K-Book Trends - South Korean bestsellers in October

South Korean bestsellers in October

Bestsellers at South Korea's biggest online bookstores, Aladin and YES24,KPIPA,K-Book,K-Book Trends,K Book, Korean Book,webzine

2019.11.04

In the third week of October, essay collections that can help make the chillier weather feel a bit warmer found themselves on bestseller lists at Aladin and YES24. Recently in South Korea, essay collections have seen sustained popularity as readers seek them out for comfort in their busy and tiring lives. From a Lone Person to a Lone Person by Lee Byung-ryul and Geulbaewoo's Either Tired or Nothing You Like both made it to bestseller lists with their empathy-filled sentences and words of support for readers.
Meanwhile, as the end of the year nears, readers have been paying attention to books that look forward to 2020. At Aladin, Trend Korea 2020 by Kim Nan-do and Seoul National University's research center for life sciences was the seventh bestselling book, and at YES24, Park Jong-hoon's 2020 Changes in Wealth was the sixth bestseller. These books showed growing momentum for economics and management books that forecast what's coming ahead.
Data from the two bookstores showed both limited edition, and regular edition of Mo Dao Zu Shi 3 at No.1 and 3 at Aladin whereas at YES24, Cho Nam-joo's Ji-young Kim Born in '82 enjoyed its consistent popularity thanks to a film adaptation that recently opened in theaters. Aside these, comics for children, exam study materials, liberal arts and politics found themselves on bestseller lists in October.

* The following lists were provided from the official websites of Aladin and YES24 based on data from the second week of October.

Aladin
1		Mo Dao Zu Shi 3 (Limited Edition) Author \| Mo Xiang Tong Xiu Publisher \| B-Lab Genre \| Novel
2		*From a Lone Person to a Lone Person* Author \| Lee Byung-ryul Publisher \| Dal Genre \| Essay
3		*Mo Dao Zu Shi 3* Author \| Mo Xiang Tong Xiu Publisher \| B-Lab Genre \| Novel
4		2019 Kim Seung-ok Literary Award Recipient Collection Author \| Yoon Seong-hee, Kwon Yeo-seon, Pyun Hye-young, Cho Hae-jin, Hwang Jeong-eun, Choi Eun-mi and Kim Geum-hee Publisher \| Munhakdongne Genre \| Novel
5		*Why Travel* Author \| Kim Young-ha Publisher \| Munhakdongne Genre \| Essay
6		*Roman Law Class* Author \| Han Dong-il Publisher \| Munhakdongne Genre \| Liberal Arts
7		*Trend Korea 2020* Author \| Kim Nan-do, SNU Life Sciences Research Center Publisher \| Miraebook Genre \| Economics/Management
8		*Normal Siblings 2* Author \| Baek Nan-do Publisher \| Iseum Genre \| Children's comics
9		*Either Tired or Nothing You Like* Author \| Geulbaewoo (Kim Dong-hyuk) Publisher \| Ganghanbyul Genre \| Essay
10		2019 H2 Hackers GSAT Global Samsung Aptitude Test Practice Exams Author \| Hackers Employment Education Research Center Publisher \| Champ Study Genre \| Education

YES24
1		*Normal Siblings 2* Author \| Baek Nan-do Publisher \| Iseum Genre \| Children's comics
2		*Normal Siblings 1* Author \| Baek Nan-do Publisher \| Iseum Genre \| Children's comics
3		*Either Tired or Nothing You Like* Author \| Geulbaewoo (Kim Dong-hyuk) Publisher \| Ganghanbyul Genre \| Essay
4		*From a Lone Person to a Lone Person* Author \| Lee Byung-ryul Publisher \| Dal Genre \| Essay
5		*Rhyu Si-min, Lee Jae-myung* Author \| Kim In-sung Publisher \| Holokkaedareum Genre \| Essay
6		*2020 Changes in Wealth* Author \| Park Jong-hoon Publisher \| 21st Century Books Genre \| Economics/Management
7		2019 H2 Hackers GSAT Global Samsung Aptitude Test Practice Exams Author \| Hackers Employment Education Research Center Publisher \| Champ Study Genre \| Education
8		*Ji-young Kim Born in '82* Author \| Cho Nam-joo Publisher \| Bukeureom Genre \| Essay
9		2019 H2 Latest Weport GSAT Global Samsung Aptitude Test Practice Exams Author \| Weport Research Center Publisher \| Weport Genre \| Children's comics
10		*Sapiens* Author \| Yuval Harari Publisher \| Gimmyoungsa Genre \| Liberal Arts