King Kong by Starship

South Korean actors agency

King Kong by Starship[1]

Company type| Public
Industry| Entertainment
Founded| 2009
Founder| Lee Jin-sung
Headquarters| Seoul, South Korea

Key people

| Lee Jin-sung (founder and division head)[a]
Services| Actors Management
Owner| Starship Entertainment
Parent| Starship Entertainment
Website| starship-ent.com

King Kong by Starship (Korean: 킹콩 by 스타쉽), formerly known as King Kong Entertainment (Korean: 킹콩엔터테인먼트) before the merge in 2017, is a South Korean actors agency that was founded in 2009.

## History

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It was founded in 2009 by Lee Jin-sung, then an employee of IHQ Inc., and having Kim Bum as 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

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List adapted from official website.[5]

* Ahn So-yo
* Chae Soo-bin
* Cheon Young-min
* Cho Si-yeon
* Go Ara[6]
* Han Min
* Jang Da-ah[7]
* Jo Yoon-hee
* Jung Won-chang
* Kim Bum
* Kim Kyung-nam[8]
* Kim Seung-hwa[9]
* Kim Shana
* Ko Sung-min
* Lee Da-yeon
* Lee Dong-wook

* Lee Kwang-soo
* Lee Jin[10]
* Lee Mi-yeon
* Lee Seung-hun[11]
* Oh So-hyun
* Ryu Hye-young[12]
* Shin Hyun-soo
* Shin Seung-ho
* Song Ha-yoon
* Song Ji-yeon
* Song Seung-heon
* Son Woo-hyeon[13]
* Woo Hyun-jin[14]
* Yoo Yeon-seok
* Yoon Hyun-soo

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## Former artists

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* Cho Yoon-woo
* Choi Hee-jin (2017–2024)
* Choi Won-myeong (2017–2024)
* Han Chae-ah (2011–2012)
* Im Soo-jung (2018–2022)
* Jang Hee-jin (2012–2014)
* Jeon So-min (2020–2024)
* Ji Il-joo
* Ji Woo (2019–2022)
* Jung Dong-hyun
* Jung Joon-won
* Kang Eun-ah
* Kim Da-som (2010–2021)
* Kim Ji-an (2015–2017)
* Kim Ji-won (2014–2019)
* Kim Min-ji (2019–2021)
* Kim Sun-a (2011–2014)
* Lee Chung-ah (2009–2014)

* Lee Elijah (2017–2021)
* Lee Ha-nui (2012–2014)
* Lee Jong-hwa (2018–2023)
* Lee Ruby
* Lee Young-yoo (2013–2014)
* Lim Ju-eun (2013–2018)
* Oh Ah-yeon
* Oh Hye-won (2016–2023)
* Park Hee-soon (2015–2021)
* Park Jubi
* Park Min-woo (2013–2019)
* Park Min-young (2010–2014)
* Seo Hyo-rim (2012–2014)
* Song Min-jung (2011–2014)
* Sung Yu-ri (2010–2014)
* Yoon Jin-yi (2012–2019)

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## Awards

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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.

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APAN Star Awards | 2014 | Best Manager  | Lee Jin-sung  | Won  | [15]

## Notes

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1. ^ Also CEO at Starship Entertainment.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Ahn, Woo-rim (May 20, 2015). "King Kong and Starship Become A Family!". BNT News. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. 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). Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. 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" [(Hallyu Star CEO Confession 5) King Kong CEO Lee Jin-seong "In the entertainment market where trust and consideration are important, Lee Kwang-soo is a natural star"]. Aju Economic Daily (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' [Starship acquires King Kong Entertainment, 'Attacks to the Asian market']. 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. ^ Jung, Seo-hee (January 9, 2023). 고아라, 김범·송승헌·유연석과 한솥밥…킹콩 by 스타쉽 합류[공식] [Go Ara, Kim Bum, Song Seung-heon, Yoo Yeon-seok and one pot rice… Joins King Kong by Starship [Official]]. SpoTV News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023 - via Naver.
7. ^ Jeong, Jin-young (April 8, 2023). [단독] '장원영 언니' 장다아, CF로 데뷔… 프로필 첫 공개 [[Exclusive] 'Jang Won-young's sister' Jang Da-ah, debuted in a CF... First public profile]. Edaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
8. ^ Ahn, Byung-gil (May 29, 2024). 김경남, 킹콩 by 스타쉽 '품'[공식] [Kim Kyung-nam, King Kong by Starship 'Pum' [Official]]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2024 - via Naver.
9. ^ Yoon, Seong-Yeol (September 6, 2022). 신예 김승화 '구미호뎐1938' 캐스팅..이동욱과 호흡 [공식] [Rookie Kim Seung-hwa's 'Gumiho 1938' casting.. Lee Dong-wook and breathing [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022 - via Naver.
10. ^ 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). Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021 - via Naver.
11. ^ Yoo, Byung-cheol (July 22, 2021). 신예 이승헌, 음악 드라마 '다시, 플라이' 출연…형원과 라이벌 호흡 [Rookie Lee Seung-hun to appear in the music drama 'Again, Fly'... Hyungwon and rival breathing]. Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021 - via Naver.
12. ^ Ahn, Yoon-ji (June 2, 2022). 류혜영, 킹콩 by 스타쉽과 전속계약 체결..김범과 한솥밥[공식] [Ryu Hye-young signs exclusive contract with King Kong by Starship]. MT Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022 - via Naver.
13. ^ 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 Business Newspaper (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Naver.
14. ^ Jang, Woo-young (September 2, 2022). 우현진, '구미호뎐 1938' 캐스팅…이동욱·김범과 호흡 [공식] [Woo Hyun-jin, cast in 'Gumiho 1938'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook and Kim Bum [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022 - via Naver.
15. ^ Park, Joo-young (November 7, 2014). 대전서 드라마시상식…김수현·공효진 등 대상 후보 [Drama Awards Ceremony in Daejeon... Nominees for the grand prize, including Kim Soo-hyun and Gong Hyo-jin]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2021 - via Naver.

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Starship Entertainment

Artists|

| Groups|

* Monsta X
* WJSN
* Cravity
* Ive

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Soloists|

* K.Will
* Jeong Sewoon
* Kihyun

Sub-units/duos|

* Duetto

Starship X|

| Soloists|

* Jooyoung
* Brother Su

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Highline|

| Soloists|

* Wonho
* DJ H.One
* DJ Soda
* Yoo Seung-woo

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King Kong by Starship|

* Ahn So-yo
* Chae Soo-bin
* Cho Yoon-woo
* Choi Won-myeong
* Jo Yoon-hee
* Kim Bum
* Lee Da-yeon
* Lee Dong-wook
* Lee Kwang-soo
* Lee Jin
* Lee Jong-hwa
* Oh Ah-yeon
* Ryu Hye-young
* Shin Seung-ho
* Son Woo-hyeon
* Song Ha-yoon
* Song Seung-heon
* Yoo Yeon-seok

Former artists|

* Lee Hyun-ji
* Sistar
* Yoon Bo-ra
* Hyolyn
* Mad Clown
* Junggigo
* Boyfriend
* Kim Da-som
* Oh Hye-won
* Park Min-woo
* Soyou
* Lee Elijah
* Lim Ju-eun
* Park Hee-soon
* Mind U
* I.M
* Jeon So-min

Partners(s)|

* Being Group
* Yuehua Entertainment
* Universal Music Japan

* Discography

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