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Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do

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 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 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
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Yeoni and Willow Bachelor

New Books   Yeoni and Willow Bachelor   2022.02.14                     Yeoni and Willow Bachelor - A calm, resolute, but passionate story Yeoni was living a harsh life under the care of an old woman, doing all the hard work.She has been doing all the housework, preparing meals and sewing, even understanding the grudges of the old woman.One winter day, the old woman orders Yeoni to find some lettuce. As she goes in search of the lettuce, she comes across a cave in the cold, winter mountain.Yeoni walks deep into the cave to warm herself… Then, she is astonished to discover a warm, beautiful forest, and Willow Bachelor.Willow Bachelor treats her with great hospitality and uses magic to give her lettuce as a gift so she can get through the crisis with the old woman.Meanwhile, the old woman starts to be suspicious of Yeoni, as it is almost impossible to find lettuce in the middle of winter…. Will Yeoni...
  • VOL.43 / 2022.02
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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
[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

Sungrye Han (한성례, 韓成禮)

Korean Translator   Sungrye Han (한성례, 韓成禮)   2022.02.14   PROFILE   She was born in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. Translator (Japanese-Korean), Poet.She has translated many Japanese literary works into Korean and many Korean literary works into Japanese. This work includes more than 200 volumes, such as poems, novels, essays, poem anthologies, books for children, humanity books, self-enlightenment books and scientific books. In particular, she has translated many poems and books of Poetry between Korea and Japan.Korean textbooks used in Korean high schools contain several of her translations for educational purposes.She has translated and introduced Korean and Japanese poems in various literary magazines between the two countries since 1990.Then, from 1990 to 2000, she selected the poems of representative poets in Korea and Japan and published four anthologies in Korean and Japanese, respectively. She translated all ...
  • VOL.43 / 2022.02
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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
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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]

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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2022 Visiting Korean Book Fair

Info   2022 Visiting Korean Book Fair   2022.02.14                 Host a ‘Visiting Korean Book Fair’KPIPA is promoting the '2022 Visiting Korean Book Fair’ businesses to invigorate overseas expansion and reinforce global competitiveness of domestic publishing contents.   ‘Visiting Korean Book Fair' is a business that was changed online consultation to Covid-19 in 2021.In 2021, it held one-on-one meetings with Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Russia, France, Belgium and United States through online video consultations using K-Book platform for publishing and export.In 2022, Visit publishing professionals from abroad such as Russia, Vietnam, Japan and USA organize one-on-one on-off meeting between Korean and overseas publishers.   We will continue to make every endeavor to Globalize K-book, participate in international book fairs, increase copyright sales and exchanges.For inquiries, please contact KPIPA...
  • VOL.43 / 2022.02
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