Jennie (Blackpink) honored as the No. 1 Korean idol of 2025

On December 1, Forbes Korea magazine announced the annual list, honoring the Top 30 "Korean idols of 2025".

Forbes Korea evaluates 70 idols selected from the Global Kpop Ranking of Circle Chart in the period from January to October 2025.

The Top 30 are idols with the highest total idol score, by adding the scores of 3 categories: music streaming (accounting for 50%), media and social media presence (accounting for 30%), and voting (accounting for 20%).

According to Forbes, these 30 idols not only focus on group activities, but also focus on individual activities that suit each person's abilities. In addition, they exploit foreign markets through a global localization strategy.

They identified target audiences based on fandom data, and the stable system of the management company also played an important role, supporting the development of idols.

The character honored with the highest position in the Top 30 Korean idols of 2025 is Jennie (Blackpink).

Forbes commented that Jennie is not only outstanding in one field, but she also achieves a consistently high ranking in all categories - including music streaming, media/social media mention and fan votes.

This shows Jennie's diverse activities, from fashion, collaborating with global brands, participating in entertainment programs to many other projects, she has continuously received attention from the media.

Jennie's online music sales are high not only thanks to her solo songs, but also thanks to international collaborations, along with the enduring power of Blackpink music.

Moreover, Jennie's ability to lead trends in music, her influence as a global fashion icon, and international brand ambassador activities have significantly contributed to expanding media coverage, as well as global fandom.

Forbes also praised Jennie as the one who dominated the trends. Any outfit that the female singer puts on her immediately becomes a trend. Recently, after Jennie posted photos wearing "Kimchi salted gilets", sales of similar products on online shopping sites have skyrocketed.

The other two members of Blackpink, Rose and Jisoo, entered the list at No. 2 and No. 27.

In the Top 30, Rose is the idol with the highest number of streams this year on the Circle Chart with 14.8 billion streams, even surpassing the achievement of the group Blackpink with 10.6 billion streams.

Boy group Stray Kids also impressed when they came in 3rd place after Jennie and Rose, with the highest number of votes, reaching 13,030 votes.