ATEEZ’s KQ Entertainment Partners With AEG To Produce Tours

KQ Entertainment, the South Korean music company behind ATEEZ, signed a multi-year agreement with AEG Presents to oversee the production of all global tours for the K-pop supergroup.

The partnership, the terms of which were not disclosed, will enable “both companies to leverage their core strengths to further promote K-pop on a global scale,” according to a statement.

One of the most successful K-pop groups in international markets, including in the United States, ATEEZ became the first K-pop boy group to perform at Coachella in 2024–a festival that AEG oversees. The group of eight KQ Entertainment trainees turned superstars are known to their fanbase–most of whom reside outside of South Korea–for their tours featuring intense choreography and dance routines.

The group’s 11th mini album GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2 debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in November. It was the group’s second No. 1 album, following their chart-topping 2023 release THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL. In total, GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2 is the sixth top 10-charting set for the group, all consecutive.

KQ Entertainment is a quickly rising K-pop agency and management label that, in addition to ATEEZ, represents the boy band xikers, and the producers and artists EDEN and Maddox.

AEG oversees many major music festivals, including Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, the legendary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Stagecoach, and promotes tours for Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan, Sabrina Carpenter, Celine Dion, Elton John, Carin León, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran and Tyler, The Creator.