Starship Entertainment
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Founded | January 28, 2008 |
Founder | Kim Shi-dae |
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Parent | LOEN Entertainment (since 2013) |
Subsidiaries | King Kong Entertainment (since 2015) |
Website | Official Website |
Starship Entertainment (Hangul: 스타쉽 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean record label. It currently manages artists such as ballad singer K.Will, idol groups Sistar, Boyfriend,[2] Monsta X and Cosmic Girls.[3][4][5] In November 2013, it became an independent subsidiary label of LOEN Entertainment.[6]
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, and Cosmic Girls.
On December 18, 2013, 70% of the label's shares was acquired by its distributor, LOEN Entertainment, making it an independent subsidiary of the latter.[7]
Starship Planet
Starship Planet, began in 2011, is a winter project where all artists participate in a winter-themed song every year.
Recording artists
Groups
Sub-unit/Project Units
Soloists
Actors
- Choi Won-myeong
Discography
Trainees
Current
- Lee Gwang-hyun (former BOYS24 contestant)
- Park Jun-seo (former BOYS24 contestant)
- Kim Min-jung (former K-pop Star 2 contestant, Top 18 and Produce 101 contestant)
- Choi Seok-won (former NO.MERCY contestant)
- Jung Se-un (former K-pop Star 3 contestant, Top 10)
- Kim Tae-ha (former Produce 101 contestant)
- Kim Yoo-su (former NO.MERCY contestant)
Notable former trainees
- Shim Chae-eun (former Produce 101 contestant), now under Star Empire Entertainment
- Park Min-kyun (former NO.MERCY contestant), now under WM Entertainment.
- Kim Na-yoon (Former K-pop Star contestant)
- Noh Yoon-ho (former NO.MERCY contestant), now under KQ Produce.
Partnerships
- Being Group[8]
- Kiss Entertainment
- Yuehua Entertainment
References
- ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek
- ↑ "Starship Entertainment unveils profiles of twins for upcoming boy band, Boy Friend", Allkpop, 23 March 2011.
- ↑ "스타쉽 엔터테인먼트", Naver. Retrieved 22 October 2011. (Korean)
- ↑ 보이프렌드, 원숭이 육포 드셔보셨나요? (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "보이프렌드, 일본 NHK 방송출연 '신인불구 이례적 편성'" (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ alim17 (December 18, 2013). "Loen Entertainment takes over majority stake in Starship Entertainment for 15 billion won". allkpop. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ↑ alim17 (December 18, 2013). "Loen Entertainment takes over majority stake in Starship Entertainment for 15 billion won". allkpop. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ↑ "We Are Boyfriend to be Released on June 6, 2012!". Being Group. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
External links
- Official website (Korean)