Method for manufacturing light-emitting device

A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device, the method comprising:

• preparing a first structure comprising:
• a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface on a side opposite the first surface,
• a release layer disposed on the first surface, and
• one or more light-emitting elements fixed to the first surface of the first substrate via the release layer, the one or more light-emitting elements each having a third surface facing the release layer and a fourth surface on a side opposite the third surface, the fourth surface being larger than the third surface in a plan view, wherein:
• the release layer encloses the fourth surface in the plan view;
• preparing a second structure comprising a second substrate having an upper surface;
• and
• transferring the one or more light-emitting elements from the first substrate to the second substrate by removing the release layer in such a manner that the release layer is irradiated with laser light from a second surface side of the first substrate in a state in which the one or more light-emitting elements are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and the first surface of the first substrate is opposed to the upper surface of the second substrate.