TOP FIVE MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITIES 2013

Fame, Wealth and Influence! These are the three main keys to measure how powerful a celebrity is. Forbes recently released their annual listing of The most powerful celebrities. As usual, most of the celebrities that made it on their Top 100 list are not really surprising at all. According to Forbes, they revamped their algorithm for this year including an extensive evaluation on their social networking power including the status of their Facebook accounts, Twitter, Youtube and other notable social networking platforms. Apart from that, the list is also evaluated based on their earnings and appearances in Tv and Radio. Listed below are Five of the Most powerful Celebrities taken from Forbes latest "Celebrity 100".

TOP FIVE MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITIES 2013

Author's Note: The list was taken from Official list of Forbes. 

TOP 5 MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITIES 2013

"MADONNA"

Madonna is a certified Money machine and she just proved that she is still that "material girl" that everybody adores. She recently topped the annual list of Forbes and named her as the Highest Paid Musicians for 2013. Upon checking the history of Forbes Celebrity 100 list ever since it started on 1999, Madonna is consistently making it on Top 10. She managed to enter the Top 10 six times all through out her successful career. Her latest album MDNA may not be as impressive as her previous albums, her MDNA Tour allows her to bagged a total of $305 million. Not to mention her successful clothing line and more. 

TOP 4 MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITIES 2013

"BEYONCE KNOWLES"

After taking a long break , Beyonce is back with her Mrs Carter World Tour. She proved to us that she is indeed "Irreplaceable" and she absolutely has what it takes to "Run the World". Beyonce started to dominate the Top 10 list since 2008 and her highest peak was 2010 where she ranked second next to Oprah. In addition to her successful concert series, Beyonce is also earning impressively from her endorsements including Pepsi and H&M. She is also earning big from her very own clothing line. Beyonce is currently holding the 17th Place as the Most Powerful Woman of  2013. 

TOP 3 MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITIES 2013

"STEVEN SPIELBERG"

Steven Spielberg is undeniably one of the Most renown Sci-Fi Directors/Writers of all time, producing hit movies like ET and Jurassic Park. He recently had a successful movie Lincoln which earned a lot of recognition and is a certified box office hit. Steven Spielberg is indeed one of the well respected Hollywood directors and interestingly, he constantly make it on the Top 10 List since 1999. He also ranked third last 2002. Wealth wise, Spielberg is earning billions and is currently holding the 423rd rank of the most successful billionaires of all time. Spielberg is currently the producer of the upcoming Transformer 4 which could probably ensure him again for the next Celebrity 100 list. 

TOP 2 MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITIES 2013

"LADY GAGA"

Despite of her absences due to her hip injury, Lady Gaga proved that she is still powerful to make it on this year's list. In fact, she would have earned more if she never had such injury. Her Born This Way Ball Tour was cut but is impressively a massive success which allows her to earn a total of  $168 million respectively. What brought Lady Gaga on this list is not her earnings but her social networking power which includes her 38 million Twitter Followers and 58 Million Facebook fans. Thanks to her Little Monsters who avidly and continuously supporting her. In addition to this, Lady Gaga is currently working on a new title which could probably serve as her comeback after the injury that she had. 

THE MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITIES 2013

"OPRAH WINFREY"

I think Oprah Winfrey is already a default name once we are talking about powerful celebrities. Oprah is consistently making it on Top ten since 1999. She topped the list five times (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013). Despite of a very poor performance of her very own Network (OWN), Oprah's influence never fade out. Her sit down confessional interviews with Lance Armstrong and other celebrities is giving her show a heads up. In addition to her network, Oprah is also earning from her very own magazine. She is currently the 13th most powerful women of 2013 and is holding the 503rd spot successful Billionaires. 

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New comers include Channing Tatum after the massive success of his Magic Mike film, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, EL James (Author of the Fifty Shades of Grey), and Usian Bolt. You can check the complete list here

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TOP FIVE MOST POPULAR KOREAN BOY GROUP

Let us welcome this month with an all new entry. Remember during the 90's where boy bands started to emerged and hit the mainstream in music? Yes, this is the time when boy groups like Backstreet boys , Boyzone, N'Sync , Take That, Boyz II Men , Westlife and more gained quick popularity both domestically and internationally. The boy bands started to decline during the early 2000s but it was in early 2010 that marks the resurgence of their popularity especially in South Korea where most of them were internationally recognized. In fact, just like Korean girl groups (see TOP FIVE MOST POPULAR KOREAN GIRL GROUP) , Billboard created a chart exclusively for them. Listed below are five of the most popular Korean Boy Group today.

TOP FIVE MOST POPULAR KOREAN BOY GROUPS

Author's Note: This list is merely based on different forums and related websites. I also want to thank my Facebook friends who helped me in listing down my Top five. 

TOP 5 MOST POPULAR KOREAN BOY GROUP

"U-KISS"

U-Kiss basically stands for Ubiquitous Korean International idol Super Star. They earned their international recognition after their smash hit "Man Man Ha Ni" (Am i that Easy?). The group is composed of seven members including Soohyun, Eli, Kiseop, Kevin, Dongho, Hoon and AJ (who recently went on a hiatus). Since their debut, the group has released three full-length albums, seven extended plays and various singles. The group also participated in various TV reality shows and films. Currently, the group is working on their second full length Japanese album entitled "Inside of You" which is set to release this month. 

TOP 4 MOST POPULAR KOREAN BOY GROUP

"BEAST"

Interestingly, the group's name is initially known as "B2ST" but was later changed to Beast prior to their debut album. The group is composed of  six members including Yoon Doo-joon, Jang Hyun-seung, Yong Jun-hyung, Yang Yo-seob, Lee Gi-kwang, and Son Dong-woon. Beast has released one Korean full-length album, six Korean mini-albums, one Japanese full-length and various singles all through out their career but it was their first album "Shock" that helped them to gained international fame. The album was critically acclaimed because of its powerful vocals and rock-influenced strong sound. The group also received various awards in Korea. They recently released a powerful ballad entitled "Will You be Okay?" which topped all major charts in Korea. 

TOP 3 MOST POPULAR KOREAN BOY GROUP

"SHINEE" 

SHINee is a contemporary R&B Boy group consist of  five members including Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. Since their debut, Shinee has released three full-length albums (with one being a separate double-album release), four mini-albums, one live album and various singles. They have also won many awards, held three concert tours and starred in their own reality shows. They are also considered as fashion icon which started the so called "Shinee Trend". They also released a Japanese version of their single "Replay" which makes them the first foreign group of artists who made it into Top 3 for 3 continuous releases  since debut. The group recently released their second Japanese album "Boys Meet U"

TOP 2 MOST POPULAR KOREAN BOY GROUP

"BIG BANG"

Big Bang started to gain a huge popularity since their first hit song "Lies" which became number one in a record breaking seven consecutive weeks in Korean charts. Their follow up releases, Hot Issue and Stand Up, furthered their success, spawning hits such as Last Farewell and Haru Haru. The group is composed of five members including G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri. Big Bang received many awards, including "Best Male Group", "Song of the Year", "Artist of the Year", and the Grand Award at the Seoul Music Awards. Just like Shinee, the group is also known for their unique urban-originated music and fashion style. The group, however, went on a hiatus to focus on their own careers. Some of them became a highly acclaimed star while other became a successful host. Big Bang reunited after two years with another successful album "Tonight". Following their successful comeback, the group later released another album entitled Alive which peaked at number 11 in Billboard Social 50. 

THE MOST POPULAR KOREAN BOY GROUP

"SUPER JUNIOR"

Super Junior is known as the Kings of  Korean Wave due to their massive success ever since their debut. The group is currently composed of 13 members including the leader Leeteuk, Heechul, Hankyung, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook , Kibum and Kyuhyun. They gained their international recognition by their breakthrough hit "Sorry Sorry" in 2009. The song is actually considered as the most successful and is the best selling kpop artists for three years in a row. In addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned fourteen music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards, sixteen from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after JTL in 2003.  The group members, however, dropped from 13 to 8. Interestingly, the group are also acclaimed for their vocal harmonization and unison as each member contributes a different range in their choruses, and often incorporate different types of vocal belting into their songs.

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