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Starship Entertainment
Parent companyLOEN Entertainment
(2013-present)
FoundedJanuary 28, 2008 (2008-01-28)
FounderKim Shi-dae
Distributor(s)LOEN Entertainment
GenreK-pop, R&B
Country of origin South Korea
LocationSeoul, South Korea
Official websiteOfficial Website
Starship Entertainment
Hangul
스타쉽 엔터테인먼트
Revised RomanizationSeutasuib Enteoteinmeonteu
McCune–ReischauerSŭt‘ashwip Entʻŏtʻeinmŏntʻŭ

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Starship Entertainment is a South Korean record label. It currently consists of girl group Sistar, ballad singer K.Will, Lee Hyun Ji, Moon Ji Eun, Kim Da Ye, boy group Boyfriend, and girl group G.Lux.[1][2][3][4]

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 and then Boyfriend.[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]

Artists

Debut Artists Gender Member(s) Leader Disbanded Fanclub name Official color
2008 K.Will Male Solo - - Hyungknight -
2010 Sistar Female Bora, Hyorin, Soyou, Dasom Hyorin - STAR1 (Style) Fuchsia
2011 Boyfriend Male Donghyun, Hyunseong, Jeongmin, Youngmin, Kwangmin, Minwoo Donghyun - Bestfriend Turquoise and Golden
2011 Sistar19 Female Duo Hyorin, Bora - - STAR1 (Style) Gold
2013 Hyorin Female Solo - - STAR1 (Style) Black
2014 Soyou Female Solo - - STAR1 (Style) Black
2014 G.Lux Female Shin, Kyeongseo, Amy, Harim, EunA Shin - LuXury Gold and Silver


Starship X

Starship X (스타쉽 엑스) is an independent sub-label of Starship Entertainment, founded in 2013. It focuses on Korean hip hop.

Debut Artists Gender Member(s) Leader Disbanded Fanclub name Official color
2002 Junggigo Male - - - Gogo girl Yellow
2008 Mad Clown Male - - - Clowner Black
2010 JooYoung Male - - - - -
2014 NuBoyz Male 4 - - - -

Discography

Main article: Starship Entertainment discography

Trainees

  • Kim Na Yoon
  • Lim Da Young
  • Park Sun Ho (He was going to debut in Boyfriend, but was replaced by Hyunseong. He's rumored to be in Starship's up-coming boy group, known as the "Male Sistar")
  • Jung Se Woon
  • Adelynn Yuri Daniel
  • Kim Eun Hwa
  • Arianna Zhang
  • Lim Sera

Partnerships

See also

References

  1. ^ "스타쉽 엔터테인먼트", Naver. Retrieved 22 October 2011. Template:Ko
  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. ^ a b "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "We Are Boyfriend to be Released on June 6, 2012!". Being Group. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
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