SNSD chosen as Korea's no.1 Power Celebrity on Forbes Korea

SNSD were chosen as Korea’s no.1 Power Celebrity on Forbes Korea this year. Figure-skating queen, Kim YunA who topped the list for 2 years in a row was placed 3rd this year while Manchester United winger and former captain of the Korean football team, Park Jisung came in 2nd.

The Top 40 list was revealed in conjunction with the 8th anniversary of Forbes Korea’s founding. In determining the ranking, appearances on news articles, TV advertisements, Internet searches, etc are some of the major criteria. Besides the overall ranking, there are also top 40 rankings based on ‘Sales’, ‘Media’, ‘Broadcast’ and ‘Activities’. SNSD were ranked 2nd for ‘Sales’ and ‘Media’, 3rd for ‘Broadcast’ and 1st for ‘Activities’.

SNSD had a tremendous success last year in terms of music sales where they recorded a massive 270,000 copies on Hanteo Chart.

Here is the translated top 40 ranking:

1. SNSD

2. Park Jisung

3. Kim YunA

4. Lee Seunggi

5. 2PM

6. Yoo Jaesuk

7. Lee Chungyoung

8. 2AM

9. Choo Shinsoo

10. Kang Hodong

11. Lee Hyori

12. Yoon Shiyoon

13. Rain

14. Park Jooyoung

15. Shin MinA

16. Super Junior

17. Won Bin

18. Hwang Jungeum

19. Kim Hyesoo

20. Ko Hyunjung

21. Kang Dongwon

22. Lee Daeho

23. Park Taehwan

24. Lee Nayoung

25. Jang Donggun

26. Shin Sekyung

27. Lee Kungkyu

28. Big Bang

29. Lee Minjung

30. Choi Kyungjoo

31. 2NE1

32. Hyun Bin

33. Bae Youngjoon

34. Moon Geunyoung

35. Lee Minho

36. Han Hyojoo

37. Kim Taehee

38. Park Chanho

39. Park Myungsoo

40. Beast