Forbes Korea Power Celebrity is an annual list published by Forbes magazine (Korea) since 2010. It is a catalog of the Top 40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Korea where personalities from sports, music, arts, film and television are ranked according to their professional achievements, influence, popularity and earnings from the past year.[1][2]
Top 10 by year
2010
Full list of individuals in the 2010 list
| Rank | Name | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuna Kim | Figure skater |
| 2 | Girls' Generation | Girl group |
| 3 | Park Ji-sung | Footballer |
| 4 | Lee Byung-hun | Actor |
| 5 | Big Bang | Boy band |
| 6 | Go Hyun-jung | Actress |
| 7 | Lee Seung-gi | Singer, actor, host |
| 8 | Lee Hyo-ri | Singer |
| 9 | Yoo Jae-suk | Host, comedian |
| 10 | Kang Ho-dong | Host, comedian |
2011
Full list of individuals in the 2011 list
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| Rank | Name | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girls' Generation | Girl group |
| 2 | Park Ji-sung | Footballer |
| 3 | Yuna Kim | Figure skater |
| 4 | Lee Seung-gi | Singer, actor, host |
| 5 | 2PM | Boy band |
| 6 | Yoo Jae-suk | TV show host, comedian |
| 7 | Lee Chung-yong | Footballer |
| 8 | 2AM | Boy band |
| 9 | Shin-soo Choo | Baseball player |
| 10 | Kang Ho-dong | Host, comedian |
2012
Full list of individuals in the 2012 list
| Rank | Name | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girls' Generation | Girl group |
| 2 | Big Bang | Boy band |
| 3 | IU | Singer, actress |
| 4 | Kara | Girl group |
| 5 | Yuna Kim | Figure skater |
| 6 | Lee Seung-gi | Singer, actor, host |
| 7 | Park Ji-sung | Footballer |
| 8 | Kim Tae-hee | Actress |
| 9 | Beast | Boy band |
| 10 | Park Tae-hwan | Swimmer |
2013
Full list of individuals in the 2013 list
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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 band |
| 6 | Park Tae-hwan | Swimmer |
| 7 | Song Joong-ki | Actor |
| 8 | IU | Singer, actress |
| 9 | Yuna Kim | Figure skater |
| 10 | Super Junior | Boy band |
2014
Full list of individuals in the 2014 list
| Rank | Name | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girls' Generation | Girl group |
| 2 | Big Bang | Boy band |
| 3 | Suzy | Singer, actress |
| 4 | Ryu Hyun-jin | Baseball player |
| 5 | EXO | Boy band |
| 6 | Choo Shin-soo | Baseball player |
| 7 | TVXQ | Boy band |
| 8 | SHINee | Boy band |
| 9 | Yuna Kim | Figure skater |
| 10 | IU | Singer, actress |
2015
Full list of individuals in the 2015 list
| Rank | Name | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXO | Boy band |
| 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 show host |
| 7 | Ryu Hyun-Jin | Baseball player |
| 8 | Son Heung-Min | Footballer |
| 9 | Girls' Generation | Girl group |
| 10 | Sistar | Girl group |
2016
Full list of individuals in the 2016 list
| Rank | Name | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXO | Boy band |
| 2 | Yoo Ah-in | Actor |
| 3 | Hyeri | Singer, actress |
| 4 | Girls' Generation | Girl group |
| 5 | Kim Soo-hyun | Actor |
| 6 | Big Bang | Boy band |
| 7 | Inbee Park | Golfer |
| 8 | Jun Ji-hyun | Actress |
| 9 | IU | Singer, actress |
| 10 | Jung-ho Kang | Baseball player |
2017
Full list of individuals in the 2017 list
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| Rank | Name | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park Bo-gum[3] | Actor |
| 2 | Song Joong-ki | Actor |
| 3 | Twice | Girl group |
| 4 | EXO | Boy band |
| 5 | BTS | Boy band |
| 6 | Suzy | Singer, actress |
| 7 | Song Hye-kyo | Actress |
| 8 | Kim Yoo-jung | Actress |
| 9 | Jo Jung-suk | Actor |
| 10 | Oh Seung-hwan | Baseball player |
2017
Full list of individuals in the 2018 list
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| Rank | Name | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTS[4] | Boy band |
| 2 | Wanna One | Boy band |
| 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 | Actor |
| 9 | Yuna Kim | Figure Skater |
| 10 | Hyun-jin Ryu | Baseball player |
References
- ^ "[SPECIAL EDITION (1)] 박보검·송중기 한국 최고 파워 셀러브리티". Forbes.
- ^ "Park Bo-gum selected as top celebrity". Korea Herald.
- ^ "[SPECIAL EDITION (1)] 박보검·송중기 한국 최고 파워 셀러브리티". Forbes.
- ^ "[2018 대한민국 셀러브리티(8)] 한국 연예계의 세대교체". JoongAng Ilbo.