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Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40

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Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40

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Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 is an annual list published by Forbes Korea magazine since 2009. The catalog presents a compilation of the forty most powerful celebrities in the South Korean sports and entertainment spheres. These figures are classified based on their noteworthy accomplishments in their respective fields, media exposure, social media popularity, scope of appearances, and their earnings throughout the previous year. Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 is the Korean version of the Highest-paid Celebrity 100 selected annually by Forbes in the United States.

Top 10 by year

2009

RankNameProfession
1Yuna KimFigure skater
2Big BangBoy group
3Wonder GirlsGirl group
4Lee HyoriSinger
5Girls' GenerationGirl group
6Park Ji-sungFootball player
7Lee Seung-yuopBaseball player
8RainSinger
9Yoo Jae-sukComedian, TV host
10Kim Tae-heeActress

2010

RankNameProfession
1Yuna KimFigure skater
2Girls' GenerationGirl group
3Park Ji-sungFootball player
4Lee Byung-hunActor
5Big BangBoy group
6Go Hyun-jungActress
7Lee Seung-giSinger, actor, TV host
8Lee Hyo-riSinger
9Yoo Jae-sukComedian, TV host
10Kang Ho-dong

2011

RankNameProfession
1Girls' GenerationGirl group
2Park Ji-sungSoccer player
3Yuna KimFigure skater
4Lee Seung-giSinger, actor, TV host
52PMBoy group
6Yoo Jae-sukComedian, TV host
7Lee Chung-yongFootball player
82AMBoy group
9Shin-soo ChooBaseball player
10Kang Ho-dongComedian, TV host

2012

RankNameProfession
1Girls' GenerationGirl group
2Big BangBoy group
3IUSinger, actress
4KaraGirl group
5Yuna KimFigure skater
6Lee Seung-giSinger, actor, TV host
7Park Ji-sungFootball player
8Kim Tae-heeActress
9BeastBoy group
10Park Tae-hwanSwimmer

2013

RankNameProfession
1PsySinger
2Girls' GenerationGirl group
3Son Yeon-jaeRhythmic gymnast
4Kim Soo-hyunActor
5Big BangBoy group
6Park Tae-hwanSwimmer
7Song Joong-kiActor
8IUSinger, actress
9Yuna KimFigure skater
10Super JuniorBoy group

2014

RankNameProfession
1Girls' GenerationGirl group
2Big BangBoy group
3SuzySinger, actress
4Ryu Hyun-jinBaseball player
5ExoBoy group
6Choo Shin-sooBaseball player
7TVXQBoy band
8Shinee
9Yuna KimFigure skater
10IUSinger, actress

2015

RankNameProfession
1ExoBoy group
2Kim Soo-hyunActor
3Yuna KimFigure skater
4Jun Ji-hyunActress
5Son Yeon-jaeRhythmic gymnast
6Lee Seung-giSinger, actor, TV host
7Ryu Hyun-JinBaseball player
8Son Heung-MinFootball player
9Girls' GenerationGirl group
10Sistar

2016

Boy group [[Exo
RankNameProfession
1ExoBoy group
2Yoo Ah-inActor
3HyeriSinger, actress
4Girls' GenerationGirl group
5Kim Soo-hyunActor
6Big BangBoy group
7Inbee ParkGolfer
8Jun Ji-hyunActress
9IUSinger, actress
10Jung-ho KangBaseball player

2017

RankNameProfession
1Park Bo-gumActor
2Song Joong-ki
3TwiceGirl group
4ExoBoy group
5BTS
6SuzySinger, actress
7Song Hye-kyoActress
8Kim You-jung
9Jo Jung-sukActor
10Oh Seung-hwanBaseball player

2018

Boy group [[BTS
RankNameProfession
1BTSBoy group
2Wanna One
3TwiceGirl group
4ExoBoy band
5IUSinger, actress
6Song Hye-kyoActress
7Song Joong-kiActor
8Park Bo-gum
9Yuna KimFigure skater
10Hyun-jin RyuBaseball player

2019

Girl group [[Blackpink
RankNameProfession
1BlackpinkGirl group
2BTSBoy group
3Wanna One
4Kang DanielSinger
5Red VelvetGirl group
6Park Na-raeComedian
7Hong Jin-youngSinger
8Han Ji-minActress
9Son Heung-minFootball player
10ExoBoy group

2020

RankNameProfession
1BTSBoy group
2Hyun-jin RyuBaseball player
3BlackpinkGirl group
4Son Heung-minFootball player
5Bong Joon-hoFilmmaker
6Jun Hyun-mooTV host
7Park Na-raeComedian
8Lee Soo-geun
9TwiceGirl group
10Kim Hee-chulSinger, TV host

2021

RankNameProfession
1BTSBoy group
2BlackpinkGirl group
3Hyun-jin RyuBaseball player
4Son Heung-minFootball player
5Lim Young-woongSinger
6Kwang-hyun KimBaseball player
7Yoo Jae-sukComedian, TV host
8Young TakSinger
9Jung Dong-won
10Jang Yoon-jeong

2022

RankNameProfession
1BTSBoy group
2BlackpinkGirl group
3Son Heung-minFootball player
4Hyun-jin RyuBaseball player
5Lee Chan-wonSinger
6Lee Seung-giSinger, actor, TV host
7Lim Young-woongSinger
8Youn Yuh-jungActress
9Yoo Jae-sukComedian, TV host
10Jang MinhoSinger

2023

RankNameProfession
1BTSBoy group
2Son Heung-minFootball player
3BlackpinkGirl group
4Song Joong-kiActor
5Yoo Jae-sukComedian, TV host
6Lim Young-woongSinger
7Son Suk-kuActor
8Jang MinhoSinger
9Jang Yoon-jeong
10Young Tak

2024

RankNameProfession
1BlackpinkGirl group
2Son Heung-minFootball player
3NewJeansGirl group
4Kim Min-jaeFootball player
5Lim Young-woongSinger
6Lee Jung-hooBaseball player
7JiminSinger
8Lee Kang-inFootball player
9JungkookSinger
10IveGirl group

2025

IU
RankNameProfession
1IUSinger, actress
2Son Heung-minFootball player
3AespaGirl group
4Jun Hyun-mooTV host
5Lim Young-woongSinger
6Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeokProfessional gamer
7Lee Jung-hooBaseball player
8SeventeenBoy group
9Lee Kang-inFootball player
10Yoo Jae-sukComedian, TV host

References

References

  1. link. [[JoongAng Ilbo]]. (February 23, 2009)
  2. Hicap, Jonathan M.. (March 5, 2014). "Girls' Generation tops Forbes Korea's 2014 celeb list". [[Manila Bulletin]].
  3. Benjamin, Jeff. (February 28, 2013). "PSY, Girls' Generation Top Forbes Korea's Celebrity List".
  4. Cho, Deuk-jin. (February 25, 2016). "Exo and Yoo Ah-in ranked top stars". [[Korea JoongAng Daily]].
  5. link. [[Forbes. Forbes Korea]]. 여경미. (April 28, 2025)
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