Which company formed Ateez, the group behind Golden Hour: Part.5?

KQ Entertainment formed Ateez, the group behind *Golden Hour: Part.5*.

KQ Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2016 by Kim Kyu-wook. Before debut, the prospective members were known as KQ Fellaz, and the agency developed them through training and a pre-debut web series. The group officially adopted the name Ateez in 2018 and debuted on October 24 that year with the EP *Treasure EP.1: All to Zero*.

Ateez’s relationship with KQ is more than a distribution credit: the company developed the group, manages its activities, and released its music through the KQ label system. The group later expanded its international partnerships, including arrangements involving RCA Records and Legacy, but those partnerships do not change which company formed Ateez.

*Golden Hour: Part.5* belongs to Ateez’s continuing *Golden Hour* series. It followed earlier installments such as *Golden Hour: Part.1*, released in 2024, and was issued under KQ Entertainment’s leadership in 2026.