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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 books of “The Red Sleeve” and “Our Beloved Summer,” TV dramas that ended with massive popularity, also became bestsellers. script books of dramas and movies published in Korea boast a high selling rate among their fans, as they offer goods along with the book such as postcards and posters. Furthermore, the book The Red Sleeve based on a web novel, and Our Beloved Summer, based on a webtoon (web-comics), drew attention since their early episodes. Such transformation of a webnovel and webtoon turning into a drama, which then turned into a script book, shows the potential of Korean publishing content in the intellectual property market.
On the other hand, in the health category, Reset Your Moves Rather Than Exercising, the no.1 bestseller published in January, inspired readers hoping to boost their fitness to purchase it. With detailed explanations and illustrations about how to exercise, it helps readers understand and follow the moves without difficulty. Also, three books – Managing Your Waist for 100 Years 1, 2, and Exercising for 100 Years – written by professor Chung Sun-Gun of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University, all made it into the top 5. Books by professor Chung, who hopes to help people exercise safely, have been steady picks by Korean readers.

 

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

 

Top 10 Bestsellers for the 3rd Week of January
1

 

1위

 

Yoon Seok-Youl X File
Author│Yeollin Gonggam TV
Publisher│Yeollin Gonggam TV
Genre│Politics / Society

 

1위

 

Uncanny Convenience Store
(Winter edition commemorating 150 thousand copies sold)

Author│Kim Ho-Yeon
Publisher│Namu Bench
Genre│Fiction
3

 

3위

 

Longing Doesn’t Happen to Anyone
Author│Park Geun-Hye
Publisher│Garo Sero Research Institute
Genre│Politics / Society
4

 

4위

 

Don’t Know Where to Invest? Ask Me
Author│Kim Jung-Soo
Publisher│Haum
Genre│Business
5

 

5위

 

Goodbye, Lee Jae-Myung
Author│Jang Young-Ha
Publisher│Jiwoo Publishing
Genre│Politics / Society
6

 

6위

 

The Mysterious Candy Store 13
Author│Reiko Hiroshima
Publisher│Gilbut School
Genre│Children

 

 

7위

 

 

The Red Sleeve 1, 2 script Book Set
Author│Jung Hae-Rhee
Publisher│Chungeoram
Genre│Art / Pop Culture

 

 

 

7위

 

 

 

Olje Classics – 41st Set
Author│Zhang Juzheng, Adolf Hitler, Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Publisher│Olje Classics
Genre│Liberal Arts

 

9위

 

Our Beloved Summer 1 script Book
Author│Lee Na-Eun
Publisher│Gimmyoung
Genre│Art / Pop Culture

 

9위

 

Tokyo Revengers 19
Author│Ken Wakui
Publisher│Haksan Publishing
Genre│Comics

 

 

Top 5 Health Books for the 3rd Week of January
1

 

1위

 

Reset Your Moves Rather Than Exercising
Author│Hong Jung-Ki
Publisher│EBS BOOKS

 

1위

 

Managing Your Waist for 100 Years 2: Treatment
Author│Chung Sun-Geun
Publisher│Untangling
2

 

3위

 

1 Minute a Day for Your Eyes
Author│Yamaguchi Gojo
Publisher│Untangling
4

 

4위

 

Managing Your Waist for 100 Years 1: Diagnosis
Author│Chung Sun-Geun
Publisher│Untangling
4

 

5위

 

Exercising for 100 Years
Author│Chung Sun-Geun
Publisher│Artisan

 

 

 


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