iHQ (company)

iHQ, Inc. (DBA SidusHQ)
Native name
 주식회사 아이에이치큐
Formerly
 EMB Production Co., Ltd.
Public
Traded as KRX: 003560
Industry
Founded August 24, 1962 (1962-08-24)
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 (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. The company is involved in talent management (artist content), and TV drama/music production.[1]

History

iHQ, or SidusHQ, is the successor of EBM, an entertainment company founded by producer Teddy Hoon-tak Jung (ko) in 1999. In 2000 EBM merged with production company Uno Films to become a new entertainment company, Sidus.[2] At this time, Sidus was known as the management company of popular K-pop group g.o.d (as part of a cooperation with music producer and songwriter Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment) and rising young actors and actresses such as Jang Hyuk, Cha Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun. By 2002 the production and talent management divisions had separated; the production division is now known as Sidus Pictures while the talent management division became iHQ (also known as SidusHQ).[3]

In 2005 iHQ acquired YTN Group's cable TV broadcasting division (YTN Media), and changed its name to present-day CU Media. It expanded into China, opening an office in Beijing in partnership with SK Telecom China in 2007. The branch serves to promote the activities of Korean stars in the Chinese market.[4][5]

In 2013 iHQ acquired 60% of shares in Wisepeer Inc., owner of the music site monkey3.[6] It also became the biggest share holder (50.01%) in Cube Entertainment.[7] At the same time, CU Media was sold to C&M.

Current artists

Actors

Musicians

  • Monogram

Groups

Soloists

Entertainers

  • Lee Bong-won
  • Park Tae Jun
  • Park Hyung Seok

Former artists

Assets and subsidiaries

Broadcasting Division

Wisepeer Inc.

  • monkey3

Others

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Company - Introduction" Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine.. SidusHQ website. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  2. ↑ "싸이더스 HQ 대표 정훈탁 [2]". Cine 21 (in Korean). July 5, 2002.
  3. ↑ "2013 엔터테인먼트 빅 15 ⑧ 싸이더스HQ는?". 10Asia (Korea Economic Daily) (in Korean). December 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Paquet, Darcy (20 August 2007). "Korea's SidusHQ hits Beijing". Variety. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  5. ↑ Russell, Mark (21 August 2007). "Sidus HQ, SK Telecom establish China agency". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  6. ↑ "IHQ Inc to Acquire Shares of Korea-based Company". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "CUBE Entertainment Forms Strategic Partnership with IHQ". 10Asia (Korea Economic Daily). September 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ "김하늘, 싸이더스HQ와 전속계약…장혁·조보아와 한솥밥 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). 2 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "[단독] 김유정, 싸이더스HQ와 의리의 재계약…20대도 함께". naver.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "뮤지컬배우 손준호, 싸이더스HQ와 전속계약...장혁-엄기준과 한솥밥". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). March 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "iHQ-걸그룹 2EYES 출격..음악사업 본격화" (in Korean). SidusHQ. June 21, 2013.
  12. ↑ "god 박준형, 싸이더스HQ와 전속계약..13년만에 친정행". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). January 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ "[단독] 데니안, 싸이더스HQ와 결별". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). March 19, 2014.
  14. ↑ "We are all guilty of falling in love with Park Bo-gum". Chosun Woman. Archived from the original on 2017-01-28.
  15. ↑ "윤계상, 싸이더스HQ 탈퇴 새 둥
    로"     (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. February 2, 2009.
  16. ↑ "IHQ 자회사 아피아스튜디오, 73억 中영화 제작 수주". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). April 10, 2014.
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