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K-Book in Berlin

K-Book in Berlin M&K's Monica Gu talks South Korean books   2019.09.09     It is rare for German publishers to release South Korean books.Considering this, the first exhibition for South Korean books in Germany, K-Book in Berlin embarked on a mission to spread the word about great South Korean books.     It's been three years since I came to Germany for personal reasons. As I run a publishing company in South Korea, I visit bookstores and libraries in Germany often in search of good ideas for publications. Naturally, I found myself seeking out South Korean books translated into German, and I found Han Kang's The Vegetarian (Changbi) and Jeong You-jeong's Seven Years of Darkness (Eunhaengnamu). The Literature Translation Institute of Korea played a huge role in getting these books to German readers, but usually it is rare for German publishers to publish South Korean books all on their own. Being aware of many excellent books in S...
  • VOL.15 / 2019.09
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Creating a window into the future with books

Creating a window into the future with books   2020.02.03   There is a publisher that makes issue-driving books every October. It is Miraebook, with its series Trend Korea that predicts the next year trend in Korea based on the analysis of trends in the published year. Let’s take a look at Miraebook that plays a role as the window into the future, just as its name implies, and its publications.      Please introduce Miraebook to the webzine readers.   Established in 2000, Miraebook has been publishing books in various fields such as liberal arts, history, self-development, and essay, with its flagship books in economics and business administration. The name reflects the meaning that “a book is a window into the future.” The Trend Korea series has been steadily loved by readers as the representative work of us, being a bestseller every year since its first releas in 2009. It is chosen as the best trend analysis that precisely p...
  • VOL.19 / 2020.02
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South Korean bestsellers in October

South Korean bestsellers in October Bestsellers at South Korea's biggest online bookstores, Aladin and YES24,KPIPA,K-Book,K-Book Trends,K Book, Korean Book,webzine   2019.11.04   In the third week of October, essay collections that can help make the chillier weather feel a bit warmer found themselves on bestseller lists at Aladin and YES24. Recently in South Korea, essay collections have seen sustained popularity as readers seek them out for comfort in their busy and tiring lives. From a Lone Person to a Lone Person by Lee Byung-ryul and Geulbaewoo's Either Tired or Nothing You Like both made it to bestseller lists with their empathy-filled sentences and words of support for readers. Meanwhile, as the end of the year nears, readers have been paying attention to books that look forward to 2020. At Aladin, Trend Korea 2020 by Kim Nan-do and Seoul National University's research center for life sciences was the seventh bestselling book, and at YES24, Park Jong-hoon's 202...
  • VOL.17 / 2019.11
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Exports to Southeast Asia

Exports to Southeast Asia   2018.05.30       As publication business exchanges with China have declined exorbitantly over the past 18 months, South Korea's publishing industry has turned its eye towards Southeast Asia and exports to this region have been increasing as a result. Along with efforts to make up for the gap created by declining publishing trade with China, South Korean publishers seem to have come to the conclusion they must expand their territories to move in line with today's changes. Exchanges with those in the publishing industry in Southeast Asia began around 2005 and have been continued ever since. However, one thing that stands out between then and now is the fact that Korean publishers are now creating more diverse content in a number of areas and they are also making more aggressive moves to enter the market in Southeast Asia. On top of this, the 'traveling book fair' project that has been operated by KPIPA over the past several y...
  • VOL.9 / 2018.05
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A Society Easily Hurt: Readers In Search of Emotional Essays

A Society Easily Hurt: Readers In Search of Emotional Essays   2018.05.30   A list of bestselling books at times can be perceived as a miniature version of a society. Especially at times like now when far fewer people are buying books, the act of purchasing a book reflects a person's strong want to own a book even at the expense of paying one's hard-earned money. Not only do trendy books sell, but books that accurately secure society's general flow and emotions do well. From that perspective, looking at bestsellers becomes an act of analysis into a society.       At present time in 2018, emotional essays are seeing no end to their fame in South Korean bookstores. For industry leaders like Kyobo Book Centre and Aladin last year, the bestselling book in 2017 was Lee Ki-ju's Temperature of Language. The book shows very well the author's career as a speech writer for the presidential office following years as a journalist. Previously, Lee was known for his books o...
  • VOL.9 / 2018.05
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South Korea's December Bestsellers

South Korea's December Bestsellers Aggregate data as of the second week of November   2017.12.01   Hot from Pre-orders! Mom Studying Self-Esteem Mi-kyung Kim's Mom Studying Self-Esteem saw a wave of interest from prospective readers ever since it became available for pre-orders and after its publication, the book soared to the top of the bestseller list. Word of the book had already spread like wildfire through television shows and lectures and the content itself was enough to attract the interest of many women. Sales breakdowns easily show female readers overwhelmingly outnumber male readers while women in their 30s attributed for 50.4 percent of all readers of the book.   Aside this book, Temperature of Language by Kiju Lee, Trend Korea 2018 by Nan-do Kim and Ji-young Kim Born in '82 by Nam-joo Cho enjoyed their extended popularity, sitting near the top of the list.   Sales breakdown by gender / age for Mom Studying Self-Esteem  ...
  • VOL.7 / 2017.12
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Interview with You-jeong Jeong

Interview with You-jeong Jeong A Storyteller Exploring Mankind's True Nature   2017.10.10   She may be, undoubtedly, the best writer of Korean-style thriller novels. She is also gearing up to spark a new wave abroad with her writing. She is You-jeong Jeong, renowned for novels like A Night of Seven Years, 28 and Origin of Species. Jeong's novels explore the true nature of mankind hidden deep in the folds of humans and they have captured not only Korean readers but those abroad, leading to her books becoming translated and published in different countries.Her most representative work The Night of Seven Years tells the story of a man who has lost all from a murder case that happens in a village called Seryeongho. The man decides to take revenge on those who murdered his daughter and his conflict is illustrated in the novel. The novel has sold consistently in South Korea since it was published in 2011. This novel was also adapted into a film and is slated to open in theaters i...
  • VOL.5 / 2017.10
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Busan

Busan A City You Meet by walking its streets and crossing its bridges   2019.09.09     Busan. Frequently referred to as 'the second-largest city in South Korea' but these words don’t do the city justice. Of course, when it comes to objective data like population or the size of the economy, the description is true, but it would be regretful to leave the city's description at that single sentence, as Busan has its own unique culture. That uniqueness only grows in the oldest parts of the city. This is why one should walk through the streets and cross bridges to take a true look at Busan.     Travel into layers of time     The oldest and most cultural area of Busan is surely Bosu-dongA very old story that started during the time of the Korean War is continuing today.     For the longest time, Busan served more as an industrial city than a travel destination. It is a port city that leads to the Pacific...
  • VOL.15 / 2019.09
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South Korean bestsellers in September

South Korean bestsellers in September Bestsellers at South Korea's biggest online bookstores, Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre   2019.10.07   Comparing online bestsellers at South Korea's Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre in the second week of September shows the same books have mostly been included on their top-selling lists. Books including Normal Siblings 1, 2, One Day I Became a Princess (luxury limited edition) and You Can Fix Your Brain were all among the top 10 bestselling books in September, showing how popular they were.Among the bestsellers at Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre, Kim Young-ha's Why Travel drew intrigue. Why Travel is now marking its fifth month after release and despite this, it was the fifth bestselling book at both Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre, showing it has been consistently loved by readers. 90's Kids Are Coming also made it onto the bestseller lists after being recommended by the South Korean president while both parts of Seol Min-seok's Roman...
  • VOL.16 / 2019.10
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South Korea's November Bestsellers

South Korea's November Bestsellers Aggregate data as of the first week of October   2017.11.01   The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017   The first week of October is always called the season of the Nobel prize. Every year around this time, the Nobel prize committee convenes in Sweden to announce the winners in six different categories. This year on Oct. 5, the 117th Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Kazuo Ishiguro. According to Interpark Books, Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, one of his most famous novels, reached the top of their bestseller list the next day as soon as readers heard of the Nobel Prize news. Sales of the author's books in general soared in the days following the Nobel Prize announcement from Oct. 6 to 12, trouncing previous sales figures for the author which had been comparatively low. Also, Nudge, by Richard Thaler who was this year'srecipient of the Nobel Prize in economics saw a spike in demand around the same time.     In the ca...
  • VOL.6 / 2017.11
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