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[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Korean Authors Writer Cho Young-Joo A writer with a powerful imagination who has no limits 2025.08.04 No reader can fail to love an author who has such a powerful imagination and tireless productivity. And, if that author’s works are about characters who find peace and redemption through sheer force of will, and if the stories are breathtakingly exciting, the love for the author deepens. This is the case with Cho Young-Joo, who started out writing genre fiction before expanding into young adult fiction. Although her stories take on the appearance of thrillers, Cho has been writing heartwarming narratives about characters who are ultimately redeemed and healed. Here is a look into the whole new world she has created. It’s an honor to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please say hello to our readers and introduce yourself briefly. Hello, everyone. I’m novelist Cho Young-Joo. I started my career as a w...

VOL.85 / 2025.08

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Willbooks Publishing Co.

Korean Publishers Willbooks Publishing Co. Books That Quietly Draw Readers In 2025.07.07 How many kinds of pleasure can be gained from books? The joy of reading and learning are the most fundamental pleasures that books offer. However, today’s readers expect something more engaging and thought-provoking from books. While books retain their value as a medium to convey knowledge and information, an increasing number of readers now seek books that are not only informative but also aesthetically appealing as objects in their own right. Willbooks Publishing is a publishing house that not only responds to this trend but leads it. The logo of Willbooks Publishing Co. It’s a pleasure to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please introduce Willbooks Publishing to our international readers along with the meaning of the company’s name. Hello, it’s good to meet you all! The name “Willbooks” is derived from ...

VOL.84 / 2025.07

[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#Friendship

#K-Book #Friendship KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2022.07.04 Tell Us Your Troubles 1. Publication Details Title | Tell Us Your TroublesAuthor | Kim Dae-jo, Han JisunPublisher | Gimm-Young Publishers, Inc.Publication Date | 2020-10-29ISBN | 9788934991830No. of pages | 172Dimensions | 165 * 225 2. Copyright Contact Name | Kim SoyeonEmail | syk@gimmyoung.comPhone | +82-31-955-3115 3. Book Intro Seong Ji-na, the leader of Five Princesses, bullies her friends one by one. Eun-woo, who is Ji-na's target this time around, is tormented by the attitudes of everyone who has suddenly become cold toward her. One day, she discovers the Tell Us Your Troubles page for her elementary school and signs up immediately. Tell Us Your Troubles is a page dedicated to writing and reading about things that kids have trouble vocalizing in real life, and c...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

Park Kyeong-Hee

Korean Translator Park Kyeong-Hee 2022.07.04 Profile ? Korean-Japanese translator ? Email: kyongheejp@gmail.com Educational Background ? Apr. 2002 ? Mar. 2006: Ferris University (Yokohama, Japan) ? Mar. 2011 ? Feb. 2013: Master’s Degree in Korean-Japanese Translation at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation ? Mar. 2019 ? Today: Currently in a doctoral course in Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies’ Department of Korean Studies Career ? Sep. 2016 ? Today: Teaching Korean-Japanese translation at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation ? Sep. 2021 ? Today...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

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Korea’s Publishing Trend - The World Literature Complete Collection

Topic Korea’s Publishing Trend- The World Literature Complete Collection 2022.05.02 At the end of a recently finished drama, “Our Beloved Summer,” a book titled I Like Early Summer written by Lee Na-Eun, was shown. The book does not exist in reality since it was a prop. The name Lee Na-Eun was the name of the drama's screenwriter. The book continuously shows itself as one of the key items connecting the main characters. It revealed itself in the last episode as a gift to viewers.Many viewers would have noticed that the book is similar to Minumsa Publishing Company's World Literature Series. The upper half is filled with a drawing, and the lower half is covered with a white background and a single-colored title. The cover's structure is a symbol of Minumsa's collection. The fact that people recognized the book by its cover shows how much Koreans are familiar with the collection. In the drama, “Our Beloved Summer,” a book th...

VOL.46 / 2022.05

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Professor Choe Jae-Chun

Korean Authors Professor Choe Jae-Chun The world of an ecologist, in which all things are beautiful for being alive 2025.06.02 There are a number of people who argue that humans are inherently selfish and that life is a struggle of every man against every man. A growing number of people even recognize that it is wise to choose individual survival over coexistence. However, there is a biologist who believes that humans, and indeed all life, can never live alone. His observations over the years have given people great solace and hope. Through scientific evidence that we are, after all, “dependent beings.” It’s an honor to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please say hello to our readers along with a brief introduction of yourself. I have been spying on other animals all my life, running into the mountains, fields, oceans, and rivers to see what they are doing. I am also a scholar studying animal behav...

VOL.83 / 2025.06

[INFORMATION / AGENCY LIST]

Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2022.07.04 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 : +82-2-707-21...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Dollagoot Dream Department Store in the Taiwanese Publishing Market

Export Case Dollagoot Dream Department Store in theTaiwanese Publishing Market 2022.05.02 Taiwanese cover of Dollagoot Dream Department Store The motive for publishing a Korean book Solo Press (寂寞出版社行), which published Dollagoot Dream Department Store (Sam & Parkers) in Taiwan, was established in 2008. We have been introducing fresh and new works covering unique subjects from around the world in the vast ocean of literature for Taiwanese readers. Also, we have published global bestsellers such as The Millennium Series, The Girl on the Train, and S.. This was not the first time that the Eurasian Press Publishing Group, a mother company of Solo Press, introduced Korean fiction to Taiwanese readers. Before Dollagoot Dream Department Store, it has translated and published Please Look After Mom (Changbi) by Shin Kyung-Sook in Taiwan as well.When we first came across...

VOL.46 / 2022.05

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Jung Myeong-Seop

Korean Authors Writer Jung Myeong-Seop Breaking the mold, pushing boundaries, and expanding the horizons of genres 2025.05.07 Just as there are no royal roads in life, there are no shortcuts to building your writing career. You just have to keep working hard and strive to meet your readers with better works. Writer Jung Myeong-Seop is no different, having been prolific and passionate in a variety of genres. His realistic stories pique the curiosity of readers and make them immerse themselves in his works with great concentration. He says that “genre disruption” is the driving force behind his blissful prolificity. Jung, who has firmly established himself as a writer by gaining readers’ love despite not having majored in literature, says, “Literature is a dream of challenging the system and the world and going beyond it.” It is this challenging spirit that drives him to break the boundaries of genres and expand new horizons. ...

VOL.82 / 2025.05

[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

Mi Hyun Kim

Korean Translator Mi Hyun Kim 2022.06.07 Mi Hyun Kim is a seasoned interpreter/translator with ten years of experience, specializing in literature, children’s books, military, and history.After graduating from Ewha Girls’ Foreign High School as a French major, she earned her B.A. in both English Language and Literature and Chinese Language and Literature from Korea University and her M.A. in Korean-English interpretation from Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation.She started as a Language Specialist at the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission, headquartered in South Korea, and was later promoted to the Deputy of the Language Section. After six years, she moved on to the managerial position for the NAVER V LIVE project, in full charge of all subtitle translations?both real-time and pre-recorded?for live streaming videos of K-pop and K-drama stars such as BTS.For ten yea...

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