High Up Entertainment
South Korean entertainment company
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High Up Entertainment (Korean: 하이업엔터테인먼트), also known as just High Up, is a South Korean entertainment company formed under the partnership with CJ E&M in 2017. The company is home to artists such as STAYC, Park Si-eun, and Black Eyed Pilseung.
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Native name | 하이업엔터테인먼트 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Unlisted | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | K-pop |
| Founded | June 14, 2017; 7 years ago |
| Founder | Black Eyed Pilseung |
| Headquarters | 2nd floor, Y Building, 571-13 Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 03991 |
Key people | Black Eyed Pilseung |
| Parent | Kakao Entertainment (40%) |
| Website | highup-ent.com |
History
High Up Entertainment was founded on June 14, 2017, by the producer duo Black Eyed Pilseung in collaboration with CJ E&M.[1][2][3] Black Eyed Pilseung has produced songs for multiple K-pop artists such as Twice, Miss A, Apink, and Sistar.[4][1] In January 2018, they held a national talent-scouting audition tour.[5]
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On February 12, 2019, the company debuted their first duo, 415, with the digital single "Remember".[6]
In December 2019, Park Si-eun signed a contract with the label and went on to become a member of STAYC.[7]
In October, 2020, they officially announced that the girl group STAYC, who had been previously introduced to the public as "High Up Girls", would debut with the single album Star to a Young Culture and its lead single "So Bad" on November 12 after 3 years of preparations.[7][8]
In June 2021, Kakao Entertainment acquired 40% of the company's shares, becoming its largest shareholder.[9]
The label has been able to gain attention for their group STAYC despite being a small company.[10]
Artists
Recording Artists
Groups
Duos
- 415
Producers
Actors/Actresses
Discography
| Released | Title | Artist | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2019 | "Remember" | 415 | Digital single | |
| March 17, 2019 | "Take Me There" | |||
| April 15, 2019 | "Shining Star" | |||
| August 29, 2019 | "Between Us" | |||
| February 13, 2020 | Miss | Extended play | ||
| March 18, 2020 | "When It Was Warm" | Digital single | ||
| July 2, 2020 | "No Wish No More" (feat. NAFLA) | |||
| November 12, 2020 | Star to a Young Culture | STAYC | Single album | |
| April 8, 2021 | Staydom | [11] | ||
| July 2, 2021 | "Summer Nostalgia" | 415 | Digital single | |
| September 6, 2021 | Stereotype | STAYC | Extended play | [12] |
| February 21, 2022 | Young-Luv.com | [13] | ||
| July 19, 2022 | We Need Love | Single album | [14] | |
| November 16, 2022 | Poppy | [15] | ||
| February 14, 2023 | Teddy Bear | [16] | ||
| August 16, 2023 | Teenfresh | Extended play | [17] | |
| December 6, 2023 | LIT | Single album | ||
| July 1, 2024 | Metamorphic | Studio album | [18] | |
| August 21, 2024 | Meow | Single album | ||
| October 30, 2024 | ...I | |||
| March 18, 2025 | S | |||
| July 23, 2025 | I Want It |