Quincy “Q” Shabazian is one of the main characters in the Netflix original series XO, Kitty. He is Dae Heon Kim and Min Ho's best friend. He is Kitty Covey's best male friend. He is portrayed by Anthony Keyvan.
Background[]
Q is an American who is half Iranian and half Filipino and quickly becomes Kitty’s best friend and confidante. He is also one of K.I.S.S.'s few openly gay students.
Physical Appearance[]
He is tall, with slightly curly hair, darker skin and an athletic build.
Personality[]
He is smart, quite nice, and friendly. It came to a point that he and Kitty became fast friends.
Biography[]
Season 1[]
In XO, at the welcome party, Q is next to his close friend Min Ho, when they both meet Kitty. He quickly realizes that she's the girl Dae Heon Kim won't shut up about. Kitty for her part, is happy to find out that he knows Dae.
In WTF, after finding out that Dae is supposedly dating Yuri, Kitty goes back inside the party and talks to Q and Minho first but they are shocked to learn that Kitty is Dae’s long-distance American girlfriend, who has come to South Korea and not some stalker. Later, Q, Minho and Dae find out that because Kitty's middle name is Song, she was erroneously put in the boy's dorm room, and is a roommate to the three boys.
In KISS, Q and Minho drag Dae to class. Afterwards, when Kitty is singled out by all the other cliques, she is forced to sit with Q and his athlete friend Blake. Q is then told by Kitty, how she thinks Dae's relationship with Yuri is fake but he thinks that Dae is confused because he’s seeing Kitty in person after so long. Q is then distracted by a French EXPAT student, Florian, and Kitty puts on her matchmaking shoes to get them two to date. Later, during Professor Alex Finnerty's class, he allows the students to change their lab partners. Kitty then somehow manages to get Florian to sit with Q, and he appreciated the action. Later that night, Q tells Kitty that her ploy worked and that Florian has followed him on social media.
In TGIF, that evening, Kitty has a chat with Q and tells him how much she missed talking to Dae, her best friend. Q tells Kitty that Yuri is not an outdoorsy person, asking her to join the nature club on a hike the following morning. The next morning, Dae and Q are leaving for the hike but Min Ho coaxes the information of Kitty joining them out of Q. Afterwards, Q asks Florian and some other friends for a movie night but Min Ho rains on his parade when he starts talking about the behind-the-scenes trivia of the movie because his mother acted in it. Eventually, Blake remembers Min ho's mother's divorce, which leads to Q finding out that Florian's parents are also going through it. Florian ends up leaving but asks Q to keep their next movie date limited to the two of them next time. Eventually, Kitty rushes to the boys’ dorm to tell Q about Alex potentially being her half-brother . However, Q is finding it hard to believe that Alex is Kitty’s half-brother. Q then asks Kitty to calm down but Dae and Min Ho go onto tell Kitty that she’s being filmed while she sleeps. The four decide to let Kitty bunk in the boys’ dorm room, and she agrees to bunk with Q while Min Ho and Dae share the same room.
In TBH, Kitty and Q are on their way to class but Q notices that she cannot stop talking about Alex being her half-brother. Q then asks Kitty to confront Alex during the yearly Chuseok break when all the other Korean students will be going back home, leaving the EXPATs behind.
In BYOB, Q tells Kitty that she has to live her life as she came to Korea to partake in new experiences. Q subsequently informs Kitty about Min Ho’s party that night and Kitty is sure she will have her first kiss with someone there.
In TIL, Kitty tries to discuss her dream about Yuri with Q, and Minho overhears. He ends up blurting out that he had a similar erotic dream about Kitty. The two of them conclude that such dreams do not mean anything, but Q for his part tells them that sex dreams always mean something. At the Saturday detention, Q is worried that dating him is causing Florian’s grades to fall. But Florian promises him that everything is under control because Professor Lee really liked him as a student.
In LFG, Q then teases Kitty about her secret crush, reminding Kitty that she had a sex dream about Yuri Han. After a makeout session, Q then finds out just how tough Florian’s life is at the moment when his boyfriend's parents are fighting over custody and child support and using him as a pawn.
In SNAFU, Q tutors Kitty and later, Min Ho and Dae eventually show Q the photos, leaving him to confront his partner. Q asks Florian if he is cheating on him. Florian admits that he is cheating, but not on Q. Instead, he has paid for the answers to the tests.
In OTP, almost certain that she has failed her finals. Q tries to console Kitty, keeping things positive. Q then confesses about Florian and the cheating debacle. Kitty is shocked and judges Florian for this act. Which causes a rift between Q and Kitty. The grades are posted in the dorms, and because he cheated, Florian has come out as the number one student, even beating Dae. Q is annoyed that Florian stole Dae’s spot because that's his best friend. Then Kitty runs over to see her results. She has passed her finals and will be staying. Q and Kitty celebrate before going back to hating each other. In the process, Kitty gets caught sleeping in the boy's room, and is expelled. Which subsequently has Q saying goodbye to her, and the two friends make up. Later, Dae checks his grades. He tells Q that because he has come in second, he will be losing his room and board scholarship. Q informs him that Kitty has been expelled. But she left her necklace as a parting gift.
Season 2[]
Q is a dedicated athlete, particularly in track, where he competes against his rival and bully, Jin. Before a crucial race, Jin and Q connect at a dance club and make out. However, it's later revealed Jin did this as a distraction so that Q would perform worse the next day. Q does lose the race. This loss weighs on Q, but he finds support from his friends, including Kitty, as they try to navigate the emotional aftermath. Despite the setback, Q’s passion for his sport remains strong, and he continues to train and compete.
When things become tense between Dae and Min Ho, Q finds himself in the middle, trying to mediate between the two. He also provides advice and support to Kitty when she is dealing with her personal issues, including her struggles with Yuri and the complications in her romantic life.
Jin and Q make up and start dating. Jin even lets Q's friends bully him so they forgive him for his past behavior. When Jin gets injured, Q takes his place in the next race and wins.
Relationships[]
Friends[]
Dae Heon Kim (best friend/roommate)
Min Ho (best friend/roommate)
Kitty Covey (best friend/former roommate)
Love Interest(s)[]
Florian (ex-boyfriend)
See Also: Florian and Q
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Q is one of the few openly gay students at The Korean Independent School of Seoul.
- Q is athletic.
- Anthony Keyvan who plays Q asked the producers to make Q half Iranian and half Filipino and just like him.[1]