Kim Hoon's 'Haerbin' Ranks No.1...Moved the Hearts of Men in Their 40s and 50s

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomibeum] The number one spot on Yes24's comprehensive bestseller list for the second week of August was claimed by Kim Hoon's novel "Haerbin," which depicts the passionate time of An Jung-geun, a human being rather than a hero. According to Yes24's data, "Haerbin" recorded a remarkable sales growth rate of 425.22% in the first week of August (August 1?7) compared to the fifth week of July (July 25?31), when pre-orders began, attracting continuous strong interest. Buyers in their 40s and 50s accounted for an overwhelming 70.46%, with particularly high purchase rates among middle-aged men. The overall gender ratio also showed a higher proportion of male buyers at approximately 6:4.

Whistleblower prosecutor Im Eun-jung's 10-year record "I Will Keep Going" and "The Reverse Runner," a life comeback strategy book by self-proclaimed "Capital-Free Serial Entrepreneur" Jacheong, each rose one rank from the previous week to second and third place, respectively. The new series of laugh-out-loud episodes by Heunhan Nam-mae, "Heunhan Nam-mae 11," took fourth place, and the novel "Uncomfortable Convenience Store 2," depicting summer stories at a convenience store in Cheongpa-dong, ranked fifth.

A variety of novels perfect for summer vacation reading occupied the upper ranks of the chart. Lee Min-jin's novel "Pachinko 1," which portrays the grand saga of a Zainichi Korean family neglected by history, rose to eighth place, and "Pachinko 2," which began pre-orders this week, entered the chart at tenth place. The steadily popular new series "Uncomfortable Convenience Store" took ninth place. The novel "Welcome to Hyunamdong Bookstore," offering warm comfort through books and bookstores, ranked nineteenth, and Son Won-pyung, author of "Almond," placed twentieth with his encouraging new novel "Tube."

Additionally, the original screenplay book for the long-running hit film "Decision to Leave," titled "Decision to Leave Screenplay," ranked sixth, while "WEALTHINKING," a wealthy mindset class delivered by Kelly Choi, one of the UK's top richest, took seventh place. The essay collection by former President Moon Jae-in, "Moon Jae-in's Comfort Transcription," published as a transcription book, ranked eleventh through pre-orders.

In the e-book category, the number one spot was taken by eco-feminist novelist Choi Jeong-hwa's zero waste practice book "You Don't Need to Give Me a Plastic Bag." Following that, "Push Me?" by Yuki Shun, winner of the 35th New Novel Mystery Award, ranked second.