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Professor of Korean Language and Literature & Literary Critic’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes Professor of Korean Language andLiterature & Literary Critic’s Pick 2023.07.03 There are two poetry books that I read often - Baengnokdam by Jeong Ji-Yong (included in Full Collection of Jeong Ji-Yong 1: Poem (Minumsa)) and Sky, Wind, and Stars (Yonsei University Press) by Yoon Dong-Ju. The poems in these two books demonstrate the depth of linguistic expression and breadth of poetic emotion. The poem collection Baengnokdam by Jeong Ji-Yong was first published by Munjangsa (文章社) in 1941. The collection includes 25 poems, including Jangsusan (長壽山), Baengnokdam, Birobong (毘盧峰), Chunseol (春雪), Sogok (小曲), Star, and Glass Window 1, as well as 8 pieces of prose.The moderate emotion and symmetrical beauty of language in Jeong’s poetry almost reach their peak in the poem collection Baengnokdam. In particular, included pieces like Jangsusan or Baengnokdam exclude any dynamic e...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

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Travelers Return After COVID-19

Topic Travelers Return After COVID-19 2023.06.05 The trend of travel books in Korea before and after COVID-19 After the Korean government lifted the bar for overseas travel in 1989, the major driver behind the growth of the travel book market in the 1990s was guidebooks, which mainly delivered information about the destination country. The introduction of the Across the World (RH Korea Co., Ltd., formerly published by Random House) series, which was the translated version of the magazine How to Walk on Earth published by Diamond Big in Japan, opened the first generation of travel guidebooks in Korea. In the late 1990s, the second-generation guidebooks such as the Centuplicate Your Joy (RH Korea) series and the Just Go (Sigongsa Co., Ltd.) series published, which the foreign rights were bought from Japanese publishers and translated in Korean. Since then, those series developed along with the revised editions and Korean writers began to actively engag...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

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Divorce Attorney Shin

Special Project [Book & Media ⑤] Divorce Attorney Shin Everyone Has the Right to a “Sacred” Divorce 2023.06.05 The protagonist becomes a divorce lawyer out for revenge.Clients consult with the protagonist in desperation.A “human” story created by two intertwined pillars. The drama “Divorce Attorney Shin,” which aired simultaneously on JTBC and Netflix in 2023, was a drama based on the webtoon with the same title. The original story Divorce Attorney Shin (book publisher: MIMESIS Co.) was a hot series recording more than 25 million accumulated views, and the decision to dramatize the webtoon was welcome news for the fans as they had been praying for it throughout the serialization. Also, drama fans have eagerly waited for the show’s premiere, as it featured a cast of Korean actors known for their excellent acting, such as Cho Seung-Woo, playing the main character Shin Sung-Han, and Han Hye-Jin, who joins him in a lead role. With mas...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2023.06.05 Abba Communication Ltd. Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts. Focused Subjects LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation Contacts ? Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA ? Han-gyul GoE-mail : abba@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

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The Marketing Strategy for the Chinese Version of The Mummy Book

Export Case The Marketing Strategy forthe Chinese Version of The Mummy Book A Korean picture book sold more than 30K copies in a year:What was its secret to touching the hearts of Chinese moms? 2023.06.05 I remember the day I first opened the book, The Mummy Book (Korean publisher: Woongjin ThinkBig, Simplified Chinese Version Title: 我的?? (My Mom)), during the planning meeting deciding whether to publish it. On the sky blue cover, there was a round-faced young girl with curiosity all over her face, and its smooth feeling brought me back to the desk as I returned from work. I soon fell into the story. The book’s first page shows a mother and “I” lying silent on a bed and starts with a sentence that says, “A mom was born as I was born.” The beginning of the book leads readers on an adventure observing a mother from a young girl’s point of view.Many picture books under the theme of mother, such as Anthony Browne’s My Mum, a Chinese classic children’s...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

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Japanese Translator’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes Japanese Translator’s Pick 2023.06.05 There’s a place that I go to whenever the spring comes after the winter. It’s my mom and dad’s graves, who passed away quite a long time ago. The graves are barren and desolate, showing how cold it was last winter. The grass has turned yellow, the leaves are thickly piled, and there are even holes made in the ground by animals from the mountain. But it’s a relief that the tall pines and yew trees surrounding the graves are green. Basking in the spring breeze, I wipe down the headstones with a mop, rake leaves with a pitchfork, firmly step on dry grass, and startle, like usual. It’s because there are fluffy balls ? pasqueflowers ? everywhere. Blooming one step ahead of the winter, pasqueflowers were bending their purple heads down.And a scene comes to mind. It’s the childhood of the two daughters. Whenever the two daughters, who have now become adult...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

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The Current and Future Ecosystem of Published Comics

Topic The Current and Future Ecosystem of Published Comics 2023.05.02 Fast-Growing Korean Webtoons According to the Korea Creative Content Agency’s (KOCCA) “2022 Comics Industry White Paper,” Korea’s Webtoon market exceeded 1.6 trillion won in volume. It is the 4th largest In the world, following Japan (4.5 trillion won), China (1.8 trillion won), and the US (1.7 trillion won). Considering each country’s population, the Korean webtoon market is enormous. Korean webtoons show rapid share growth yearly in South East Asian countries, including Thailand and Indonesia, Japan, European countries, and North America. As of the 1st half of 2021, Kakao Japan’s Piccoma and Naver Line’s Line Manga took 70% of the digital comics share in Japan. Revenue of Piccoma was around 730 billion Won, and Line Manga’s (including e-book Japan) recorded about 800 billion Won (NEWSPIM, 2022.04.25.), competing to take the #1 place as a domestic webt...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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Flowers of the Orient ? Bringing Korean Gems to Polish Readers

Export Case Flowers of the Orient? Bringing Korean Gems to Polish Readers 2023.05.02 Sixteen years ago, immediately after a fellow Korean Philology student and good friend, Edyta Matejko-Paszkowska, and I decided to establish a publishing house that was centered around Korean literature, people were perplexed. ‘Why?’ they asked. Few believed it was a great idea at the time, and some attitudes could now be considered mocking. However, now that the Korean wave (Hallyu) has reached Poland, they are no longer laughing. The popularity of Korean cuisine, language, dramas, and K-pop has extended to Korean literature.Up until around 2007, a total of seventeen titles of what could be classed as modern or classical literature had been translated from Korean into Polish - extremely low compared to the likes of Japan or China, which both ran into the hundreds. Several key factors explain why Korean literature translations weren’t widespread. Firstly ...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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Moon Chakage

Korean Translator Moon Chakage 2023.05.02 Profile ? Korean-Japanese translator ? E-mail: moonchakage@gmail.com Educational Status ? Yonsei University Korean Language Institute ? Dongguk University Division of Korean Language, Literature, and Creative Writing ? Seoul National University Instructional Leadership Program for Korean as a Foreign ? Language, College of Education Regular Course, Special Course, Translation Atelier, LTI Korea Translation Academy Awards ? The 9th Korean Literature Translation Contest for New Translators Career ? Korean Film Archive Blu-ray Collection subtitle (“Aimless Bullet,” “Lovers in Woomukbaemi,” “People in th...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair in Tokyo

Info 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair in Tokyo 2023.05.02 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) will host the Visiting Korean Book Fair this year to boost the export of Korean publishing content.It is scheduled to be held offline in Tokyo, Japan, in May. 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair in TokyoPurpose: To promote and support new market penetration of Korean publishing contentDate: May 17, 2023 (Wed.) - May 18, 2023 (Thu.) (2 days)Venue: PARK HYATT TOKYO A total of 21 Korean publishing companies and around 20 buyers from all over the world will attend the Korean Book Fair in Tokyo.Discover different Korean books exhibited at the Visiting Korean Book Fair in Tokyo this May!We look forward to your continued interest and participation! For any inquiries, please e-mail the K-Book Content Team, KPIPA.E-mail: kbook@kpipa.or.kr ...

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