Starship Entertainment

Starship Entertainment

Genre	K-Pop Hip-Hop R&B Dance Electronic
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 consists of ballad singer K.Will, soloist Yoo Seungwoo, girl groups Sistar and Cosmic Girls, and boy groups Boyfriend,^[1][2][3][4] Monsta X, and UNIQ.

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,and Monsta X.^[5] The company has 23 employees.^[5]

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.^[6]

Starship Planet

Starship Planet is a winter project where all artist participate in one winter song every year since 2011.

Recording artists

Groups

• Sistar
  • Sistar19
• Boyfriend
• Monsta X
• Cosmic Girls (with Yuehua Entertainment)

Soloists

• K.Will
• Hyolyn (Sistar)
• Soyou (Sistar)
• Yoo Yeonjung

Actors

• Choi Wonmyeong

Starship X

Starship X (스타쉽 엑스) is a house-label of Starship Entertainment, founded in 2013. It focuses on Korean Hip Hop.

Groups

• NuBoyz (Members Shownu, Wonho, and Jooheon are now apart of Monsta X except member #Gun)

Soloists

• Mad Clown
• Junggigo
• Jooyoung
• Brother Su
• Yoo Seungwoo
• Dila

Discography

Trainees

Current

• Jung Se-un (K-pop Star 3, Top 10)
• Kim Na-yoon (K-pop Star 1, Top 9)^[7]
• Kim Tae-ha (former Produce 101 contestant)
• Yoo Yeon-jung (I.O.I member)

Notable former trainees

• Noh Yoon-ho - He is an eliminated contestant from "NO.MERCY" and is now under Happy Face Entertainment.
• Park Min-kyun - He is an eliminated contestant from "NO.MERCY" and is now under WM Entertainment.
• Shim Chae-eun (former Produce 101 contestant) and is now under Star Empire Entertainment.
• Ten (NCT member) and now is under S.M. Entertainment

Partnerships

• Being Group^[8]
• Yuehua Entertainment^[9]

References

1. "스타쉽 엔터테인먼트", Naver. Retrieved 22 October 2011. (Korean)
2. "Starship Entertainment unveils profiles of twins for upcoming boy band, Boy Friend", Allkpop, 23 March 2011.
3. 보이프렌드, 원숭이 육포 드셔보셨나요? (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
4. "보이프렌드, 일본 NHK 방송출연 '신인불구 이례적 편성'" (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
5. "Agency emphasizes voice, parent-like relationships". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
6. alim17 (December 18, 2013). "Loen Entertainment takes over majority stake in Starship Entertainment for 15 billion won". allkpop. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
7. ""K-pop Star" Kim Na Yoon Officially Signs with SISTAR's Agency". KpopStarz. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
8. "We Are Boyfriend to be Released on June 6, 2012!". Being Group. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
9. "Starship Entertainment forms partnership with China's YUEHUA Entertainment to kick off their Chinese venture". Allkpop. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

External links

• Official website (Korean)