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King Kong by Starship

King Kong by Starship

South Korean actors agency

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.

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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]

Former artists

Awards

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Notes

  1. Also CEO at Starship Entertainment.[2]

References

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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.
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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 Naver.
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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.
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