Forbes Korea Power Celebrity is an annual list published by Forbes magazine (Korea) since 2010. The list includes the Top 40 Most Popular South Korean Celebrities from various professional field such as sports, music, arts, film and television. These celebrities are ranked according to their professional achievements, influence, popularity and earnings from the past year.
Forbes magazine Korea has released its annual list of the top 40 power celebrities that are dominating the entertainment and sports world in Korea. Famous K-Pop groups BTS and BlackPink competed for the leading position without any change, followed by sports stars Ryu Hyun-jin and Son Heung-min.
The appearance of new faces makes the list more interesting. Girl group Twice and top broadcasters such as Park Na-rae and Jeon Hyun-moo, who were in the top rankings last year, disappeared from this year’s rankings.
As expected, BTS ranked first in the power celebrity rankings in 2021. Ryu Hyun-jin and Son Heung-min, who are showing remarkable activities in the US Major League and British Premier League, took 3rd and 4th place, respectively, and Kwang-hyun Kim, who debuted as a major leaguer in 2019 and is currently playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, ranked 6th.
Yoo Jae-seok, who is making a big success in various entertainment programs by going back and forth between the airwaves and cables, has risen to 7th place from 14th last year, proving his reputation as a top comedian. For more info, see the list of the Top 10 Richest South Korean Celebrities In 2021.
