Highline Entertainment

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Highline Entertainment
Native name
하이라인 엔터테인먼트
Company typePublic
Industry
Genre
FoundedOctober 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
Founder
  • Shim Se-ran
  • Noh Seung-jin
Headquarters,
South Korea
Key people
Shim Se-ran (CEO)
Services
  • Music production
  • Publishing
  • Artists management
OwnerStarship Entertainment
ParentStarship Entertainment

Highline Entertainment (Korean하이라인 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2017 and a subsidiary of Starship Entertainment.

History[edit]

In 2017, Starship Entertainment launched another subsidiary label House of Music, which focused on recruiting smaller, independent artists, with MoonMoon being the first signed under the label.[1] In 2018, Starship renamed the label "Highline Entertainment".[2][3]

In 2018, DJ Soda signed with Highline after "House of Music" was defunct.[4]

In January 2019, Highline signed Jang Seok-hoon, previously a member of the hip hop scene super rookie Balming Tiger.[5]

In April, Highline signed Mnet's High School Rapper 3 contestant PLUMA.[6]

In 2020, Starship began expanding Highline, with a focus on artists who are prominent in subculture.[7]

In April, they signed artist Wonho, previously a member of the boy group Monsta X, to the label, who debuted in September.[8][9]

In September, they announced that singer Yoo Seung-woo had signed to the label. This moved him from Starship's acoustic sublabel "Starship Y", which brought that label to an end, as Yoo was the only artist on the label.[7]

In August 2021, Highline sent You Da-yeon in the survival program Girls Planet 999.[10]

Partnerships[edit]

Artists[edit]

List adapted from official social media account.[12]

Former artists[edit]

  • MoonMoon (2017–2018; contract terminated due to occlusion of a formal criminal record)[13]
  • DJ Soda (2018–2021)[14]
  • Lil Reta (2020–2022)[15]
  • Jang Seok-hoon (2019–2022)
  • PLUMA (2019–2022)
  • M1NU (2020–2022)

Awards[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, recipient of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
Soribada Best K-Music Awards 2019 Best Hip Hop Maker Award dress Won [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jeong, Jin-young (January 4, 2018). [트렌드] 문문 안은 스타쉽, 도전은 계속된다. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ @Highline_Ent (November 26, 2018). "Rebranding Announcement" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Na, Won-jae (September 15, 2019). [신아-50대기업 해부26] 카카오, 환경변화 적극 대응…여전히 진화. Shin-a Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Im, Eun-byel (June 20, 2018). "DJ Soda set to go global with Warner Music Group". K-pop Herald. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Yoon, Hye-young (January 8, 2019). 바밍타이거 병언, 스타쉽 서브레이블 하이라인과 전속계약…활동명 변경 [Balming Tiger Byeong-eon, an exclusive contract with Starship's sub-label Highline... activity name change]. Sports Today (in Korean). Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Park, Bong-gyu (April 23, 2019). '고등래퍼3' 송민재(PLUMA), 스타쉽 서브레이블 하이라인 전속계약 체결! ['High School Rapper 3' Min-jae Song (PLUMA) signs an exclusive contract with Starship's sub-label Highline!]. Kookmin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Naver.
  7. ^ a b Kim, Mi-ji (September 9, 2020). 유승우, 하이라인엔터와 전속계약 체결..원호·DJ소다와 한솥밥[공식입장] [Yoo Seung-woo signs exclusive contract with Highline Entertainment.. Wonho, DJ Soda, etc. [Official Position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Daum.
  8. ^ Herman, Tamar (April 12, 2020). "Former Monsta X Member Wonho Launches Solo Career Following Outpouring of Fan Support". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (April 9, 2020). "Wonho Takes Next K-Pop Career Step By Signing With Highline Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "You Da-yeon". Girls Planet 999 (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  11. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (June 15, 2021). "Eshy Gazit Launching New Label With BMG To Release Monsta X, Wonho". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Kim, Eun-ae (November 19, 2020). 원호, 오늘(19일) ‘더 컬러’ 출격..DJ 소다∙드레스 등 하이라인 총출동. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Shim, Woo-hyun (May 25, 2018). "MoonMoon dropped from agency over spycam charge". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  14. ^ Hwang, Ji-young (November 10, 2021). [단독] DJ 소다, 하이라인엔터테인먼트와 전속계약 종료 [[Exclusive] DJ Soda ends exclusive contract with Highline Entertainment]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Naver.
  15. ^ _retaseyo_ (in Korean). February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Instagram.
  16. ^ Kim, Na-ra (August 22, 2019). "미나야, 상 3개나 받았다!"…트와이스, '올해의 뮤직상'까지 3관왕 영예 [2019 소리바다 어워즈](종합). My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2019 – via Naver.

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