King Kong by Starship

King Kong by Starship (Korean: 킹콩 by 스타쉽), formerly known as King Kong Entertainment (Korean: 킹콩엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean actors agency that was established in 2009.

King Kong by Starship[1]
TypePublic
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2009
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Key people
Kim Shi-dae (President)[1]
Lee Jin-sung (CEO)
Lee Hoon-hee (CEO)[2]
ServicesActors Management
OwnerStarship Entertainment
ParentStarship Entertainment
Websitestarship-ent.com

History

It was founded in 2009 by Lee Jin-sung, then an employee of IHQ Inc. Kim Bum was the company's first artist.[3]

In 2015, the company was acquired by Starship Entertainment, a subsidiary of Kakao M (now Kakao Entertainment).[4] In 2017, upon the merger of the businesses of the two companies, the company was relaunched as "King Kong by Starship".[1]

Artists

List adapted from official website.[5]

Former artists

Awards
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, recipient of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2014 Best Manager Lee Jin-sung Won [11]

References
  1. Ahn, Woorim (May 20, 2015). "King Kong and Starship Become A Family!". BNT News. Retrieved February 1, 2021 – via Yahoo!.
  2. Ahn, Tae-hyun (April 18, 2022). 스타쉽엔터테인먼트, 이훈희 신임 대표이사 선임 [Starship Entertainment appointed Hoon-hee Lee as new CEO]. news1 (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. Shin, Won-seon; Choi, Song-hee (August 5, 2015). (한류스타 CEO 열전5) 킹콩 이진성 대표 "신뢰와 배려가 중요한 엔터 시장에서 이광수는 타고난 스타". Ajunews (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. Choi, Jin-sil (May 27, 2015). "스타쉽, 킹콩엔터테인먼트 인수 '아시아 시장공략 나선다'". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. "Actors - Starship Entertainment". Starship Entertainment (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  6. Yoo, Byung-cheol (June 29, 2021). "형원X김명지X박은혜X토니안, 뮤지컬 드라마 '다시, 플라이' 캐스팅…신박하게 설레는 '꿀조합' 완성". Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. Kim, Jin-seok (April 15, 2020). "[단독]전소민, 이광수 소속된 킹콩 바이 스타쉽과 계약". Daily Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. Jang, Jin-ri (December 23, 2021). 이진, 배우 활동 임박했나…시크+청순+단아까지 담은 새 프로필 공개 [Jin, is an actor's activity imminent? A new profile featuring chic + innocence + sweet girl revealed]. SPOTV News (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Naver.
  9. Yoo, Byung-cheol (July 22, 2021). "신예 이승헌, 음악 드라마 '다시, 플라이' 출연…형원과 라이벌 호흡". Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Naver.
  10. Kim, So-yeon (August 5, 2021). 손우현, 킹콩 by 스타쉽과 전속계약 "적극 지원할 것"[공식] [Son Woo-hyun, exclusive contract with King Kong by Starship "will actively support" [Official]]. Maeil Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Naver.
  11. Park, Joo-young (November 7, 2014). 대전서 드라마시상식…김수현·공효진 등 대상 후보. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Naver.
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