Wikipedia:KQ Entertainment

KQ Entertainment (Hangul: KQ 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean record label and entertainment agency established in 2013 by Kim Kyu-wook. The agency, previously known as Seven Seasons, only used to manage South Korean boy band Block B, but later changed it's name to KQ Entertainment and established two sub-labels - Sevens Seasons to manage Block B, and KQ Produce, a label to manage songwriters and producers.

History
The agency was established by Kim Kyu-wook under the name Seven Seasons in 2013. Following Block B's dispute with former agency Stardom Entertainment, it was announced on August 29, 2013 that Block B's contract had been transferred to Seven Seasons.

On June 16, 2016, the agency announced they had officially changed their name to KQ Entertainment, and established two sub-labels: Seven Seasons, a sub-label solely for the management of Block B, and KQ Produce, a sub-label for producers and songwriters. Kim Kyu-wook transformed the agency into a "multi-label system", where the main agency (KQ Entertainment) is in charge of overall management and the management of it's two sub-labels.

In 2017, they announced their global partnership through equity investment with Sony Music, positioning the company for global expansion and the international market.

Partnerships

 * Sony Music
 * Stone Music Entertainment
 * MyMusicTaste

Seven Seasons
In August 2013, Kim Kyu-wook and Block B members founded company Seven Seasons to manage Block B's activities, after the group left their former label Stardom Entertainment. . In 2016, the name was transferred to become a sub-label of KQ Entertainment.

KQ Produce
KQ Produce was established in 2016 to manage songwriters and producers under contract with KQ Entertainment.

KQ Entertainment

 * Current roster


 * Groups
 * ATEEZ


 * Former artists


 * Soloists
 * Heo Young-saeng (2017–2020)

Seven Seasons

 * Current roster


 * Groups
 * Block B


 * Sub-unit
 * Block B BASTARZ


 * Former artists


 * Soloists
 * Block B's Zico (2013–2018)

KQ Produce

 * Current roster


 * Soloists
 * Babylon
 * EDEN
 * Maddox
 * Score


 * Former artists


 * Soloists
 * HLB (2018–2019)
 * Lucy (2017–2019)