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
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]
^Ahn, Tae-hyun (April 18, 2022).
스타쉽엔터테인먼트, 이훈희 신임 대표이사 선임 [Starship Entertainment appointed Hoon-hee Lee as new CEO]. news1 (in Korean).
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^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.
^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
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^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
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^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
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^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
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^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
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^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
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^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
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^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.