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When TV Dramas Become Books: Screenplays and script Books as Collectibles Driving Fandom’s Transmedia Consumption

Topic   When TV Dramas Become Books:Screenplays and script Books as CollectiblesDriving Fandom’s Transmedia Consumption     2026.08     TV Drama script Books Becoming Bestsellers   In May 2024, the uncut script book for the tvN drama 〈Lovely Runner〉 topped the YES24 overall bestseller list just one day after pre-orders began. Driven overwhelmingly by buyers in their 20s and 30s, this phenomenon was no ordinary book-selling success. Instead, it signaled a new consumption culture where video content reaches the hands of fandom through the physical medium of a book.   The same was true for the tvN drama 〈Our Unwritten Seoul〉, which ended its run in June 2025. The original uncut script book by writer Lee Kang reached No. 1 in YES24's art section as soon as presales opened. A reader noted, "The dialogue was so good. The script book feels like merchandise that soothes the lingerin...
  • VOL.97 / 2026.08
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AI Reshapes the Reading Landscape

Topic   AI Reshapes the Reading Landscape From technology to everyday language   2025.10.02   A “quiet revolution” in our bookshelves   According to statistics from the online bookstore Aladin, out of roughly 65,000 new titles published in a single year, no fewer than 2,027 carried the keyword “artificial intelligence (AI).” Even more striking is the pace: of the 5,719 AI-related books registered with Aladin to date, fully 35.4%, more than one-third, were released in just this past year. This is no mere trend, but a market-shaking “explosion.” This surge is fundamentally unlike the period before ChatGPT. In the past, the AI section was filled with specialist texts on machine learning and deep learning for developers; now it has been taken over by practical guides and business strategy titles targeting professionals, creators, and small-business owners. The tidal surge of AI has at last broken free of specialist domains and swept into everyday life. &nb...
  • VOL.87 / 2025.10
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A World Carried by the Yangtze River: Shanghai

Special Project   [New Ways of Walking Through Cities ⑩] A World Carried by the Yangtze River: Shanghai   2025.10.02       Shanghai has always been a paradoxical space in Chinese history. What is now the city of Shanghai was once Shanghai County (上海縣), under Jiangsu Province (江?省), functioning as an administrative town and regional market-port, though it was no match for Suzhou (?州市) or Hangzhou (杭州市). Everything changed in 1842, after the First Opium War and the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing, when Shanghai was designated as a treaty port. European powers established concessions, exercising administrative and policing authority and enjoying extraterritorial rights. From China’s perspective, it was hardly different from colonial subjugation.Yet Shanghai rapidly developed alongside the influx of foreign powers. Rival empires competed to exhibit their strength, and individuals carved out their own spheres through we...
  • VOL.87 / 2025.10
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A Thriving Metamorphosis of Queer Literature

Knowledge   A Thriving Metamorphosis of Queer Literature The growth and prospects of Korean queer literature   2025.09.04   Refreshing history: joining hands with feminism   The queerness of Korean literature continues to reach new heights. Recent works published in literary magazines, almost without exception, embody a feminist consciousness and a queer-friendly stance. Novels that feature gay, lesbian, and transgender characters as central figures are also steadily on the rise. Of course, whether a work can be called “queer literature” simply because its characters are named and categorized as queer remains a question that requires ongoing reflection. Over the past ten years, however, the demographic composition of the literary world created by Korean literature has gradually shifted from cisgender heterosexuals to characters where queerness, disability, and feminism intersect. Given that the visibility of queer identities begins wit...
  • VOL.86 / 2025.09
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A City of Endless Stories: New York

Special Project   [New Ways of Walking Through Cities ①] A City of Endless Stories: New York   2025.01.06       Special Project in 2025 will be a new series that introduces readers to Korean books. Since K-Book Trends targets a global audience, we have been thinking about how to connect with readers in different countries. While we have introduced many cities in Korea, we wondered what it would be like to introduce readers to the cities where they live. That’s how the new series, “New Ways of Walking Through Cities,” began. We would like to feature Korean books that are set in cities outside of Korea and walk through those cities with our readers. As the first city, we chose New York, a city you might be living in, a city you might have traveled to, or a city you might be dreaming about.New York is like a giant heart that changes every moment. Its streets are always bustling with life, with people fr...
  • VOL.78 / 2025.01
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Korean Publishing Market’s Trends in 2024 and Outlook for 2025

Knowledge   Korean Publishing Market’s Trends in 2024 and Outlook for 2025   2024.12.02         Trends in 2024: Questioning life, fandoms, and Nobel Prize in Literature   Philosophy and psychology books have dominated the Korean publishing market, with Reading Schopenhauer at Forty (Uknowbooks) topping the overall bestseller list through August. Also, 11 of the 30 bestselling fiction titles in the first half of the year were “rebound” titles, meaning they were published more than 10 years ago. In addition, the nonfiction category returned to growth after 4 years of decline, and the cases of books becoming bestsellers after being recommended by celebrities increased.Reading Schopenhauer at Forty has continued to grow in popularity this year after being featured on a TV entertainment series last year. The autho...
  • VOL.77 / 2024.12
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Korea Today and the Charm of Korean Culture

Special Project   [English Books in Korea ①] Korea Today and the Charm of Korean Culture   2024.06.03   I’m pleased to be able to introduce the English edition of my book about Korea through this interview. This is because such an opportunity does not come around often, and because through this, I can draw the attention of the industry and readers in this harsh climate where the number of English books about Korea is decreasing rather than increasing.One keyword that automatically comes to mind when you think of English books about Korea is “Kinokuniya” bookstores in Japan. I was literally overwhelmed by the number of English books about Japan that I saw at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Japantown, San Francisco, US. On the other hand, the number of English books published in Korea is far too little, and the fields are focused on culture and language, with very few on economics, society, practical skills, and people. What’s more, the number of titles is shrinking.M...
  • VOL.71 / 2024.06
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2023 Publishing Statistics & 2024 Publishing Market Outlook

Publishing Industry   2023 Trends in the Korean Publishing Market and 2024 Forecast   2024.01.02         2023 Trends: Growth in self-help, comics, and parenting books   As the COVID-19 pandemic turned endemic in the spring of 2023, travel books saw a resurgence in popularity. The popularity of anime such as Slam Dunk has led to increased sales of manga, and popular YouTubers have joined the publishing market using manga characters. In addition, books by popular writers for grown-up readers, such as physicist Kim Sang-Wook, have been transformed into children’s educational comics.   * K-Book Trends Vol. 42 ? Go to the interview of writer Kim Sang-Wook   In addition, despite recording the world’s lowest birth rate, the popularity of books on raising children in Korea has increased. While the market for marriage,...
  • VOL.66 / 2024.01
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Forecast of the Times: The Emergence of Light Civilization

New Books   Forecast of the Times: The Emergence of Light Civilization The era when massive, heavy bodies become smaller and lighter   2025.10.02                     Since the Industrial Revolution, the mass production system that made producing more things at a faster pace, and the organizations that grew as large as the technology itself, have defined the “heavy civilization” that dominated our society for the past 200 years. However, with the advent of AI, the diligent and hardworking life has become the very symbol of inefficiency. Now, it is not the size or weight of the economy that matters, but the speed of response to change. This is because humans can never match the speed and productivity of AI.   “The people of this planet, who maintained competitiveness by sleeping less, working harder, and pushing further than others, are now beginning to feel powerless.” - from the book   Fo...
  • VOL.87 / 2025.10
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#Economy

#K-Book   #Economy KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.09.04   The Hidden Economics of Convenience Stores 1. Publication Details   Title | The Hidden Economics of Convenience StoresAuthor | Goyangi Dabang (Cat Caf?); Jeong YeonsookPublisher | Bear Books Inc.Publication Date | 2023-06-30ISBN | 9791158364113No. of pages | 120Dimensions | 165*220   2. Book Intro   The Hidden Economics of Convenience Stores is an educational book designed to be easy and engaging and aims to introduce young readers to the economic concepts hidden within the familiar setting of a convenience store.The story revolves around Baeknyangi, a white cat with a profound love of convenience stores. Whether it’s just to gaze at the salmon roll cake that he longs to buy or to complete a school assignment, Baeknyangi has made it a habit to stop by the convenience store every day. His frequent visits l...
  • VOL.86 / 2025.09
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