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Korean Children, Young People’s Literature

Korean Children, Young People’s Literature Still, we grow up reading books   2020.04.06     The translation publication rights of Almond (Changbi), a full-length novel written by Sohn Won-Pyung have been sold to 14 countries across the world including the Americas and Europe (the US, France, Italy, Spain, Greece), Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam), Mexico, and Israel. The thing we need to pay attention to next is the reaction of readers in English speaking countries. The book Almond is set to be published on May 5th in the US. After its publication in Japan in 2019, it has been receiving positive comments from the local readers, and its popularity is confirmed by its 3rd printing only in a short period of time. Categorized as Young Adult Literature, the book features a special coming-of-age story of a boy that cannot feel emotions. It is a best seller in Korea with 400 thousand copies sold between its publication in 2017 and March ...
  • VOL.21 / 2020.04
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Korean Non-Fiction in the Southeast Asian Publishing Market

Korean Non-Fiction in the Southeast Asian Publishing Market   2020.03.02     Centering around English-speaking countries including the Americas and Europe, public interest in Korean literature is steadily growing; meanwhile, Korean non-fiction books such as self-development and health-related books are drawing relatively positive responses in the Southeast Asian publishing market that is taking root as a major market for Korean publishing culture and contents.   Covers of Blonote: Korean and English   Since the book Blonote (Tablo, Dal Publishers) wrote by the Korean singer Tablo was published in Thailand in 2019, it has been receiving positive comments from local bookstores ? it even made its way to the list of best sellers in some. Young local readers in Vietnam have praised the book after it was published in Vietnamese; it contains Tablo’s short but powerful message to the world. His short messages with cool-headed insights from daily life appeal to the r...
  • VOL.20 / 2020.03
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Call My Name

I Read   Call My Name After reading Kim Yi-Seol’s To the Lost Names   2025.03.10   This article is a review written by a Indonesian reader ofK-Book Trends after reading Korean books.If you want to share your wonderful experience of reading Korean bookswith other overseas readers, please send us an email!kbooktrends@gmail.com   I finished reading To the Lost Names (Moonji Publishing) on December 31, 2024 - the end of the year. I decided to read a book about women because December 22 is Mother’s Day in Indonesia. I chose this novel, among many others, simply because I was curious about why women lose their names when I read the title, “To the Lost Names.” By the book’s end, I felt I could relate and understand why it had such a title.   To the Lost Names     This series of four short stories has four female narrators, all of whom are either wives or mothers. Distress (우환), For Days of Del...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

I Read   A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon   2025.01.06   This article is a review written by an Indonesian reader ofK-Book Trends after reading a Korean book.If you want to share your wonderful experience of reading Korean bookswith other overseas readers, please send us an email!kbooktrends@gmail.com   “They say great power comes with great responsibility. There are many complicated things happening to magical girls.” - A Magical Girl Retires, p.17   A Magical Girl Retires (Changbi) is a contemporary fantasy novel that combines the nostalgic charm of magical girl stories with raw, real-world struggles. Written by Park Seolyeon, it offers a refreshing take on the genre, exploring themes of identity, adulthood, and purpose through the lens of a magical girl navigating her late 20s.The story follows a former magical girl who, instead of wielding a traditional wand, uses her credit card as her magical tool?an amusi...
  • VOL.78 / 2025.01
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2020 Korea-Indonesia Online Meeting

2020 Korea-Indonesia Online Meeting K-Book Platform turns into a networking channel for Korean publications’ advancement into overseas markets   2020.09.07   The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (Minister: Park Yang-Woo) and the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA; President: Kim Soo-Young) hosted the 2020 Korea-Indonesia Online Meeting in the COEX Conference Room in Seoul from June 29th (Mon.) to July 1st (Wed.) to reinvigorate the publishing industry struggling with restricted exports due to the recent pandemic.   Icon of “Visiting Korean Book Fair 2020”   The two organizations have been hosting the “Visiting Korean Book Fair” since 2015 to support the export of domestic publications. Publishers have been visiting 3 to 5 promising new overseas markets and carrying out 1:1 business meetings each year. This year, it was the third fair held in Indonesia after 2017 and 2018, but due to the recently imposed restrictions on immi...
  • VOL.26 / 2020.09
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2020 Overseas Publication Grants

2020 Overseas Publication Grants Chosen applicants for the first half of the year   2020.08.03   Overview Purpose To establish a foundation for creating a K-wave for the publishing industry through the overseas publication of outstanding Korean worksSummary Partial financial support for overseas publishers that have already published Korean publication content under a copyright contract or are planning to publish a Korean book   Screening Result 17 titles of 16 publishers from 9 countries were selected* The following list is in the order of the country’s name, book’s title, and the writer’s name.1. Taiwan, Alvita Publishing Co., Ltd, Are You Coming Alone?, Kim Ha-Neul?Jung Soon-Hee2. Taiwan, Alvita Publishing Co., Ltd, Story of Utto, Haruchi3. Taiwan, Children’s Publications Co., Ltd, Three Moms, Three Lunch Boxes, Kook Ji-Seung4. Taiwan, China Times Publishing Company, I’d Better Live, Kim Tak-Hwan5. Taiwan, Ollin Publishing Co., Lt...
  • VOL.25 / 2020.08
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2020 Online Meetings with Indonesian Publishers

2020 Online Meetings with Indonesian Publishers   2020.06.01     Photos from the “I Love Korea, I Love K-Book 2018”   The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) was planning to host the “I Love Korea, I Love K-Book 2020” in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was picked as one of the major markets for Korean publishers. However, as border measures were strengthened across the world due to COVID-19, the planned offline meeting was changed to a video conference. This is the first time for the book fair to be conducted online. Major Indonesian publishers, including Kompas Gramedia Group and Mizan Group, are set to join the online meetings.   Purpose To support Korean publishers having difficulty exporting publications due to the spread of COVID-19, and to promote export of Korean publication contents...
  • VOL.23 / 2020.06
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Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation   2017.6.30   Laziness Is a Habit 1. Publisher Sigongsa Co. Ltd.http://www.sigongsa.com/main/main.php   2. Publication Title | Laziness Is a HabitAuthor | Myeong-gi Choi   3. Book Details Pages | 264Format | 146?215 (mm, width?length)Binding | PaperbackPublication Date | January 5, 2017ISBN | 9788952777768   4. Point of Contact Name | Sunju Jung Phone | +82-2-2-46-2895 E-mail | alliswell1224@sigongsa.com   5. Marketing Information Rights Sold | Thailand, Indonesia Copies Printed, Sales Rank | A best seller in the self-help category Subject | Escaping from lethargy and short-lived resolutions and reclaiming control over one’s life Target Readers | Anyone who wants a complete hold on their life Media Reviews & Advertisement Copy | Putting things off only to regret it later: the problem is your emotions! How to fix the habit of procrastination, which cannot b...
  • VOL.1 / 2017.06
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GOZKNOCK ENT

GOZKNOCK ENT How About a Genre Novel to Read on a Quiet Day?   2018.07.31   Imagine a hunter who seeks out his prey for writing, hunts it down, collects it and cooks it after. If one were to look at Gozknock ENT, they would be reminded of such a hunter, as the workers here become observers and explorers in order to find good writing. They are in their second year of existence and they already have a strong reader base and are known for their genre novels. Readers say they don’t need to think twice when it comes to books from Gozknock - they just read them. The below is a Q&A with Bae Seon-a, head of Gozknock ENT currently sprouting stories for film adaptations in a garden of content.     KPIPA Could you tell us what kind of place Gozknock ENT is?   Bae Gozknock ENT is a development company that creates original stories ready to be adapted into video, in addition to genre novels. We combined the Korean word ‘gozknock’ which means quiet, cozy with ‘ent...
  • VOL.11 / 2018.07
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Agencies talk actual copyright export cases

Agencies talk actual copyright export cases   2018.01   It is a well known fact South Korea's copyrights are being exported actively throughout the globe. However, it is difficult to know in detail what books are being sold into which countries and how. This is because the information is directly connected to the business operations of agencies that are involved in intermediating export deals. It is also because so many books are being exported to other countries simultaneously.In our January webzine, we will look at what kinds of content have been exported so far including literature, children's books, practical books, series, comics, webtoons and language education workbooks. Through these detailed examples from agencies, readers will even be able to find tips they would not have found out about without having gone through the export process themselves.     Table of Contents   1. Literature - Joseph Lee, President of KL Management 2. C...
  • VOL.8 / 2018.01
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