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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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2nd Week, July

2nd Week, July Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2020.08.03 There is one book that ranked first among bestsellers of the four major online bookstores in Korea in the second week of July 2020. It is Reboot, written by a famous instructor Kim Mi-Kyung who is currently running a Youtube channel “Kim Mi-Kyung TV” with 1.1 million subscribers. With the subtitle “How to stand up and reboot again against COVID-19,” the book provides bountiful insight on the life, work, and growth of individuals in the post-COVID-19 era. Even though it has only been a short time since its publication, readers are already sending much love and support through comments, making Reboot the hottest book in the Korean publication market today.It seems that Korean readers are somehow finding answers for their economic struggles in the seemingly ever-persisting post-COVID-19 era through books. A self-development book The Having, which talks about a mindset that brin...

VOL.25 / 2020.08

[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#Minorities in society

#Minorities in society KPIPA introduces K-Books for global publishing markets through K-Book Platform 2020.08.03 Greatest Fish 1. Publication Details Title | Greatest FishAuthor | Gu ByungmoPublisher | Wisdomhouse Mediagroup Inc.Publication Date | 2018-03-30ISBN | 9791162203392No. of pages | 220Dimensions | 128 * 188 2. Copyright Contact Name | Julia KwonEmail | ohappyday@wisdomhouse.co.krPhone | +82-31-936-4199 3. Book Intro Gon breathes through gills and swims in a deep, blue lake with his scales shining. He has hidden himself from the world and lived a secluded life, feeling limitless freedom underwater. Kangha gives Gon a new name and life. Haeryu escapes death, rescued by Gon. Great Fish is a mysterious and beautiful story about people who have been abandoned and isolated in the world yet desperately hope to keep breathing, even if they have to live their lives underwater. * http://k-book.or.kr/user/b...

VOL.25 / 2020.08

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2018 Seoul International Book Fair ‘New Definition’

2018 Seoul International Book Fair ‘New Definition’ Expand Your Thinking and World Through Books 2018.07.31 The annual Seoul International Book Fair, now in its 24th year, was held for five days from June 20 to 24 at COEX, Seoul with the theme ‘New Definition’. At the fair’s local exhibitions 234 companies participated, while in the international booths 91 companies from 32 countries including France, the United States, Japan and China took part in the festivities. The guest country of honor for this year’s fair was the Czech Republic. In line with the theme ‘New Definition’, there was a variety of seminars, conferences, special programs, events and exhibits. Just inside the fair venue were shelves of books, unique booths, events and lectures by famous participants that caught your eye. There were many different programs to satiate all kinds of book lovers at the Seoul International Book Fair. This piece delves into this year’s book fair that aime...

VOL.11 / 2018.07

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The Birth of Publishing Company ‘BookGoodCome’

The Birth of Publishing Company ‘BookGoodCome’ The Discovery of Small Universes In Picture Books 2018.06.28 Reading picture books always leaves one wanting more. They take roughly 10 minutes to read. Like swallowing noodles, one can easily leaf through picture books but the content lingers for longer. That lingering feeling like a savory flavor one finds difficult to shake even after a long period of time. Here is a publisher that creates its own savory flavor while creating small universes in picture books. After opening its doors in 2009, BookGoodCome has been contacted by distinguished publishers from locations around the world. We spoke to author couple Lee Rury and Lee Sun-young who manage BookGoodCome and its four hard-working employees. A surprising relationship that started with Coda the Polar Bear, the seed of BookGoodCome KPIPAWe are curious as to how BookGoodCome came to be. Lee Sun-young We first began...

VOL.10 / 2018.06

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Book Ecosystem Vision Forum - the 3rd

Book Ecosystem Vision Forum - the 3rd The Birth of An Author 2018.06.28 The third part of the 〈Book Ecosystem Vision Forum〉 called ‘The Birth of An Author’ was hosted at a hall inside the JU center, a cultural space for young South Koreans on May 31. “What do publishers need to do in order for authors to feel the actions of publishers are a form of ‘beautiful interference’? This is a place where we will discuss how to increase the number of local writers,” said Jeong Eun-sook, head of the forum’s executive committee. This section of the webzine aims to summarize what was discussed at the forum regarding the birth of new authors while introducing what lies ahead for the forum and its content. ⓒ www.book2018.org A short brief on the panel discussions(in chronological order) “Becoming a writer and living as a writer” - Author Park Chun-hong(Nermer Books) The completion of an author is his readers but at the sam...

VOL.10 / 2018.06

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Book Factory Dubulu

Book Factory Dubulu One-person Publisher for Animal Rights 2018.05.30 The South Korean public's interest in animals is growing by the day. More people are recognizing animals must be protected and as many celebrities join the movement it is far from a foreign concept now. However, this trend didn't appear naturally. Society is only changing because of someone's desperate cries and actions for change from when no one thought about animal preservation. Book Factory Dubulu, founded in 2006, is one of those entities who sought change. The publisher created momentum for change in people's thoughts and actions as they consistently published books on animals. There are few publishers that specialize in books on animals but even fewer that touch on animal rights. We became interested in how this publisher was able to operate their business for 13 years and why. Surrounded by sleeping cats, we met with founder Kim Bo-kyung and listened to the publisher's story. KPIP...

VOL.9 / 2018.05

[TREND / TOPIC]

2020 Publication Trends in Korea

2020 Publication Trends in Korea 2020.02.03 Korea has fully entered a low-fertility and aging society. The number of students is rapidly decreasing, and for domestic colleges, some of the majors have been taken off the curriculum or were integrated due to a lack of applicants for 2020. This trend gives birth to new keywords for the generation such as “Millennial Generation”, “Active Senior Generation” or “Senior Generation” in our society, while on the social sensitivity side, keywords from other perspectives that were not highlighted in the society such as feminism, fairness, fragmentation, double-sidedness, and growth are emerging. Young people familiar with media will enjoy and represent the changing times with their sensibilities. Trend Korea 2020 is an annually published book series which launched in 2009 with Trend Korea 2010. The series consists of analysis and predictions about Korean consumption trends. The b...

VOL.19 / 2020.02

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Geulhangari

Geulhangari A Repository of Knowledge 2020.12.07 Logo of Geulhangari Since its establishment in 2007, Geulhangari has published around 800 titles, with a majority of them being so-called "brick books" due to how thick they are (close to a whopping 1,000 pages!). Under the company motto of "boring books are the grave of ideas," Geulhangari has been focusing on publishing history, philosophy, and classical books while expanding their fields into literature, essay, science, and not to mention practical books. While working at its best to become a publisher of various colors, let's look into what Geulhangari has to say. Please introduce Geulhangari to overseas publishers. Geulhangari has been publishing books in various fields, including humanity, history, philosophy, art, and science, since the first title was released in 2007. While the big base is humanity and social science, we are trying to digest various fields when we ...

VOL.29 / 2020.12

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Yaong Seoga

Yaong Seoga A publisher that contributes to cats' happiness 2018.05.30 A publisher that likes books and loves cats: Yaong Seoga. The following interview introduces the uniqueness Yaong Seoga carries by lovingly creating books with the keywords 'healing' and 'growth' to address the relationship between humans and cats. KPIPA Could you introduce Yaong Seoga for us. △ Logo of Yaong Seoga, portraying a combination of a book and a cat's face Ko Kyoung-won (Ko below) Yaong Seoga was created in July 2017 as a one-person publisher specializing in cat books by myself after having written books on cats for 15 years. Our company's name starts with 'ya-ong' which is the Korean onomatopoeia for the sound cats make and we have combined it with the word 'books'.Our logo is the work of Lee Jae-min, a graphic designer at Studio Fnt. The book in the logo resembles a cat's face and it carries the meaning that books are the window to the heart. The dots on the b...

VOL.9 / 2018.05

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