'A Stroll Through the Classics of National Law' Ranks 2nd on Yes24 Comprehensive Bestseller List View original image

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] In the Yes24 comprehensive bestseller list for the third week of November, "Trend Korea 2023," which contains consumer trend forecasts for the Year of the Black Rabbit 2023 aiming for higher leaps, held the number one spot for six consecutive weeks. "Joguk's Legal Classics Walk," which discovers hidden meanings in classic legal texts and applies them to contemporary society, rose five places to second, and the novel "Father's Liberation Diary," conveying the resonance of a man navigating the turbulent waves of history, ranked third. The novel "Uncomfortable Convenience Store 2" by author Kim Hoyeon, released as a Maple Edition, maintained its fourth place following last week.


The comic "Skip and Loafer 1~2 Combined Set," depicting the happy school life comedy of a country girl who moved to Tokyo, settled at fifth place. It ranked first in the Comics/Light Novel category. "Skip and Loafer" is a popular romance comic that won third place in the 2020 Japan Manga Awards, gained word-of-mouth first through e-books domestically, and was recently published as a paper book through Yes24 Graze Bonso reader funding.


"Skip and Loafer 1~2 Combined Set" evokes fresh memories of school days and has received particularly high responses from readers in their twenties. According to Yes24's data, buyers in their twenties accounted for 52.1%, making up the majority, followed by those in their thirties (18.7%) and teenagers (14.4%).


With the addition of popular new releases, children's educational comics and creative fairy tales continued their strong performance this week. The new series "Common Brothers Science Exploration Team 6 Physics 2," which delivers elementary science knowledge in an easy and fun way, entered the chart at eighth place upon pre-order sales. The sixteenth story in the creative fairy tale series "Jeoncheon-dang Series," "Strange Snack Shop Jeoncheon-dang 16," which has surpassed 1.9 million copies sold domestically, also ranked eleventh through pre-orders. The nature and biology observation comic "Egg Doctor 8" and the popular creative fairy tale "Rice Cake Shop Series" "Langlang Brothers Rice Cake Shop" secured twelfth and thirteenth places respectively.


Philosophy books in the humanities field also attracted attention this week. Along with "Joguk's Legal Classics Walk," which ranked second this week, "Nietzsche to Read at Forty," containing 25 pieces of advice to stimulate life at forty, took seventeenth place.


Meanwhile, emotional composer Hwang Hyun's first essay "Things That Will Make You Shine Are Waiting" entered the chart at nineteenth place this week. The book contains comforting and encouraging sentences for those struggling today.



In the eBook category, the Seoul National University Consumer Trend Analysis Center's 2023 consumer forecast "Trend Korea 2023" held the number one spot for two consecutive weeks. Following that, the entertainment lifestyle magazine "1st Look November 2022 Issue 248" ranked second.


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