As the KOSPI surged past the 5,600 mark, business and economics titles continued to dominate bestseller lists.
According to Yes24’s overall bestseller rankings for the third week of February, professor Lee Gwang-su’s “Stock Investing for Progressives” ranked No. 1.
The comic “The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity 18 (Double Special Edition),” which began preorders last week, placed No. 2. Cho Hyun-sun’s new novel “My Perfect Funeral,” published in January, was No. 3. The 2025 Akutagawa Prize winner “Goethe Said Everything” ranked No. 4, and “Sakamoto Days 25 (Double Special Edition)” was No. 5.
Interest in investing stayed strong through the Lunar New Year holiday. Five business and economics books made the overall top 10, extending a trend seen since the start of the year. Sales of “Stock Investing for Progressives” rose 46.4% from the previous week during Feb. 12-18, the holiday period. “KOSPI 10,000: Next Level,” which reached No. 7 after preorders began, drew a majority of purchases from readers in their 50s, at 51.1%. The No. 8 title, “Create 3 Million Won in Monthly Dividends Within Three Years With 10 Million Won,” had a 40.1% purchase share among readers in their 40s. “Park Gomhui’s Pension Wealth Class” (No. 9) and “The Equation of Money” (No. 10) also made the top 10.
Comics also saw a surge among younger readers. “The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity 18 (Double Special Edition)” climbed to No. 2 in seven days after preorders opened on Feb. 12, with purchases led by men in their teens (31.1%) and 20s (25.3%). “Sakamoto Days 25 (Double Special Edition)” entered the overall top five in six days after preorders began Feb. 13; women in their 20s accounted for 28.7% of purchases.
Long-form fiction maintained steady popularity. Along with “My Perfect Funeral” (No. 3) and “Goethe Said Everything” (No. 4), “Grapefruit Apricot Club” (No. 15), “Contradiction” (No. 17) and “I Said Goodbye” (No. 20) all ranked in the overall top 20.
Sales of “My Perfect Funeral” rose 24.4% from the previous week during the holiday period. Women accounted for 73.3% of buyers, including women in their 30s (17.1%) and 40s (28.6%).
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