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[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Korean Authors Writer Cho Young-Joo A writer with a powerful imagination who has no limits 2025.08.04 No reader can fail to love an author who has such a powerful imagination and tireless productivity. And, if that author’s works are about characters who find peace and redemption through sheer force of will, and if the stories are breathtakingly exciting, the love for the author deepens. This is the case with Cho Young-Joo, who started out writing genre fiction before expanding into young adult fiction. Although her stories take on the appearance of thrillers, Cho has been writing heartwarming narratives about characters who are ultimately redeemed and healed. Here is a look into the whole new world she has created. It’s an honor to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please say hello to our readers and introduce yourself briefly. Hello, everyone. I’m novelist Cho Young-Joo. I started my career as a w...

VOL.85 / 2025.08

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Willbooks Publishing Co.

Korean Publishers Willbooks Publishing Co. Books That Quietly Draw Readers In 2025.07.07 How many kinds of pleasure can be gained from books? The joy of reading and learning are the most fundamental pleasures that books offer. However, today’s readers expect something more engaging and thought-provoking from books. While books retain their value as a medium to convey knowledge and information, an increasing number of readers now seek books that are not only informative but also aesthetically appealing as objects in their own right. Willbooks Publishing is a publishing house that not only responds to this trend but leads it. The logo of Willbooks Publishing Co. It’s a pleasure to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please introduce Willbooks Publishing to our international readers along with the meaning of the company’s name. Hello, it’s good to meet you all! The name “Willbooks” is derived from ...

VOL.84 / 2025.07

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Poet Seo Hyo-In

Korean Authors Poet Seo Hyo-In A poet who delves into the wellspring of resilience and deep emotion 2025.07.07 People are adapting to the era of network-based videos with astonishing speed as if they’ve been living in it for years. These days, it’s rare to find someone who reads a letter or piece of writing with deep emotional engagement. Because of this, some believe that writing, and poetry in particular, is losing its value. Yet poetry still endures. That’s because there are poets who believe it remains one of the most powerful ways to express human emotions and desires; as long as those emotions and desires exist, so too will poetry. It’s an honor to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please say hello to our readers and introduce yourself briefly. Hello, everyone. I’m poet Seo Hyo-In. It’s an honor to be doing this interview, and it’s good to meet you all. You began your career as a p...

VOL.84 / 2025.07

[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#Friendship

#K-Book #Friendship KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2022.07.04 Tell Us Your Troubles 1. Publication Details Title | Tell Us Your TroublesAuthor | Kim Dae-jo, Han JisunPublisher | Gimm-Young Publishers, Inc.Publication Date | 2020-10-29ISBN | 9788934991830No. of pages | 172Dimensions | 165 * 225 2. Copyright Contact Name | Kim SoyeonEmail | syk@gimmyoung.comPhone | +82-31-955-3115 3. Book Intro Seong Ji-na, the leader of Five Princesses, bullies her friends one by one. Eun-woo, who is Ji-na's target this time around, is tormented by the attitudes of everyone who has suddenly become cold toward her. One day, she discovers the Tell Us Your Troubles page for her elementary school and signs up immediately. Tell Us Your Troubles is a page dedicated to writing and reading about things that kids have trouble vocalizing in real life, and c...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Window of Times

Korean Publishers Window of Times Pierce like a spear, reflect like a window, or sing like a singer 2025.06.02 Why do you make books? Every publisher will have a different answer to this question. Yet, every answer has its own value, and our lives are thus enriched. The publisher Window of Times continues to release books about beings and lives that we are familiar with, but know little about. From Marx to Chomsky, from farmers to convenience store part-timers, it delves deeply and uncomplicatedly into the stories of those we mistake for too distant or too familiar - to make books as a spear, window, or a song (창 in the publisher’s Korean name, “시대의창,” can be used in three different ways) to the world. The logo of publishing house Window of Times It’s a pleasure to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please introduce to our international readers the publishing house along with the meaning of the com...

VOL.83 / 2025.06

[INFORMATION / AGENCY LIST]

Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2022.07.04 Abba Communication Ltd. Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts. Focused Subjects LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation Contacts ? Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA ? Han-gyul GoE-mail : abba@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-21...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

Brain Engineer Jeong Jae-Seung Seeks Innovative Disciplinary Convergence

Special Project [Korean Scholars ⑤] Brain Engineer Jeong Jae-Seung Seeks Innovative Disciplinary Convergence The rise of an ingenious scientist, who contributed to promoting a science-friendly environment through constant interaction with the public 2022.05.02 A world increasingly driven by Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has arrived much earlier than expected. A.I., something usually depicted in science fiction movies and novels, has begun to take shape in many parts of our lives. In step with the trend, more researchers are studying the human brain and approaches to mutual prosperity with A.I. Amid such shift is a man facilitating the transition. He is Jeong Jae-Seung, a brain engineer, who has been explaining scientific concepts in a plain, but intriguing way to the public through many TV shows and books, helping people overcome their fear of science and build a wealth of knowledge. The ingenious engineer applies his large store of knowledge to various a...

VOL.46 / 2022.05

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Professor Choe Jae-Chun

Korean Authors Professor Choe Jae-Chun The world of an ecologist, in which all things are beautiful for being alive 2025.06.02 There are a number of people who argue that humans are inherently selfish and that life is a struggle of every man against every man. A growing number of people even recognize that it is wise to choose individual survival over coexistence. However, there is a biologist who believes that humans, and indeed all life, can never live alone. His observations over the years have given people great solace and hope. Through scientific evidence that we are, after all, “dependent beings.” It’s an honor to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please say hello to our readers along with a brief introduction of yourself. I have been spying on other animals all my life, running into the mountains, fields, oceans, and rivers to see what they are doing. I am also a scholar studying animal behav...

VOL.83 / 2025.06

[INFORMATION / NEW BOOKS]

Today’s Jaram

New Books Today’s Jaram 2022.06.07 “I am a different me everyday, and that difference becomes me, myself.” - Today’s Jaram From a singer to actress, musician, writer of Changgeuk (traditional Korean opera), and music director, Lee Jaram is an all-round artist.Lee Jaram has transformed into a writer through her first prose collection reflecting her daily life, and her new title is a candidly-written essay collection. From daily singing practice to making a nice meal for herself,Each of her essays depicts her many identities, from an ordinary being to an artist and includes methods of how to fortify one’s own world. “I believe in growth, though unseen. I know the strength and power of accumulation, where you grow inch by inch, though you cannot see it with your eyes.”- From the book Meet the daily essays written by Lee Jaram with candor, which make you grow a foot tall...

VOL.47 / 2022.06

[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

Mi Hyun Kim

Korean Translator Mi Hyun Kim 2022.06.07 Mi Hyun Kim is a seasoned interpreter/translator with ten years of experience, specializing in literature, children’s books, military, and history.After graduating from Ewha Girls’ Foreign High School as a French major, she earned her B.A. in both English Language and Literature and Chinese Language and Literature from Korea University and her M.A. in Korean-English interpretation from Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation.She started as a Language Specialist at the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission, headquartered in South Korea, and was later promoted to the Deputy of the Language Section. After six years, she moved on to the managerial position for the NAVER V LIVE project, in full charge of all subtitle translations?both real-time and pre-recorded?for live streaming videos of K-pop and K-drama stars such as BTS.For ten yea...

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