If you search “KQ” and “small company” a bunch of reddit and quora articles appear where fans ask the same question over and over: Is KQ a small company?
Why do we care? KQ has this narrative around them that they are a small company battling it out to make in the industry with ATEEZ leading their way. A lot of people are annoyed by ATEEZ's rapid rise within the K-Pop industry. They use the fact that bigger companies have invested or partnered with KQ (like Sony, CJ ENM, and that they were home to BlockB) to diminish ATEEZ’s trajectory.
And so, we're here to investigate! Let's find out the tea behind KQ and its partnerships!
We're also here to warn you about a presumed/alleged data breach with EXIMBAY for which many K-Pop fans (particularly Atiny) have seen fraudulent transactions on their credit cards, mostly attributed to Walmart.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:22 Brief history of KQ
01:41 Who is KQ's Music Distributor? What other companies do they work with?
01:53 What is KQ's partnership with Stone Music Entertainment for?
02:11 KQ and its partnerships with CJ ENM, Sony Music, and MyMusicTaste
02:37 How is KQ linked to CJ ENM?
03:28 How did Sony Music start working with KQ Entertainment?
04:12 What is MyMusicTaste and what does KQ partner with it for?
04:44 What artists are under KQ Entertainment?
05:04 Is KQ Entertainment a small company? Where does that narrative come from? Does it matter? Who actually cares?
07:08 How has KQ responded to claims about unfair advantages and investments?
11:00 What could KQ be hiding?
12:36 What's the Summer 2023 update on KQ Entertainment? What is B.Stage? What is TOQTOK?
14:31 What is the technology battle between all the K-Pop companies?
16:15 Is the B.Stage/TOQTOK app user-friendly? Is it well-developed?
17:57 What happened with the alleged EXIMBAY data breach? Is my credit card safe? Is PayPal affected? Why are Atiny disproportionately affected?