It’s that time of year again – Forbes Korea unveiled their power ranking for celebrities for 2013. For the last two years, the nine member Girls’ Generation topped the power ranking list. Did they maintain the top position this year? Click on to find out!
Last year’s Kpop wonder boy Psy took the top position this year (no surprise there), while the girls dropped down to the second position. Big Bang, IU, Park Tae-Hwan, and Kim Yuna also still stayed in the top ten.
The Forbes Korea’ Top 40 list is as follows:
- Psy
- Girls’ Generation
- Son Yeon Jae
- Kim Soo Hyun
- Big Bang
- Park Tae Hwan
- Song Joong Ki
- IU
- Kim Yuna
- Super Junior
- Lee Seung Gi
- Yoo Joon Sang
- KARA
- Lee Dae Ho
- 2PM
- Ki Sung Ryong
- miss A
- Joo Won
- Park Ji Sung
- INFINITE
- CNBLUE
- T-ara
- TVXQ
- Kim Tae Hee
- JYJ
- SISTAR
- Shin Bora
- Oh Yeon Seo
- B2ST
- Yoo Jae Suk
- Han Hyo Joo
- Kim Nam Joo
- Kim Joon Hyun
- Ryu Seung Ryong
- Yang Hak Sun
- Kim Byung Man
- Lee Min Jung
- Um Tae Woong
- Lee Kwang Soo
- Ha Ji Won
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Of course , how come u leave kim jong kook
@Sam: The title should be ‘Forbes Top 40 Popular Celebrity’ ranking since that’s what this list is. Powerful? I’d have to disagree.
@Brooke : This is the Top 40 POWER ranking for this year not the has beens of way back when…
Where are all the older actors? The ones that have made names for themselves? Like Kim Jong Kook? And of course Psy would make this list… he’s been on everything this past year. I’m disappointed that Kim Jong Kook and his generation isn’t on here.