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Korean Literature in the European Publishing Market

Korean Literature in the European Publishing Market   2020.12.07   Violet   The publication rights of writer Shin Kyung-Sook's third full-length novel Violet (Munhakdongne) were sold to Weidenfeld & Nicolson in Britain in November 2020. This publisher released Please Look After Mom (Changbi) of writer Shin in April 2011, and in the following year, the writer was honored with the Man Asian Literary Prize. Violet is Shin Kyung-Sook's second full-length novel to be published in Britain after Please Look After Mom. The title "Violet" has multiple implications; it is a type of flower, a color, and a metaphor for a shy woman. And at the same time, the feeble image is naturally linked to "violence." The writer blends such various meanings embedded within the story through several illustrations and metaphors. Violet is a story of distorted desire and a rotation of all writings where the frustration of all desires and desires for writing follow one after another into the nov...
  • VOL.29 / 2020.12
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K-MUSIC

K-MUSIC K-MUSIC, the World-Class Music that has Fascinated the World   2020.11.02       You may not have heard of it at all, but no one listens to it just once. That is what they say about K-Music. Addictive melodies, romantic lyrics, and the spicing-up effects and perfect dance movements of K-Music make you feel like you have received a gift filled with stories. As such, Korean music goes beyond being just a piece of “music” that you listen to where melodies and instrumental sounds make a simple mixture; it has a more profound meaning as “general art” that combines bountiful visual contents and colorful performances. Let’s look at how the artists and K-Music have caught the eyes of the world with the most “Korean” music across generations and genres including traditional music, dance, ballad, hip-hop, trot (known for its use of repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections), and opera from the standpoint of the publishing industry.     Globally fanatic ...
  • VOL.28 / 2020.11
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Uijeongbu

Uijeongbu Where the Past and Future Coexist   2020.11.02       Being a central city in northern Gyeonggi-do Province, Uijeongbu is where nature and history blend together. Indeed, transportation is convenient as the city is near the capital, Seoul. The brand slogan of Uijeongbu, “Uijeongbu, City of Happiness,” exhibits the city’s will to become a city where its citizens are happy. At the center of the city flows Jungnangcheon Stream, which meets the Han River, and Suraksan Mountain and Dobongsan Mountain rise high in the East and West, respectively, which all add up to a balanced mixture of the city and nature. Meanwhile, the name Uijeongbu has a long history. The name derived from a historical incident where the top administrative body “Uijeongbu” moved its base here during the Joseon Dynasty. Being a gateway towards Seoul today, Uijeongbu has settled as a center of politics, economy, society, culture, and transportation.Greeting the season of books, let’s d...
  • VOL.28 / 2020.11
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K-Beauty

K-Beauty The World Has Fallen in Love with K-Beauty   2020.10.05       “If it works in Korea, it will work in other countries.”The passion for K-Beauty is soaring across the world. The cosmetics industry in Korea has been advancing to meet the high demands of Korean consumers who prioritize reasonable but efficient consumption. This has helped the industry to successfully penetrate the global market. The standard for beauty differs across generations and eras, where it even differs by individuals within the same generation. What was the thing that could help Korea get the upper hand in the global beauty industry where it is well known that satisfying the taste of each and every consumer is difficult?   The success of K-POP and K-Drama has increased the demand for trendy K-Beauty.   Basically, the success of K-POP and K-Drama in the overseas markets worked as a great supporter. People around the world began to have an interest in the make-up styl...
  • VOL.27 / 2020.10
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The Story of the Animals Guarding Gyeongbokgung Palace

Image of K-Book   The Story of the Animals Guarding Gyeongbokgung Palace   2025.11.03     Gyeonghoeru Pavilion (慶會樓) in Gyeongbokgung Palace (景福宮), Korea’s most iconic royal palace     At the heart of Seoul, behind Gwanghwamun Gate, stands the palace that best represents Korea - Gyeongbokgung Palace. Built by King Taejo, founder of the Joseon Dynasty, it was the dynasty’s first royal palace and the political center of the nation. Its name, meaning “to embrace great blessings,” embodies the king’s wish for the country’s prosperity and his people’s well-being. Although it was destroyed during the Imjin War in the 16th century and later reconstructed in the late 19th century, the palace holds the scars and memories of Korea’s turbulent history.After hanbok was chosen as the most impressive Korean fashion item in the previous issue, this m...
  • VOL.88 / 2025.11
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#Learning Cartoon Books

#Learning Cartoon Books KPIPA introduces K-Books for global publishing markets through K-Book Platform   2021.03.08   Biotechnology 1. Publication Details Title | BiotechnologySubtitle | Investigation: Eum-meong's DNA Incident Author | Yoon Sangseok  Publisher | MIND ALIVE CO.LTD(Weizmann BOOKs) Publication Date | 2019-04-05ISBN | 9791187513599No. of pages | 156Dimensions | 188 * 257   2. Copyright Contact Name | Oh Sungim Email | kkonaa@askwhy.co.krPhone | +82-2-2033-8928   3. Book Intro Futurists argue that biotechnology will realize the human desire to live in a healthy, clean environment without resource constraints. Biotechnology is a field of applied science that aims to enhance human welfare and deals with all forms of organisms in the ecosystem, including microorganisms, plants, animals, and insects. It crosscuts a wide array of topics, including me...
  • VOL.32 / 2021.03
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3rd Week, January 2021

3rd Week, January 2021 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2021.02.08   When we look at the integrated list of bestsellers announced by major bookstores in the first week of the new year, 2021, books in the field of economics and business administration showed strength in particular, including the top seller Top 77 Most Asked Questions from Stock Beginners, How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything, Scenario of Money, and 8 Principles of Advertising. Notably, Top 77 Most Asked Questions from Stock Beginners spoke about the things that stock beginners would be most curious about in the style of Q&A. Meanwhile, with the sub-title “Planned money does not falter,” Scenario of Money provides helpful tips and advice to those that have begun investing in the stock market or studying to increase their property. While the economics and business administration genre is dominating the bestsellers’ list, t...
  • VOL.31 / 2021.02
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1st Week, December 2020

1st Week, December 2020 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2021.01.04   With another freezing cold winter settling in, the new year of 2021 has come. While various Korean books are found on the integrated list of bestsellers announced by four major online bookstores in Korea for the first week of December 2020, the top ranks were dominated by foreign books. For example, First Person Singular, the come-back novel of Haruki Murakami after 6 years, who is a Japanese writer but has a Korean fan base as well, topped the list, followed by The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. Sandel who has become a huge sensation in Korea. These are real examples of Korean readers’ enthusiasm towards new works of popular overseas writers.Recently in Korea, books related to stocks and investment are at the center of attention, reflecting the uncertain economic market due to the pandemic while in line with the end-of-the-year seas...
  • VOL.30 / 2021.01
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K-Food

K-Food Having fun reading, cooking, and eating!   2020.09.07     Korea’s food and culture have been continuously developing and evolving over a long history. And as Korea’s culture is now widespread across the world, its food and culture have joined the Korean Wave, captivating the global community. Besides, foreigners are enjoying the so-called “K-Food,” and Korea’s “cooking shows” or “mukbang (videos of people eating food)” have become a trending type of content that overseas audiences search for.Korea’s food-related content clearly shows what is currently trending in the Korean culture, which attracts the eyes of the overseas audience. Even though fewer people are looking up books to find out about K-Food content due to the development of video platforms like Youtube, books and recipes of Korean food, sometimes written by Korean celebrities, are published in the market. The following section introduces books on K-Food.   Korea’s food and...
  • VOL.26 / 2020.09
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#Trend & Marketing

#Trend & Marketing KPIPA introduces K-Books for global publishing markets through K-Book Platform   2021.01.04   Discovery of the Usual 1. Publication Details Title | Discovery of the UsualSubtitle | Usual Observations, Notes, Music, and UnderlineAuthor | Yoo ByoungookPublisher | Bookhouse Publishers Co.Publication Date | 2019-08-05ISBN | 9791164050321No. of pages | 280Dimensions | 128 * 185   2. Copyright Contact Name | Heo YoungsuEmail | ysheo7@paran.comPhone | +82-2-3144-2705   3. Book Intro How do copywriters spend their daily lives so that they can come up with such brilliant ideas? How do they spend time in free time? The book Usual Discovery talks about how the author as a copywriter and creative writer, usually spends his time, i, e, time spentin observing things, taking notes, listening to music, and underlining sentences. The author is a creative director of...
  • VOL.30 / 2021.01
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