Keigo Higashino's "Kakouhan" Tops Bestseller List for 4 Consecutive Weeks... "Ryu Sooyoung's Lifetime Recipes" Also Popular

Singer-Songwriter Han Roro's Debut Novel Rises to Fourth Place
Fan Interest Drives Sales, With Notable Engagement From Young Male Readers
"Declaration of the Tech Republic" Enters Top Ten
Economic and Business Books Draw Strong Interest From Male Readers in Their 30s
Steady Seller "Who Ate All the Shinga?" Returns to Bestseller List
New Edition With Photo Bookmark Captivates Fandom
"Ryu Sooyoung's Lifetime Recipes" Tops Yes24 Bestseller List
Sales Surge as Home-Cooking Master Gains Popularity
Finance and Investment Books Attract Middle-Aged Readers
"Park Gomhee's Pension Wealth Class" and "The Joy of Stock Investment" Lead Among 40s and 50s
Literature Maintains Popularity as Summer Ends
Korean and International Novels Dominate the Top 20
Bernard Werber's "Land of the Chimera" Volumes 1 and 2 Enter Bestseller List
Strong Support From Longtime Fans in Their 40s and 50s
Post-Nuclear Future Explored in "Land of the Chimera"
Yes24 to Host Author Event and Book Signing to Celebrate Release

Keigo Higashino's novel "Kakouhan" has maintained its popularity by ranking No. 1 overall on the Kyobo Bookstore bestseller list for four consecutive weeks. "Honmono" by Seong Haena followed in second place, while "Dark Psychology," which has attracted significant interest from male readers in their 20s and 30s, took third place overall.

Singer-songwriter Han Roro's debut short novel "Jamong Salgu Club" climbed 12 spots to reach fourth place overall. Even before its release, explosive interest from fans led to temporary shortages after publication. The enthusiasm for Han Roro's music extended to her novel, driving purchases from fans. Readers in their 20s accounted for 59.5% of all buyers, with women in their 20s making up 34.6% and men in their 20s 24.9%, highlighting notable engagement from male readers as well. Teen readers also showed interest, underscoring the author's influence among readers in their teens and twenties.

"Declaration of the Tech Republic" by Alex Karp and Nicolas Jammeska entered the list at sixth place overall. Curiosity about the direction of AI technology and interest in its impact on the global industry have increased. Books in the economic and business outlook category have drawn attention for the first time in a while. Male readers dominated purchases at 80.6%, with men in their 30s accounting for the highest proportion at 35.2%.

Park Wan-seo's steady seller "Who Ate All the Shinga?" entered the chart at ninth place overall. There was significant attention on the release of a new edition featuring photographs by photographer Lee Okto. The inclusion of a photo bookmark also influenced the movement of the fandom.

In the third week of August, Yes24's overall bestseller list saw "Ryu Sooyoung's Lifetime Recipes," a collection of recipes from the widely recognized home-cooking master Ryu Sooyoung, claim the top spot. Following were Seong Haena's "Honmono," which ranked first in the Yes24 "2024 Young Writers Poll," at No. 2, and popular finance YouTuber Park Gomhee's "Park Gomhee's Pension Wealth Class" at No. 3. In fourth place was "The Attack of Comfort," which has been published in 13 countries worldwide, and fifth place went to "Jamong Salgu Club," a novel linked to singer-songwriter Han Roro's third EP music album.

"Ryu Sooyoung's Lifetime Recipes," which topped the bestseller chart, saw its weekly sales surge by about 2.6 times (163.1%) compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, "Park Gomhee's Pension Wealth Class," which has remained in the top 10 for six consecutive weeks and ranked third this week, had the highest purchase rate among women in their 40s and 50s at 45.4%. Additionally, the business and economics book "The Joy of Stock Investment," which ranked sixth, was most popular among men in their 40s and 50s, who accounted for 46.3% of purchases. Books in the investment and business fields enjoyed strong support from middle-aged readers this week.

Even as summer draws to a close, literature remains popular. Along with four Korean novels in the top 20-"Honmono" at No. 2, "Jamong Salgu Club" at No. 5, "Contradiction" by Yang Gwija at No. 13, and "The Boy Is Coming" by Han Kang at No. 18-Keigo Higashino's new release "Kakouhan" at No. 7 and Bernard Werber's "Land of the Chimera" Volumes 1 and 2 at Nos. 8 and 11 brought the total number of fiction/poetry/drama titles in the top 20 to seven.

Bernard Werber's new full-length novel "Land of the Chimera" Volumes 1 and 2 entered the bestseller list at eighth and eleventh place just one day after official sales began. The proportion of buyers from the 40s and 50s age group reached 68.5%, reflecting strong interest from longtime fans.

"Land of the Chimera" Volumes 1 and 2 are set in a post-nuclear war future and tell the story of the emergence of a new dominant species on Earth, the "Chimera," and the fate of humanity amid conflicts with various other species. To celebrate the publication, Yes24 plans to host an author visit, book talk, and signing event through Class24.

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