{"id":1156,"date":"2026-08-15T08:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/structured-weekly_kyobo_history_culture_ranking-kyobo_history_culture_weekly-2026-08-15-enkr\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T08:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:22:36","slug":"structured-weekly_kyobo_history_culture_ranking-kyobo_history_culture_weekly-2026-08-15-enkr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/structured-weekly_kyobo_history_culture_ranking-kyobo_history_culture_weekly-2026-08-15-enkr\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyobo’s Top 10 \uc5ed\uc0ac and \ubb38\ud654 Bestselling \ub3c4\uc11c \uc21c\uc704"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kyobo's Top 10 \uc5ed\uc0ac and \ubb38\ud654 Bestselling \ub3c4\uc11c \uc21c\uc704<\/div>\n

As of August 15, 2026, the #1 bestseller in Kyobo's \uc5ed\uc0ac \ubb38\ud654 \uae30\uc900 is the \uc138\uacc4\uc0ac \uc911\uc2ec \ub3c4\uc11c "A Minimal History of the World" by Idaji (Frontpage). This week's \uc21c\uc704 includes one \uc2e0\uaddc \uc9c4\uc785, and the book showing the biggest \uc0c1\uc2b9\ud3ed is "The Odyssey Read in One Night" by Homer (Item House).<\/p>\n

TOP 10<\/h2>\n
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\ucd5c\uc18c\ud55c\uc758 \uc138\uacc4\uc0ac<\/div>\n
\uc774\ub2e4\uc9c0 \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\ucd5c\uc18c\ud55c\uc758<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n\n
\ucd5c\uc18c\ud55c\uc758 \ud55c\uad6d\uc0ac<\/div>\n
\ucd5c\ud0dc\uc131 \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\ucd1d<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n\n
\ucd1d \uade0 \uc1e0<\/div>\n
\uc7ac\ub808\ub4dc \ub2e4\uc774\uc544\ubaac\ub4dc \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\uc870\uc120\ubc94\uc8c4\uc2e4\ub85d\"<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n\n
\uc870\uc120\ubc94\uc8c4\uc2e4\ub85d<\/div>\n
\uc815\uba85\uc12d \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\ud558\ub8fb\ubc24\uc5d0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n\n
\ud558\ub8fb\ubc24\uc5d0 \uc77d\ub294 \uc624\ub514\uc138\uc774\uc544<\/div>\n
\ud638\uba54\ub85c\uc2a4 \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\ud55c\uad8c\uc73c\ub85c<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n\n
\ud55c\uad8c\uc73c\ub85c \uc77d\ub294 \uc624\ub514\uc138\uc774\uc544<\/div>\n
\ud638\uba54\ub85c\uc2a4 \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\ub208\uc5d0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n\n
\ub208\uc5d0 \ubcf4\uc774\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294 \uad6d\uacbd\uc758 \uc9c0\ub3c4\ucc45<\/div>\n
\ub378\ud540 \ud30c\ud33d \uc678 \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"500\uba85\uc758<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n\n
500\uba85\uc758 \uc778\ubb3c\ub85c \uc77d\ub294 \uc138\uacc4\uc0ac<\/div>\n
\ucc30\uc2a4 \ud544\ub9bd\uc2a4 \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\uae30\ud6c4\ub85c<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n\n
\uae30\ud6c4\ub85c \ubcf4\ub294 \ud55c\uad6d\uc0ac<\/div>\n
\ubc15\uc815\uc7ac \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\ub3c4\uc62c\uc774<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n\n
\ub3c4\uc62c\uc774 \ubcf8 \ubd80\ub9c8 \uc2dc\ubbfc\ud601\uba85<\/div>\n
\uae40\uc6a9\uc625 \u00b7 Kyobo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Ranking Summary (August 15, 2026)<\/h2>\n

The \uc0c1\uc704\uad8c in this week's \uc21c\uc704 are primarily held by the \uc138\uacc4\uc0ac \ub3c4\uc11c "A Minimal History of the World" by Idaji (Frontpage), the \ud55c\uad6d\uc0ac \ub3c4\uc11c "A Minimal History of Korea" by Choi Taesung (Frontpage), and "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond (Gimmyoung Publishers).<\/p>\n

Notably, \uc800\uc790 Homer has \ubcf5\uc218 books \uc9c4\uc785ing the top 10 \uc21c\uc704.<\/p>\n

Insight into Korean Reading Trends<\/h2>\n

For \ud574\uc678 \ub3c5\uc790 of KStories, this Kyobo \ubb38\ud654 Weekly \uc21c\uc704 serves as a valuable \ucc38\uace0 \uc790\ub8cc, offering insight into \ud55c\uad6d's \ub3c5\uc11c trends.<\/p>\n

It's \uc911\uc694 to analyze which \ub3c4\uc11c, \uc800\uc790, and \ucd9c\ud310\uc0ac stand out, rather than \ub2e8\uc21cly viewing it as a \ud310\ub9e4 \uc21c\uc704 from one \uad00\uc810.<\/p>\n

Frontpage is a \ucd9c\ud310\uc0ac that has made a \ubc18\ubcf5 \ub4f1\uc7a5, with two books in the \ud604\uc7ac ranking, indicating \ubcc0\ub3d9.<\/p>\n

Key Ranking Movements<\/h2>\n

The biggest \uc0c1\uc2b9\ud3ed was seen by "The Odyssey Read in One Night" by Homer (Item House), which \uc0c1\uc2b9ed three spots from #8 last week to #5.<\/p>\n

Conversely, "\ud55c\uad6d\uc0ac Through \uae30\ud6c4" by Park Jeong-jae (Bada Publishing) experienced the largest \ud558\ub77d\ud3ed, \ud558\ub77ding five places from #4 to #9.<\/p>\n

\ub3c4\uc11c that have moved out of the chart include "\uc138\uacc4\uc0ac Through 500 \uac74\ucd95s" by Sophie Collins (Kyobo), among others.<\/p>\n

Kyobo's Top 10 History & Culture Bestsellers (August 15, 2026)<\/h2>\n

1. The \uc138\uacc4\uc0ac \ub3c4\uc11c "A Minimal History of the World" (Idaji, Frontpage) – \uc720\uc9c0s #1 from last week.<\/p>\n

2. The \ud55c\uad6d\uc0ac \ub3c4\uc11c "A Minimal History of Korea" (Choi Taesung, Frontpage) – \uc0c1\uc2b9s one spot from #3 last week.<\/p>\n

3. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (Jared Diamond, Gimmyoung Publishers) – \ud558\ub77ds one spot from #2 last week.<\/p>\n

4. "Annals of Joseon Crimes" (Jung Myung-seop, Kyobo) – \uc0c1\uc2b9s two spots from #6 last week.<\/p>\n

5. "The Odyssey Read in One Night" (Homer, Item House) – \uc0c1\uc2b9s three spots from #8 last week.<\/p>\n

6. "The Odyssey in One Volume" (Homer, Ehwa Books) – \uc2e0\uaddc \uc9c4\uc785.<\/p>\n

7. The \uad6d\uacbd \uc9c0\ub3c4\ucc45 "Atlas of Invisible Borders" (Delphine Papin et al., Willbook) – \uc720\uc9c0s #7 from last week.<\/p>\n

8. The \uc138\uacc4\uc0ac \uc778\ubb3c \ub3c4\uc11c "World History Through 500 Figures" (Charles Phillips, Hyeondae Jiseong) – \ud558\ub77ds three spots from #5 last week.<\/p>\n

9. The \ud55c\uad6d\uc0ac \uae30\ud6c4 \ub3c4\uc11c "Korean History Through Climate" (Park Jeong-jae, Bada Publishing) – \ud558\ub77ds five places from #4 to #9.<\/p>\n

10. "Doeol's View of the Buma Democratic Uprising" (Kim Yong-ok, Tongnamu) – \ud558\ub77ds one spot from #9 last week.<\/p>\n

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