Kakao Entertainment
South Korean entertainment
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| 2025 | Starship Entertainment was recognized by Billboard in their Women in Music – Labels & Distributors list, highlighting the company's significant role in the music industry. |
| March 24 2025 | KiiiKiii, Starship's new girl group, debuts. |
| March 3 2025 | Starship announces plans to launch a new boy group, their first since Monsta X and Cravity, aiming to debut within the year. |
| February 14 2025 | Announced plans to launch new girl group KiiiKiii and reorganize management into three divisions for domestic and global promotions. |
| 2024 | Seo Hyun-joo won the Best Creator Award at the Asia Artist Awards |
| September 2024 | Jeong Se-woon chose not to renew his contract after ten years with the label. |
| 2023 | Seo Hyun-joo won multiple awards including Best Producer Award at the Asia Artist Awards and Best Producer at the Golden Disc Awards, and received the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation at the Korea Content Awards |
| March 3 2023 | Announced departure of WJSN's Chinese members Xuanyi, Cheng Xiao, and Meiqi, with Luda and Dawon also choosing not to renew contracts. |
| February 2023 | Starship Entertainment donated funds to help victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association. |
| 2022 | Seo Hyun-joo won the Best Producer Award at the Asia Artist Awards |
| 2022 | I.M leaves Monsta X; Mind U, Duetto, #Gun, Jang Seok-hoon, PLUMA, M1NU leave their labels |
| August 8 2022 | Announced that all Monsta X members renewed contracts except I.M, who will still participate in group activities. |
| July 2022 | Starship Entertainment and its artists participated in The Blue Tree Foundation's campaign to support non-violence, aiming to prevent school and cyberbullying and help victims. |
| April 2022 | Appointed Lee Hoon-hee as new CEO, alongside existing CEO Lee Jin-sung. |
| 2021 | Kakao M continued its expansion by acquiring Antenna Entertainment, Bluedot Entertainment, and High Up Entertainment |
| 2021 | Dasom, Soyou, Jooyoung, and #Gun leave their respective labels |
| December 1 2021 | Debuted girl group Ive, featuring former Iz*One members Jang Won-young and An Yu-jin. |
| November 12 2021 | Officially announced the new corporate name of IST Entertainment. |
| November 1 2021 | Corporate name changed to IST Entertainment. |
| September 17 2021 | Announced that Play M Entertainment and Cre.ker Entertainment would be merging. |
| July 15 2021 | Announced merger plans with Melon Company, with expected completion in September 2021. |
| June 2021 | Partnered with Eshy Gazit's Intertwine label and BMG, involving Monsta X and Wonho in a global distribution deal. |
| March 11 2021 | Kakao M renewed its licensing deal with Spotify, resolving the previous music removal issue. |
| March 2 2021 | Kakao Entertainment was formally founded. |
| March 1 2021 | Merger between KakaoPage Corp. and Kakao M Corp. was completed. |
| February 28 2021 | Kakao M's music was removed from Spotify after its licensing deal expired, with Kakao M claiming Spotify initiated the removal. |
| January 25 2021 | Both companies announced merger plans and timeline, proposing the unified company name as Kakao Entertainment Corp, with KakaoPage Corp. as the surviving entity. |
| 2020 | Kakao M added EDAM Entertainment, Flex M, and MTN Entertainment to its group of subsidiaries |
| 2020 | Yoo Seung-woo temporarily leaves and then rejoins Starship Entertainment; Lil Reta, M1NU join Highline |
| 2020 | Kim Shi-dae received the Korea Creative Content Agency Award at the Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards |
| December 2020 | KakaoPage Corp. proposed a merger with Kakao M Corp. in response to Google's new app marketplace policy, which would have impacted Kakao M's growing KakaoTV platform. |
| October 2020 | Expanded in Asia by launching a Thailand-based subsidiary, Kakao M Asia (Private) Co., Ltd. (now Kakao Entertainment Asia Co., Ltd.). |
| August 2020 | Won the Korea Creative Content Agency Award for contributions to the Hallyu wave. |
| April 14 2020 | Debuted new boy group Cravity. |
| January 6 2020 | Kakao M established EDAM Entertainment to manage soloist IU. |
| 2019 | Kakao M further expanded by acquiring Awesome ENT, E&T Story Entertainment, Maison de Baja, Moonlight Film, Sanai Pictures, and Shownote |
| 2019 | Boyfriend disbands; Jang Seok-hoon joins Highline sub-label |
| 2019 | dress won the Best Hip Hop Maker Award at the Soribada Best K-Music Awards |
| September 26 2019 | Three former executives of Kakao M were charged with stealing 18.2 billion won in royalties from Melon, artists, and producers, revealing a significant financial misconduct within the company. |
| May 2019 | Boyfriend disbanded. |
| February 13 2019 | Kakao M announced the merger of Plan A Entertainment and Fave Entertainment into Play M Entertainment, effective April 1. |
| January 13 2019 | Kakao M acquired independent label Blossom Entertainment. |
| 2018 | Kim Shi-dae received the Producer Award at the Korea Popular Music Awards |
| 2018 | Junggigo and Mad Clown leave Starship X sub-label |
| August 1 2018 | The company changed its corporate name from Podotree Co, Ltd. to KakaoPage Corp. |
| June 2018 | Sistar disbanded, with members Dasom and Soyou remaining under Starship. |
| June 27 2018 | Kakao M made strategic investments and partnerships with BH Entertainment, J.WIDE Company, Management SOOP, and Ready Entertainment to globalize its content. |
| April 2018 | Kakao M and its parent company established the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) venture Kakao Impact Foundation, demonstrating the company's commitment to social initiatives and community development. |
| March 23 2018 | The company was renamed to Kakao M Corporation, with the 'M' representing Melon, Music, and Media. The company also adopted the corporate catchphrase 'We Entertain'. |
| February 2018 | Sean Seong-hoon Park resigned as CEO, and was replaced by Melon division head Lee Jae-wook. |
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