KQ Entertainment
South Korean entertainment company
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KQ Entertainment (Korean: KQ엔터테인먼트), formerly known as Seven Seasons, is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2016 by Kim Kyu-wook.[1]
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Native name | KQ엔터테인먼트 |
|---|---|
| Formerly | Seven Seasons Entertainment |
| Company type | active |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Kim Kyu-wook |
| Headquarters | Mapo-gu, , South Korea |
Key people | Kim Kyu-wook (founder and CEO) |
2,843,251,322 won (2021)  | |
| Total assets | 49,604,545,404 won (2021) |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | kqent |
KQ Entertainment, is home to the K-pop groups Ateez and Xikers, 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]
In November 2017, it was announced Sony Music Korea had struck a strategic partnership through equity investment with KQ Entertainment; it was later revealed they own 33%.[4][5]
The K-pop group Ateez debuted in October 2018 under the label KQ Entertainment.[6]
In September 2021, P.O's label, Seven Seasons, announced that he would not be renewing his contract with them at the end of the month.[7]
The label has been focusing on international markets as a way to gain attention for their group Ateez.[8]
In January 2023, Block B members Jaehyo, B-Bomb and U-Kwon left KQ Entertainment after the expiration of their respective contracts.[9]
On March 30, 2023, KQ Entertainment debuted a new boy group Xikers.[10]
KQ Entertainment has created a new app for fans to receive information and content about their boy groups Ateez and Xikers.[11]
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.[12][13]
On January 20, 2025, KQ announced that they had signed an exclusive contract with Sohyang.[14]
Partnerships
- Sony Music[15]
- CJ E&M
- My Music Taste
- RCA Records[16]