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One-Liner Quotes Korean Theatre Director’s Pick 2023.05.02 The first book I would like to introduce is For Teenagers Asking About Peace and Reunification (Seohaemunjip), by Jung Wook-Sik. Writer Jung is a peace activist that studies a nuclear-free world and peace by establishing a peace network and spreading its values. The illustrations were drawn by illustrator JUNO.I have been making original plays based on history. I believe that you can find grounds for problems that remain unresolved today through history, and find clues for the future. In particular, the division of the Korean peninsula is one of the issues that I want to touch upon as a creator. In this context, this book provides easy explanations about things that we know vaguely about, or have no knowledge of, by starting with a question, “Can we become happier if the two Koreas are reunited?” Being familiar with something or things being obvious...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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“Restructuring of Family” Becoming Inevitable

Topic “Restructuring of Family” Becoming Inevitable 2023.04.03 Korea has risen from a poor country to a rich country with a per capita income of 30 thousand dollars in just half a century. With such an astonishing economic development upfront, many parts of society have been transforming rapidly. It’s no exception for families. Recently, there have been voices from parts of Korean society that the structure of the “family” should be re-engineered from the bottom. More books in the publishing market have begun to discuss the “restructuring of family.” Changes in Gender Norms in Korean Society Korean society has undergone rapid industrialization and urbanization in the 1960s and 70s. This spurred a fast transition from the traditional way of having big patriarchal families to nuclear families. However, nuclear families still had some patriarchal elements left, and men-focused gender roles were maintained. Also, while there was no sturdy s...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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The Uncanny Convenience Store’s Magical Journey in Taiwan

Export Case The Uncanny Convenience Store’s Magical Journey in Taiwan 2023.04.03 Popular Korean novel Uncanny Convenience Store (Namu Bench) has experienced a very magical journey in Taiwan. Before publishing the book in Taiwan, Solo Press (寂寞出版社) had published Please Look After Mom (Changbi) with a relatively serious and heavy topic as well as Dallergut Dream Department Store (Sam & Parkers), a bestselling novel in Korea. * K-Book Trends Vol. 46 ? Go to the article about Dallergut Dream Department Store’s successful import into Taiwan Unlike Please Look After Mom, the two books, Dallergut Dream Department Store and Uncanny Convenience Store, are relatively simply-written, talking about things close to our daily lives. Above all, they are so-called “healing novels” with humanistic elements, which support the hearts of readers going through hardships driven by the pandemic. With the publishing experience and ...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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2nd Week, March 2023

Best Sellers 2nd Week, March 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.04.03 It’s March - spring has come in Korea, but the weather is yet chilly. Here, heartwarming books that soothe readers’ hearts have been receiving much love. For example, professor Kim Joo-Hwan, the first person to discuss the norm of “resilience” in Korea, introduces ways to prevent our minds from being hurt through the book Inner Communication. With scientific evidence for training mental muscles that help us easily overcome failure, the book suggests the path to a happy life. Also, writer Kim Sang-Hyun’s You Can Do Anything, After All, made an astonishing sales record of 100 thousand copies, proving its popularity among readers. This book offers warm condolences to those frustrated by failure and trials and errors.Meanwhile, a book of an entirely different genre stood among the top 10 best sellers with a cute cat on its cover. The book Jeju Cat...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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UN HE PAIK

Korean Translator UN HE PAIK 2023.04.03 Contact ? E-mail: unhepaik@gmail.com Education ? Attorney at Law, Law and Social Sciences, Buenos Aires National University, Argentina ? Master’s Degree from Graduate School of Education (Spanish), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea ? Ph.D. in Law and Philosophy of Law, Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia, Madrid, Spain ? Special Course (Spanish), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, April, 2016 - December 2017 ? Translation Atelier (Spanish), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, April, 2018 - December 2018 ? Media Translation Course (Spanish), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, June, 2020 - September, 2020 Transl...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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#SF

#K-Book #SF KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.04.03 The 2035 SF Mystery 1. Publication Details Title | The 2035 SF MysteryAuthor | Cheon Seonran et alPublisher | NabiclubPublication Date | 2022-01-14ISBN | 9791191029406No. of pages | 308Dimensions | 128 * 188 2. Copyright Contact Name | Bae Jeongeun - Greenbook Agency, Foreign RightsEmail | jeongeun@grb-agency.comPhone | +82-02-2676-2201 3. Book Intro A convergence of science fiction, a genre that contemplates the future of humankind at the forefront of the era, and a mystery that studies the depth of humanity. The project stemmed from the idea to have writers representing each of their fields imagine the near future where the aftermath of COVID-19 has come to an end. At its basic themes, the book illustrates what could happen if factors such as human clones, refugee accommodat...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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Singer-Songwriter’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes Singer-Songwriter’s Pick 2023.04.03 First and foremost, I chose one book about Korean pop music. There are more foreign readers that know about K-Pop than me these days. So, I chose the story of a master that is like the starting point of K-Pop history. And another book I chose is an interesting non-fiction book about key incidents in modern Korean history. One of my foreign friends that used to be greatly interested in the Gwangju Uprising motivated me to pick the book. The first book I would like to introduce is Shin Jung-Hyeon’s My Guitar Never Sleeps (Haeto). Shin Jung-Hyeon is a rock musician and producer that led Korean pop music in the 1960s and 70s. His sons ? Shin Dae-Cheol, Shin Yoon-Cheol, and Shin Seok-Cheol ? also became legendary musicians in Korea. But, I realized that there were many things that I was neglectful of as I only used to listen to his music.It was right aft...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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Export Status of Korean Webnovels and Webtoons

Topic Export Status of Korean Webnovels and Webtoons 2023.03.13 Status of Korean webnovel and webtoon market Korea’s webnovel and webtoon market has been growing rapidly, representing the “K-content” category. The business has been expanding into other countries as well, such as other Asian countries and the US. Derivative works based on webnovels and webtoons are generating income through various channels. As can be seen in the success of the recently-aired drama “Reborn Rich,” IPs (intellectual property) based on publishing content such as webnovels and webtoons are expanding into other industries such as drama, film, animation, and games, securing the original content with relatively less investment. According to the research conducted by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the size of the webnovel market grew from 741.5 billion won in 2020 to 1.85 tril...

VOL.56 / 2023.03

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2023.04.03 Abba Communication Ltd. Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts. Focused Subjects LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation Contacts ? Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA ? Han-gyul GoE-mail : abba@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707...

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3rd Week, February 2023

Best Sellers 3rd Week, February 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.03.13 The best sellers’ list for February reflected Korean readers’ hope for a better future in the new year, including books with keen analysis and wise advice for life. For example, Kim Mikyung’s Life Lesson for those in Their Forties is a book by Kim Mi-Kyung, who has been loved for her insightful advice for readers. The book is like a how-to-advance guide for those in their 40s, reinterpreting age while living in the era of centenarians. Also, Sayno Love, another book about life advice, is a collection of posts that the writer has publicly written since 2000. His property is known to have a net worth of 100 billion won. His pen name, “Sayno,” literally means “Say no” to things that you have believed in so far. While the book is not about the secret to becoming rich, it would be great to start your life anew with his experience-based advice,...

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