My son is like Son Heung-min… Son Woong-jeong’s book that appeals to mothers

Son Heung-min’s father, Son Woong-jeong’s interview collection, Kyobo 2nd place, Yes24 1st place

“I was so curious about the father who raised Son Heung-min that I bought it.

I also want to raise my son well, but I can’t.

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This is one of the reviews of ‘I Read, Write, and Throw Away’ posted on Kyobo Bookstore.

The interview collection ‘I Read, Write, and Throw Away’ written by SON Soccer Academy coach Son Woong-jeong, the father of soccer star Son Heung-min (Tottenham), is causing a sensation with its publication.

It is especially noteworthy that the main customers who bought the book were women in their 40s.

According to the bestseller ranking for the third week of April announced by Kyobo Bookstore on the 26th, ‘I Read, Write, and Throw It Away’ entered second place, following ‘Immutable Law’, which took first place for four consecutive weeks.

It ranks first in Yes24’s bestseller rankings.

‘I Read, Write, and Throw It Away’ is a collection of interviews that compiles director Son’s reading notes and views on education.

The book’s sensation was unusual in that it attracted great interest from women, who were less interested in soccer than men.

In particular, the interest of women in their 40s was notable.

The purchase rate of women in their 40s was 24.6%, the highest among all age groups.

Men in their 40s (15.1%), women in their 30s (12.8%), and men in their 30s (12.0%) followed.

The purchase rate of people in their 30s and 40s accounted for 64.6%.

About two out of three book buyers are in their 30s or 40s.

Regarding the book’s popularity, a Kyobo Bookstore official said, “Interest in children’s education and discipline mindset was prominent.”

Director Son’s previous work, the essay ‘Everything Starts with the Basics,’ also gained popularity, rising 30 places to 66th place.

In addition, the 10th volume of the comic ‘Only I Level Up’ ranked 6th, and the revised and expanded edition of Kim Young-ha’s essay ‘Reason for Travel’ ranked 14th.

Hwang Seok-young’s novel ‘Three Generations of Railwaymen’, which was a finalist in the Booker Prize International category, rose 22 places to 24th place.

◇ Kyobo Bookstore bestseller ranking for the third week of April (based on sales from April 17th to 23rd)
1. Immutable Law (Morgan Hawoojeol, Seosamdok)
2. I read, write, and throw away (Son Woong-jeong, Nanda)
3. First-class conditions (Takashi Saito, Film)
4. About a wise attitude that does not consume me (Matthias Nönke, First Penguin)
5. Three bodies 1: Three bodies problem (Liu Cixin, consonants and vowels)
6. Only I can level up 10 (Jang Seong-rak, D&C Media)
7. I am a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Patrick Bringley, Woongjin Knowledge House)
8. Reading Schopenhauer at 40 (Kang Yong-su, Yunobooks)
9. Contradiction (Yang Gui-ja, Tsuda)
10. 2024 15th Young Writer Award winning works collection (Mella Kim et al. Munhakdongne)

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