Yes24 First Half Best Seller No.1... Kim Ho-yeon 'The Uncomfortable Convenience Store'

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The No. 1 overall bestseller on Yes24 for the first half of this year was the novel Bulpyunhan Pyeonuijeom (The Uncomfortable Convenience Store) by author Kim Ho-yeon. Bulpyunhan Pyeonuijeom, which also won the '2021 Book of the Year' chosen by Yes24 readers last year, is a work that warmly and humorously depicts the joys and sorrows of neighbors, set against the backdrop of a small convenience store that could be found in any neighborhood. Following the release of the 'Winter Edition' to celebrate 150,000 copies sold last year, the 'Cherry Blossom Edition' was launched in March this year to commemorate 400,000 copies sold, proving its popularity. Amid continuous praise from many readers, it maintained a position within the top 5 overall bestsellers for 22 consecutive weeks from the first week of January to the fifth week of May, becoming the best-selling book of the first half of the year.

The last interview of the late intellectual of the era, the late Lee O-ryeong, who passed away in February, titled Lee O-ryeong-ui Majimak Sueop (Lee O-ryeong's Last Lesson), which contains themes of love, forgiveness, and happiness that he pondered throughout his life, ranked second in the overall bestseller list. Former President Park Geun-hye's prison letters, Geuriumeun Amuegeduna Saenggiji Anseumnida (Longing Does Not Happen to Just Anyone), took third place.

The novels Pachinko 1 and Pachinko 2, which deeply portray the lives of Zainichi Koreans who do not fully belong to any country, climbed back up the charts thanks to the popularity of the Apple TV+ drama adaptation, ranking fourth and fifth respectively.

The popularity of steady self-development bestsellers remained strong. Kelly Choi's wealth mindset class WEALTHINKING, which teaches how to overcome failure and build a global company as a top-tier wealthy individual, ranked sixth.

Science journalist Lulu Miller's nonfiction work Mulgochineun Jonjaehaji Anhneunda (There Are No Fish) was praised for its essay format that gently unravels difficult and rigid scientific topics and its compelling storytelling, gaining word-of-mouth popularity among readers in their 20s and 30s, and ranked seventh in the overall bestseller list for the first half of the year.

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