King Kong by Starship
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.
Type | Public |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 2009 |
Founder | Lee Jin-sung |
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Lee Jin-sung (founder and division head)[lower-alpha 1] |
Services | Actors Management |
Owner | Starship Entertainment |
Parent | Starship Entertainment |
Website | starship-ent.com |
History
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
List adapted from official website.[5]
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Former artists
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Awards
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2014 | Best Manager | Lee Jin-sung | Won | [15] |
Notes
- Also CEO at Starship Entertainment.[2]
References
- 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!.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Actors - Starship Entertainment". Starship Entertainment (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- Jung, Seo-hee (January 9, 2023). 고아라, 김범·송승헌·유연석과 한솥밥…킹콩 by 스타쉽 합류[공식] [Go Ara, Kim Beom, Song Seung-heon, Yoo Yeon-seok and one pot rice… King Kong by Starship Join [Official]]. SpoTV News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Naver.
- 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 as a CF... First public profile]. Edaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- Kim, Jin-seok (April 15, 2020). [단독]전소민, 이광수 소속된 킹콩 바이 스타쉽과 계약 [[Exclusive] So-min Jeon and Kwang-soo Lee signed a contract with King Kong by Starship]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Naver.
- 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.
- 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.
- Yoo, Byung-cheol (July 22, 2021). 신예 이승헌, 음악 드라마 '다시, 플라이' 출연…형원과 라이벌 호흡 [Rookie Seung-heon Lee 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.
- 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.
- 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). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Naver.
- 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.
- 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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