The Queens and Kings according to Forbes Korea.

[eishastan.livejournal.com]

In celebration of their 9th year of establishment, Forbes Korea has reported this year’s list of the top 40 ‘Power Celebrities’, and Girls' Generation has topped the list for the second year in a row.

‘Celebrity’ refers to an individual who is widely known by the masses, and Forbes takes 100 of these celebrities and ranks them based on income, influence, fame, and professionalism.

Girls’ Generation claimed the top two spots under the categories of most articles published, the highest number of television advertisements, TV appearances, and more. Additionally, the #1 celebrity most wanted by broadcasting companies is none other than Girls’ Generation, and the girls shot 36 television advertisements last year alone, and their album ‘The Boys‘ released late last year has sold over 380,000 copies.

The interesting thing to note about this year’s list is that 10 of the top 20 celebrities are idol singers. Here’s the breakdown of the idols in the top 20: Girls’ Generation in at #1, Big Bang at # 2, IU at #3,KARA at #4, B2st at #9, 2PM at #11, JYJ at #13, TVXQ at #15, Super Junior at #16, and T-ARA at #17. 

The list of Top 20 is as follows :

1.) Girls’ Generation
2.) Big Bang
3.) IU
4.) KARA
5.) Kim Yuna (World Champion Figure Skater & Olympic Gold Medalist)
6.) Lee Seung Gi (Actor / Singer)
7.) Park Ji Sung (Midfielder for Manchester United & former Captain of Korean National Soccer Team)
8.) Kim Tae Hee (Actress / Model)
9.) B2ST
10.) Park Tae Hwan (Champion Swimmer & Olympic Gold Medalist)
11.) 2PM
12.) Kang Ho Dong (Comedian / MC)
13.) JYJ
14.) Shin Se Kyung (Actress)
15.) TVXQ
16.) Super Junior
17.) T-ARA
18.) Shin Soo Choo (Major League Baseball Player for Cleveland Indians, Silver at World Baseball Classic, Gold at Asian Games)
19.) Yoo Jae Suk (Comedian / MC)
20.) Lee Chung Yong (Footballer for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers)

Slay Generation make' em feel the heat~ 
My bbs are killing it as usual!


This is my first post D: hope i didn't do anything wrong!

Source:
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Comments

[frightenedbunny.livejournal.com]

how mad will elfs be that snsd is higher than suju oppars

[asiapopsecret.livejournal.com]

I'm going to guess that ELF's will be just as mad as I am that everyone can't all shut the fuck up and get over the fact they're both talented groups. They'll never marry they're oppars anyway.

[mahmoodnooni23.livejournal.com]

i'm mad yoo jae suk is that far down....

[bubbliciouz.livejournal.com]

Me too, I thought he would be in the Top 10 at least...

[woohyun.livejournal.com]

GET IT SOSHI!

OMG Kara #4 \O/

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

i'm surprised that yoo jaesuk isn't higher in that list. and i know t-ara is becoming really popular, but they even beat 2ne1.

after this year, b2st would probably enter the top 5. if reach the top.

[consequences.livejournal.com]

omg i hope batoost does. :)

[asiapopsecret.livejournal.com]

MY BBY SHIN SOO CHOO IS ON THIS LIST! <3 SO DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. So, not only do my flawless girls (GG) and my amazing men (SJ) make the list, BUT CHOO AS WELL?! SOMEONE PINCH ME I'M DREAMING. <33

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

Obviously.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Probably don't do as many Cf's as the rest

[joba-grota.livejournal.com]

Not surprised with Top 3 but wow, Kang Ho-dong is higher than Yoo Jae-Suk?

I think 1 or 2 years from now, IU will top that list. :D

[luvey.livejournal.com]

i agree with IU eventually topping the list in another year or two, if she keeps going the way she has.

[cosmicfish.livejournal.com]

Omg IU at #3 and Lee Seung Gi at #5 :'DDD

get it snsd! n__n♥

[tees2mai.livejournal.com]

get it soshibang!

[bebita19.livejournal.com]

Yes!

[ashyvt.livejournal.com]

surprised suju and jae suk are so low
also always wondered who was better off: jyj or tvxq
ALSO YAY GURLZGENERATIONBBZ :D first place is kind a big deal

[ashyvt.livejournal.com]

oh and obvs yay bigbang !

[uptown-side.livejournal.com]

No Lee Byung Hun?

Although pretty impressive Big Bang is number 2!

[joba-grota.livejournal.com]

He wasn't active in 2011 right? That's probably why he isn't on the list. BB was pretty low on the list last year because they weren't active in 2010.

[kiwilovekiwi.livejournal.com]

B2ST went from number 40 last year to number 9 this year! I am a proud b2uty! ;_______;

[valieleen.livejournal.com]

Get it IU!

Surprised Yoo Jaesuk is so *low* though, I would've thought he'd be in the top 10.

[nono-dono-k.livejournal.com]

My flawless princess IU is 3rd how amazing is that? <3333

[luvey.livejournal.com]

lol i used this as an example of SuJu's lack of popularity in Korea to an Omonaite the other day, to prove my point,

not surprised about the rankings tbh. SNSD, Big Bang and IU were everywhere (advertisements) according to a few peeps who came back from SK and one who is still there now. plus SNSD and IU really do well with digital sales in Korea (don't pay enough attention to BB).

SuJu is more popular internationally than in South Korea, most ELF know that and pretty much accept it.

[luxelet.livejournal.com]

ia sj has never been korea's commercial favorite - they make bank elsewhere though. i don't really see elfs disputing over it, only people who assume because of their popularity ;_;

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

List is wrong, they're missing someone.

[luxelet.livejournal.com]

yea doesn't jgs make tons of dough? i'm shocked tbh

[hibohabu.livejournal.com]

Wow, it really is an idol-heavy list. I'm not sure about how the celebrities' professionalism was measured this year either, but yay for TVXQ! and Jaesuk regardless.

[bishieaddict.livejournal.com]

Surprised by JYJ's high ranking, especially since they're basically black listed musically. If they were allowed to promote their stuff, they'd probably be a lot higher though. If DB5K still existed...they would be even more powerful.

[luvey.livejournal.com]

tbh i think that is why SMe is afraid of JYJ, even more so now. when JYJ will be able to freely promote (and i really hope they can do it once before they go into the military), they just may topple all the established entertainment companies. they have done super well without regular promotions.

[luxelet.livejournal.com]

maybe jonghyun should've stayed with shin se kyung she could've been his sugar momma for eternity while he stayed at home and played with roo

[xiahrisma.livejournal.com]

That was his plan, that's why they broke up. It all makes sense now

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Proud of Soshi, BB, Batoost, DB5K and SuJu :3

[captainmarvel.livejournal.com]

Get it! Both JYJ and DBSK.

[kishikiari.livejournal.com]

where is 2NE1?

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

They need to do more ads tbh.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

In temrs of awareness Mc's would be higher up but I doubt the brands going after kids would go for Jaesuk so he's lower.

[brianathebard.livejournal.com]

I'm kinda surprised 2PM are higher than JYJ. B2ST i'm not surprised about because they released like 20 singles in korea, though i will never get their appeal

[cagallisakura.livejournal.com]

They have some songs I like but yea they don't look appealing to me.