"Winning the prize the very next day of the Korean language." Citizens cheer for winning the Han River Nobel Prize for Literature.

[Anchor]
Citizens were thrilled to hear that novelist Han Kang was the first Korean writer to be honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature.

In particular, some said they were happy to hear the news of winning the Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday (10th), the day after Hangeul Day.

Reporter Choi Doo-hee covered it.

[Reporter]
Citizens who visited large bookstores in Seoul were delighted by the news of novelist Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature.

Celebrating the news of Korea's first Nobel Prize in Literature, I was determined to take out Han Kang's book that I had read before.

[Shin Seung-hyun / Gangbuk-gu, Seoul: I was so happy that I spread the news around. I was depressed because I didn't receive a science-related award, but I felt better to receive a literature award. When I read it before, I thought that the content or grammar was a little difficult and difficult, but I thought I should take it out and read it again after a long time.]

In particular, some said they were more happy with the news of the award, which came the day after Hangul Day, an anniversary designated to promote the excellence of Hangul.

[CHAEYOUNG SUN / Seongbuk-gu, Seoul: I was so happy that something glorious happened the next day of Hangul Proclamation Day. I'm so proud that those feelings in our country worked with the world, and I think the person who translated Korean words and delivered them to people is amazing..]

Citizens who have not yet read the novel also wanted to take this opportunity to get to know better about the novelist Han Kang.

[Kwon Nuri / Seo-gu, Incheon: It's amazing and proud that the name of the Nobel Prize keeps coming out. I've heard a lot of books by Han Kang, but I haven't read them. I'm actually curious about how it is....]

After the news of the award, orders to buy books by Han River flooded, and the website of a large bookstore was once paralyzed.

There were also enthusiastic responses in real-time online, and on social media X, keywords related to Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature and vegetarian, were occupied in real-time trends.

I'm Choi Doohee of YTN.