[YES24 Bestsellers] 'Decision to Leave' Screenplay Book, No.1 for 2 Consecutive Weeks

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] In the Yes24 comprehensive bestseller list for the 5th week of July, the screenplay book of director Park Chan-wook's long-running film "Decision to Leave," titled "Decision to Leave Screenplay," ranked first for the second consecutive week. The new series book "Heunhan Namme 11," featuring a laughter bomb episode from the popular duo Heunhan Namme, entered at second place immediately after the pre-order opened, and the first solo book by whistleblower prosecutor Im Eun-jung, "I Will Keep Going," took third place. The novel "Uncomfortable Convenience Store," which warmly comforts everyone who has lived through hardships, ranked fourth, while life hacker Jachang's life turnaround strategy book "The Regressor" recorded fifth place.

It was a week marked by the strong presence of new children's series books during the summer vacation season. Along with "Heunhan Namme 11," which took second place as soon as pre-orders opened, "Strange Snack Shop Jeoncheon-dang 15," depicting the appearance of the fake Benico aiming for Jeoncheon-dang, and "Magic Thousand Character Classic 53," portraying an even stronger battle with the Dark Emperor, ranked 11th and 12th respectively this week, proving the power of popular children's series. Additionally, the educational book "The Power of Daily Writing for Elementary Students: Three-Line Writing," which helps children start writing, ranked 17th about a week after its release.

Steady-selling novels and new releases also attracted attention. The revised edition of author Lee Min-jin's novel "Pachinko 1" rose five places from the previous week to rank seventh, and "Uncomfortable Convenience Store 2," which continues the wit and deep insight of the previous work with an even richer story, entered at eighth place as soon as pre-orders began. The novel "Welcome to Hyunam-dong Bookstore," which comforts readers with sincere stories of people visiting a small neighborhood bookstore, rose one place to ninth compared to the previous week, while Kim Young-ha's novel "Farewell," reflecting on life and death, and the novel "The Last Train Station in the World," depicting a miracle born from tender love and longing, ranked 15th and 16th respectively.

In the e-book category, "The Laws of the Mind," which offers psychological solutions to various life problems, took first place. Hirose Mii's emotional fantasy set in Kyoto, "The 4% Miracle That Allowed Me to Meet You," maintained its second place from last week.

Last week, YouTuber Milanonna, with 900,000 subscribers, announced a break and recommended the book "The Dignity of Life" in her final Q&A video, which has sparked great interest by ranking 18th on this week's comprehensive bestseller list. In the video, Milanonna introduced the book as "a book about how to maintain my dignity, not lower my standards with others, and survive," adding, "I learned a lot from reading this book."

According to Yes24's data, the book "The Dignity of Life" by Professor Peter Viery, published in 2014, sold about 1,500 copies in the six days from July 22 to July 27, the period during which Milanonna's Q&A video was posted. Buyers in their 40s and 50s accounted for 61.5%, making up the majority, followed by those in their 30s at 21.6%. As a result, another book by Peter Viery, "The Art of Freedom," showed a 500% increase in sales compared to the previous week, and "Self-Determination" also recorded a 250% sales increase, showing a concurrent rise alongside "The Dignity of Life."

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