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[TREND / BOOK TRIP]

Book Trip Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do A once steel city now emerging as a cultural powerhouse with filming sites 2022.01.03 An industrial complex gives off heat along the Hyeongsan river, the first impression of Pohang. But that is just a part of the city. If one aspect of a city leaves too strong an impression, the rest becomes invisible. Pohang is home to many tourist attractions such as Homigot Sunrise Plaza, a famous venue for the sunrise, and Guryongpo, a Japanese old traditional house street where a K-drama called "When The Camellia Blooms" was filmed years ago, exuding an exotic atmosphere, and Cheongha-myeon and Cheongha market as filming locations for "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha," a popular Korean drama, in addition to Sabang Memorial Park, Botanical Garden of Gyengsangbuk-do and more. The stunning landscape of Naeyeon Mountain and Bogyungsa Temple are the tourist spots you must visit there. Most of all, Pohang city is seeking a transition towards a cultura...

VOL.42 / 2022.01

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Min Ji Hyoung

Korean Authors Writer Min Ji Hyoung Going beyond gender issues: the story of women’s love and life 2024.08.05 They say that fiction is a mirror of the times. It reflects and captures various aspects of contemporary times. Writer Min Ji Hyoung, who writes about feminism in a broad range of stories, drew attention with her first novel, My Crazy Feminist Girlfriend (Nabi Club), which raised the topical issue of “equal love” in our time. Since then, she has made her presence clear with a distinct identity, releasing My Perfect Boyfriend and His Lover (Wisdom House) and A Blessing to the Forgetful (Safehouse), sharply pointing out the painful realities of our society through entertaining fiction. With her ability to weave minor and sensitive stories into a poignant yet hilarious novel, she is making another genre in Korean fiction. It is an honor to have you with us on K-Book Tre...

VOL.73 / 2024.08

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Recipe Factory

Korean Publishers Recipe Factory The delicious world of specialized cookbooks 2024.07.01 Recipe Factory, with its message ‘Simple Recipes for Small Happiness,’ has established itself as a specialized publisher of cookbooks for 16 years, demonstrating how focusing on a single field can lead to the production of diverse content. In line with the growing interest in cooking and food, Recipe Factory not only publishes specialized books on the theme of ‘cooking’ but also creates intriguing content based on cooking, engaging in proactive communication with readers. We met with Recipe Factory, which publishes books that are packed with the information and value well-made cookbooks should have, much like a well-prepared meal filled with care. Logo of Recipe Factory It is a pleasure to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please introduce Recipe Factory to our international readers...

VOL.72 / 2024.07

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Song Gil-Young

Korean Authors Writer Song Gil-Young A clear-cut forecast of the times provided by a man who “mines” the minds of the time 2024.07.01 One book published last year made headlines and became a bestseller. It is Forecast of the Times: Era of Nuclear Individuals (Kyobo Book Centre), which brought about a sensation by claiming that a new era of individuals called “nuclear individuals” has arrived due to the development of AI technologies and aging populations. The book’s writer, Song Gil-Young, calls himself a “mind miner,” meaning a person who mines the minds of the time using big data. As he precisely pinpoints the changes of the time through big data analysis more than anyone else, his latest title, Forecast of the Times: Era of Nuclear Individuals, provides insights into various fields. This book can be regarded as the extension of Just Don’t Do It (Book Stone) and Do Not Imagine (Book Stone), his previous titles offering advice for the future. Song...

VOL.72 / 2024.07

[INFORMATION / INFO]

Winners of the 2022 Bologna Ragazzi Award

Info Winners of the 2022 Bologna Ragazzi Award Summer and Father’s big hands 2022.03.07 Two Korean picture books were chosen as the winners of this year’s Bologna Ragazzi Award in Fition and Non-Fition categories at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair scheduled to be held from March 21 to 24.Author Suzy Lee’s Summer (BIR Publishing Co., Ltd.) won in the Fiction 2022-Special Mention category and THE YULU LINEN (Bear Books Inc.) was claimed the first place in the Fiction 2021-Special Mention category. Also, author Choi Deok-Kyu’s Father’s big hands (YUN Edition) was selected as the winner in the Non-Fiction 2022-Special Mention category. * Go to K-Book Trends Vol. 37 ? Interview with writer Lee Suzy* BOLOGNARAGAZZI AWARD - ALL THE 2022 WINNERS

VOL.44 / 2022.03

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

3rd Week, January 2022

Best Sellers 3rd Week, January 2022 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2022.02.14 With the presidential election in March coming up, political and social books have been gaining much attention in Korean society since the first day of the new year. People’s heightened interest and expectations ? or perhaps concerns ? about the candidates seem to be reflected in the books. For example, Yoon Seok-Youl X File, which topped the bestsellers’ list of four major bookstores’ online markets, is a book that verifies candidate Yoon based on factual grounds. As a result, it has been at the center of readers’ attention, ranking first, even though the book is scheduled to be published in the third week of January. Also, Longing Doesn’t Happen to Anyone, an autobiography of former president Park Geun-Hye, and Goodbye, Lee Jae-Myung, a book about presidential candidate Lee Jae-Myung, joined the top 10 bestsellers.Meanwhile, the script book...

VOL.43 / 2022.02

[TREND / TOPIC]

Current Status of Publications for Seniors in Korea

Topic Current Status of Publications for Seniors in Korea 2021.12.06 Heightened interest in “publications for older readers” ahead of the post-aged society The United Nations (UN) defines a society where people aged 65 and above account for more than 20% of the population as a "post-aged society." Based on this standard, Korea will be entering the post-aged society in 2025, four years from now, with the aged population accounting for 20.3% of the entire population. As of 2020, the proportion of citizens aged 65 and above was 15.7%. Still, agricultural regions with a higher percentage of the older population (Jeollanam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Jeollabuk-do, and Gangwon-do) are already categorized as post-aged local societies. One of the reasons for Korea's rapid aging is the low birth rate, which is the lowest in the world.Compared to other major countries in the OECD, the relative poverty rate of Korea's aged population is high. According to the sta...

VOL.41 / 2021.12

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

A Genre for All Generations: Young Adult

Special Project A Genre for All Generations: Young Adult The evolution of fiction, scalable to different media 2021.12.06 The genre of fiction is limitless in its scope. Any source that can be narrated into an interesting story can turn into a novel. A particular genre that brought a new sensation to the publishing market, infusing energy into the fiction market, is YA (young adult). The genre of young adult, which was regarded as an off-mainstream genre in Korea as it did not have a distinct feature, has come to the center of the spotlight with various works. Young adult fiction refers to a type of fiction for all age groups, maximizing the fun of reading and often based on fantastical elements. The greatest charm of the genre is that it embraces all generations as well as its primary readership (teenagers). As a type of genre literature or a mixture of its elements, young adult fiction can be categorized by its fast flow and strong power to engage, port...

VOL.41 / 2021.12

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Graedobom

Korean Publishers Graedobom A time of imagination for deep contemplation and mindfulness 2024.06.03 Spring, when the greenery returns from its winter rest and bursts into life, has the power to melt our hearts just by thinking about it. As such, a publishing house has been actively publishing 18 titles in the past 3 years since its founding in 2021, with works that warm and invigorate our hearts - “graedobom.” Oh Hye-Young, CEO of graedobom, says that as a new publishing house and a one-man publishing house, she enjoys growing with writers and releasing books that she has planned. She also says that she wants to focus on the “heart” and “humanness” of people in each work she publishes, and that she wants to capture “content that you still want to see in this world where there is a multitude of things to see,” which reminds us of the warm, yet strong, spring. We talked to Oh Hye-Young, CEO of graedobom, who has been painting the colors of graedobom e...

VOL.71 / 2024.06

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Yellowpig

Korean Publishers Yellowpig Picture books are good friends for children 2024.05.07 What was the first book that you ever read in your life? You might not be able to remember its title, writer, and story, but you will know one thing for sure - the book you eagerly followed with your eyes in your parents’ arms was a picture book. For children, picture books are not just the first books they encounter in their lives, but also good friends they will keep for the rest of their lives. Through picture books, they meet, interact with, and grow with the wider world. The world of picture books has been expanding in depth and breadth, not only for children that communicate through pictures, but also for people of all ages. Yellowpig is a publisher specializing in picture books that transcend age, language, and culture - making them a good friend for everyone. Following is an interview with Yellowpig, a publisher constantly growing while publishing pictur...

VOL.70 / 2024.05

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