Starship Entertainment

Starship Entertainment (Korean: 스타쉽 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2008 and a subsidiary of Kakao M under its Music Content Company division.

Starship Entertainment[1]
Native name
스타쉽 엔터테인먼트
Public company
Industry
Genre
FoundedJanuary 28, 2008 (2008-01-28)
Founder
  • Kim Shi-dae
  • Seo Hyun-joo
  • Kim Young-suk
Headquarters
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
,
South Korea
Key people
Kim Shi-dae (co-founder, president and CEO)
Seo Hyun-joo (co-founder, executive director)
Kim Young-suk (co-founder, executive director)
Services
  • Music production
  • Publishing
  • Artists management
OwnerKakao M (70%)
ParentKakao M
(since 2013)
DivisionsKing Kong by Starship (since 2015)
SubsidiariesStarship X (2013)
House of Music (2017) Highline (2017) Shownote (2019)
Websitewww.starship-ent.com

The label is home to K-Pop artists such as Monsta X, K.Will, Soyou, OG School Project, Jooyoung, Cravity, Wonho, Yoo Seung-woo, Brother Su, Cosmic Girls, #Gun, Mind U, Duetto, Jeong Se-woon,[2][3][4] and formerly to Sistar, Boyfriend, Junggigo, and Mad Clown. 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

Starship Entertainment was founded in 2008 by the couple Kim Shi-dae and Seo Hyun-joo (m. 2007), who both worked for other Korean entertainment companies, together with current Kakao M executive Kim Young-suk. Kim Shi-dae previously worked as a road manager for a K-pop band named Cool and worked for Hitman Bang (Bang Shi-hyuk)'s company Big Hit Entertainment between 2005 and 2007, while Seo Hyun-joo worked for J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"'s JYP Entertainment.[5]

Starship's first artist was ex-Big Hit singer 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.[6]

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

Artists

All artists under Starship Entertainment are collectively known as Starship Planet.

Musicians

Soloists

Groups

Duos/project groups

Starship X

Starship Y

Highline

  • Wonho
  • DJ H.ONE
  • DJ Soda
  • PLUMA
  • dress
  • DJ Vanto
  • Chang Sukhoon
  • Leon
  • ROVXE
  • M1NU
  • Lil Reta


Actors/actresses
Further information: King Kong by Starship

Former artists


Starship X

House of Music

  • MoonMoon (2017–2018; contract terminated due to occlusion of a formal criminal record)[8]

Discography
Main article: Starship Entertainment discography

References
  1. Bloomberg Businessweek
  2. "스타쉽 엔터테인먼트", Naver. Retrieved 22 October 2011. (in Korean)
  3. 보이프렌드, 원숭이 육포 드셔보셨나요? (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  4. "보이프렌드, 일본 NHK 방송출연 '신인불구 이례적 편성'" (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. http://newsum.zum.com/articles/55632742
  6. alim17 (December 18, 2013). "Loen Entertainment takes over majority stake in Starship Entertainment for 15 billion won". allkpop. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  7. "We Are Boyfriend to be Released on June 6, 2012!". Being Group. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  8. https://www.soompi.com/2018/05/24/singer-moonmoon-revealed-probation-hidden-camera-crime-agency-ends-contract/
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