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

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.

History

It was founded in 2009 by Lee Jin-sung, then an employee of IHQ Inc. Kim Bum was the company's first artist.[2]

In 2015, the company was acquired by Starship Entertainment, a subsidiary of Kakao M.[3] In 2017, upon the merger of the businesses of the two companies, the company was relaunched as "King Kong by Starship".[1]

Artists

Former artists

References

  1. ^ a b c Ahn, Woorim (May 20, 2015). "King Kong and Starship Become A Family!". BNT News. Retrieved February 1, 2021 – via Yahoo!.
  2. ^ 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). Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Choi, Jin-sil (May 27, 2015). "스타쉽, 킹콩엔터테인먼트 인수 '아시아 시장공략 나선다'". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (April 15, 2020). "[단독]전소민, 이광수 소속된 킹콩 바이 스타쉽과 계약". Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Naver.
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