Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit: A Graphic Novel
Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit: A Graphic Novel by Kim Hyun Sook is set to be published by Penguin Group on October 7, 2025. This 208-page graphic novel presents a blend of humor and light creepiness, focusing on themes of first love and friendship against the backdrop of 1980s South Korea during the Daeboreum holiday. The story follows Taehee, who is more interested in her boyfriend Kiwoo and her music than the traditional celebrations her family insists upon.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines social issues with elements of supernatural intrigue, as Taehee navigates her controlling father, her eccentric grandmother, and the secrets of her friends. As the group is taken to a remote farm to celebrate in an old-fashioned manner, tensions rise with the looming full moon and the potential for confessions that could alter their relationships. Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit features characters familiar to fans of Kim Hyun Sook’s previous works, offering a standalone tale that merges tradition with unexpected twists.
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Acclaimed creators Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada are back with a lightly creepy yet hilarious young adult graphic novel about first love and friendship—perfect for fans of Huda F Cares and Pumpkinheads.
It’s almost Daeboreum in 1980s South Korea—a holiday that celebrates the first full moon of the year. Taehee couldn’t care less. All she wants is to spend time with her boyfriend Kiwoo, avoid her controlling father, and play music for her mask dance club. But Taehee’s weird granny and her even weirder friends have other plans for Taehee: they drag her, Kiwoo, and the rest of the dance club to their remote farm to celebrate Daeboreum…the old-fashioned way.
As the group arrives at the farm, Taehee overhears her granny talking about ceremonies, ghosts, and possibly (probably) sacrificing her friends to evil spirits. And if that’s not bad enough, Taehee just said those Three Little Words to Kiwoo that he can’t seem to say back. Meanwhile, her friends are running wild with secrets—ones they definitely don’t want the grannies to overhear. It seems like everyone is up to no good.
The first full moon of the year is about to arrive, and with it confessions that threaten to change everything. That is, of course, if they all make it out alive.
Featuring beloved characters from Banned Book Club and No Rules Tonight, Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit is a standalone story that melds tradition with the unexpected, and the spooky with the sweet.
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