HIGHLIGHT

On June 15, they dropped the first teaser for their third studio album, Highlight, scheduled for July 4. On June 23, they announced they will release the pre-release track "Butterfly" on June 27, ahead of the comeback. On May 13, they announced they will release the Japanese double single, "Day" and "Night", on July 20.

After their seven-year contracts with Cube Entertainment had ended on October 15, 2016, the members decided to not renew. They eventually established their own agency, Around US Entertainment. On February 10, 2017, Cube Entertainment announced they will reform BEAST as a three-person group which will include original member Jang Hyunseung and two new members.

Both Around US Entertainment and Jang Hyunseung were unaware of the move. The project enventually fell through despite being discussed until June of the same year. On February 24, Around US announced they have changed their name to HIGHLIGHT, which is also the title of their final album under Cube, following legal dispute with their former agency over the legal rights to the group's name and the works they had created under the label.

On February 25, Around US confirmed the group is preparing for an album and on March 2, they announced their first mini album, Can You Feel It? , which was released on March 20. "It's Still Beautiful" was pre-released on March 13.

On May 11, Around US confirmed that the group will be making a comeback on May 29. On May 15, the repackage titled Calling You, was announced. The group's second mini album, Celebrate, was released on October 16, to commemorates the group's 8th anniversary.

Yoon Dujun enlisted on August 24, 2018. On October 16, 2018, for the group's 9th anniversary, they shared with fans through V Live that they'll release a digital single on October 29. On October 23, they revealed the title for their second digital single, "Take Care".

On November 2, Around US revealed that the group is preparing for their first special album which will include a track that Yoon Dujun recorded before his enlistment. On November 7, the group announced their first special album Outro, which was released on November 20. Yang Yoseop enlisted on January 24, 2019.

On March 14, 2019, Yong Junhyung announced his departure from HIGHLIGHT due to admitting his involvement with Jung Joon Young's illegal hidden camera sex footage controversy. Lee Gikwang enlisted on April 18, 2019, followed by Son Dongwoon on May 9. All members were discharged in 2020.

On April 7, 2021, Around US Entertainment announced that HIGHLIGHT is preparing a new album aimed for a May release, more than two years after their last comeback. On April 16, they announced their third mini album, The Blowing, which was released on May 3. On March 3, 2022, Around US Entertainment confirmed that HIGHLIGHT will be releasing a new album in March with their comeback preparations being in full swing and having recently finished shooting the music video as well as the photos for their album jacket.

On March 6, the group annouced their first full length album, Daydream, set to release on March 21. On October 14, News1 reported that the group would be making a comeback in early November. On October 16, during the second day of their 2022 HIGHLIGHT Fan-Con, the group announced their upcoming comeback's date to be November 7.

On October 23, their fourth mini album, After Sunset, was confirmed. On Octo...