# 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

| 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

| 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 | Comedian, TV host |

### 2011

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 | Boy band |
| 9 | Yuna Kim | Figure skater |
| 10 | IU | Singer, actress |

### 2015

| 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 | Girl group |

### 2016

| 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

| Rank | Name | Profession |
| 1 | Park Bo-gum | Actor |
| 2 | Song Joong-ki | Actor |
| 3 | Twice | Girl group |
| 4 | Exo | Boy group |
| 5 | BTS | Boy group |
| 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 |

### 2018

| Rank | Name | Profession |
| 1 | BTS | Boy group |
| 2 | Wanna One | Boy group |
| 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 |

### 2019

| Rank | Name | Profession |
| 1 | Blackpink | Girl group |
| 2 | BTS | Boy group |
| 3 | Wanna One | Boy group |
| 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

| 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 | Comedian |
| 9 | Twice | Girl group |
| 10 | Kim Hee-chul | Singer, TV host |

### 2021

| 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 | Singer |
| 10 | Jang Yoon-jeong | Singer |

### 2022

| 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

| 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 | Singer |
| 10 | Young Tak | Singer |

### 2024

| 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 |