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Forbes Korea's Top 'Power Celebrity 40' ranking

Girls' Generation top list for second year in a row

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By JONATHAN M. HICAP

February 28, 2012, 11:56am

MANILA,  Philippines – K-pop group Girls Generation topped Forbes Korea’s “Power  Celebrity 40” ranking for the second straight year. The list is based  on the celebrities’ income, influence and reputation.

Girls  Generation topped the categories of the most articles published and  number of TV commercials with 36. The girl group released “The Boys”  album last year, which sold 380,000 copies.

Boy band Big Bang  zoomed to the No. 2 spot from No. 28 last year, despite the  controversies which rocked the group including G-Dragon’s marijuana use  and Daesung’s car accident.

Solo artist IU is third, her first time on the list. Fourth is girl group KARA, which has been successful especially in Japan.

World figure skating champion Kim Yuna is fifth, dropping from third last year.

At  No. 6 is actor and singer Lee Seung Gi (fourth last year) followed by  soccer player Park Jisung, actress Kim Tae-hee, boy band BEAST (No. 40  last year), and Olympic swimming medalist Park Tae Hwan (No. 23 last  year).

Boy band 2PM is at No. 11 (from No. 5 last year) followed  by comedian and emcee Kang Ho Dong (No. 10 last year), boy band JYJ,  actress Shin Se Kyung and boy band TVXQ.

The 15th to 20th spots  are occupied by boy band Super Junior (No. 16 last year), girl group  T-ara, baseball player Shin Soo Choo, comedian and emcee Yoo Jae Suk  (No. 6 last year) and football player Lee Chung Yong (No. 7 last year).

The complete list will be published in the March 2012 issue of Forbes Korea.

http://www.mb.com.ph...rity-40-ranking

1. Girls’ Generation

2. Big Bang

3. IU

4. KARA

5. Kim Yu-Na

6. Lee Seung Gi

7. Park Ji Sung

8. Kim Tae Hee

9. BEAST

10. Park Tae Hwan

11. 2PM

12. Kang Ho Dong

13. JYJ

14. Shin Se Kyung

15. TVXQ

16. Super Junior

17. T-ara

18. Shin Soo Choo

19. Yoo Jae Suk

20. Lee Chung Yong

21. So Ji Sub

22. Lee Dae Ho

23. Park Min Young

24. Park Joo Young

25. Cha Seung Won

26. Kim Hyun Joong

27. Song Joong Ki

28. Park Shi Hoo

29. Lee Min Jung

30. Han Hyo Joo

31. Shin Min Ah

32. Um Tae Woong

33. CN Blue

34. Ha Ji Won

35. Lee Kyung Gyu

36. Lee Hyori

37. Won Bin

38. Rain

39. Kim Soo Hyun

40. Lee Min Ho

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if only SHINee had made a comeback in Korea

hopefully they have new korean songs rather than just continuing with their japanese debut ect...

but i love them still....

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