Idea 1 of Gwangsoo

Author: Park Gwangsoo (Korean)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: A bestseller in Korea, reprinted 58 times, selling 2,000,000 copies! Consistently ranked #1 on bestseller lists for 18 months! Gwangsoo's Ideas is a three-volume comic collection by Park Gwangsoo.
Park Gwangsoo gathers the small, everyday moments of life through the character "Shin Borye," including events that happen to others and those that happen to himself. The comics are highly philosophical, with each section offering a moral lesson or a thought-provoking insight.
This book has received high praise in Korea and has been compared to Popeye's spinach, giving people endless energy; sometimes, it's likened to mint candy, refreshing the soul; at other times, it leaves one feeling empty, prompting a search for more; sometimes, it brings a sense of oppression, making one yearn for release; and sometimes, it makes one laugh, followed by a deep sense of emotion.
Gwangsoo's Ideas represents the highest achievement in contemporary Korean comic creation, with annual sales exceeding 1.5 million copies and ranking #1 on the Korean comic bestseller list for three consecutive years.