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[TREND / BOOK TRIP]

Book Trip [Celeb’s Book Spot ②] Book Plant Where Book Culture Flourishes 2023.03.13 More cultural spaces are emerging in Korea, centering around local bookstores. “Bookstores in your neighborhood” somehow sounds friendly. For book lovers, local bookstores are a nearby reading space that they can visit at any time at ease. For those that were not interested in books, they are an approachable reading place, which gives them a realization that reading is never something difficult. This month’s article introduces a neighborhood bookstore that is friendly to all, even those who have just begun reading books. Head of Book Plant, Kim So-Yeong set up a local bookstore after she quit working at a broadcast company that she’s been working for 5 years as a newscaster. As she loved reading books, she wanted to open a special bookstore in the neighborhood, hoping that more people would read books in daily life. Following is an introduction to Book ...

VOL.56 / 2023.03

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

3rd Week, February 2023

Best Sellers 3rd Week, February 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.03.13 The best sellers’ list for February reflected Korean readers’ hope for a better future in the new year, including books with keen analysis and wise advice for life. For example, Kim Mikyung’s Life Lesson for those in Their Forties is a book by Kim Mi-Kyung, who has been loved for her insightful advice for readers. The book is like a how-to-advance guide for those in their 40s, reinterpreting age while living in the era of centenarians. Also, Sayno Love, another book about life advice, is a collection of posts that the writer has publicly written since 2000. His property is known to have a net worth of 100 billion won. His pen name, “Sayno,” literally means “Say no” to things that you have believed in so far. While the book is not about the secret to becoming rich, it would be great to start your life anew with his experience-based advice,...

VOL.56 / 2023.03

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

3rd Week, January 2023

Best Sellers 3rd Week, January 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.02.20 In January 2023, authors who have diligently performed their role in one field captured Korean readers with their candidly written books. For example, the book I’m Thankful for My Life, written by Kim Hye-Ja, one of the representative actresses in Korea, ranked 1st on the integrated list of best sellers. The book melted the hearts of many readers with truthful stories about her 60 years of life as an actress. Also, former secretary Tak Hyun-Min who served as the protocol secretary to former president Moon Jae-In, met readers with the book Mr. President. The book provides a glimpse into the hidden efforts that Tak had put into during his service through the small episodes related to former president Moon Jae-In as well as stories about all sorts of government events that Tak had organized.Once again, Koreans’ zeal for learning ha...

VOL.55 / 2023.02

[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#Travel in Korea

#K-Book #Travel in Korea KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.02.20 Man of Facts and Woman of Feelings 1. Publication Details Title | Man of Facts and Woman of FeelingsSubtitle | An Opposite Couple’s One-Month Travel in South KoreaAuthor | Hakgu Jeong, Sukyeong LeePublisher | HappybookmediaPublication Date | 2021-12-13ISBN | 9788998079451No. of pages | 304Dimensions | 150 * 220 2. Copyright Contact Name | Kwon KyoungokEmail | doheene@naver.comPhone | +82-051-555-9684 3. Book Intro Since meeting at a newspaper company and getting married, this agile couple have been busy going on road trips - even after their children were born. Always with an excuse of having to see the world, they are travel enthusiasts who have been all over the country and even all the way to Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Then their dream opportu...

VOL.55 / 2023.02

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

1st Week, December 2022

Best Sellers 1st Week, December 2022 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.01.02 For the first week of December, books that warm up our hearts in cold winter became best sellers in Korea. For example, the Common Siblings (titled Hunhan Nammae in Korean) series, which has been loved for its humorous stories about daily life, returned with a new volume. The no.1 best seller, Common Siblings 12, includes 12 episodes and fun activities such as psychological tests and mazes, making children’s hearts flutter ahead of the winter vacation. Meanwhile, psychoanalyst Kim Hye-Nam released If I Were to Re-live My Life, which is a special edition of the book The Reason Why Life is Interesting (Gallion) published in 2015, commemorating 100 thousand copies sold. Through the book, Kim urges the readers to live their lives joyfully by doing things they like, along with stories she wanted to tell her patients. Also, Mapo Agricultural and Mari...

VOL.54 / 2023.01

[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Korean Books Published in Thailand through Nanmeebooks

Export Case Korean Books Published in Thailand through Nanmeebooks K-Book Promotion Strategy in Thai Publishing Market 2023.01.02 Around 10 years ago, Thai children reading educational comics, whether in bookstores, libraries, or school areas, became familiar to Thai people. With colorful illustrations, easy-to-read content, friendly numbers of characters, well-managed information sections, and various topics, there was no doubt that parents put their trust in educational comics and viewed them as a form of knowledge packed with entertainment that were easy to buy as a gift for young readers.Unquestionably, Thai people are fond of cartoons. Tracing back to the 90s, when entertainment media for children were few, cartoons seemed to be the only option available. Since then, cartoons have become familiar to Thai people and have had a great influence on them, especially manga. With a rich variety of contents for all ages and affordable prices, manga has abruptl...

VOL.54 / 2023.01

[TREND / TOPIC]

“Trend Forecasters” Dominate Bookstores in Korea

Topic “Trend Forecasters” Dominate Bookstores in Korea 2022.12.05 When the new year is just around the corner, something unique happens in bookstores in Korea ? they all put out various “trend books” that provide predictions for the new year on the most conspicuous shelves they have. The consumers who are curious about what will happen in the new year ? or even tomorrow ? all have their eyes focused on those books. This attention pushes “trend books” up the list of best-selling books. For example, when you search “trend” on any online bookstore you can find, you will get roughly 1,200 books. And even if you cut it down to “New Year,” there are about 800 books in the fields ranging from business, social sciences, humanities, and self-help. So, what implication is behind such an end-of-year trend, or what is the hidden secret? Books about the Trends of the New Year are generally published from October So, these tre...

VOL.53 / 2022.12

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

Art Critic Professor Yu Hong-June

Special Project [Korean Scholars ⑫] Art Critic Professor Yu Hong-June Steps Taken Alongside the Beauty of Cultural Heritage 2022.12.05 Korea has a long enough history for the world to be surprised. Its history dates back to B.C. 2333, when the first nation on the Korean peninsula, Gojoseon, was founded. For a long time, Korean ancestors left countless cultural heritages to their descendants, and people of the current era find a beautiful legacy and enjoy the mood and glimpses of the past. Professor Yu Hong-June, who has visited many historic sites and published books on them, is a representative art historian and critic of Korea. He is also renowned as the author of the best-selling humanities book series My Exploration of Cultural Heritage (Changbi). From 2004 to 2008, professor Yu served as the 3rd director of the Cultural Heritage Administration. He is now working as a professor of Art History at Myongji University. In addition to his My Exploration of ...

VOL.53 / 2022.12

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Cultural Anthropologist, Professor Chohan Haejoang

Special Project [Korean Scholars ⑪] Cultural Anthropologist, Professor Chohan Haejoang A Devoted Intellectual of Our Time 2022.11.07 Our society is multicultural, with so many different cultures interwoven. Cultures surrounding each individual are diverse in areas such as generation, gender, and education. Looking at various cultures from a broader perspective is necessary to understand a society. Here, cultural anthropologist and professor Chohan Haejoang has made a meaningful impact on this multicultural era as a scholar that reads the generational changes and produces practical results. Following is an introduction of professor Chohan, who has been creating the venue for public debate and cooperation with each step she takes, as well as communicating with readers through various books she has written. Towards a Harmonized World After graduating from the Departmen...

VOL.52 / 2022.11

[TREND / ONE-LINER QUOTES]

Former Newscaster and YouTube Creator’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes Former Newscaster and YouTube Creator’s Pick 2022.11.07 In Korea, there is a saying, “Autumn is the season of books.” Just like the saying, it feels as if you have to have the romantic moment of reading a book at a park, cherishing the red, falling leaves. But, on the other hand, autumn might be the season farthest from reading books. They say that people read the least in the fall. I think maybe that’s because many of them go out for a picnic in good weather.Another paradox related to books can be found in the bestsellers’ trend. If you go to a bookstore, you will see books written by popular YouTubers lining the shelves. Just look at the sales record ? non-fiction bestsellers are mostly written by YouTubers. But, according to the readership status report announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in 2021, a majority of people, across generations and gender, said that one of the biggest reasons they cannot read books is...

VOL.52 / 2022.11

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