VOL.74/2024.09

3rd Week, February 2024

Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea

2024.03.11

Korean readers’ enthusiasm for learning in the new year was apparent as several books for learning a foreign language made it onto the overall best seller list for the 3rd week of February 2024. The 4th place book, EBS English for Beginners Vol. 1 (2024), is a book that helps you build your confidence to listen and speak English anytime, anywhere, by just studying 30 minutes a day. As it was published by EBS, the Korean Educational Broadcasting System, readers commented that it was helpful in learning English. The 5th place book, The 100-Day Miracle of English Transcription, includes healing messages in English that can change your life by simply transcribing them. Not only does it have space for you to transcribe, but it also provides free MP3 files recorded by native speakers to assist you - it is double the effect!
While many other books in various areas made the best seller list, March for You made the top 10 even though it was still on pre-sale, indicating readers’ expectations for the book. It is a photo essay by actor Park Seo-Ham, who is about to celebrate his 8th year of acting, that captures his daily life and thoughts, along with photos he has taken with his film camera, a favorite hobby of his. The month of March in Korea marks the beginning of spring. So, why not check out these new books that will make you feel as excited as a blooming flower?
A couple of Korean novels made the top five in the fiction category for the 3rd week of February. Marigold Mind Photo Studio, the follow-up to Marigold Mind Laundry (Book Romance), which made a mark in the history of Korean fiction, came in 2nd place. It is filled with stories that everyone can relate to, with episodes that are more touching and comforting than the previous volume. In 5th place was Contradictions, a book that is constantly making a comeback, even though it was first published in 1998. YouTubers have deemed it a “book of life,” and young readers continue to purchase it, as word-of-mouth has shown that the story is still relevant today. So, how about welcoming the warm spring by reading a Korean novel that will make you fall in love with it?

* The rank of best sellers below was organized after integrating domestic best sellers in the third week of February from the four biggest online bookstores in Korea – Kyobo Bookstore, Aladdin, Yes 24, and Interpark.

Top 10 best sellers for the 3rd week of February
1		Reading Schopenhauer at Forty Author│Kang Yong-Soo Publisher│Uknowbooks Genre│Humanities
2		The New Peoplemaking Author│Virginia Satir Publisher│Forest Books Genre│Family
3		All the Beauty in the World Author│Patrick Bringley Publisher│Woongjin Thinkbig Genre│Non-fiction
4		EBS English for Beginners Vol.1 (2024) Author│EBS, Master Eugene Publisher│EBSi Genre│Foreign Language
5		The 100-Day Miracle of English Transcription Author│Performance Coach Leah Publisher│Nexus Genre│Foreign Language
5		Sayno Love Author│Sayno Publisher│Day One Genre│Self-help
7		March for You Author│Park Seo-Ham Publisher│Gimm-Young Publishers Genre│Non-fiction
7		ETS TOEIC Regular Exam Prep: Vol. 4 RC (Reading) Author│ETS Publisher│YBM Genre│Foreign Language
7		Small Things Like These Author│Claire Keegan Publisher│Dasan Books Genre│Fiction
10		Park Geun-Hye’s Memoir 1: Out of the Darkness and Into the Future Author│Park Geun-Hye Publisher│Joongang Books Genre│Politics & Society

 

Top 5 fiction for the 3rd week of February
1		Small Things Like These Author│Claire Keegan Publisher│Dasan Books
2		Marigold Mind Photo Studio Author│Yoon Jung-Eun Publisher│Book Romance
2		Foster Author│Claire Keegan Publisher│Dasan Books
4		Thought It Was Love, But It Was Arrhythmia Author│The National Association of Euro-Silver Towns Publisher│Forest Books
5		Contradictions Author│Yang Gui-Ja Publisher│Write Publishing Co.
5		Golden Paper 1 Author│Jo Sung-Rae Publisher│Hainaim