Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40

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 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.

Top 10 by year

2009

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

2010

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, TV host
8 Lee Hyo-ri Singer
9 Yoo Jae-suk Comedian, TV host
10 Kang Ho-dong

2011

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

2012

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, TV host
7 Park Ji-sung Footballer
8 Kim Tae-hee Actress
9 Beast Boy band
10 Park Tae-hwan Swimmer

2013

Psy, singer
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

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
9 Yuna Kim Figure skater
10 IU Singer, actress

2015

Exo, boy band
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 host
7 Ryu Hyun-Jin Baseball player
8 Son Heung-Min Footballer
9 Girls' Generation Girl group
10 Sistar

2016

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

Park Bo-gum, actor
Rank Name Profession
1 Park Bo-gum Actor
2 Song Joong-ki
3 Twice Girl group
4 Exo Boy band
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

BTS, boy band
Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy band
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

Blackpink, girl group
Rank Name Profession
1 Blackpink Girl group
2 BTS Boy band
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 Footballer
10 Exo Boy band

2020

Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy band
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

Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy band
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

Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy band
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

Rank Name Profession
1 BTS Boy band
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

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