Starship Entertainment

Starship Entertainment
Native name
스타쉽 엔터테인먼트
Company typePublic
Industry
Genre
FoundedJanuary 28, 2008; 16 years ago (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, executive producer)
Seo Hyun-joo (co-founder, vice-president and executive producer)[1]
Kim Young-suk (co-founder, executive director)[a]
Lee Hoon-hee (CEO)[2]
Lee Jin-sung (CEO)[b]
Services
  • Music production
  • Publishing
  • Artists management
RevenueIncrease ₩85.7 billion (2021)[3]
Increase ₩4.5 billion (2021)[3]
OwnerKakao Entertainment (59.73%)[4]
DivisionsKing Kong by Starship (since 2015)
SubsidiariesStarship X (2013)
Highline (2017)
Shownote (2019)
Websitestarship-ent.com

Starship Entertainment (Korean: 스타쉽 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2008 and became an independent subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment in 2013. It is also called one of the "five major agencies" in the pop music world, with SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment leading the way.[5][6]

It has been recognized for its contributions to the Hallyu wave, being home to several prominent K-pop groups and soloists.[7] These include groups such as Monsta X, WJSN, Cravity, and Ive and soloists such as K.Will, Yoo Seung-woo, Brother Su, Jeong Se-woon, Wonho, Kihyun, Joohoney, and Seola, as well as formerly home to Sistar, Boyfriend, Junggigo, Mad Clown, Jooyoung, and Soyou. It also manages actors under King Kong by Starship.

  1. ^ Chun, Young-sun; Bae, Jung-won; Hwang, Jee-young; Park, Go-on (January 5, 2023). "Meet the woman behind girl group IVE who dared to redefine the production process". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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  3. ^ a b Kim, Seul-gi (December 2, 2022). 스타쉽엔터, '아이브·유니버스'로 IPO 가능성 높이나 [Starship Entertainment raises possibility of IPO with 'Ive Universe']. The Bell (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Lee, Ji-hoon (November 14, 2022). 카카오, 계열사 상장 작업 '올스톱'...엔터ㆍ스타쉽ㆍ세나테크까지 [Kakao, affiliate listing process 'all-stop'... Enter, Starship, and Senatech]. Invest Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Kim, Eun-goo (May 12, 2017). [한류 메이커스]①김시대 스타쉽 대표 "가수 의상, 콘텐츠 다 챙겨야 매니저". Edaily [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2020 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Jung, Seok-won (October 16, 2019). 스타쉽엔터테인먼트, 2008년 설립해 국내 5대 기획사 되기까지 성장 과정 살펴보니? 'JYP' '빅히트'와 어떤 연관이?. Naewae Economic TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Park, Mi-so (August 31, 2020). [뉴시스 2020 한류엑스포]보아, 문체부 장관상·박해진·슈퍼엠, 서울시장상 영예(종합). Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2020.


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