iHQ (company)

iHQ, Inc. (DBA SidusHQ)
Native name
 주식회사 아이에이치큐
Public
Traded as KRX: 003560
Industry Entertainment & Management
Founded February 1999 (as EMB Production Co., Ltd.)
Headquarters 4F, Sambo Building 88, Samseong 1-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Jung Hoon-tak
Services Talent agency
Owner C&M (50%)
Jung Hoon-tak (21.22%)
SK Telecom (9.25%)
Yucaipa Global Fund (5.12%)
Parent Sidus Pictures (2000-2002)
Subsidiaries iFilm
Wisepeer Inc.
iHQ Production
Website sidusHQ.com

iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ (Hangul: 싸이더스HQ; RR: SsaideoseuHQ) is one of the leading talent management agencies in South Korea. It was founded in January 2001 .

Known as the Asian Entertainment Industry Powerhouse, the company is involved in talent management (artist content), and TV drama/music production.[1]

History

1999 - The company was founded under the name "EMB Production Co., Ltd." (주식회사 EMB프로덕션). After a year, it was acquired by Sidus FNH (싸이더스FNH), a Korean film company ( a subsidiary of KT Corporation until 2014).

2002 - It was spun off by Sidus FNH and became an independent company as a result. Changed name to iHQ, Inc.

2005 - iHQ acquired YTN Group's cable TV broadcasting division (YTN Media), and changed its name to present-day CU Media.

2007 - It expanded into China, opening an office in Beijing in partnership with SK Telecom China. The branch serves to promote the activities of Korean stars in the Chinese market.[2][3]

2013 - iHQ gets 60% of shares in Wisepeer Inc., owner of the music site monkey3.[4] It also became the biggest share holder (50.01%) in Cube Entertainment. At the same time, CU Media was sold to C&M.

Current artists

Actor/Actress

Musician

Variety

Former artists

Assets

Broadcasting Division

Wisepeer Inc.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Company - Introduction". SidusHQ website. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  2. ↑ Paquet, Darcy (20 August 2007). "Korea's SidusHQ hits Beijing". Variety. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  3. ↑ Russell, Mark (21 August 2007). "Sidus HQ, SK Telecom establish China agency". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  4. ↑ "IHQ Inc to Acquire Shares of Korea-based Company". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "We are all guilty of falling in love with Park Bo-gum". Chosun Woman.
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