IHQ (company)
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Native name
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주식회사 아이에이치큐 |
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| 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 |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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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 (Hangul: 싸이더스HQ; RR: SsaideoseuHQ) 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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