VOL.74/2024.09

 

#K-Webtoon Slice of Life/Romance

KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform

2022.03.07

 

Yumi's Cells

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Yumi's Cells
Author | Lee Dong-geon
Publisher | Wisdomhouse Mediagroup Inc.
Publication Date | 2017-11-03
ISBN | 9788959135912
No. of pages | 3160
Dimensions | 154 * 214

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
Email | dl_webtoonpub@webtoonscorp.com
Phone | +82-31-784-1193

 

3. Book Intro

 

This is the book version of the popular Naver Webtoon series Yumi's Cells, which began publishing in April 2015 and won the Manhwa of the Day Award in 2016. This series depicts the daily life and relationships of Yumi, an ordinary office worker in her early thirties, from the perspective of her bodily cells. The cells come and go each night. Fashion Cells are serving a long-term sentence for having plundered Yumi's wealth, while Sensual Cells spew smut without any sort of filter. These cells, reflecting the author's ingenious imagination, take over the spotlight every time. Readers will find joy in reading everyday stories of work, crushes, love, friendship, and break-ups from the perspective of Yumi's cells.

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The Weekday Me

1. Publication Details

 

Title | The Weekday Me
Author | Eun Bo-ri
Publisher | GOBOOKY BOOKS Co. Ltd.
Publication Date | 2020-04-01
ISBN | 9788966073238
No. of pages | 456
Dimensions | 140 * 200

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | Oh Wonyoung
Email | owy0209@naver.com
Phone | +82-10-4050-2662

 

3. Book Intro

 

This book portrays the author's newfound daily life after she quit her job. This book lets readers in on the tear-jerking moment she submitted her resignation letter while also offering bits about enjoying the sunlight on a regular weekday, tips for enjoying leisure time, special benefits only available on weekdays, new dreams, dating, and marriage. Her concerns, introspection, attitude, determination, and enlightenment are all conveyed in short episodes. This book contains 44 of the most interesting episodes selected from 300 episodes of Heo Yoon’s webtoon series.

* k-book.or.kr/user/books/books_view?idx=4797

 

 

The Whale Star (Vol. 1 & 2)

1. Publication Details

 

Title | The Whale Star (Vol. 1 & 2)
Subtitle | The Gyeongseong Mermaid
Author | Na Yoonhee
Publisher | RH KOREA.CO.,LTD
Publication Date | 2020-08-12
ISBN | 9788925590059
No. of pages | 336
Dimensions | 147 * 211

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
Email | dl_webtoonpub@webtoonscorp.com
Phone | +82-31-784-1193

 

3. Book Intro

 

This is the acclaimed Naver Webtoon The Whale Star published as a book. The story is about characters living in dark times, the limits of social status that cannot be overcome, and the love the characters continue to share even in the face of adversity.

* k-book.or.kr/user/books/books_view?idx=4872

 

 

Meow Man 1

 

Title | Meow Man 1
Author | olso
Publisher | GOBOOKY BOOKS Co. Ltd.
Publication Date | 2020-08-14
ISBN | 9788966073276
No. of pages | 212
Dimensions | 150 * 210

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
Email | dl_webtoonpub@webtoonscorp.com
Phone | +82-31-784-1193

 

3. Book Intro

 

Han Bo-mi, a college student, finds a stray cat. However, this cat is not the one she brought home the night before. Bo-mi wakes up to a bizarre creature in front of her. It looks like a cat but has the body of a human. "I'm Kim Chun-bae, Prince of Catland," says the cat, who tells Bo-mi that he will grant her three wishes for saving him. Befuddled, Bomi tells Mr. Kim to wait a moment, which is understood by the cat to be her first wish. Bomi then wishes for a handsome boyfriend for her second wish, and in response, Kim Chun-bae himself becomes her boyfriend.

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A Good Day to be a Dog

1. Publication Details

 

Title | A Good Day to be a Dog
Author | Lee Hye
Publisher | Wisdomhouse Mediagroup Inc.
Publication Date | 2018-11-23
ISBN | 9791162209134
No. of pages | 2602
Dimensions | 149 * 213

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
Email | dl_webtoonpub@webtoonscorp.com
Phone | +82-31-784-1193

 

3. Book Intro

 

This is the popular Naver Webtoon series A Good Day to be a Dog published in book form. This kooky romance story involves a woman who if kissed by a man will turn into a dog, and a man who is scared to death of dogs. Han Hae-na, who's been cursed to transform into a dog when she kisses a man, shares her first kiss with Jin Seo-won, a man who usually avoids her, and turns into a dog every day at dawn. She approaches Seo-won in hopes of ridding herself of the curse, but Seo-won is deathly afraid of dogs. How will this ever get sorted?

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SARIN

1. Publication Details

 

Title | SARIN
Subtitle | Of Daighter-in-law, for Daighter-in-law, and by Daighter-in-law Mermaid
Author | Soo Shinji
Publisher | guul press
Publication Date | 2018-01-22
ISBN | 9791196287801
No. of pages | 469
Dimensions | 152 * 185

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | Soo Shinji
Email | guulpress@daum.net
Phone | +82-10-8980-4196

 

3. Book Intro

 

After graduation, college classmates Min Sarin and Mu Guyoung meet by chance, get into a relationship and then get married with many blessings. Sarin experiences blissful mornings with Guyoung, but as a daughter-in-law, there are too many things that she is expected to do. As time goes by, she starts to wonder: she has never wanted to be a good daughter-in-law, so why is she trying so hard to be one.

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Hudult

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Hudult
Subtitle | Our Story – Not Ready to Be Called Adults
Author | BOTA
Publisher | GANA Publishing CO., Ltd
Publication Date | 2019-12-09
ISBN | 9788957360262
No. of pages | 272
Dimensions | 136 * 188

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | Lee Jungsoon
Email | 94sooni@gmail.com
Phone | +82-70-4398-2221

 

3. Book Intro

 

Are we mature enough to be called an adult when we turn thirty? But at the same time, isn’t age thirty too old to say that we are still young?
A webtoon that people in their thirties can deeply relate to as they go through a tunnel of instability and anxiety.
Hudult, a webtoon posted serially on web portals (Naver, Daum), Facebook and Instagram, is now published as a book. Through characters Hyeseon and Sanggyu, who are around thirty, the book effectively captures problems related to romance, relationships, career, age and life, which people around that age might have, using witty, not-too-exaggerated illustrations and short speeches. As soon as it was published, the comic strip received immense attention and was selected as the “Best Webtoon”.
It’s the simple storyline and theme that readers—especially working people in their thirties—welcomed, as it stuck out in the midst of most webtoons that presented provocative and extreme subjects. The book version carries, besides the 200 episodes, additional illustrations describing the in-depth stories of main characters that was difficult to express in a four-panel format, which makes it all the more meaningful to keep it on your shelf.
The book uses a four-panel format to depict in a gentle and sympathetic tone the problems that people around thirty might have, leaving a lingering emotion inside us when we finish the book and making us wonder, “what if this happened to me?” The characters that have similar concerns are another factor that draws readers to the story. People around thirty struggling with their work life, relationships and romance will be able to find the book comforting and relatable.

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Transparent Cohabitation (Vol. 1–3)

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Transparent Cohabitation (Vol. 1–3)
Author | Jeong Seo
Publisher | Wisdomhouse Mediagroup Inc.
Publication Date | 2017-04-06
ISBN | 9788960863439
No. of pages | 1024
Dimensions | 148 * 210

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
Email | dl_webtoonpub@webtoonscorp.com
Phone | +82-31-784-1193

 

3. Book Intro

 

This is the Naver Webtoon series Transparent Cohabitation, extremely popular among women in their twenties, published in book form. This series tells the story of So Yeo-ri, who has the ability to see ghosts, and Go Jun, who became a ghost in a sudden accident at the age of 20, living under one roof. It received tremendous fanfare from readers of romance manhwa who fell in love with the two characters who supported each other through their own painful memories of the past.

* k-book.or.kr/user/books/books_view?idx=4548

 

 

Subtly Thrilled

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Subtly Thrilled
Author | Skye
Publisher | Changbi Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date | 2018-09-21
ISBN | 9788936476786
No. of pages | 424
Dimensions | 135 * 195

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | Ally Bang
Email | aerim@changbi.com
Phone | +82-07-4838-4971

 

3. Book Intro

 

The story revolves around the protagonist, Eungeun, who starts a romantic relationship, gets a job and grows in the process. Part 1 is about daily life, part 2 is about the romantic relationship and part 3 is about working life. The fact that it depicts the simple lives of women in their 20s and 30s may remind the reader of Masuda Miri (ますだみり), but this book is brighter and more positive. The ordinary but precious depictions of daily life show us how to love and care again.

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Spirit Fingers (Vol. 1–13)

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Spirit Fingers (Vol. 1–13)
Author | Han Kyeong-chal
Publisher | Wisdomhouse Mediagroup Inc.
Publication Date | 2017-04-01
ISBN | 9788960863323
No. of pages | 4016
Dimensions | 151 * 225

 

2. Copyright Contact

 

Name | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
Email | dl_webtoonpub@webtoonscorp.com
Phone | +82-31-784-1193

 

3. Book Intro

 

This is a 13-volume compilation of Spirit Fingers, a popular web comic series that was published on Naver Webtoon from May 2015 to August 2018. Spirit Fingers is a drama about an ordinary high school girl named U-yeon who discovers her personality and her dreams by joining a drawing club called Spirit Fingers. The work is by Han Kyeong-chal, who debuted in 2009 with Gogorukiru.

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