KQ Entertainment

KQ Entertainment
Native name	KQ 엔터테인먼트
Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment;
Genre	K-pop; R&B; Hip hop; Dance; Electronic;
Founded	June 2016; 8 years ago
Founder	Kim Gyuwook
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Number of locations	204-50 Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu
Key people	Kim Gyuwook (CEO)
Operating income	2,843,251,322 won (2021)
Total assets	49,604,545,404 won (2021)
Website	kqent.com

References

KQ Entertainment (also known as KQ PRODUCE (KQ 프로듀스) is a South Korean record label and entertainment agency founded in 2016 by Kim Gyuwook (김규욱).

History

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Album cover 'Very Good'

KQ Entertainment was established in June of 2016 and will be managed, by two separate sub-companies, Seven Seasons which was founded in 2013, is a company exclusively responsible for the management of Block B, and KQ Produce, a company in charge of composers and producers.

Seven Seasons will continue to be the management agency for boy group Block B and oversee their activities. KQ Produce hopes to begin producing singers and songwriters in the future to come. ^[1]

Seven Seasons created a YouTube channel on which they uploaded Block B videos.

On September 17, 2013, Block B announced their pre-released single "Be the Light" via Seven Seasons' YouTube channel.^[2] Block B released their first mini-album, Very Good, with Seven Seasons ,on October 2.^[3] along with a "Maximum Close Up Version" on October 7^[4]

In October 2017, KQ Produce opened official accounts for a male group project temporarily named "KQ FELLAZ". KQ Entertainment revealed that the trainees would participate in the program of YG Entertainment, MIX NINE, to make itself known to the public.

In mid-May 2018, KQ Entertainment revealed that the group traveled to the United States, where the boys will meet with professional dancers and producers to improve their skills and prepare for their debut. The group will show their trip through several episodes that will broadcast on YouTube.

On July 2, 2018, through the official YouTube channel of KQ Entertainment, their first music video entitled "From" was published, where 9 members are shown in the United States, ending their series transmitted by the same platform . ^[5]

In the description of the same video, KQ Entertainment communicates that although Jun Young participates in the music video and shows his skills in both rap and dance, he will not join the group's debut, thus leaving a group of 8 members.

Artists

Seven Season

Block B (2011)

Sub-units

BASTARZ (2015)

Soloists

Zico (2014)
Taeil (2015)
Park Kyung (2015)
P.O (2017)

KQ Produce

ATEEZ (2018)

Soloists

Heo Young Saeng (2011)
Babylon (2015)
EDEN (2017)
LUCY (2017)

External links

References

^ "KQ Entertainment" (in eng). kpopheadquarters.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Block B announces pre-release track "Be The Light" with MV teaser". Allkpop. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "Block B make their awaited return with 'Very Good' MV + mini album". Allkpop. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "블락비(Block B) _ Very Good _ MV _ Maximum Close Up Version". Seven Seasons.
^ "KQ introduces their new boygroup + New reality show on training in US starting tomorrow!" (in eng). onehallyu.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[1] "KQ Entertainment" (in eng). kpopheadquarters.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[2] "Block B announces pre-release track "Be The Light" with MV teaser". Allkpop. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[3] "Block B make their awaited return with 'Very Good' MV + mini album". Allkpop. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[4] "블락비(Block B) _ Very Good _ MV _ Maximum Close Up Version". Seven Seasons.

[5] "KQ introduces their new boygroup + New reality show on training in US starting tomorrow!" (in eng). onehallyu.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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