H1ghr Music

It is associated with South Korea. The record gives 2017 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded founders are Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone. Its recorded seat is Seoul. The recorded field of activity is music industry.

• Name — H1GHR MUSIC • Native Name — 하이어뮤직레코즈 • Founded — 2017–present • Founder — * Jay Park • Cha Cha Malone • Type — Subsidiary • Key People — * Yu Deok-gon (CEO) • Kang Hyun-jin (CEO) • Industry — Music • Genre — * Hip-hop • R&B • Parent — CJ ENM Entertainment Division • Hq Location — Seoul, South Korea

H1ghr Music is a hip hop record label started in 2017 by Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone with the hopes of creating a more globally oriented label than Park's other Korean label, AOMG. Park created the label to show support for up and coming artists from his hometown of Seattle, Washington and South Korea through collaborations and bridge the gap between Korean and American Hip Hop artists. The name symbolizes the artists' goal to keep growing and to get to the next level. Label artist Avatar Darko was the one who suggested to replace the 'i' in Highr to a '1'. The label launched with artists already signed. Aside from the founders, these artists included Yultron; Korean rappers Sik-K and pH-1; Seattle artists Avatar Darko, Raz Simone, Phe Reds, Jarv Dee. The label also began with producer roster consisting of GroovyRoom and Woogie. Sik-K joined after participating in Show Me the Money 4 and after he parted ways with Grandline Entertainment, his former agency. His first single, titled "Fly", was released the same year. Raz Simone dropped his full-length album, Drive Theory, after signing. Later in 2017, H1ghr Music signed producer Thurxday, who was later resigned in 2019 under the new name Mokyo. In June, singer Golden, formerly known as G.Soul, announced he had joined H1ghr Music after 17 years of being signed to JYP Entertainment. In October, Rapper Woodie Gochild signed after participating in Show Me the Money 6. In 2018, H1GHR signed rapper Haon after he won the Korean rap survival show High School Rapper (Season 2) The same year he released his first EP, Travel: NOAH. In 2019, the label signed the rapper Big Naughty after his participation in Show Me the Money 8. In late 2019, Jarv Dee parted ways with H1ghr Music. In 2020, the label released a remix version of Rain's song "Gang", which topped the Korean music charts. The same year, they signed a new artist, Trade L. In August 2020, the label announced a compilation album featuring all the artists on the roster with Red Tape: H1GHR version being released on September 2, followed by “Blue Tape: H1GHR” on September 16. In March 2021, GroovyRoom announced that they are launching a new label called AREA, in partnership with the label. On December 31, 2021, Jay Park announced his resignation as Co-CEO of H1ghr Music. In 2022, the label announced the end of their exclusive contracts with Woogie, Sik-K, and Jay B. Park Ji-hoo and Han Seo-bin, male trainees under the agency, appeared on Boys Planet, their first audition program since the agency's founding. After the show ended, Han Seo-bin left the agency and joined another agency, while Park Ji-hoo transferred to WakeOne and debuted on September 18, 2023, as part of the project group Evnne with Park Han-bin, Lee Jung-hyun, and Mun Jung-hyun from WakeOne, Yoo Seung-eon and Ji Yoon-seo from Yuehua Entertainment Korea, and Keita from R.A.I.N. Company. On July 23, 2025, Lee Seoyeon signed with H1ghr Music as a solo musician after departing Fromis 9, adopting the stage name "Y:SY".

• Jay Park (Founder, Advisor | CEO, 2017–2021) • Cha Cha Malone (Co-CEO, 2017–2021) • Yu Deok-gon (CEO) • Kang Hyun-jin (CEO) • Ok Yeongju (Inside Director)

• pH-1 • BIG Naughty • Woodie Gochild • Lilboi • simaron • Y:SY

• Cha Cha Malone • Yultron • DJ SMMT

• GroovyRoom • Yuju • Mirani • Gemini • Blasé • Boycold • Goneisback • Kwaca • Redoor • Sunwoo (The Boyz)

• Raz Simone • G.Soul (Golden) • Ted Park • Souf Souf • 28AV • Jarv Dee • Mokyo • Groovyroom • DJ SMMT • JMIN • Woogie • Sik-K • Jay B • HAON • Trade L • Dawn (At Area) • Hyuna (At Area)

H1ghr Music US Tour 2018 • Date — City — Country — Venue • April 26, 2018 — Chicago — United States — Park West • April 28, 2018 — New York — FREQ NYC • April 29, 2018 — Phoenix — Paris of Scottsdale • May 4, 2018 — Los Angeles — 333 Live • May 5, 2018 — San Francisco — The Grand • May 8, 2018 — Seattle — The Showbox