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. [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, media exposure, social media popularity, scope of appearances, and their earnings throughout the previous year. [3] [4] Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 is the Korean version of the Highest-paid Celebrity 100 selected annually by Forbes in the United States. [5]

Contents

Top 10 by year

2009

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Figure skater Yuna Kim
RankNameProfession
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 Football player
7 Lee Seung-yuop Baseball player
8 Rain Singer
9 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host
10 Kim Tae-hee Actress

2010

RankNameProfession
1 Yuna Kim Figure skater
2 Girls' Generation Girl group
3 Park Ji-sung Football 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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Girl group Girls' Generation
RankNameProfession
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 Football player
8 2AM Boy group
9 Shin-soo Choo Baseball player
10 Kang Ho-dong Comedian, TV host

2012

RankNameProfession
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 Football player
8 Kim Tae-hee Actress
9 Beast Boy group
10 Park Tae-hwan Swimmer

2013

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Singer Psy
RankNameProfession
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

RankNameProfession
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

RankNameProfession
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 Football player
9 Girls' Generation Girl group
10 Sistar

2016

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Boy group Exo
RankNameProfession
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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Actor Park Bo-gum
RankNameProfession
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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Boy group BTS
RankNameProfession
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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Girl group Blackpink
RankNameProfession
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 Football player
10 Exo Boy group

2020

RankNameProfession
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

RankNameProfession
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
9Jung Dong-won
10 Jang Yoon-jeong

2022

RankNameProfession
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

RankNameProfession
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

RankNameProfession
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

2025

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Singer, actress IU
RankNameProfession
1 IU Singer, actress
2 Son Heung-min Football player
3 Aespa Girl group
4 Jun Hyun-moo TV host
5 Lim Young-woong Singer
6 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok Professional gamer
7 Lee Jung-hoo Baseball player
8 Seventeen Boy group
9 Lee Kang-in Football player
10 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host

References

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  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.
  5. 여경미 (April 28, 2025). K팝·K드라마 여왕 등극한 아이유. Forbes Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025 via Naver.