Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40

Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 is an annual list published by Forbes Korea magazine since 2009.[1][2] The catalog presents a compilation of the forty most powerful celebrities in the South Korean sports and entertainment sphere. These figures are classified based on their noteworthy accomplishments in their respective fields, their media exposure, social media popularity, scope of television appearances, and their earnings throughout the previous year.[3][4]

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Top 10 by year

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2009

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Rank Name Profession
1 Yuna Kim Figure skater
2 Big Bang Boy group
3 Wonder Girls Girl group
4 Lee Hyori Singer
5 Girls' Generation Girl group
6 Park Ji-sung Soccer player
7 Lee Seung-yuop Baseball player
8 Rain Singer
9 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host
10 Kim Tae-hee Actress

2010

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Rank Name Profession
1 Yuna Kim Figure skater
2 Girls' Generation Girl group
3 Park Ji-sung Soccer player
4 Lee Byung-hun Actor
5 Big Bang Boy group
6 Go Hyun-jung Actress
7 Lee Seung-gi Singer, actor, TV host
8 Lee Hyo-ri Singer
9 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host
10 Kang Ho-dong

2011

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Rank Name Profession
1 Girls' Generation Girl group
2 Park Ji-sung Soccer player
3 Yuna Kim Figure skater
4 Lee Seung-gi Singer, actor, TV host
5 2PM Boy group
6 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host
7 Lee Chung-yong Soccer player
8 2AM Boy group
9 Shin-soo Choo Baseball player
10 Kang Ho-dong Comedian, TV host

2012

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Rank Name Profession
1 Girls' Generation Girl group
2 Big Bang Boy group
3 IU Singer, actress
4 Kara Girl group
5 Yuna Kim Figure skater
6 Lee Seung-gi Singer, actor, TV host
7 Park Ji-sung Soccer player
8 Kim Tae-hee Actress
9 Beast Boy group
10 Park Tae-hwan Swimmer

2013

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Rank Name Profession
1 Psy Singer
2 Girls' Generation Girl group
3 Son Yeon-jae Rhythmic gymnast
4 Kim Soo-hyun Actor
5 Big Bang Boy group
6 Park Tae-hwan Swimmer
7 Song Joong-ki Actor
8 IU Singer, actress
9 Yuna Kim Figure skater
10 Super Junior Boy group

2014

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Rank Name Profession
1 Girls' Generation Girl group
2 Big Bang Boy group
3 Suzy Singer, actress
4 Ryu Hyun-jin Baseball player
5 Exo Boy group
6 Choo Shin-soo Baseball player
7 TVXQ Boy band
8 Shinee
9 Yuna Kim Figure skater
10 IU Singer, actress

2015

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Rank Name Profession
1 Exo Boy group
2 Kim Soo-hyun Actor
3 Yuna Kim Figure skater
4 Jun Ji-hyun Actress
5 Son Yeon-jae Rhythmic gymnast
6 Lee Seung-gi Singer, actor, TV host
7 Ryu Hyun-Jin Baseball player
8 Son Heung-Min Soccer player
9 Girls' Generation Girl group
10 Sistar

2016

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Rank Name Profession
1 Exo Boy group
2 Yoo Ah-in Actor
3 Hyeri Singer, actress
4 Girls' Generation Girl group
5 Kim Soo-hyun Actor
6 Big Bang Boy group
7 Inbee Park Golfer
8 Jun Ji-hyun Actress
9 IU Singer, actress
10 Jung-ho Kang Baseball player

2017

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Rank Name Profession
1 Park Bo-gum Actor
2 Song Joong-ki
3 Twice Girl group
4 Exo Boy group
5 BTS
6 Suzy Singer, actress
7 Song Hye-kyo Actress
8 Kim Yoo-jung
9 Jo Jung-suk Actor
10 Oh Seung-hwan Baseball player

2018

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Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy group
2 Wanna One
3 Twice Girl group
4 Exo Boy band
5 IU Singer, actress
6 Song Hye-kyo Actress
7 Song Joong-ki Actor
8 Park Bo-gum
9 Yuna Kim Figure skater
10 Hyun-jin Ryu Baseball player

2019

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Rank Name Profession
1 Blackpink Girl group
2 BTS Boy group
3 Wanna One
4 Kang Daniel Singer
5 Red Velvet Girl group
6 Park Na-rae Comedian
7 Hong Jin-young Singer
8 Han Ji-min Actress
9 Son Heung-min Soccer player
10 Exo Boy group

2020

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Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy group
2 Hyun-jin Ryu Baseball player
3 Blackpink Girl group
4 Son Heung-min Football player
5 Bong Joon-ho Filmmaker
6 Jun Hyun-moo TV host
7 Park Na-rae Comedian
8 Lee Soo-geun
9 Twice Girl group
10 Kim Hee-chul Singer, TV host

2021

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Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy group
2 Blackpink Girl group
3 Hyun-jin Ryu Baseball player
4 Son Heung-min Football player
5 Lim Young-woong Singer
6 Kwang-hyun Kim Baseball player
7 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host
8 Young Tak Singer
9 Jung Dong-won
10 Jang Yoon-jeong

2022

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Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy group
2 Blackpink Girl group
3 Son Heung-min Football player
4 Hyun-jin Ryu Baseball player
5 Lee Chan-won Singer
6 Lee Seung-gi Singer, actor, TV host
7 Lim Young-woong Singer
8 Youn Yuh-jung Actress
9 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host
10 Jang Minho Singer

2023

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Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy group
2 Son Heung-min Football player
3 Blackpink Girl group
4 Song Joong-ki Actor
5 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host
6 Lim Young-woong Singer
7 Son Suk-ku Actor
8 Jang Minho Singer
9 Jang Yoon-jeong
10 Young Tak

2024

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Rank Name Profession
1 Blackpink Girl group
2 Son Heung-min Football player
3 NewJeans Girl group
4 Kim Min-jae Football player
5 Lim Young-woong Singer
6 Lee Jung-hoo Baseball player
7 Jimin Singer
8 Lee Kang-in Football player
9 Jungkook Singer
10 Ive Girl group

References

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  1. ^ Son, Yong-seok; Baek, Seul-gi (February 23, 2009). 김연아 1위 [Kim Yu-na 1st place]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Joins.
  2. ^ Hicap, Jonathan M. (March 5, 2014). "Girls' Generation tops Forbes Korea's 2014 celeb list". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (February 28, 2013). "PSY, Girls' Generation Top Forbes Korea's Celebrity List". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Cho, Deuk-jin (February 25, 2016). "Exo and Yoo Ah-in ranked top stars". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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