Yes24: Lee Hae-chan Memoir Surges to No. 1 Bestseller in Early February

The late former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan’s ranked No. 1 overall on the bestseller list.

According to Yes24’s overall bestseller rankings for the first week of February released on Wednesday, the memoir jumped to the top spot as reader interest surged from the previous week.

Sales over the past week were 457 times the book’s total sales for all of 2025. Readers in their 50s accounted for 43.8% of purchases, followed by those in their 40s at 20.4%.

Professor Lee Gwang-su’s , which held the No. 1 spot for four straight weeks in January, slipped one place to No. 2. The 2025 Akutagawa Prize winner stayed at No. 3. by economic creator and investment instructor Baek Eok-nam rose to No. 4, followed by Morgan Housel’s new book at No. 5.

Investment and personal finance titles remained strong. Three business and economics books placed in the top five: (No. 2), (No. 4) and (No. 5). (No. 6), popular since its release last June, and (No. 15) also ranked in the top 20. Sales in the “stocks/ETF” category rose 71.4% from the same period a year earlier.

Fiction also held steady, with five novels in the top 20. , ranked No. 22, saw sales jump 289 times from the previous week and drew strong interest from women in their 30s and 40s, who made up 56.7% of buyers.

Fortune-teller Park Seong-jun, known through broadcast and YouTube appearances, ranked No. 9 overall and No. 1 in the humanities category with . The book’s sales rose 203% from the previous week. Books in the saju and myeongni category increased 31.7% week over week.

Yes24 overall bestsellers, first week of February

* This article has been translated by AI.

Yoon Juhye