STARSHIP Entertainment bought more real estate to expand its headquarters in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul, and plans to acquire the site next January.
October/19/2026 17:46
STARSHIP Entertainment purchased real estate worth a total of 81 billion won (about 9.6387 billion yen) for the expansion of its company building. The company recently announced a decision to acquire non-current assets (assets such as real estate held long-term). According to this announcement, the company decided through a board meeting on October 1 to acquire land (area 328.2 square meters) and a building (total floor area 281.24 square meters) for 22 billion won (about 2.6179 billion yen). It plans to acquire the relevant land and building on January 31 next year for the purpose of business facility land. Regarding this acquisition of non-current assets, STARSHIP Entertainment explained, 'This is a bulk acquisition of land and a building for the purpose of securing business facility land,' and 'The planned acquisition date is the planned date of payment of the remaining balance, and the final acquisition date may change depending on progress.' The company is promoting a large-scale headquarters expansion project centered on Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Prior to this, on July 8 of last year, it had announced that it would purchase land (area 663.40 square meters) and a building (total floor area 987.11 square meters) for 59 billion won (about 7.02091 billion yen) as of September 2 of last year. STARSHIP Entertainment is home to artists such as K.will, MONSTA X, IVE, CRAVITY, KiiiKiii, and IDID. • From MONSTA X to IVE and CRAVITY... STARSHIP artists give Lunar New Year greetings (with video) • Malicious posts and rights infringement against IVE... The agency mentions 99 accounts: 'Post deletions and ID changes were also submitted as evidence'
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