Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary" reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Kyobo Book Centre's overall bestseller list for the second week of May, edging out "Heunhan Nammae 22," which holds a strong fan base among young readers. Kim Ae-ran's "I Said Goodbye" and Hanroro's "Grapefruit Apricot Club" followed in second and third place.
Novels continued to dominate, with seven fiction titles ranked in the overall top 10. Yang Gui-ja's "Contradiction," which had maintained a place in the top 10 for 69 consecutive weeks before briefly slipping, climbed four spots this week to reach No. 7, demonstrating its enduring appeal.
Interest in world literature classics also ran high. Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha" rose five spots from the previous week to No. 9. "Selected Short Stories of Chekhov" entered the list for the first time at No. 19, with sales jumping 14-fold from the prior week.
