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Topic From YouTube to Books 2023.09.04 It was common to find books written by YouTubers on bookstore shelves in Korea this year. It is a phenomenon that has been around for a couple of years now, when publishers realized that they could turn subscribers into readers, and quickly started to sign popular YouTubers as authors. Even if you have never heard of the channel before, it is not hard to tell that the book’s author runs a YouTube channel. This is because, among other things, the copy on the book’s cover, “YouTube channel ○○○ with 10 million total views,” emphasizes the author’s experience more than anything else. I have a YouTube channel with 130,000 subscribers, and my new book has never been without a copy like this. It seems to have become one of the most important tasks for editors to draft a copy with up-to-date total subscribers and total views every time a new book is published. ...

VOL.62 / 2023.09

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Radio DJ’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes Radio DJ’s Pick 2023.08.07 Lee Hyun-Gyung is a newscaster at SBS, a radio PD and DJ, a sports-caster, and an MC on a TV program. She is also working as an essay writer, publishing three books such as Feeling Like Nothing (Needlebook), What Do You Think About at Dawn, When Everyone’s Asleep? (Bookisbab), and Little Happiness in My Life (Gipennamu). The primary audience of the radio program “Lee Hyun-Gyung’s Musictopia,” in which I’m taking part as a DJ and producer, are those awake late at night. People who are emotionally hurt by others, fight with their husband or wife, have trouble communicating with their children, and feel bad for their parents for not making contact often, turn on the radio. Then, they share their stories about regretting the past, worrying about the present, and being anxious about the future, through text messages or the online bulletin board. As I am living a not-so-different lif...

VOL.61 / 2023.08

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2nd Week, April 2023

Best Sellers 2nd Week, April 2023 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.05.02 As if reflecting the concerning economic status in Korea these days, business books have been selling well in bookstores in April. For example, Edible Economics, no.2 on the bestsellers’ list, is the first new title written by economist Jang Ha-Joon in 10 years. The writer, who the world pays attention to, gives easy and fun explanations about economics related to various cooking materials such as garlic and chocolate. Another book, Introduction to Presidential Studies, is a practical guide for corporate presidents written by Kim Seung-Ho, known as the “CEO-teaching CEO” traveling across the world. It offers answers to various questions from CEOs and to-be CEOs. As it asks questions about finding initiative in one’s life beyond being a mere introduction to the methodology, it is a good read for anyone even those who are not even ...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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Chaeg Bar

Book Trip [Celeb’s Book Spot ④] Chaeg Bar A Healing Space Where Books and Liquor Harmonize 2023.05.02 The area in front of Hongik University, where restaurants, bars, and clubs are focused, is known as an area for young people. Walk along the Yeonhuiro road, past the crowded street, and you will find a bar that shows off a unique concept - “Chaeg Bar.” Chaeg Bar, which is like finding treasure hidden deep inside an alley, is a “drinking bookstore” - a bar and a night bookstore - like its name suggests (chaeg means book in Korean). A bar and a bookstore seem like an awkward mix, but Chaeg Bar has been getting word of mouth as it was introduced by movie director Jang Hang-Jun, writer Kim Young-Ha, Kim Sang-Wook, and RM of BTS (idol group). It might not be easy to find the place as it is located between stores in a narrow alley, but it proudly says that “there might be people that have never visited us, but there is no one t...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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UN HE PAIK

Korean Translator UN HE PAIK 2023.04.03 Contact • E-mail: unhepaik@gmail.com Education • Attorney at Law, Law and Social Sciences, Buenos Aires National University, Argentina • Master’s Degree from Graduate School of Education (Spanish), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea • Ph.D. in Law and Philosophy of Law, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain • Special Course (Spanish), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, April, 2016 - December 2017 • Translation Atelier (Spanish), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, April, 2018 - December 2018 • Media Translation Course (Spanish), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, June, 2020 - September, 2020 ...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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2023 Overseas Publication Grants

Info 2023 Overseas Publication Grants 2023.04.03 KPIPA provides Overseas Publication Grants for the overseas publishers who have imported or are planning to import Korean publication copyrights. Overview of grants • Qualification: Overseas publishers who have imported or are planning to import Korean publication copyrights - Books that have been published or are to be published in local markets, beginning November 1st, 2022 to October 31th, 2023 - Such books must be published in the time period and be submitted to the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (“KPIPA”) by November 13th, 2023 (Monday) - Publishers can apply up to only 5 titles maximum • Scope of selection: Around 40 books will be selected, and grants will be provided in amounts varying by region -...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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Seoul Metropolitan Library

Book Trip [Book Spaces in Korean Media ③] Seoul Metropolitan Library A Historical Space Featured in Films and Dramas 2022.12.05 Located in the center of Seoul, there is a special place near City Hall Station that boasts the history of Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan Library was reborn as a space of books and culture for citizens after being used as the city hall during the Japanese occupation of Korea. As the library was used as the background for the popular Korean variety show “Running Man” and the music video of PSY’s “Gentleman,” which led the Korean Wave, it has been a frequently-visited tourist destination for people from around the world. The building of the Seoul Metropolitan Library, which countless people have visited throughout its history, also has a tremendous aura. Just in front of the library is Seoul Plaza, where you can find various groups of people, from busy office workers to foreign tourists taking photographs. Here i...

VOL.53 / 2022.12

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2nd Week, August 2022

Best Sellers 2nd Week, August 2022 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2022.09.05 Familiar titles could be found on the best sellers’ list for the 2nd week of August. Writer Kim Hoon returned with his new book Harbin, about the life of An Jung-Geun (Korean independence activist) that he has been working on for a long time. The book talks about An Jung-Geun as an ordinary human being, not as a national hero or a great man of history, reorganizing historical facts with writer Kim’s imagination and unique writing style. Also, the book Pachinko, which went out of print due to the end of the publication contract, returned to meet Korean readers in a totally new outfit. Describing the life of a Korean immigrant family, the book well reflects Korean-American writer Lee Min-Jin’s hope to deliver “stories of Korea.” Meanwhile, writer Kim Ho-Yeon’s Uncanny Convenience Store, which has been continuously soothing the hearts of readers...

VOL.50 / 2022.09

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On the 100th Anniversary of Children’s Day, How Did the Korean Publishing Industry Spend the Day?

Topic On the 100th Anniversary of Children’s Day,How Did the Korean Publishing Industry Spend the Day? 2022.06.07 Many say, “The greater discovery than finding a new continent or inventing electricity is coining the concept, children.” Before the concept was recognized, children were merely toys for their parents or tools to use as a means. The discovery of the concept of children is the biggest for Chosun as it did not know the existence of young people. - Bang Jeong-Hwan, A historical study of the Joseon juvenile movement, The Chosun Ilbo, 1929/1/4. The year 2022 is the 100th anniversary of Children’s Day in Korea. The Children’s Day Declaration, announced by Bang Jeong-Hwan in 1922, is recognized as the world’s first children’s human rights declaration announced even before the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child (the Geneva Declaration) in 1924, which was adopted by the League of Nation...

VOL.47 / 2022.06

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The Factory of Contemporary Arts in Palbok, Poplar Tree Picture Book Library

Book Trip [Korean Libraries with Themes ①] The Factory of Contemporary Arts in Palbok,Poplar Tree Picture Book Library Children’s Dream Factory Growing with Picture Books under Fully Blossomed Poplar Trees 2022.06.07 It is no exaggeration to say that Jeonju, the city represented by its old-fashioned Hanok village, is the center of Korean culture. The city embraces diverse cultures and is even called the city of Yehyang (芸郷: a town full of artists). Moreover, as the center of K-content, the city boasts its relish as a place to experience and enjoy the diverse Korean cultures and values. Also, Jeonju has unique libraries under different themes all over the city, stimulating the urge to fill one’s needs for intelligent and cultural experiences. Recently, through urban regeneration projects, old and archaic places are enlivened as creative areas for people to visit as the city widens its horizon as an artistic city. One of the representativ...

VOL.47 / 2022.06

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