[YES24 2nd Week of March Bestsellers] 'Ioryeong's Last Lesson' Tops the Chart for 2 Consecutive Weeks

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] In the Yes24 comprehensive bestseller list for the second week of March, the late Lee O-ryeong, the first Minister of Culture,'s dialogue collection "Lee O-ryeong's Last Lesson" held the number one spot for two consecutive weeks. Following that, the novel "Uncomfortable Convenience Store," which returned with a spring cherry blossom edition recover, and science journalist Lulu Miller's essay "Fish Don't Exist" each rose two places from the previous week to take second and third place, respectively. The popular children's educational comic series "Seol Min-seok's Korean History Adventure 20" and "Common Brothers Science Exploration Team 4: Matter" ranked fourth and fifth this week.

The steady strength of new children's educational comics continued from last week. Along with "Seol Min-seok's Korean History Adventure 20" and "Common Brothers Science Exploration Team 4: Matter," which took fourth and fifth place, the nature observation comic "Egg Doctor 6," which restructured popular kids creator Egg Doctor's videos into a biological encyclopedia, debuted at 11th place, and "Go Go Kakao Friends 23 Singapore," a world history and culture travel book featuring Kakao Friends characters, ranked 20th.

New releases of popular drama script collections and photo essays also drew attention this week. The tvN drama "My Mister," which aired in 2018 and has recently maintained a top position on OTT platforms, becoming a life drama for many, saw its script collection "My Mister Set" rank eighth this week. Additionally, the photo essay "Semantic Error Photo Essay," featuring iconic scenes and still cuts from the currently trending Watcha original series "Semantic Error," rose to 13th place immediately after its pre-sale opened, proving its popularity.

In the e-book category, the humorous feminist essay "Your Daughter Has a Strong Spirit" attracted much attention around March 8, "International Women's Day," and held the number one spot for two consecutive weeks. Lulu Miller's nonfiction work on love, chaos, and the order of life, "Fish Don't Exist," also maintained second place from the previous week.

The economics textbook "Mankiw's Economics," which has been loved for over 22 years since its first translated edition was published in 1999, made a surprising comeback at 12th place on the comprehensive bestseller list this week. This is attributed to a significant increase in purchases by university students during the first week of the semester, as well as heightened interest from general readers following the broadcast of Professor Gregory Mankiw's economics lectures on EBS1's "Great Lessons, Great Minds" starting March 7. According to Yes24's data, sales of "Mankiw's Economics" grew by 200.60% in the first week of March compared to the last week of February.

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