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.

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)[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]

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

Former artists

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)

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	[15]

Notes

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

References

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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.
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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.