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Native name | KQ엔터테인먼트 |
|---|---|
| Formerly | Seven Seasons Entertainment |
| Company type | active |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | K-pop · Hip hop · R&B |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Kim Kyu-wook |
| Headquarters | Mapo-gu, , |
Key people | Kim Kyu-wook (founder and CEO) |
2,843,251,322 won (2021)
 | |
| Total assets | 49,604,545,404 won (2021)
|
| Subsidiaries | Seven Seasons, KQ Produce |
| Website |
kqent |
KQ Entertainment ( Korean: KQ엔터테인먼트), formerly known as Seven Seasons, is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2016 by Kim Kyu-wook. [1]
KQ Entertainment, is home to the K-pop group Ateez and manages two labels: Seven Seasons, Block B's label, and KQ Produce, a label for singer-songwriters and producers. [1]
History
After Block B left Stardom Entertainment in 2013, Kim Kyu-wook founded the label Seven Seasons specifically for the group, the name representing the seven members. [1]
In June 2016 Seven Seasons changed their name to KQ Entertainment in order to branch out, develop and support a bigger variety of artists and improve their management through structural changes. [2] Seven Seasons has operated since then as one of two subsidiaries along the label KQ Produce. [3]
The K-pop group Ateez debuted in October 2018 under the label KQ Entertainment. [4]
The label has been focusing on international markets as a way to gain attention for their group Ateez. [5]
In January 2023, Block B members Jaehyo, B-Bomb and U-Kwon left KQ Entertainment after the expiration of their respective contracts. [6]
On March 30 2023, KQ Entertainment debuted a new boy group Xikers. [7]
KQ Entrainment has created a new app for fans to receive information and content about their boy groups Ateez and Xikers. [8]
For one month from April 10 to June 10 2024, KQ Entertainment held KQ ENT. (ATEEZ & xikers): A Grammy Museum Pop-Up in partnership with the Grammy Museum. [9] [10]
Partnerships
- Sony Music [11]
- CJ E&M
- My Music Taste
- RCA Records [12]
Artists
KQ Ent. |
Seven Seasons
|
KQ Produce
|
Former Artists
References
- ^ a b c 스타뉴스 (2016-06-20). "블락비 소속 세븐시즌스→KQ엔터테인먼트 변경..공룡기획사 발돋움". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "블락비 소속사 세븐시즌스→KQ엔터테인먼트 사명 변경". entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "KQ Ent.-About". kqent.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "에이티즈, 오늘 데뷔...괴물 퍼포돌 출격 준비 끝". 24 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Small K-pop labels rising". koreatimes. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ a b c d "Block B members Jaehyo, B-Bomb and U-Kwon to leave agency". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Boy band xikers to debut with EP 'House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing'". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Ateez and xikers' agency launches exclusive fandom app". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (2024-03-27). "ATEEZ & xikers to Star in Grammy Museum's First K-Pop 'Pop-Up' Exhibition". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Ateez and xikers' outfits to feature at L.A. Grammy Museum's first-ever K-pop exhibition". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ NEWS, SPOTV (2017-11-20). "소니뮤직, 블락비 소속사 KQ엔터테인먼트와 손잡았다". SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "'에이티즈' 25일 에이티즈의 소속사 KQ엔터테인먼트 측은 ..." 인천일보 (in Korean). 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
|
| |
Native name | KQ엔터테인먼트 |
|---|---|
| Formerly | Seven Seasons Entertainment |
| Company type | active |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | K-pop · Hip hop · R&B |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Kim Kyu-wook |
| Headquarters | Mapo-gu, , |
Key people | Kim Kyu-wook (founder and CEO) |
| 2,843,251,322 won (2021)
| |
| Total assets | 49,604,545,404 won (2021)
|
| Subsidiaries | Seven Seasons, KQ Produce |
| Website |
kqent |
KQ Entertainment ( Korean: KQ엔터테인먼트), formerly known as Seven Seasons, is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2016 by Kim Kyu-wook. [1]
KQ Entertainment, is home to the K-pop group Ateez and manages two labels: Seven Seasons, Block B's label, and KQ Produce, a label for singer-songwriters and producers. [1]
History
After Block B left Stardom Entertainment in 2013, Kim Kyu-wook founded the label Seven Seasons specifically for the group, the name representing the seven members. [1]
In June 2016 Seven Seasons changed their name to KQ Entertainment in order to branch out, develop and support a bigger variety of artists and improve their management through structural changes. [2] Seven Seasons has operated since then as one of two subsidiaries along the label KQ Produce. [3]
The K-pop group Ateez debuted in October 2018 under the label KQ Entertainment. [4]
The label has been focusing on international markets as a way to gain attention for their group Ateez. [5]
In January 2023, Block B members Jaehyo, B-Bomb and U-Kwon left KQ Entertainment after the expiration of their respective contracts. [6]
On March 30 2023, KQ Entertainment debuted a new boy group Xikers. [7]
KQ Entrainment has created a new app for fans to receive information and content about their boy groups Ateez and Xikers. [8]
For one month from April 10 to June 10 2024, KQ Entertainment held KQ ENT. (ATEEZ & xikers): A Grammy Museum Pop-Up in partnership with the Grammy Museum. [9] [10]
Partnerships
- Sony Music [11]
- CJ E&M
- My Music Taste
- RCA Records [12]
Artists
KQ Ent. |
Seven Seasons
|
KQ Produce
|
Former Artists
References
- ^ a b c 스타뉴스 (2016-06-20). "블락비 소속 세븐시즌스→KQ엔터테인먼트 변경..공룡기획사 발돋움". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "블락비 소속사 세븐시즌스→KQ엔터테인먼트 사명 변경". entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "KQ Ent.-About". kqent.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "에이티즈, 오늘 데뷔...괴물 퍼포돌 출격 준비 끝". 24 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Small K-pop labels rising". koreatimes. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ a b c d "Block B members Jaehyo, B-Bomb and U-Kwon to leave agency". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Boy band xikers to debut with EP 'House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing'". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Ateez and xikers' agency launches exclusive fandom app". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (2024-03-27). "ATEEZ & xikers to Star in Grammy Museum's First K-Pop 'Pop-Up' Exhibition". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Ateez and xikers' outfits to feature at L.A. Grammy Museum's first-ever K-pop exhibition". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ NEWS, SPOTV (2017-11-20). "소니뮤직, 블락비 소속사 KQ엔터테인먼트와 손잡았다". SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "'에이티즈' 25일 에이티즈의 소속사 KQ엔터테인먼트 측은 ..." 인천일보 (in Korean). 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-14.