KQ Entertainment (), formerly known as Seven Seasons, is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2016 by Kim Kyu-wook. KQ Entertainment, is home to the K-pop groups

Ateez Ateez (; stylised in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by KQ Entertainment. The group consists of eight members: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho. They debuted on October 24, 2018, with the extende ...

and Xikers, and manages two labels: Seven Seasons,

Block B Block B () is a South Korean boy band managed by KQ Entertainment, and consists of seven members: Taeil, B-Bomb, Jaehyo, U-Kwon, Park Kyung, Zico, and P.O. Block B has received several accolades, including nominations for seven Golden Disc ...

's label, and KQ Produce, a label for singer-songwriters and producers.

History

After

left Stardom Entertainment in 2013, Kim Kyu-wook founded the label Seven Seasons specifically for the group, the name representing the seven members. 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. Seven Seasons has operated since then as one of two subsidiaries along the label KQ Produce. The K-pop group

debuted in October 2018 under the label KQ Entertainment. 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. The label has been focusing on international markets as a way to gain attention for their group Ateez. In January 2023, Block B members Jaehyo,

B-Bomb Lee Min-hyuk (, born December 14, 1990), better known by the stage name B-Bomb (), is a South Korean singer and dancer in the South Korean boy band Block B, and is in the Bastarz sub-unit with U-Kwon and P.O. He also works as a stage actor, us ...

and

U-Kwon Kim Yu-kwon (, born April 9, 1992), better known by the stage name U-Kwon (), is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist and dancer in Block B; he is also a member of the sub-unit Bastarz along with P.O and B-Bomb, as well as the sub-unit T2u ...

left KQ Entertainment after the expiration of their respective contracts. On March 30, 2023, KQ Entertainment debuted a new boy group Xikers. KQ Entrainment has created a new app for fans to receive information and content about their boy groups Ateez and Xikers. 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. On January 20, 2025, KQ announced that they had signed an exclusive contract with Sohyang.

Partnerships

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* My Music Taste *

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Artists

KQ Ent.

* Xikers * Sohyang

Seven Seasons

Bastarz Bastarz (; stylized BASTARZ) is the first official sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Block B. Established in April 2015, the sub-unit consists of three members: Block B's two main dancers, B-Bomb and U-Kwon, and the rapper P.O. The sub-unit d ...

** T2U * Taeil *

Park Kyung Park Kyung (; born July 8, 1992), also known as just Kyung, is a South Korean rapper and record producer. He is a member of the group Block B. Career Pre-debut Park Kyung started his rapping career by promoting underground along with Zico ...

KQ Produce

* Eden *

Former Artists

* Zico * Lucy * HBL *

Heo Young-saeng Heo Young-saeng (; born: November 3, 1986) is a South Korean entertainer. He is the vocalist of the boy band SS501. He's also the leader of Double S 301. In 2010, Heo left DSP Media, who managed him as part of SS501, and moved to B2M Entert ...

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* Score *

P.O Pyo Ji-hoon (; born February 2, 1993), better known by his stage name P.O, is a South Korean rapper, singer and actor. He is the youngest member of the boy group Block B and its sub-unit Bastarz. As an actor, he has appeared in television ser ...

* Jaehyo *

References

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