When ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an content such as K-pop, K-drama, K-beauty, K-movie entered its golden age, there were 'powerful people' present in their fields with vast influence. From singers, entertainers, actors to producers, it is curious to find the most powerful person among them at the top of the entertainment world.
Celebrating its 19th anniversary, Joy News 24, a high-quality entertainment business magazine, conducted a large survey of ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an entertainment industry employees about who are powerful celebrities. best in this country. The survey then revealed the Top 5 most powerful celebrities among ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an celebrities and clearly, no one can deny them!
Below are Top 5 Most Powerful Celebs In Korean Entertainment Industry:
Over the past decade, it is not difficult to see that ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an entertainment has made profound progress and influence around the world with top artists. Obviously, the term "power" for famous people is not too far-fetched when they can influence many fields and even have a strong influence.
That's why Joy News 24 asked industry personnel about dramas, entertainment, movies, actors, singers, and more. shine in 2023. Survey participants include employees of entertainment companies and television stations, film and television content producers, and entertainment reporters...
From the close-up perspective of those who directly work and update trends about famous people, they have come up with the Top 5 Most Powerful Celebs In Korean Entertainment Industry:
5. BLACKPINK:
In 2023, BLACKPINK was recognized as achieving global popularity as a group and solo artist. All of their members work hard and become celebrities appearing all over Kpop news sites almost every day.
BLACKPINK also showed their international influence when organizing a world tour in many countries around the world. Meanwhile, each member created a huge craze from the trends they started, especially their incredible influence in the fashion field.
4. CEO of HYBE sub-label ADOR Min Hee Jin:
No one else, the one who receives much love and appreciation for her influence on the industry is the "mother" of New Jeans - Min Hee Jins. She has earned a reputation as an "idea source" since working at SM Entertainment as a creative director for 11 years and has created a series of unique concepts for Girls' Generation, f(x), SHINee, Red Velvet, EXO.
Min Hee Jin's ideas have had a strong influence on the direction of SM's top music groups and, more broadly, the Hallyu wave. Min Hee Jin participated in the process of designing the album's cover, poster and main style, planning, producing and promoting a compelling visual storytelling, even likened to an art film. .
Min Hee Jin's influence and talent are now perfectly demonstrated through the huge success of New Jeans, making the whole industry stir!
3. New Jeans:
After debuting last year, New Jeans has established itself as a new domestic and international music powerhouse by releasing h̾i̾t ̾ songs such as 'Hype Boy', 'Dito', 'Super Shy' and 'ETA '.... They ranked 3rd in 'Powerful People in the Entertainment Industry', showing their immense influence in the popular music industry.
Although New Jeans is a 4th generation rookie group, they bring an early 2000's feel, from image to music. “Y2K” is the keyword when it comes to New Jeans. Their songs attract attention for their humane messages that address spiritual and social issues. Their new way of communicating their message is unique, sophisticated and diverse.
These young girls are truly showing the future of Kpop!
2. Lim Young Woong:
Lim Young-woong, who enjoys mäṩṩive support from the middle-aged and older generations in ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾a, is ranked second on the list of 'Powerful People in the Entertainment Industry' based on widespread recognition, High purchasing power of fans and ticket purchasing power. His career has taken off since joining Mr. Trot of TV Chosun.
Since then, he achieved complete success by setting a record of exceeding 1.1 million copies in the first week with only a strong domestic fan base when he released 'I'm Hero'. He also strengthened his position by becoming the only singer to reach the top 5 in both the under 30 and over 40 categories in the singer of the year list.
1. BTS:
Well, it's surprising that the name BTS ranked first in the survey '2023 Powerful People in the Entertainment Industry'. Even during their m̷i̷l̷i̷t̷a̷r̷y̷ service, BTS was still BTS. Despite Jin, j-hope and SUGA enlisting, BTS's 'power', which is gaining momentum globally with RM, V, Jimin and Jungkook actively pursuing solo activities, still has the greatest value in the entertainment world.
One surprising thing is that BTS, even when they were active with 7 members last year, ̾l̾o̾s̾t ̾ the top spot to Lee Jung Jae, the main character of Netflix's 'Squid Game'. But this year, with the 4/7 team, they have regained their position. As a result, BTS ranked first among the 'powerful people of the entertainment industry' in 2023 after 2019, 2020 and 2021, affirming their still solid position and influence in the world of popular culture changing rapidly.
BTS, considered 'the living legend of K-pop', has continuously left brilliant achievements in K-pop since their debut. They set a record by becoming the first ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an group to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on Billboard's 'Hot 100', win the Billboard Music Awards, win the a̾m̾e̾r̾i̾c̾an Music Awards and be nominated for GRAMMY, attend the United Nations General Assembly as a special presidential envoy...They also held a conference at the Wh̾i̾t ̾e House in the United States and met US President Biden. They have gone beyond ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾a and become a famous global boy band for more than 10 years.
Since December last year, Jin j-hope and SUGA enlisted in the army one after another and BTS has suspended group activities for about 10 months but the damage to the group's reputation seems to be zero. This is thanks to the remaining members' great solo activities such as Jungkook's Seven' and Jimin's 'Like Crazy' which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200, showing their global popularity. Most recently, Jungkook also won the Summer Songs award at the MTV VMA 2023 while Jimin also had 4 nominations at the BBMAs 2023.
Finally, BTS' great influence and strong power in the entertainment world is confirmed!
