VOL.95/2026.06

Best Sellers

 

Bestsellers for the First Week of May:
Family Month Special

 

 

2026.06

 

 

Major franchises dominate the majority of South Korea’s offline bookstore market. Currently, four major franchises—Kyobo Book Centre, Youngpoong Bookstore, Jongno Books, and Arc N Book—are competing in the offline retail sector. Starting with Kyobo Book Centre, which has the largest number of branches, followed by Youngpoong Bookstore, Jongno Books, and Arc N Book, we will examine the top 10 best-selling books.

 

In our last issue, we explored the bestseller chart at Youngpoong Bookstore. For this June edition, which marks the fourth installment of our offline bookstore bestseller analysis, we conclude our look at the “Big Four” franchises by examining Arc N Book’s top sellers from the first week of May. Taking the number one spot at Arc N Book during this period was EBS CSAT Special Lecture: Korean Language & Literature. As the academic season kicks into high gear, students hitting the books for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) propelled this exam prep guide straight to the top. However, it was the only literary textbook to make the top 10. Instead, Arc N Book’s chart for the first week of May was overwhelmingly dominated by children’s books.

 

Led by Children’s Scary Math Puzzles 2: Read and Use Right Away 71 at number two and Princess Catch! Teenieping Mini Sticker Book: Dianaping at number four, children’s titles claimed an impressive six out of the top ten spots. Rounding out the upper ranks of the chart were steady sellers like Übermensch and Rapid, both of which continue to enjoy enduring popularity.

 

 

 

 

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Editor. Jeong, Haneul (The Contents Factory Co., Ltd. Researcher)

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