All You Need to Know About Monsta X, SISTAR, and WJSN Cosmic Girls Agency
Being a K-Pop idol may become the dream for almost everyone in today’s generation, especially the youngster in South Korea. Some people even joke that half of South Korea’s population must be a trainee who prepares to debut as a K-Pop star, making it a believable statement as countless male and female groups debut every year. While they may able to debut, these groups possibly could not survive in the industry due to the fierce competition.
Therefore, it is very important for people who aspire to be a K-Pop idol to choose their agency wisely. Otherwise, their career may have only been shortlived and all the years that have been spent to train gone wasted. In this article, Channel-Korea will talk about one of the mid-level entertainment agency, Starship Entertainment, which is known to have debuted great male and female groups such as SISTAR, Monsta X, and WJSN, as well as other artists and celebrities from different fields who under the agency. So, stay tuned!
What is Starship Entertainment?
Previously worked as a road manager for a K-Pop band named Cool and worked at Big Hit Entertainment for two years, Kim Shi-dae founded Starship Entertainment on January 28, 2008. The agency’s first artist was K.Will which later followed by girl groups and boy groups such as SISTAR, Boyfriend, Monsta X, and Cosmic Girls.
Starship Entertainment operates in three main locations and is staffed with 200 employees which are funded by both commercial investors and its parent company Kakao M which has acquired 70% of the label’s shares on December 18, 2013. One of their well-known addresses is located on Gangnam area, specifically at Starhill Building 4F, 151. Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Notably, you can use Metro to reach the place. Not only directly visiting the office, but you also can contact the agency through telephone (+1-82-2-592-4000) or sending an email to starship-ent@daum.net.
