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Starship Entertainment (Korean: 스타쉽 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2008 and a subsidiary of Kakao M under its Music Content Company division.

The label is home to K-Pop artists such as K.Will, Soyou, OG School Project, Jooyoung, Monsta X, Cravity, Wonho, Yoo Seung-woo, Brother Su, Cosmic Girls, #Gun, Mind U, Duetto, Jeong Se-woon, and formerly to Sistar, Boyfriend, Junggigo, and Mad Clown. It also manages the actors Choi Won-myeong, Dasom and Kang Eun-ah. It operates in three main locations and is staffed with approximately 200 employees, funded by both commercial investors and its parent company, Kakao M.

Starship Entertainment was founded in 2008 by the couple Kim Shi-dae and Seo Hyun-joo (m. 2007), who both worked for other Korean entertainment companies, together with current Kakao M executive Kim Young-suk. Kim Shi-dae previously worked as a road manager for a K-pop band named Cool and worked for Hitman Bang (Bang Shi-hyuk)'s company Big Hit Entertainment between 2005 and 2007, while Seo Hyun-joo worked for J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"'s JYP Entertainment.