After they left Cube ent. They established their own company which is Around Us Ent, they are now the CEOs of it. Also their first song as Highlight is "Plz Don't Be Sad". Check it out too! It's a good song
I really appreciate to reaction of BEAST/HIGHLIGHT. I'm old fan of them. They still developing and I love that look. Ah! The member who named YoSeop is very famous and many other singer mentioned him that admire his singing. Please continue to show a lot of interest:)
Someone already commented, but just wanted to add that they left Cube in 2016 after their contracts ended. Their name was trademarked by Cube, which is why they couldn't keep the name "Beast" when starting their own company. Hence, them rebranding as Highlight. Highlight was also the name of their last album under Cube. Before leaving Beast, one of the memebers (Hyunseung, who was also in the duo Troublemaker with Hyuna [you should really check their music out because they were iconic]) left the group, and their last comeback under Cube was right after Hyunseung left the group. He's still under Cube. Then in 2019, Junhyung left the group because of a scandal (just look his name up), so now there are only 4 members of Highlight left, which are Gikwang, Yoseob, Doojoon, and Dongwoon
They didn’t “lose”, there was no “legal battle”. What happened was that they didn’t renew with Cube in October 2016 and they formed their own agency Around Us Entertainment but found out Cube had trademarked “Beast. So they tried to negotiate with Cube. But when Cube announced in early 2017 it was reviving Beast via the remaining former member, Hyunseung (who resigned from Beast on their last year and renewed with Cube) and perhaps adding new recruits, the guys stopped the negotiations and renamed themselves “Highlight,” which was the title of their last album as Beast with Cube. They “debuted” as Highlight in March 2017 with “Plz Don’t Be Sad” and achieved the most successful rebranding in Kpop history.
Not the end is their 5th comeback as Highlight I would say. But it happened after 3 year hiatus caused by their military enlistment. The title is a message to fans: after all this time, they are still here, it's not the end.
They indeed are quite known for flawless vocals. A Cube staple you could say lol. They started it. They are up there with SHINee & Infinite for AMAZING lives.
BEAST has a bunch of amazing songs before Fiction, but Fiction was the song that really put them on the map in a whole new way. with that super casual but addicting choreo and emotional quality, it won the Song of the Year in 2011 AND BEAST won Artist of the Year, so it was a really crazy amazing time for them some of my favorite songs by them were Shock and Breathe - those are a lot more intense choreography-wise, though they also are somewhat desaturated haha. I think it's just going along with their theme for those MVs though they definitely are recognized for their vocals also. their current main vocalist, Yoseob, has some of the craziest vocals in the industry. super powerful and talented. in Breathe he has one of the most insane sustained long notes I've ever heard lol apparently at concerts he's tried to make it longer every time he sings it so that's saying something haha
Omg... Beast/Highlight is my fave 2nd gen!! All their songs are gems.. and they trully have a long hard journey but still stick together.. i'm so proud of them T^T I think 2nd gen is still the best era for me.. alot of good songs with different genre/style... Not The End is their first comeback after they all went to military service and after they lost anothey member bcoz of that damn burning sun scandal T^T
Man, “Fiction” was huge when it was released. The Asian American communities that listened to Kpop, “Fiction” was playing everywhere haha. I to this day still love that song. Just an interesting tidbit, B2ST was referred to as a “recycled group” because many members had appeared in other companies and their reality shows (before it became the norm). Former member Hyunseung was a trainee in YG and competed in Big Bang Documentary to form Big Bang. Doo Joon was a trainee in JYP and competed in Hot Blooded Men, the show that formed 2PM and 2AM. Junhyung was in a former group (idk remember the name) and Kikwang was a solo artist under the name AJ. Also yes, they are known for their vocals just like their former little brother group BtoB. Funny enough, B2ST had released a digital single before one of their official comebacks, and their digital single was a ballad called “On Rainy Days,” that song ended up charting better than their official comeback track haha. I remember them talking how surprised they were that it turned out that way. Man sorry for the wall of text, but B2ST/Highlight was second ult bias group in Kpop after Big Bang haha. Because they are before the BTS wave, they are little known internationally. However, they are huge domestically in South Korea which is good enough for me.
Beast has one of the most talented ones and good discography. I can still sing and dance to fiction and their other stuff. That is how their songs can linger to your mind for years. Iconic 🙌🏼 They made their own company : Around Us Entertainment.
Highlight is more popular with their ballads and live performances. I hope you can try 12:30, Butterfly, Ribbon when they were still Beast. As Highlight, they released lighter and fun songs like Pls Don't Be Sad, Calling U and Can Be Better. You can also listen to their ballads as Highlight It's Still Beautiful and Take Care. Loved is also underrated. They honestly got tons of hit songs I can go longer recommending since their pre-releases and B-sides are also well-loved.
Seventeen admires Beast/Highlight and consider them their role model. Woozi, who composed Don’t Wanna Cry, is often compared to Yoseob because they both look cute. In fact Woozi has performed a cover of Yoseob’s Look at Me Now. And they crazy about football.
They are still really famous in Korea, most of their songs as Beast were huge hits (b-sides included) and as they were the first group out of a small company to win End of the Year award shows (with fiction haha) against groups from the Big 3 they have been role models for a lot of 3rd & 4th gen groups. Including BTS and Seventeen who are definitely fanboys, there are a lot of other idols who love them though. They are also 100% a national meme group (Jessie's Showterview and MMTG interview for this comeback look back on their career, I'd recommend watching on your free time solely for the chaos). The current members are famous in their own rights, two are actors and very active in the soccer world (pro level), the other two do musicals, and their main vocal (Yoseob) was also a judge on The Voice Kids Korea. He can go from very high notes to a raspy rock-like voice (Beautiful Night is a good example). The member who left in 2019 was their songwriter and producer so for this album Gikwang (the guy with gray hair in the MV, main dancer) wrote the songs of the album with the help of producers and also thought of the choreography. They've been through a lot, the fact that they are going on just shows how much they love being performers.
Everyone has explained about Highlight beautifully here. I will just say a big thank you to you and lovely Lima for this reaction. These boys are super talented and really popular in Korea but at the same time underrated and overlooked by new kpop fans. Their discography is amazing. Even their B sides are great. They have faced a lot of struggles but still stay strong. Like others I would also recommend you to check out their killing voice medley on Dingo music RUclips channel. Please react to it if you can.
PLZ REACT TO MORE FROM THEM IN THE FUTURE! Their old and new stuff. So underrated group but they were all turned away from big companies and pretty much made cube so they need the recognition. thank you
Nope (not the end) isn't their first cb as highlight they released other albums/songs under highlight name & yes they did lose some members due to issues. fiction is one the most iconic 2nd gen groups song and a good choice as an intro to the group. yes highlight members are known for their great vocals and live performances and one of the most beloved and praised 2nd gen boy groups along with shinee, 2pm and infinite Another thing is yes a lot of mvs do tend desaturated but that happens when the theme was supposed to be sad or edgy but there are many colorful boy groups mvs, and back then till even early 3rd gen the mvs weren't really important to be aesthetically pleasing with a lot of visuals because the trend in the music scene (everywhere) back then didn't have that & because the mv views weren't that important for music shows wins or for attracting newer fans because the popularity a lot of 2nd gen got wasn't because of the mvs but more because how great their live performances & how great vocally they are along with the choreos of course and there wasn't really a competition between who had better mv like how it's now with 4th gen a tip of sorts: just because some mvs have a large number of views it doesn't mean that these songs or mvs are representative of these groups music because there are mvs that don't reflect on some groups music at all but the mvs were just popular then
Beast debuted in 2009 under Cube, and many media critics were skeptical that they could succeed, since pretty much all 6 members had debuted somewhere else before. However, they quickly rose to fame and helped launch Cube's name as an agency (alongside 4Minute). In 2016, one member left the group, and unfortunately when the remaining members decided to leave Cube they could no longer promote under the name "Beast" as it was trademarked by Cube, so they rebranded to Highlight. And they actually went and formed their own agency, Around Us Entertainment ;o "Not the End" was their first release in 2.5 years after the members went to the military, and their rapper also left the group during that hiatus due to being caught up in some of the chatroom scandals... So it's a meaningful release as it's "not the end" of Highlight :') Oh speaking of orchestral accompaniment, a group to check out is Boyfriend, they're from Starship and debuted in 2011 (and actually just released a special 10th-anniversary single!) and a lot of their earlier tracks, like "Don't Touch My Girl", "Janus", and "I Yah" have that orchestral sound! :D
Also, the older bg MVs tend to be desaturated when the theme is supposed to be sad. There are quite vibrant bg videos, trust me lol the comeback after Fiction aka Beautiful Night is SUPER colorful.
"It's 2021. Still no captions. Haven't you learned anything Highlight?" - This made me laugh so much. 🤣 We international fans keep asking these uncles to put captions in their official channel. To be fair usually the mv released in 1thek channel has English subs. But this time around something happened. They put captions on the suit dance version of the same song but not in the mv.
omg thank you to the person who asked him for this! highlight/ beast is the best group in the world for me, because all the issues they have been through! and their music, their vibes haha, everything about them is perfect, the way they are to the fandom is just beautiful:(
Beast's album, "Highlight" (the album they are now named after, their last release as Beast) is probably my favorite kpop album ever...maybe tied with Big Bang's MADE which are completely different albums. haha
You talked about the orchestra intro and outro for Fiction, so I just wanted to say that there's actually an entire version of Fiction with just the orchestra instrumental as background (it was the last track on their "Fiction and Fact" album :) ) Thanks for your reaction on Beast/Highlight! As explained in the other comments, they went through a lot during their Cube time and after, but they're still holding strong and seem really happy about being able to do whatever they want to do now. They're also a lot more active (if you don't count the mandatory military break^^) as solo artists or group, so it's nice!
i love these boys so much! their music is always so good and each one of them is so talented! Gi kwang is known as one of the best dancers in kpop and yoseob recently had 8 consecutive wins at masked singer, they are legends! u should check out their BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, it was the biggest hit in korea when they came out with it, they have so many other great songs too, plz dont be sad, calling you, 12:30, ribbon, i could go on for days... thanks alot for checking them out, i love when u react to this gen kpop cuz thats all ive listened to growing up
I happy i get to know them long time ago . Theres one song that always i heard when i want to sleep - On Rainy Days . You should react to it but doesnt have mv maybe lyric video This is the first kpop song that i listen to in 2011 and still listen to it everyday now
they’re still doing so well, miss them lots. Not the End definitely hits in the context of Hyunseung leaving, the group leaving Cube and their rebrand along with Junhyung’s departure too. Super emotional for us 2nd gen fans who’ve been with the group since the beginning
Wow, I was not expecting you to react to this! Fiction is my favorite boy group song ever. So catchy and viral at the time. The song really reaches a different level when you check out the lyrics, they really tell a sad story even if it is all "fiction".
Thank you for reacting to BEAST/HIGHLIGHT. I am glad and love that you are liking both songs! I love your reaction as well! accurately that is how I am feeling as a fan (since their BEAST era until now) with this comeback song. It literally a message that they are still relevant and making music as always. They originally had 6 members (BEAST) and now 4 (HIGHLIGHT). formerly with CUBE but currently with Around Us Entertainment which is actually managed by themselves. They are the CEOs. The Blowing is not the first song as HIGHLIGHT. it is the first members reuniting after completing their military duties. Hope to see more reaction on BEAST/HIGHLIGHT from you. I dare say that all their songs are BOP 😊
when Beast era they are the one band tht introducing me to Kpop n sinking me deeper to their music and also other groups, there’s alot more good songs from Beast / Highlight, hope u react more to them! ❤️
After leaving cube they made their own entertainment company "AROUND US". They started as HIGHLIGHT with 5 members (originally beast had 6member). 2019 they were enlisted to mandatory military service one after another... Also young junhyung (rapper and mainsong writer) left the group deu to some issues. 2021 all of they made comeback after getting back from military service now they have 4members. Well that's the summery of them. Well I am a Beauty and now light will always support the members wherever they are. Thanks for the reaction. They are really a great group.
They just comeback as Hightlight for the first time after all the members finished military enlistments They are my favorite group from 2nd gen They are (especially Yoseop) known for vocal They have many great songs As Beast: Breath (2010) On Rainy Day (2011) Shadow (2013) Good Luck (2014) No More (2014) 12:30 (2014) As Highlight: Loved (2018) When they debuted, Cube was a small company. First, they were criticized as recycled group. But, they survived and become as one of roll model for other Kpop groups. They are the first group, who is not from big3 company, become successful and win grand prize (artist of the year) at award show: (Before BTS) So, i am proud of them. If you like the song that incorporate orchestra sound I recommend “Outside Castle” by H.O.T (1st gen Kpop song in 2000) =THE favorite song of mine in entire kpop songs To me, this song is a masterpiece. I like it because of the orchestra sound
Fiction and Fact is the name of their album! And that album is THE album! All their songs are amazing but the songs in that album is a no skip! Plus, you mentioned that that you liked the instrumental for Fiction, you'd really like the orchestra version of Fiction! And yea they are known for their vocals. Yoseob, who is their main vocal was crowned 8 times on the Masked Singer!
Yeah, I cried a lot because of Not the end. Other songs on their album were awesome. Still, I really love to listen to every song of them too. Especially, their old songs are just amazing. Thank you so much for this too.
1-about the older gen mvs colors, it's both yes & no; like yes a lot of mvs tend desaturated but that happens when the theme is supposed to be sad or edgy but there are many colorful boy groups mvs, also back then companies didn't care much about mvs views so they didn't care to make it visually like how companies do now 2- (BEAST) Highlight are one of the most iconic boy groups ever and one of the most popular 2nd gen groups in general 3- yes they are knowing for their vocals mostly 4- fiction is one of their most iconic& well known songs ever and one of the most iconic 2nd gen songs in general 5- They are part of a trinity of boy groups who are also loved & praised for their stable and great live performances & live vocals along with Infinite & SHINee 6- No (not the end) isn't their first release as Highlight, they released songs when they became highlight before 7-"cube being cube" trademarked their group name and refused to let them keep it so they established their own agency and rebranded under the name Highlight
Lights (the name of the fandom now) have already answered your questions and l just wanted to thank you for this reaction. It legit was one of my most awaited comebacks the last years and I enjoyed so much seeing some other people from the international audience peek interest in their music.
The songs on this album 'the blowing' are also good. I recommend listening to the rest of the songs. Especially the wave!! I also recommend the Killing Voice video! they were the first male group to participate in the Killing Voice because he had numerous hit songs.
I’ve listened to kpop since 2007, and i can guarantee that Beast/Highlight owns their own genre. I’ve been a fan since their debut, and their music after 2009 have been so consistently good!! They’re so versatile but you know it’s them just by listening to the first seconds of their songs. Their whole discographies are realllly strong and they’re great dancers, too. (These days i think only the band Hoppipolla manage to make two no-skip albums in a row - i highly recommended you to react to their albums Spring to Spring and And then There Was Us) My all time favourite from them: fiction, shadow, 12:30, good luck, sleep tight, oasis, on rainy days... i’ll have to stop before i end up listing all of their songs haha
When i was highschool beast was the best song for me.. thank to your reaction... that i now know they comeback so long... why i so late to know that they still continue their dream 😭😭😭😭.. i am crying and still continue to support them❤❤❤
Oh my gosh the Fiction craze was INSANE when it came out, no lie. I'd say it's most definitely a 2nd gen classic. I can't remember how many times I watched the MV and watched performances of it. Their lives are super stable. Other people already mentioned who left the group and HyunSeung was my bias before he left so now it's like, maybe the only group where I don't have a bias even if I've known them for years b/c I can't decide from who's left lol. They're all amazingly talented. I think you'd enjoy Beautiful Night by them a lot. And maybe "12:30." That's a fan favorite.
i just so grateful to this group for sticking togather, at a time when my fav groups like infinite, bock b have a weaker chance of comaback, i'm really grateful to these groups, may it be highlight, btob, 2pm, shinee or suju
I don’t know BEAST, but I really enjoy Friction and it’s like one of the most iconic song that you must know. All I know is that Friction is a tragic love story and that’s all I know. Sorry that I can’t provide you anything but I’m glad that you checked them out. 🥰
Love your reaction! It’s funny how you say how don’t want to cry from seventeen is similar. Try to find the mash-up between highlight - loved and seventeen - don’t want to cry. You’ll like it!
Thank you for this reaction! It's nice to see more people knowing BEAST/HIGHLIGHT. They are known for their vocal quality as group and indivudual especially their live singing bcs they always sing live whenever and wherever they perform, you can pick random video and they are singing live. I've been a fan for a decade and i'm also grateful because i get to know MAMAMOO from them. Back in 2014 iirc they were being interviewed about rookie idol they think have great potential, one member answer was MAMAMOO. Long short story i found my ultimate favorite boy and girlgroup❤❤❤ i'm a sucker for their vocals👌🏻 Yoseop (the main vocal of highlight) is coming back on 20th of september, gosh i think imma love that song so much just from the teaser😭
Ok i think your reaction is one of my favs now. I keep coming back here ig 😁 Hope to see you explore more of them, def worth it if you're into vocal & good music. Imo B2st/Highlight's discography is still one of the best including the B side tracks. Fyi, the main vocal Yang Yoseob won 8th times for King of Masked Singer ( the highest for idol & 2nd highest record overall ), a week or so right after he's back from army. They still get it. Thanks for your reaction ☺️
Wow thank you SO much for this reaction. I never made the Dont Wanna Cry connection!! The fact it still impacted you so much despite not knowing them is beautiful honestly. Cause you feel the impact of the song and just how much it means to us. As a longtime b2uty/light myself I filmed a reaction to this MV so if ur curious as to how a person who knows what they’ve gone through felt, feel free to check it out ☺️. But yea basically cried like a baby. Not their first debut as highlight, but their first debut as the Highlight they will now be. PS. This was my first video of yours and now I’m subscribing
I have been loving them for years but never recommend them because I always feel like people underestimate them and it kinda hurts. So thank you so much for giving these talented men a look.
“Fiction” has an orchestral version right in the “Fiction and Fact” album of 2011 (one of the best Kpop albums of all time!). And Beast/Highlight performed that version with the pianist Lang Lang in the 2011 MAMA. The performance was legendary, easily one of the greatest performances ever in MAMA. Check it out, perhaps make a reaction, but warning: Prepare to be bawled over: ruclips.net/video/dRDpFfuUI2c/видео.html
wow, what a throwback! It's been a while since I've listened to this song! Still great and catchy and now stuck in my head all night lol. Wish me luck falling asleep after listening to Fiction! Also great reaction! IF you haven't listened to it already you should react to the Kingdom performance from Mayfly- Love Poem is so great!
Hello, I hope you could react to Yang Yoseop's new MV Brain, released last Monday Sept 20, 2021. He is the main vocalist of the group Highlight (formerly Beast) debuted on 2009. He is really good and the song is amazing! Please check it out! Thank you 💛
I recommend HIGHLIGHT's killing voice of Dingo music channel to you.
Or Breath song or plz don't be sad too
Yes yes please. They sang the medley of their songs, powerful vocals, bring back memories. Please react to this
YES!!!!
hell yess!
YASS PLS
After they left Cube ent. They established their own company which is Around Us Ent, they are now the CEOs of it. Also their first song as Highlight is "Plz Don't Be Sad". Check it out too! It's a good song
oh my god "plz don't be sad" is so cute and catchy. definitely one of my favorite songs of 2017
yes! i really hope his react of plz dont be sad
I really appreciate to reaction of BEAST/HIGHLIGHT. I'm old fan of them. They still developing and I love that look. Ah! The member who named YoSeop is very famous and many other singer mentioned him that admire his singing. Please continue to show a lot of interest:)
Someone already commented, but just wanted to add that they left Cube in 2016 after their contracts ended. Their name was trademarked by Cube, which is why they couldn't keep the name "Beast" when starting their own company. Hence, them rebranding as Highlight. Highlight was also the name of their last album under Cube. Before leaving Beast, one of the memebers (Hyunseung, who was also in the duo Troublemaker with Hyuna [you should really check their music out because they were iconic]) left the group, and their last comeback under Cube was right after Hyunseung left the group. He's still under Cube. Then in 2019, Junhyung left the group because of a scandal (just look his name up), so now there are only 4 members of Highlight left, which are Gikwang, Yoseob, Doojoon, and Dongwoon
They didn’t “lose”, there was no “legal battle”. What happened was that they didn’t renew with Cube in October 2016 and they formed their own agency Around Us Entertainment but found out Cube had trademarked “Beast. So they tried to negotiate with Cube. But when Cube announced in early 2017 it was reviving Beast via the remaining former member, Hyunseung (who resigned from Beast on their last year and renewed with Cube) and perhaps adding new recruits, the guys stopped the negotiations and renamed themselves “Highlight,” which was the title of their last album as Beast with Cube. They “debuted” as Highlight in March 2017 with “Plz Don’t Be Sad” and achieved the most successful rebranding in Kpop history.
@@litozulueta6013 Oh, I'm sorry for the confusion. Thank you for correcting me.
Beast/Highlight main vocalist Yang Yoseob is one of the most respected 2nd generation vocalist. He has high range and very very good tone
Not the end is their 5th comeback as Highlight I would say. But it happened after 3 year hiatus caused by their military enlistment. The title is a message to fans: after all this time, they are still here, it's not the end.
The patron who requested this reaction gained my unconditional love🥰
They indeed are quite known for flawless vocals. A Cube staple you could say lol. They started it. They are up there with SHINee & Infinite for AMAZING lives.
If we talk about 2gen then 2pm can't be forgotten
BEAST has a bunch of amazing songs before Fiction, but Fiction was the song that really put them on the map in a whole new way. with that super casual but addicting choreo and emotional quality, it won the Song of the Year in 2011 AND BEAST won Artist of the Year, so it was a really crazy amazing time for them
some of my favorite songs by them were Shock and Breathe - those are a lot more intense choreography-wise, though they also are somewhat desaturated haha. I think it's just going along with their theme for those MVs though
they definitely are recognized for their vocals also. their current main vocalist, Yoseob, has some of the craziest vocals in the industry. super powerful and talented. in Breathe he has one of the most insane sustained long notes I've ever heard lol apparently at concerts he's tried to make it longer every time he sings it so that's saying something haha
fiction won "song of the year" of 2011. one of the best song ever in kpop and they have the best dischographies in kpop as a whole
I think no one mentioned that they are the FIRST group from NON BIG 3 to ever win a DAESANG. I'm so proud!☺
Omg... Beast/Highlight is my fave 2nd gen!! All their songs are gems.. and they trully have a long hard journey but still stick together.. i'm so proud of them T^T
I think 2nd gen is still the best era for me.. alot of good songs with different genre/style...
Not The End is their first comeback after they all went to military service and after they lost anothey member bcoz of that damn burning sun scandal T^T
Man, “Fiction” was huge when it was released. The Asian American communities that listened to Kpop, “Fiction” was playing everywhere haha. I to this day still love that song.
Just an interesting tidbit, B2ST was referred to as a “recycled group” because many members had appeared in other companies and their reality shows (before it became the norm). Former member Hyunseung was a trainee in YG and competed in Big Bang Documentary to form Big Bang. Doo Joon was a trainee in JYP and competed in Hot Blooded Men, the show that formed 2PM and 2AM. Junhyung was in a former group (idk remember the name) and Kikwang was a solo artist under the name AJ.
Also yes, they are known for their vocals just like their former little brother group BtoB. Funny enough, B2ST had released a digital single before one of their official comebacks, and their digital single was a ballad called “On Rainy Days,” that song ended up charting better than their official comeback track haha. I remember them talking how surprised they were that it turned out that way.
Man sorry for the wall of text, but B2ST/Highlight was second ult bias group in Kpop after Big Bang haha. Because they are before the BTS wave, they are little known internationally. However, they are huge domestically in South Korea which is good enough for me.
Beast has one of the most talented ones and good discography. I can still sing and dance to fiction and their other stuff. That is how their songs can linger to your mind for years. Iconic 🙌🏼
They made their own company : Around Us Entertainment.
Finally, you found them ! Thankyouuuuuu 🥰
Highlight is more popular with their ballads and live performances. I hope you can try 12:30, Butterfly, Ribbon when they were still Beast. As Highlight, they released lighter and fun songs like Pls Don't Be Sad, Calling U and Can Be Better. You can also listen to their ballads as Highlight It's Still Beautiful and Take Care. Loved is also underrated. They honestly got tons of hit songs I can go longer recommending since their pre-releases and B-sides are also well-loved.
On rainy day pre realese song its a legends🌧️☔ Top 10 in Melon yearly chart.
Yess they are known for their vocals
Please react to HIGHLIGHT's killing voice of Dingo music channel, too. Thank you for react!!
Highlight dingo killing voice please.. They are amazing vocalists!!
Iconic song and group. Its what made me listen to kpop back in 2015. This group underrated. Not the end just a masterpiece.
That’s 2nd gen kpop power, peeps!
Not the end is a masterpiece, I get chills every time when they do the circle dance. Wow, powerful.
they own their company...CEO's dancing
Same, I always get chills on that part, where they all circle inside together..
Thats my favourite part! The choreo lines up so well with the break in the song!
Same here! Chills, every single time.
Seventeen admires Beast/Highlight and consider them their role model. Woozi, who composed Don’t Wanna Cry, is often compared to Yoseob because they both look cute. In fact Woozi has performed a cover of Yoseob’s Look at Me Now. And they crazy about football.
Not The End was the song that got me into them and I had the EXACT reactions you did too! Theyre such a talented powerhouse of a group!
They are still really famous in Korea, most of their songs as Beast were huge hits (b-sides included) and as they were the first group out of a small company to win End of the Year award shows (with fiction haha) against groups from the Big 3 they have been role models for a lot of 3rd & 4th gen groups. Including BTS and Seventeen who are definitely fanboys, there are a lot of other idols who love them though. They are also 100% a national meme group (Jessie's Showterview and MMTG interview for this comeback look back on their career, I'd recommend watching on your free time solely for the chaos).
The current members are famous in their own rights, two are actors and very active in the soccer world (pro level), the other two do musicals, and their main vocal (Yoseob) was also a judge on The Voice Kids Korea. He can go from very high notes to a raspy rock-like voice (Beautiful Night is a good example).
The member who left in 2019 was their songwriter and producer so for this album Gikwang (the guy with gray hair in the MV, main dancer) wrote the songs of the album with the help of producers and also thought of the choreography. They've been through a lot, the fact that they are going on just shows how much they love being performers.
I love them since 11 years ago… my favorite group for sure, they’re gonna launch their new album this March 21th Day dream 🤍🤩
Everyone has explained about Highlight beautifully here. I will just say a big thank you to you and lovely Lima for this reaction.
These boys are super talented and really popular in Korea but at the same time underrated and overlooked by new kpop fans. Their discography is amazing. Even their B sides are great. They have faced a lot of struggles but still stay strong.
Like others I would also recommend you to check out their killing voice medley on Dingo music RUclips channel. Please react to it if you can.
Thank you too! For still being here, loving Highlight! 💡
Beast was the first group who win grand prize outside big 3 agency. And not the end is the first comeback after all member finish military service
They left cube and made their own company, and released their inner artistry... And made us love them more ..
Yes, they are well known for their vocals. Their live performances are always the best.
PLZ REACT TO MORE FROM THEM IN THE FUTURE! Their old and new stuff. So underrated group but they were all turned away from big companies and pretty much made cube so they need the recognition. thank you
this isnt their first release as highlight but first comeback after all members got discharged from the military and after losing another member
Nope (not the end) isn't their first cb as highlight they released other albums/songs under highlight name & yes they did lose some members due to issues. fiction is one the most iconic 2nd gen groups song and a good choice as an intro to the group. yes highlight members are known for their great vocals and live performances and one of the most beloved and praised 2nd gen boy groups along with shinee, 2pm and infinite
Another thing is yes a lot of mvs do tend desaturated but that happens when the theme was supposed to be sad or edgy but there are many colorful boy groups mvs, and back then till even early 3rd gen the mvs weren't really important to be aesthetically pleasing with a lot of visuals because the trend in the music scene (everywhere) back then didn't have that & because the mv views weren't that important for music shows wins or for attracting newer fans because the popularity a lot of 2nd gen got wasn't because of the mvs but more because how great their live performances & how great vocally they are along with the choreos of course and there wasn't really a competition between who had better mv like how it's now with 4th gen
a tip of sorts: just because some mvs have a large number of views it doesn't mean that these songs or mvs are representative of these groups music because there are mvs that don't reflect on some groups music at all but the mvs were just popular then
Beast debuted in 2009 under Cube, and many media critics were skeptical that they could succeed, since pretty much all 6 members had debuted somewhere else before. However, they quickly rose to fame and helped launch Cube's name as an agency (alongside 4Minute). In 2016, one member left the group, and unfortunately when the remaining members decided to leave Cube they could no longer promote under the name "Beast" as it was trademarked by Cube, so they rebranded to Highlight. And they actually went and formed their own agency, Around Us Entertainment ;o "Not the End" was their first release in 2.5 years after the members went to the military, and their rapper also left the group during that hiatus due to being caught up in some of the chatroom scandals... So it's a meaningful release as it's "not the end" of Highlight :')
Oh speaking of orchestral accompaniment, a group to check out is Boyfriend, they're from Starship and debuted in 2011 (and actually just released a special 10th-anniversary single!) and a lot of their earlier tracks, like "Don't Touch My Girl", "Janus", and "I Yah" have that orchestral sound! :D
MissingnJunhyung so much..his rap and voice gives so much color to the song..
Truth indeed 👍😉
YEEEEEEEEEEEES YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY I'M YOU'RE DOING THIS
Also, the older bg MVs tend to be desaturated when the theme is supposed to be sad. There are quite vibrant bg videos, trust me lol the comeback after Fiction aka Beautiful Night is SUPER colorful.
Also, Fiction was my first favorite song from them. Their songs are just masterpieces. I was so happy about their new comeback too.
You should also check their acoustic version of Not The End... they are their CDs!
"It's 2021. Still no captions. Haven't you learned anything Highlight?" - This made me laugh so much. 🤣 We international fans keep asking these uncles to put captions in their official channel. To be fair usually the mv released in 1thek channel has English subs. But this time around something happened. They put captions on the suit dance version of the same song but not in the mv.
omg thank you to the person who asked him for this! highlight/ beast is the best group in the world for me, because all the issues they have been through! and their music, their vibes haha, everything about them is perfect, the way they are to the fandom is just beautiful:(
Beast is my first kpop idol group. I start love them when im 12 years old AHHAHA and now im 23 years old.
Beast's album, "Highlight" (the album they are now named after, their last release as Beast) is probably my favorite kpop album ever...maybe tied with Big Bang's MADE which are completely different albums. haha
Highlight is amazing 💙💛💜💚
You talked about the orchestra intro and outro for Fiction, so I just wanted to say that there's actually an entire version of Fiction with just the orchestra instrumental as background (it was the last track on their "Fiction and Fact" album :) )
Thanks for your reaction on Beast/Highlight! As explained in the other comments, they went through a lot during their Cube time and after, but they're still holding strong and seem really happy about being able to do whatever they want to do now. They're also a lot more active (if you don't count the mandatory military break^^) as solo artists or group, so it's nice!
Because of them.. I start into kpop. ☺️☺️❤️❤️😍😍 still love all their songs. ❤️❤️
Me too!!
Same
Thank you so much for this reaction, Beast Highlight is my favorite kpop group and I feel very emotional wachting their trajectory 💕💕💕
i love these boys so much! their music is always so good and each one of them is so talented! Gi kwang is known as one of the best dancers in kpop and yoseob recently had 8 consecutive wins at masked singer, they are legends! u should check out their BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, it was the biggest hit in korea when they came out with it, they have so many other great songs too, plz dont be sad, calling you, 12:30, ribbon, i could go on for days... thanks alot for checking them out, i love when u react to this gen kpop cuz thats all ive listened to growing up
Please check all of their songs as Beast and Highlight. Their songs are all amazing
I happy i get to know them long time ago . Theres one song that always i heard when i want to sleep - On Rainy Days . You should react to it but doesnt have mv maybe lyric video
This is the first kpop song that i listen to in 2011 and still listen to it everyday now
they’re still doing so well, miss them lots. Not the End definitely hits in the context of Hyunseung leaving, the group leaving Cube and their rebrand along with Junhyung’s departure too.
Super emotional for us 2nd gen fans who’ve been with the group since the beginning
Fiction is sooooo iconiccccc
Wow, I was not expecting you to react to this! Fiction is my favorite boy group song ever. So catchy and viral at the time. The song really reaches a different level when you check out the lyrics, they really tell a sad story even if it is all "fiction".
Thank you for reacting to BEAST/HIGHLIGHT. I am glad and love that you are liking both songs! I love your reaction as well! accurately that is how I am feeling as a fan (since their BEAST era until now) with this comeback song. It literally a message that they are still relevant and making music as always.
They originally had 6 members (BEAST) and now 4 (HIGHLIGHT). formerly with CUBE but currently with Around Us Entertainment which is actually managed by themselves. They are the CEOs. The Blowing is not the first song as HIGHLIGHT. it is the first members reuniting after completing their military duties.
Hope to see more reaction on BEAST/HIGHLIGHT from you. I dare say that all their songs are BOP 😊
when Beast era they are the one band tht introducing me to Kpop n sinking me deeper to their music and also other groups, there’s alot more good songs from Beast / Highlight, hope u react more to them! ❤️
yes 3 of their members are actors
After leaving cube they made their own entertainment company "AROUND US". They started as HIGHLIGHT with 5 members (originally beast had 6member). 2019 they were enlisted to mandatory military service one after another... Also young junhyung (rapper and mainsong writer) left the group deu to some issues.
2021 all of they made comeback after getting back from military service now they have 4members. Well that's the summery of them. Well I am a Beauty and now light will always support the members wherever they are. Thanks for the reaction. They are really a great group.
They just comeback as Hightlight for the first time after all the members finished military enlistments
They are my favorite group from 2nd gen
They are (especially Yoseop) known for vocal
They have many great songs
As Beast:
Breath (2010)
On Rainy Day (2011)
Shadow (2013)
Good Luck (2014)
No More (2014)
12:30 (2014)
As Highlight:
Loved (2018)
When they debuted, Cube was a small company.
First, they were criticized as recycled group. But, they survived and become as one of roll model for other Kpop groups.
They are the first group, who is not from big3 company, become successful and win grand prize (artist of the year) at award show: (Before BTS)
So, i am proud of them.
If you like the song that incorporate orchestra sound I recommend “Outside Castle” by H.O.T (1st gen Kpop song in 2000)
=THE favorite song of mine in entire kpop songs
To me, this song is a masterpiece. I like it because of the orchestra sound
They are known for their ballad and dance songs. They have lot of hit songs.
Fiction and Fact is the name of their album! And that album is THE album! All their songs are amazing but the songs in that album is a no skip! Plus, you mentioned that that you liked the instrumental for Fiction, you'd really like the orchestra version of Fiction! And yea they are known for their vocals. Yoseob, who is their main vocal was crowned 8 times on the Masked Singer!
Yeah, I cried a lot because of Not the end. Other songs on their album were awesome. Still, I really love to listen to every song of them too. Especially, their old songs are just amazing. Thank you so much for this too.
1-about the older gen mvs colors, it's both yes & no; like yes a lot of mvs tend desaturated but that happens when the theme is supposed to be sad or edgy but there are many colorful boy groups mvs, also back then companies didn't care much about mvs views so they didn't care to make it visually like how companies do now
2- (BEAST) Highlight are one of the most iconic boy groups ever and one of the most popular 2nd gen groups in general
3- yes they are knowing for their vocals mostly
4- fiction is one of their most iconic& well known songs ever and one of the most iconic 2nd gen songs in general
5- They are part of a trinity of boy groups who are also loved & praised for their stable and great live performances & live vocals along with Infinite & SHINee
6- No (not the end) isn't their first release as Highlight, they released songs when they became highlight before
7-"cube being cube" trademarked their group name and refused to let them keep it so they established their own agency and rebranded under the name Highlight
Lights (the name of the fandom now) have already answered your questions and l just wanted to thank you for this reaction. It legit was one of my most awaited comebacks the last years and I enjoyed so much seeing some other people from the international audience peek interest in their music.
You can also try to listen to "take care" and "loved". Glad we have another rv for highlight.
damn everyone comments are literally an essays lolol...yeah thats Beast Highlight's History...thank you for this reaction!
And I read every last one 😁
@@KpopPrince Please react to Highlight's Killing voice in Dingo 🙏💡
Ya. Main vocal yoseob is one of the best singer in kor
The songs on this album 'the blowing' are also good. I recommend listening to the rest of the songs. Especially the wave!!
I also recommend the Killing Voice video! they were the first male group to participate in the Killing Voice because he had numerous hit songs.
THANKYOU FOR REACTING TO BEAST
I’ve listened to kpop since 2007, and i can guarantee that Beast/Highlight owns their own genre. I’ve been a fan since their debut, and their music after 2009 have been so consistently good!! They’re so versatile but you know it’s them just by listening to the first seconds of their songs. Their whole discographies are realllly strong and they’re great dancers, too. (These days i think only the band Hoppipolla manage to make two no-skip albums in a row - i highly recommended you to react to their albums Spring to Spring and And then There Was Us)
My all time favourite from them: fiction, shadow, 12:30, good luck, sleep tight, oasis, on rainy days... i’ll have to stop before i end up listing all of their songs haha
I'm still here it's not the end 😭😭♥️❤️
Highlight CEO LEGENDS!!!
with themselves cause they are their own boss
So glad you found Highlight. They have the vocals, visuals, acting, and personality, so pretty much the full package. Thanks for this reaction!
i'm still here it's not the end 😭😭♥️❤️
When i was highschool beast was the best song for me.. thank to your reaction... that i now know they comeback so long... why i so late to know that they still continue their dream 😭😭😭😭.. i am crying and still continue to support them❤❤❤
Oh my gosh the Fiction craze was INSANE when it came out, no lie. I'd say it's most definitely a 2nd gen classic. I can't remember how many times I watched the MV and watched performances of it. Their lives are super stable. Other people already mentioned who left the group and HyunSeung was my bias before he left so now it's like, maybe the only group where I don't have a bias even if I've known them for years b/c I can't decide from who's left lol. They're all amazingly talented. I think you'd enjoy Beautiful Night by them a lot. And maybe "12:30." That's a fan favorite.
Thanks, great comment!!!! I love BEAST/HIGHLIGHT!! With ot whitout CUBE!!
i'm still here it's not the end 😭😭❤️😍😍
I've been their fan since 2010 so this is amazing
i just so grateful to this group for sticking togather, at a time when my fav groups like infinite, bock b have a weaker chance of comaback, i'm really grateful to these groups, may it be highlight, btob, 2pm, shinee or suju
I don’t know BEAST, but I really enjoy Friction and it’s like one of the most iconic song that you must know. All I know is that Friction is a tragic love story and that’s all I know. Sorry that I can’t provide you anything but I’m glad that you checked them out. 🥰
Its fiction not friction
@@AaronJoshuaTurrioni whoops. Sorry I can’t spell 😂. Wait. I have been singing the song wrong 😅
@@mochi2937 XD
For fiction, you should check out their live performance for orchestra version on 2015. It always gives me a goosebumps
Love your reaction! It’s funny how you say how don’t want to cry from seventeen is similar. Try to find the mash-up between highlight - loved and seventeen - don’t want to cry.
You’ll like it!
Thank you for this reaction! It's nice to see more people knowing BEAST/HIGHLIGHT. They are known for their vocal quality as group and indivudual especially their live singing bcs they always sing live whenever and wherever they perform, you can pick random video and they are singing live.
I've been a fan for a decade and i'm also grateful because i get to know MAMAMOO from them. Back in 2014 iirc they were being interviewed about rookie idol they think have great potential, one member answer was MAMAMOO. Long short story i found my ultimate favorite boy and girlgroup❤❤❤ i'm a sucker for their vocals👌🏻
Yoseop (the main vocal of highlight) is coming back on 20th of september, gosh i think imma love that song so much just from the teaser😭
yes please react to more highlight please
Thank you for supporting HIGHLIGHT! I think it's time for u to react to their new comeback with DAYDREAM
They do have Fiction orchestra version that you may want to check it out :)
Ok i think your reaction is one of my favs now. I keep coming back here ig 😁 Hope to see you explore more of them, def worth it if you're into vocal & good music. Imo B2st/Highlight's discography is still one of the best including the B side tracks. Fyi, the main vocal Yang Yoseob won 8th times for King of Masked Singer ( the highest for idol & 2nd highest record overall ), a week or so right after he's back from army. They still get it. Thanks for your reaction ☺️
Wow thank you SO much for this reaction. I never made the Dont Wanna Cry connection!! The fact it still impacted you so much despite not knowing them is beautiful honestly. Cause you feel the impact of the song and just how much it means to us. As a longtime b2uty/light myself I filmed a reaction to this MV so if ur curious as to how a person who knows what they’ve gone through felt, feel free to check it out ☺️. But yea basically cried like a baby. Not their first debut as highlight, but their first debut as the Highlight they will now be.
PS. This was my first video of yours and now I’m subscribing
Welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I could just tell that this song had a lot of built up love for the fans in it.
They always have great songs. 👍🏻
I have been loving them for years but never recommend them because I always feel like people underestimate them and it kinda hurts. So thank you so much for giving these talented men a look.
“Fiction” has an orchestral version right in the “Fiction and Fact” album of 2011 (one of the best Kpop albums of all time!). And Beast/Highlight performed that version with the pianist Lang Lang in the 2011 MAMA. The performance was legendary, easily one of the greatest performances ever in MAMA. Check it out, perhaps make a reaction, but warning: Prepare to be bawled over: ruclips.net/video/dRDpFfuUI2c/видео.html
The current members' ages are between 30-32 Internationaly.
Omg i always watched fiction mv a lot of time (kpop fan since 09) but just now i noticed the girl was park bo young 🤣🤣🤣
wow, what a throwback! It's been a while since I've listened to this song! Still great and catchy and now stuck in my head all night lol. Wish me luck falling asleep after listening to Fiction! Also great reaction! IF you haven't listened to it already you should react to the Kingdom performance from Mayfly- Love Poem is so great!
Love your reaction ❤️🎶🎧😍
Hello, I hope you could react to Yang Yoseop's new MV Brain, released last Monday Sept 20, 2021. He is the main vocalist of the group Highlight (formerly Beast) debuted on 2009. He is really good and the song is amazing! Please check it out! Thank you 💛
I think it was requested 😁
@@KpopPrince AWESOME!!! Hope you check it out 😊
Wpaaah im so surprised when you mention elast. Im a big fan of beast since a long time ago, and now i love elast too...
more beast and highlight reaction please..
Love your reaction ❤️