Starship Entertainment

Name:

Native name:

스타쉽 엔터테인먼트

Founded:

2008

Founded by:

Kim Shi-dae, Seo Hyun-joo, Kim Young-suk

Country:

South Korea

Headquarters:

Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Parent:

Kakao Entertainment

Owner:

Kakao Entertainment (59.73%)

Subsidiaries:

Highline
King Kong by Starship
Shownote
Starship X

Official links:

Descrption

Starship Entertainment (스타쉽 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2008 and became an independent subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment in 2013. It was founded in 2008, by Kim Shi-dae and Seo Hyun-joo with Kim Young-suk. In 2013, Starship established its first subsidiary label, Starship X. In December 2013, LOEN Entertainment acquired the company after purchasing 70% of their shares. In April 2015, Starship signed a mutual management contract with Yuehua Entertainment, and in December 2015, they jointly formed a new girl group Cosmic Girls, also known as WJSN that debuted in 2016. In May 2015, Starship acquired all of King Kong Entertainment's shares and in January 2017, they registered their merger. The agencies mutually agreed to use the name of Starship Entertainment, while the division that manages the actors would operate under the label King Kong by Starship. In 2017, Starship launched another subsidiary label House of Music. In November 2018, the label was renamed to Highline Entertainment. In December 2019, Starship acquired the performance production company Shownote at 100% stake.

Artists

Former artists

Bona
K.Will
Kihyun
Shownu
Yoo Yeon-jung

Cheng Xiao
Hyolyn
Hyunseong
Jeong Se-woon
Jo Young-min
Jung Young-hoon
Kim Da-som
Meng Meiqi
Soyou
Woong Gi
Wu Xuanyi
Yoon Bo-ra