– He rarely consumes junk food and doesn’t drink alcohol as well as doesn’t smoke.
– Gikwang’s role models are BIGBANG‘s Taeyang, Omarion and USHER.
– He did not know the difference between a swing and a seesaw in his childhood.
– He loves working out. (Mobidic)
– He prefers girls with round features and some flesh rather than girls with sharp features.
– He is the laziest member.
– He used to be called the next Rain.
– In his language, “Good-bam” means “goodnight” and “hi-yeom” and “bye-yeom” meaning “hi” and “bye”.
– He loses weight faster among members. (Singles)
– He takes spice well. (Jaefriends)
Read More Facts About Gikwang

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: gttk0000
Twitter: 900_330

4. Dongwoon

Stage Name	Dongwoon (동운)
Birth Name	Son Dongwoon (손동운)
Position	Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae
Birthday	June 6, 1991
Active Years	2009–present
Age	32 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Height	181 cm (5’11”)
Weight	74 kg (163 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	A
MBTI	N/A

Dongwoon Facts:

– He said exercise is something he can only do out of motivation. (Style:X Magazine)
– He is a fan of Kim Taehee and was in her fanclub as well.
– His favorite author is Bernard Werber. (T-News)
– He enjoys doing magic tricks. (FANBATA ENTER)
– His favorite Japanese word is ‘Itadakimasu’ (Thank you for the meal).
– Dongwoon wanted to be friends with SHINee’s Key, FT Island’s Jaejin, MBLAQ’s Mir, KARA’s Nicole, 2AM’s Jinwoon and miss A’s Min.
– He has lost his initial determination the most out of the members. (Showterview with Jessi)
– He uses about 10 incense sticks a day. (Allure Korea)
– He is ranked 2000th in Korea in the game “World of Warcraft” with the character named ‘Druid’.
– He watches the “Travel Thirsty” channel on Youtube a lot. (Marie Claire Korea)
Read More Facts About Son Dongwoon

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Twitter: @beastdw
Instagram: @highlight_dnpn
YouTube: 손동니

Former Members:

5. Hyunseung

Stage Name	ABLE (에이블)
Birth Name	Jang Hyunseung (장현승)
Position	Lead Vocalist
Birthday	September 3, 1989
Active Years	2009–present
Age	34 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	B
MBTI	N/A

Hyunseung Facts:

– He doesn’t like to do aegyeo.
– He hates places with a lot of people.
– His favorite Japanese word is ‘Kawaii’ (Cute).
– He considers himself as a stubborn person. (Elle Girl Korea)
– He doesn’t like going to a club.
– He wants to work with the Mine Field’s artists.
– He doesn’t like synchronized choreography.
– He has a curt manner when he dates. He doesn’t cling to girls.
– He was known as the 4D Prince.
– Hyunseung listens to 070 Shake, Kanye West, Baek Yerin, CAMO, GIVEON, WILLOW, and Olivia Rodrigo the most.
– He doesn’t believe in blood type theory. (Rolling Stone Korea)
Read More Facts About Hyunseung

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Instagram: ableflavor

6. Junhyung

Stage Name	Junhyung (준형)
Birth Name	Yong Jae-soon (용재순)
Legal Name	Yong Jun Hyung (용준형)
Position	Main Rapper
Birthday	December 19, 1989
Active Years	2005–present
Age	34 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Height	176 cm (5’9”)
Weight	65 kg (143 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	O
MBTI	INFP

Junhyung Facts:

– He used to nag at the dorm a lot. (10asia)
– His favorite Japanese word is ‘Ohayo’ (Good morning) the best.
– Junhyung wanted to be friends with SHINee’s Onew and MBLAQ’s Seungho.
– He thinks it’s impossible for a person who write love songs to write love songs if he hadn’t love before. (Cube Cafe)
– He watches YouTube vlogs of travelling abroad during his free time.
– He had the nickname B2ST’s Umma.
– He is friends with Sunggyu of Infinite and Super Junior’s Heechul.
– He is the 2nd Kpop idol (after G-Dragon) who earns the most song royalties (for his self composed songs).
Read More Facts About Yong Jae-soon