K-Pop has a huge, crazy, and loving fanbase all around the globe and is still progressively growing. Many singers, big Boy bands, and Girl bands have made the K-pop industry bloom and reach the height where it is now, and there are more than a hundred of K-pop groups and singers now who are either training or have already entered this huge industry.
People from this field and a dream or goal to become an idol from all around are going to South Korea to be a part of this K-pop industry. Fans shower their unconditional love and support, which keep these idols going. Some of the major big K-pop idols and bands, including BTS, BLACKPINK, IU, Dean, TWICE, TXT, and many more, have a huge, crazy, diehard fanbase all around the world, which is imaginable.
B2ST, also called Beast, was a boy group having six members at first: Yoon Doo-Joon, Yang Yo-Seob, Lee Gi-Kwang, Son Dong-Woon, Yong Jun-hung, and Jang Hyun-Seung. The boy band got extremely successful, loved, and supported by their fans worldwide, making them legendary. But later in April, in 2016, one of their members, Jang Hyun-Seung, left the group to follow solo activities, and the group continued with five members.
B2ST OR Beast was the very first ever boy group under CUBE Entertainment. The group members officially debuted with their mini album “Best Is The B2ST” on 16th October 2009. The year in which their member Jang Hyun left, the other members of the group also decided to leave with the plan of continuing it somewhere else, but for that, they had to change their name from B2ST to something else due to the trademark issue.
And then, the group, under their self-established company Around US Entertainment, re-debuted with the name HIGHLIGHT with four members out of six: Yoon Doo-Joon, Yang Yo-Seob, Lee Gi-Kwang, and Son Dong-Woon. Let’s have a look into the K-pop group B2ST’s member profile, net worth, and biography and stay updated on everything that you need to know.
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Beast: Everything You Need to Know
B2ST, also called Beast, was a boy group having six members at first: Yoon Doo-Joon, Yang Yo-Seob, Lee Gi-Kwang, Son Dong-Woon, Yong Jun-hung, and Jang Hyun-Seung with the eldest member being Yoon Doo-Joon (4th of July 1989) and the youngest or also called the maknae of the group being Son Dong-Woon (6th June 1991), but later in April 2016 one of their members, Jang Hyun-Seung left the group.
Yoon Doo-Joon
Yoon Doo-Joon was born on the 4th of July 1989 in Goyang, South Korea, and is 34 years old, having Cancer as his Zodiac Sign. He is a famous South Korean singer and actor and was the leader and the eldest member of the boy group Beast. Yoon Doo’s position in the group was of a leader, lead rapper, vocalist, and face.
He made his debut as the leader of Beast in the year 2009 and made his solo debut with the mini album Daybreak on 27th July 2020. He is an emotional, sensitive person who would cry over small things. He is stubborn and has a funny habit of throwing things around. His group members voted him to be likely to fall in love at first sight.
He is a former JYP Entertainment and was almost a part of the group at 2AM or 2PM but was eliminated. Yoon Doo Joon has also acted in several Korean Dramas like: “Cutie Pie (2010)”, “All My Love For You (2010)”, “A Thousand Kisses (2011-cameo)”, “Let’s Eat (2014)”, “Let’s Eat 2 (2015)”, “Splash Splash Love (2015)” and more.
He has a height of 170cm (5’7), is very handsome, and has sharp and amazing visuals, which make him more attractive. He is now the leader of the group Highlight and fans love him a lot, both as an idol and as an actor. The eldest member Yoon Doo Joon has a net worth of around $1 million to $5 million, which mainly comes from being a singer and actor.
Yang Yo-Seob
Yang Yo-Seob was born on 5th January 1990 in Seoul, South Korea, and is 33 years old and has Capricorn as his Zodiac sign. He is a famous South Korean singer and musical actor, and in the boy group Beast, his position is the lead vocalist. He made his official solo debut with the EP “The First Collage” in the year 2012.
He was first a trainee under JYP Entertainment and then moved to M Boat Entertainment, where he was a trainee for five years until he transferred to CUBE Entertainment and officially became a member of the boy band Beast or B2EST.
Yang Yo Seob released a digital single with Dalmatian’s Daniel titled First Snow and First Kiss. He has even sung Original Soundtracks (OSTs) for many Korean Dramas like “Happy Birthday” for More Charming by the Day, “I Cherish That Person” for My Princess, and “Loving You” for All My Love.
He has a height of 170cm (5’7) and is both cute and handsome at the same time. He has many fans who unconditionally love and support him. The net worth of Yang Yo Seob is around $9 million, which majorly comes from his career as a very famous musical actor and singer. He is currently the lead vocalist of the boy group Highlight.
Lee Gi-Kwang
Lee Gi-Kwang was born on 30th March 1990 in Gwangju, South Korea and is 33 years old and has Aries as his Zodiac sign. He is a famous South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor, and in the boy group Beast, his position is the lead vocalist, main dancer, and visual.
He made his original and official solo debut with the stage name AJ Ace Junior on 4th April 2009 with the release of his first mini album, First Episode: A New Hero. He debuted as a main dancer in October 2009. He has previously starred in A Pink’s MV “I Don’t Know” and Ailee’s MV “Heaven.”
Lee Gi Kwang is a one-time subunit Dynamic BLACK member with 2AM’s Jin-Woon, Teen TOP’s L.Joe, MBLAQ’s Lee Joon, and Infinite’s Hoya. He has played the supporting role of characters in many Korean Dramas, beginning with the television sitcom High Kick Through The Roof (2009-10) and then My Princess (2011), Me Too, Flower! (2011), Mrs. Cop (2015), and many more.
He is also a former trainee of JYP Entertainment. His height is 171cm (5’7), and he is very cute, good-looking, and charming. His smile melts away the hearts of many of his fans. Lee Gi Kwang’s net worth is around $60 million, mainly from being a popular singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the lead vocalist and main dancer of the group Highlight.
Son Dong-Woon
Son Dong-Woon was born on 6th June 1991 and is 32 years old, having Gemini as his Zodiac sign. He is a famous South Korean singer and rapper, and in the boy group Beast he is the youngest member or also called the maknae of the group. His position is lead vocalist and rapper.
He debuted as a member of the group Beast in the year 2009 and was the last person to join in. On 1st July 2015 in Japan, he started his solo career with his first mini album Kimishika, and later he made his solo debut in Korea with his first digital single, Prelude: Voice, on 18th July 2018.
Dong Woo graduated from Dongguk University and can speak three languages, Korean, Chinese, and English. He can even play three instruments, piano, violin, and electronic flute. He was also a former trainee from JYP Entertainment for two years. He did a song with Davichi’s Min-Kyung called “Udon.”
He has a height of 181cm (5’11), is handsome, and has eye catchy and attractive visuals. His fans love and support him a lot. Son Dong Woon’s Net worth as of 2023 is approximately $100,000 – $1 million, which majorly comes from his career as a successful pop singer. He is currently the lead vocalist, rapper, and maknae of the boy group Highlight.
Yong Jun-hung
Yong Jun-hung was born on 19th December 1989 in Seoul, South Korea, and is 34 years old, having Sagittarius as his Zodiac sign. He is a famous South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor. His position in the group Beast is off the main rapper.
He, like the rest of the members of the group Beast, debuted in the year 2009. His work as a solo artist includes one extended play, Flower (2011), and one full-length album, Goodbye 20’s (2018). He also acted in Korean Dramas like Monster (2013) and Coffee, Do Me A Favour (2018).
Yong Jun Hyung was first in the boy band Xing which included Kevin Woo, and his stage name back then was Poppin’ Dragon. He has a height of 178cm (5’10) and is very handsome, having sharp visuals. He is also very cute and quite the opposite of the fierce rapper he is on stage.
The net worth of Yong Jun Hyung as of 2023 is approximately around $20 million, which comes majorly from his successful career as a Pop singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor. He was also a member of the boy group Highlight, but he departed in the year 2019 because of the controversy related to watching illegal videos.
The Boy Group Beast was under CUBE Entertainment and had five members, Yoon Doo-Joon, Yang Yo-Seob, Lee Gi-Kwang, Son Dong-Woon, and Yong Jun-hung got changed, and they are now under their self-established company called Around US Entertainment.
They re-debuted with the name HIGHLIGHT with four members out of six: Yoon Doo-Joon, Yang Yo-Seob, Lee Gi-Kwang, and Son Dong-Woon. The boy group is doing very well and is very successful, having a huge fanbase. They get lots of love and support from their fans. The other members are also doing well and pursuing their solo activities as Pop singers.
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