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IHQ (company)

iHQ, Inc. (DBA SidusHQ)
Native name
주식회사 아이에이치큐
Public
Traded as KRX:
Industry Entertainment & Management
Founded February 1999 (as EMB Production Co., Ltd.)
Founder Teddy Hoon-tak Jung
Headquarters 4F, Sambo Building 88, Samseong 1-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Teddy Hoon-tak Jung (Founder, Chairman and Stakeholder)
Jeon Yong-joo (President and CEO)
Services Talent agency
Owner D'Live Co. Ltd. (56.73%)
Kolon Industries Inc. (5.33%)
Parent Sidus Pictures (2000-2002)
D'Live Co. Ltd. (2015-present)
Subsidiaries iFilm
Wisepeer Inc.
iHQ Production
Cube Entertainment
Website sidusHQ.com

iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ (Hangul싸이더스HQ; RRSsaideoseuHQ) is one of the leading talent management agencies in South Korea. It was founded in January 2001 by Teddy Hoon-tak Jung.

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

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.

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


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