Starship Entertainment
Starship Entertainment is an entertainment company founded by Kim Shi-dae in 2008. On December 18, 2013, Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment) acquired 70% shares of Starship, became a majority owner of the label and making Starship as an independent subsidiary of Kakao M. In 2015, King Kong Entertainment was acquired by Starship Entertainment, a subsidiary of LOEN Entertainment (South Korea's biggest music distribution company). In 2017, upon the merger of the businesses of the two companies, the company was relaunched as "King Kong by Starship".