(Top Star News Reporter Kim Myeong-soo) The report on the bestseller book count was planned to increase interest in books and spread the culture of reading books. You can understand other people’s interests and trends just by looking at the bestseller rankings.
As a result of counting the bestsellers of major online bookstores such as Kyobo Bookstore, Yes24, and Aladdin on February 5, the integrated ranking of books that newly entered or re-entered the TOP 100 charts of each online bookstore is as follows.
19th CaricOnTV ‘Takipo’s Travel Agency in Another World 5’, 23rd Park Jeong-soo (Noksa) ‘Good Feelings’, 45th Place Takahashi Kazuki, written and illustrated by ‘Yu-Gi-Oh Beloved Edition 7’, 46th Place Bua C ‘Writing that Attracts Wealth’, 51st place Jaehyung Lee and others ‘2024 Hackers General Mechanical Engineer Practical Work-type Question Drawing Book’, 58th place David Cho ‘Hackers TOEIC RC Reading’, 60th place ‘Mix MIX 21’ written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi, 61st place David Cho ‘Hackers TOEIC LC’ Listening’, 65th place, written by Cho Yong-heon, ‘Jo Yong-heon’s inner skills’, 67th place, Josef Nguyen, ‘Don’t believe everything you think’
80th place ETS ‘TOEIC Short-Term Strategy 750+’, 86th place Hackers Language Institute ‘Hackers TOEIC Practice 1000 No. 1 RC Reading’, 92nd Hackers Language Institute ‘Hackers TOEIC Practice 1000 No. 1 LC Listening’, 101st place Lee Sang-beom ‘In love with construction ‘, 105th place Chung Feichung ‘There is a reason for your anger’, 120th place ‘Island of Deception’ written by Tokuya Higashigawa, translated by Kim Eun-mo, 129th place Choi Tae-seong ‘2024·2025 Big Star Teacher Choi Tae-seong’s special past papers on Korean history by era Workbook Korean History Proficiency Test In-depth’, 130th place, Choi Tae-seong ‘2024 Big Star Teacher Choi Tae-seong’s Special Korean History Korean History Proficiency Test In-depth’, 131st place, ‘Elementary School Newspaper Reading Environment/International’ by Yang Chun-mi, 135th place, Yoo Chang-ho ‘2024 SD Edu Investment Asset Management Company Actual’ Type Mock Test Special Appendix PASSCODE Premium ver 5.0′
137th, ‘Fish Does Not Exist’, written by Lulu Miller and translated by Ji-in Jeong, 138th, ‘2024 Hackers Investment Asset Management Company Final Key Summary Problem Collection’ by Baek Young and others, 139th, ‘The Miracle of Kiwi English Conversation in 5 Minutes a Day’ by Park Kang-jun, 140 Above, ‘Teacher Eun-kyung Lee’s Elementary Vocabulary 365’ by Eun-kyung Lee, 141st place, written by Bjorn Natico Lindeblad, illustrated by Thomas Sánchez, translated by Mi-kyung Park, ‘I Could Be Wrong’, 142nd place, ‘Season Without Wounds’ by Shin Yu-jin, 145th place, written by Nao Arita. /Illustrated by Masashi Anraku/translated by Lee So-dam, ‘Hell Elementary School 1’, #151, written by Hermann Hesse, translated by Young-mi Yoo, ‘Hermann Hesse’s How to Be Myself’, #152, ‘Inconvenient Convenience Store’ by Ho-yeon Kim, #155, written by Noritake Suzuki, translated by Nam-hee Kwon ‘Crisis escape guide’
156th, ‘Immortal Wisdom’ by Wallace Delroyd Wattles, 158th, ‘How to Write a Captivating Story’, written by Lisa Cron, translated by Jihyeok Moon, 166th, ‘There is No Love Without Pain’, written by Ho-seung Jeong, 168th, Written by Kenam, ‘Fake Alliance’ 1 Limited Edition’, 169th place, ‘Convenience Store with a Sound of the Sea’ by Sonoko Machida/translated by Hwang Kuk-young, 170th place, ‘2024 Eduwill Certified Real Estate Agent Oh Si-hoon Pass Letter Real Estate Method Theory + System Chart’, edited by Oh Si-hoon, 172nd place, Choi Min-hyeong ‘Gives up 30 billion won in one night’ Man’, 173rd place Written by Muchimaro, translated by Otmu ‘There are holes in the student council too! 5’, 174th place Eiichiro Oda ‘One Piece 107: Legendary Hero’, 177th place Kim Hyo-ji ‘US Real Estate Trends 2024’
[표1] Books entering the TOP100 chart ◆ Market share by field
Sales share by field is 1st self-development (18.1%), 2nd humanities (12.6%), 3rd language (10.4%), 4th poetry/essay (10.2%), 5th children (9.2%), and 6th novel. (8.9%), 7th Economy/Management (8.4%), 8th Comics (3.2%), 9th Home/Childcare/Cooking (3.1%), 10th Politics/Society (2.8%), 11th Technology/Engineering (2.2%), 12th Youth (2.0%), 13th Computer/IT/Mobile (1.9%), 14th Health/Hobby/Practical/Sports (1.8%), 15th Employment/Examination Form (1.7%), 16 The top rankings were novels/poetry/plays (1.6%), 17th place history/culture (1.2%), and 18th place science/technology (0.6%).
Aladdin did not include field information in the Excel data, so the market share by field was calculated using data from Kyobo Bookstore and Yes24. Since the book field system is different for each bookstore, it is necessary to unify the book field system in consultation with relevant associations or ministries.
◆ TOP 20 integrated bestsellers
The top 30 bestsellers from three online bookstores are as follows.
1st place: Park Geun-hye ‘Park Geun-hye Memoir 1: Through the Darkness to the Future’, 2nd place Park Geun-hye ‘Park Geun-hye Memoir 2: Through the Darkness to the Future’, 3rd place Patrick Bringley ‘I am a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’, 4th place Kang Yong-soo ‘At 40’ Reading Schopenhauer’, 5th place ETS ‘ETS TOEIC Regular Test Previous Question Collection 1000 Vol 4 RC’, 6th Virginia Satir ‘What Do Children Grow Up To’, 7th place ETS ‘ETS TOEIC Regular Test Previous Question Collection 1000 Vol 4 LC’, 8th place SayNo ‘SayNo’s Teachings’, 9th place Benjamin Hardy ‘Future Self’, 10th place Choi Tae-seong ‘2024 Keunbyeol Teacher Choi Tae-seong’s Special Korean History Past 500 Korean History Proficiency Test In-depth’
10th Claire Keegan ‘Such Little Things’, 12th Josh Kaufman ‘Personal MBA’, 13th Schopenhauer ‘Don’t Waste Your Life Trying to Show It to Others’, 14th National Euro Silvertown Association ‘I Thought It Was Love, but Arrhythmia’, 15 Above, Hong In-gi, ‘Stock investment strategy starting from scratch’, 16th, Shin Hyo-won, ‘Smart elementary school newspaper starting at age 9’, 17th, Kim Seong-geun, ‘Life is a moment’, 17th, Yohan Hari, ‘Stolen concentration’, 17th CarrickOnTV’s ‘Takipo’s Travel Agency in Another World 5’, 20th place Sang-Hoon Moon ‘I decided not to misunderstand what I said’
21st Hans-Georg Heusel ‘Brain, Unraveling the Secret of Desire’, 22nd Yang Gui-ja ‘Contradiction’, 23rd Park Jeong-su (Noksa) ‘Good Mood’, 24th Allan Pease et al. ‘Principles of people who ultimately achieve it’, 25th Korea Data Industry Promotion Agency’s ‘SQL Qualification Test Practice Questions’, 26th place Hye-nam Kim ‘Psychology for adults who think too much’, 26th place Sybil Pounder’s ‘Wonka’, 26th place Written and illustrated by Shinsuke Yoshitake/’Memen and Mori’ by Nam-hee Kwon, 29th place: Dale Carnegie’s ‘Dale Carnegie Theory of Human Relations’, 30th place’s Keigo Higashino’s ‘Forbidden Magic’
[표2] TOP 20 BEST SELLERS The top 20 best sellers for each online bookstore are as follows.
◆ Kyobo Bookstore
According to Kyobo Bookstore, the best daily domestic book online on February 5th was Park Geun-hye – ‘Park Geun-hye Memoirs 1: Through the Darkness to the Future’ (Joongang Books, 22,500 won).
Second place is Park Geun-hye – ‘Park Geun-hye Memoirs 2: Through the Darkness and Towards the Future’ (Joongang Books, 22,500 won).
Third place went to Lee Jae-hyung and others – ‘2024 Hackers General Mechanical Technician Practical Work Test Drawing Book’ (Hackers Certification, KRW 22,500).
In fourth place was Patrick Bringley – ‘I am a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’ (Woongjin Knowledge House, 15,750 won).
Kang Yong-su – ‘Reading Schopenhauer at 40’ (Unobooks, 15,300 won) took 5th place.
Next, ETS – ‘ETS TOEIC Regular Test Question Collection 1000 Vol 4 RC (Reading)’ (YBM, 17,820 won) ranked 6th.
Next, 7th place was taken by Virginia Satir – ‘What Do Children Grow Up To’ (Forest Books, 15,750 won).
8th place is Josh Kaufman – ‘Personal MBA (10th Anniversary Enlarged Edition)’ (Jinsung Books, 31,950 won).
Next, ETS – ‘ETS TOEIC Regular Exam Question Collection 1000 Vol 4 LC (Listening)’ (YBM, 17,820 won) rose to 9th place.
Benjamin Hardy – ‘Future Self’ (Sangsang Square, 17,820 won) took 10th place.
Next, SayNo – ‘SayNo’s Teachings’ (Day One, 6,480 won) ranked 11th.
Next, 12th place went to Jin Se-ran – ’33 things people regret before they die’ (Sansol Media, 17,820 won).
13th place is David Cho – ‘Hackers TOEIC VOCA Vocabulary Book’ (Hackers Language Institute, 11,610 won).
Tae-seong Choi – ‘2024 Teacher Tae-seong Choi’s Byeolbyeol Korean History Exam 500 Korean History Proficiency Test Advanced (Levels 1, 2, 3)’ (Etoos Book, 17,550 won) followed in 14th place.
Schopenhauer – ‘Do not waste your life trying to show off to others’ (Page 2 Books, 15,750 won) took 15th place.
Next, Keigo Higashino – ‘Forbidden Magic’ (Jaein, 16,920 won) ranked 16th.
Next, 17th place went to Hans-Georg Heusel – ‘Brain, Unraveling the Secret of Desire’ (Business Books, 16,200 won).
18th place is Yang Gui-ja – ‘Contradiction’ (written, 11,700 won).
David Cho – ‘Hackers TOEIC RC Reading TOEIC Basic Book’ (Hackers Language Institute, 16,920 won) ranked 19th.
Dale Carnegie went on to take 20th place – ‘Dale Carnegie’s Theory of Human Relations (complete uncensored version)’ (Hyundai Intelligence, 10,350 won).
* Kyobo Bookstore’s best-selling Excel file contains albums and perfumes rather than books, which is an area that needs improvement.
[표3] Top 20 bestsellers ◆ Yes24
According to Yes24, the overall best domestic book on February 5th was Park Geun-hye’s ‘Park Geun-hye Memoir 1: Through the Darkness to the Future’ (Joongang Books, 22,500 won).
Second place is written by Park Geun-hye – ‘Park Geun-hye Memoirs 2 Through the Darkness to the Future’ (Joongang Books, 22,500 won).
Third place went to Kang Yong-su’s ‘Reading Schopenhauer at 40’ (Unobooks, 15,300 won).
‘I am a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’ (Woongjin Knowledge House, 15,750 won) by Patrick Bringley, translated by Hee-jung Kim and Hyun-joo Cho, ranked 4th.
5th place went on to be written by SayNo – ‘SayNo’s Teachings’ (Day One, 6,480 won).
Next, by ETS – ‘ETS TOEIC Regular Test Question Collection 1000 Vol. 4 RC’ (YBM, 17,820 won) ranked 6th.
Next, 7th place was taken by Virginia Satir/translated by Kang Yu-ri – ‘What Do Children Grow Up To’ (Forest Books, 15,750 won).
8th place is by ETS – ‘ETS TOEIC Regular Exam Question Collection 1000 Vol. 4 LC’ (YBM, 17,820 won).
Next, Shin Hyo-won’s article – ‘Smart elementary school newspaper to start at age 9’ (Bookshelf Books, 15,750 won) ranked 9th.
Continuing to take 10th place was ‘Memen and Mori’ (Kimyoungsa, 14,220 won) written by Shinsuke Yoshitake/translated by Namhee Kwon.
Next, ‘Future Self’ (Sangsang Square, 17,820 won) written by Benjamin Hardy and translated by Eun-ah Choi ranked 11th.
Next, in 12th place, was ‘Little Things Like These’ (Dasan Bookstore, 12,420 won), written by Claire Keegan and translated by Hong Han-byeol.
13th place is Kim Jong-won’s text/narae illustration – ‘Pretty words told to me’ (Sangsangai, 15,120 won).
Next, Taeseong Choi’s book – ‘2024 Teacher Taeseong Choi’s Byeolbyeol Korean History Past 500 Korean History Proficiency Test Advanced (Levels 1, 2, 3)’ (Etoos Book, 17,550 won) was ranked 14th.
15th place went on to be taken by Arthur Schopenhauer/Jeo Park Je-heon – ‘Don’t Waste Your Life Trying to Show It to Others’ (Page 2, 15,750 won).
Next, Kim Hye-nam’s ‘Psychology for Adults Who Think Too Much (Special Edition to Commemorate Exceeding 100,000 Copies)’ (Maven, 16,020 won) ranked 16th.
Next, 17th place was taken by Schopenhauer/translated by Kim Wook – ‘Why do you think your life shouldn’t be difficult’ (Forest Books, 15,750 won).
18th place is ‘Minimal Korean History’ by Taeseong Choi (front page, 16,200 won).
Next, Buah C – ‘Writing that Attracts Wealth’ (Golden Owl, 17,820 won) ranked 19th.
Continuing to take 20th place was ‘I Thought It Was Love, but it was an arrhythmia’ (Forest Books, 11,970 won) written by Popurasha Editorial Department, National Paid Silver Town Association and translated by Lee Ji-su.
◆ Aladdin
According to Aladdin, the No. 1 domestic book bestseller on February 5 was Park Geun-hye’s book – ‘Park Geun-hye Memoir 1: Through the Darkness to the Future’ (Joongang Books, 22,500 won).
Second place goes to ‘I am a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’ (Woongjin Knowledge House, 15,750 won), written by Patrick Bringley, translated by Heejeong Kim and Hyunjoo Cho.
Third place went to Park Geun-hye’s book – ‘Park Geun-hye Memoirs 2: Through the Darkness to the Future’ (Joongang Books, 22,500 won).
In fourth place was ‘Little Things Like These’ (Dasan Bookstore, 12,420 won), written by Claire Keegan and translated by Hong Han-byeol.
Continuing to take 5th place is ETS Compilation – ‘ETS TOEIC Regular Exam Question Collection 1000 Vol. 4 Reading’ (YBM Co., Ltd., 17,820 won) won.
Next, ‘I Thought It Was Love, but Arrhythmia’ (Forest Books, 11,970 won), written by Popurasha Editorial Department of the National Paid Silver Town Association and translated by Ji-soo Lee, ranked 6th.
Next, 7th place is ETS Compilation – ‘ETS TOEIC Regular Exam Question Collection 1000 Vol. 4 Listening’ (YBM Co., Ltd., 17,820 won) won.
8th place is ‘Reading Schopenhauer at 40’ (Unobooks, 15,300 won), written by Kang Yong-su.
Next, ‘What Do Children Grow Up To’ (Forest Books, 15,750 won), written by Virginia Satir and translated by Yuri Kang, ranked 9th.
The 10th place went on to be written by SayNo – ‘SayNo’s Teachings (700,000 copies commemorative red cover)’ (Day One, 6,480 won).
Next, ‘Yu-Gi-Oh Beloved Edition 7’ (Daewon C.I. (comics), 10,800 won), written by Kazuki Takahashi, ranked 11th.
Next, 12th place was taken by ‘Future Self’ (Sangsang Square, 17,820 won), written by Benjamin Hardy and translated by Eunah Choi.
13th place is written by Choi Tae-seong – ‘2024 Bigbyeol Teacher Choi Tae-seong’s Star★Star Korean History Past Exam 500 Korean History Proficiency Test (Grades 1, 2, 3)’ (Etoos Book, 17,550 won).
Next, ‘Memen and Mori’ (Kimyoungsa, 14,220 won), written by Shinsuke Yoshitake and translated by Namhee Kwon, ranked 14th.
15th place was taken by Korea Data Agency – ‘SQL Qualification Test Practice Questions’ (Korea Data Industry Promotion Agency, 17,100 won).
Next, ‘Taki Po’s Travel Agency in Another World 5’ (Daewon Kids, 13,050 won), written by Song Do-soo, illustrated by Lee Ji-woon, and based on Carrick On TV, ranked 16th.
Next, 17th place was taken by ‘Personal MBA’ (Jinsung Books, 31,950 won), written by Josh Kaufman, translated by Sangjin Park and Sangho Lee.
18th place is ‘The Entrusted Girl’ (Dasan Bookstore, 11,700 won), written by Claire Keegan and translated by Heo Jin.
Next, ‘Life is a Moment’ (Dasan Books, 16,200 won), written by Kim Seong-geun, ranked 19th.
The 20th place went on to be written by Keigo Higashino, translated by Kim Nan-ju – ‘Forbidden Magic’ (Jaein, 16,920 won). * Aladdin’s best-selling Excel file is missing the book’s field information, which requires improvement.
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