What’s behind Jang Won-young’s ‘Lucky Vicky’ mindset
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Quick summary- 1When Kyobo Book Center released its list of the top 10 bestsellers for 2025, one title stood out amid a sea of Korean books: “Super-Translated Buddha's Words,”…
- 2Its unlikely rise can be traced to a single moment.
- 3In January, Jang Won-young of the K-pop group Iv
When Kyobo Book Center released its list of the top 10 bestsellers for 2025, one title stood out amid a sea of Korean books: “Super-Translated Buddha's Words,” by a Japanese monk. Its unlikely rise can be traced to a single moment. In January, Jang Won-young of the K-pop group Ive
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mentioned the book during her appearance on tvN talk show “You Quiz on the Block.” Almost immediately, sales took off. Originally published in May 2024, the book climbed rapidly into the upper ranks of the weekly bests
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