Starship Entertainment (Hangul: 스타쉽 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2008 by founder Kim Shi Dae.
The label is home to K-Pop artists such as K.Will, Jooyoung, Monsta X, Yoo Seung-woo, Brother Su, Cosmic Girls, #Gun, Mind U, Duetto, Jeong Se-woon, Cravity, Ive,[2][3][4] and formerly to Sistar, Boyfriend and Junggigo. It also manages the actors Choi Won-myeong, Dasom and Kang Eun-ah. It operates in three main locations and is staffed with approximately 200 employees, funded by both commercial investors and its parent company, Kakao M.
History[]
The company's founder, Kim Shi-dae, previously worked as a road manager for a K-pop band named Cool and worked for Bang Si-hyuk's company Big Hit Entertainment between 2005 and 2007 before establishing his own company. Starship's first artist was K.Will, followed by Sistar, Boyfriend, Monsta X, Cosmic Girls, and Jeong Se-woon.
On 18 December 2013, 70% of the label's shares was acquired by its distributor, Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment), making it an independent subsidiary of the latter.[5]
In May 2015, Starship Entertainment had acquired 100% of King Kong Entertainment’s shares in a strategic partnership alliance. On 2 January 2017, Starship Entertainment and King Kong Entertainment registered their merger. The agencies mutually agreed to use the name Starship Entertainment while the division that manages the actors will be operating under the label “King Kong by Starship”.
Partnerships[]
- Being Group
- Kiss Entertainment
- Yuehua Entertainment
- Universal Music Japan