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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
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Sim Yun-Kyung

Writer Sim Yun-Kyung A writer with a broad spectrum from full-length novels to children’s literature   2021.03.08   Writer Sim Yun-Kyung, referred to as the master writer of full-length novels in Korea, began writing fiction in 1998 and made her debut in 2002 with her My Beautiful Garden, winning the 7th Hankyoreh Prize for Literature. Since then, she has announced multiple full-length novels including The Moon’s Altar (Munhakdongne), Yi Hyeon’s Love Story (Munhakdongne), The Seorabeol People (Silcheon), and Seol-I, not to mention the children’s book The Series of Eun-ji & Ho-chan (Sakyejul) that has six volumes so far, astonishing her readers with her capability of writing stories across a number of fields from novels to children’s books. This is why her recently announced work Eternal Heritage is much anticipated.       Please introduce yourself to our subscribers.   Hello, everyone. I am novelist Sim Yun-Kyung. I published my fi...
  • VOL.32 / 2021.03
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Hyang Publishing House

Hyang Publishing House Picture Books with Colorful Scents   2021.01.04       Hyang Publishing House is a one-person publisher that opened in October last year. It has published 11 picture books up to date, and their achievements are jaw-dropping coming from a new-born publisher. The creative workshop for picture books “Picture Book Hyang” run by the publisher’s leader has given birth to numerous outstanding talents who have gone on to win the Bologna Ragazzi Award each year. Hyang Publishing House takes a new perspective towards the world and chooses authors and works by discovering new writers with unique artistic talents. Following is an interview with Kim Hyang-Soo, the head of Hyang, which boasts high-quality picture books published with rather picky standards.   Please introduce Hyang to our readers.   As a former head of Picture Book Hyang, I have been publishing picture books ever since I set up Hyang Publishing House in October 2019. We have a ...
  • VOL.30 / 2021.01
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3rd Week, June

3rd Week, June Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2020.07.13   June is the perfect season to read books in a warm breezy room. Scorching hot summer seems to have arrived in Korea. What did Korean readers read in the third week of June? There is a book that hit the upper sales rank among bestsellers in June only within a month of its publication. It is the newly announced Take It Easy, Don’t Try Too Hard written by Kim Soo-Hyun, the writer of I Decided to Live as Me (Woods of Mind’s Books). Telling its readers how to engage in relationships that do not overwhelm one’s emotional capacity, the book has drawn support from the young generation in a short period of time. Another essay among bestsellers is In Our Daily Language written by Kim Eana, a famous Korean lyricist. In her book, she softly touches upon the delicate world of emotions embedded in the common words we use in our daily life.Children’s books are also recording high sales as summ...
  • VOL.24 / 2020.07
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2nd Week, April

2nd Week, April Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2020.05.04   In the second week of April 2020, Korea welcomed another year of warm spring, but social distancing was ongoing due to COVID-19. People refrain from going out and are staying longer at home; amidst such situation, the number ten integrated best seller Lower-body Balance Stretching catches our eyes. Published in March last year, this book introduces simple stretching movements that readers can easily follow indoors. It seems that Korean readers are reading books related to health and exercise tips that they can follow at home, as outdoor activities and workouts are limited.Along with this book, the integrated list of bestsellers of four major online bookstores in Korea includes books that have been steadily keeping their place on the list and newly added books as well. 1cm Diving, When the Weather is Fine, You’re Right, and Seol Min-Suk’s Great Adventure in Korean History 13 have ...
  • VOL.22 / 2020.05
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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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Current State of Korean Publishing

Current State of Korean Publishing Overview of Korean Publishing Market   2017.6.30   To translate and publish Korean books, it is important to understand the current status of the local publishing market. This section provides macro-data and statistics on the Korean publishing industry from the perspective of publishing experts.     The unusually high ratio of education books in the market   According to “Survey of Publishing Industry in 2016” conducted by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea, the size of the Korean publishing market is 4,278 billion KRW (excluding 1 trillion KRW of the magazine market). Approximately 59% of it consists of education books for children and adolescents. Countries with such a high proportion of education books are quite rare. This phenomenon in the publishing industry reflects the Korean social culture of high population density and college enrollment rate and the fierce competition for places at prestigious unive...
  • VOL.1 / 2017.06
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Korean Bestsellers Trend in June

Korean Bestsellers Trend in June Result of First Week in June 2017   2017.6.30   Political books “rising” and novel “neck and neck game”   On May 10th, as the new government was formed in Korea, Jae-in Moon's Destiny reached the number one spot for three consecutive weeks until June. The parliamentary hearing continued after the presidential election, so the readers' interest in politics remained steady. Especially, competition in the fiction section was fierce in this week. Bernard Werner’s new book, Slumber 1, ranked third on the list with the release of Homo Deus of Yuval Noah HararI, and Nam-joo Jo's Ji-young Kim Born in 1982 rose 11.8% from the previous week, breaking the record of weekly sales units.     “Writers’ TV appearance” on the topic   It appears that when writers appear on TV that their books become popular. After Young-Ha Kim appeared on a TV entertainment program, his novel Only Two was ranked seventh, after rising two ranks in t...
  • VOL.1 / 2017.06
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Sakyejul

Sakyejul The colors of four seasons drawn on white manuscript paper   2020.11.02   Publisher Sakyejul, frequently introduced at overseas book fairs, is a publishing company that has published the first teenage book in Korea with the motto “pursuing the meaning of growth.” The company has been working on books in areas ranging from children and teenagers to social science, liberal arts, and history, where readers can look back on their lives with a message embedded. They have built up a reputation as a general publisher by expanding their publication fields to novels, comics, and essays. Distinctly charming in four seasons ? blooming spring, passionate summer, maple autumn, and snowy winter ? as its name suggests, let’s meet Sakyejul and see what it has to say.         Please introduce Sakyejul to our overseas publishers.   Good to see you. Sakyejul has been growing along with the environmental changes in politics and society in Korea. Established ...
  • VOL.28 / 2020.11
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Lee Geumi

Writer Lee Geumi A Writer Who Makes Readers Wait for Her Next Work   2020.11.02   Writer Lee Geumi made her debut when she won the Sabbath Literary Award in 1984 with her With Younggu and Heukgu. Since then, she has been writing children’s books such as Kundori’s House in Bamti Village (Prooni Books), You and I are Just a Bit Different (Prooni Books), First Love (Prooni Books), Like a Roughneck Princess (Sakyejul), and Called My Name (Sun&Tree), and teenage novels including Life Traveler (Munhakdongne), Yujin and Yujin (Prooni Books), On the Verge (Prooni Books), Sohee’s Room (Prooni Books), The Story of the Youth (Sekyejul), and Can I go there? (Sakyejul). Even though she has already written around 50 titles, she says she wants to be remembered as a writer whose next works are eagerly awaited by readers. Following is the interview with writer Lee Geumi.   Writer Lee Geumi   You have written more than 50 titles up to now. If you...
  • VOL.28 / 2020.11
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