This English edition of the widely quoted Korean essay collection offers quiet strength in a noisy world. From bestselling Korean author Jung Young-wook, Well Was, Well Is, Well Be invites you to explore the simple but powerful question:
Have I done well? Am I doing well? Will I do well?

In soft, honest language, the author reflects on what it means to keep going—especially when life feels unsteady.

“Some days, we endure bravely. Other days, we feel like we’re falling apart inside.
But if our lives can break without reason, maybe they can also heal without reason.”

Divided into six parts—Emotions, Relationships, Love, Self-Preservation, Depression, and Encouragement—each chapter offers short, lyrical essays grounded in lived experience. These are not lessons, but gentle observations. Not answers, but empathy.

This book doesn’t shout for change. Instead, it whispers:
You are allowed to rest. You are allowed to hope. You are allowed to be soft and still strong.

Are you standing at an uncertain point in life?
Do you feel disillusioned by relationships that seem to drift apart?
Are you heartbroken by yet another failed love?

Then this book is for you.

Open it like a door.
Inside, you’ll find a quiet garden blooming with the possibility of “well.”

To everyone reading this—
Well Was, Well Is, Well Be.

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One of the monsters is me.

Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He does not have friends—the two almond-shaped neurons located deep in his brain have seen to that—but his devoted mother and grandmother provide him with a safe and content life. Their little home above his mother’s used bookstore is decorated with colorful Post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say “thank you,” and when to laugh.

Then on Christmas Eve—Yunjae’s sixteenth birthday—everything changes. A shocking act of random violence shatters his world, leaving him alone and on his own. Struggling to cope with his loss, Yunjae retreats into silent isolation, until troubled teenager Gon arrives at his school, and they develop a surprising bond.

As Yunjae begins to open his life to new people—including a girl at school—something slowly changes inside him. And when Gon suddenly finds his life at risk, Yunjae will have the chance to step outside of every comfort zone he has created to perhaps become the hero he never thought he would be.

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<블로노트>는 타블로가 세상에 던지는 짧지만 강렬한 메시지이다. 때로는 주변의 인간관계, 가족, 친구에 관한 냉철한 시각에서부터 나아가 다양하고 복잡해진 사회에 시원하게 내지르는, 타블로의 일관된 가치관이 고스란히 들어 있다. 래퍼 타블로가 평소 주로 해오던 서사적이고 문학적인 음악 작업과 같지만 또 다르게 특유의 감수성을 그대로 담아내면서도 정곡을 찌르는 함축적 문장들이 책 위를 흐른다.

책으로 묶여진 <블로노트>에는 배우 공효진, 영화감독 박찬욱, 버스커 버스커 장범준, 빅뱅 권지용, 라디오 작가 김재연, 개그맨 양세형, 뮤지션 유희열, 꽃봄 크리에이티브 디렉터 김혜진, 모델이자 배우 이성경, 검정치마 조휴일, 만화가 이말년, 디자이너 김기조, 라디오 DJ 배철수 등 좀처럼 한자리에 모이기 어려운 유명인사들이 저마다의 개성적인 손글씨로 표현한 블로노트 문장을 수록하였다.

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Recording her dialogues with her psychiatrist over a twelve-week period, and expanding on each session with her own reflective micro-essays, Baek begins to disentangle the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions, and harmful behaviors that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki is a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness. It will appeal to anyone who has ever felt alone or unjustified in their everyday despair.

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Recording her dialogues with her psychiatrist over a twelve-week period, and expanding on each session with her own reflective micro-essays, Baek begins to disentangle the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions, and harmful behaviors that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki is a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness. It will appeal to anyone who has ever felt alone or unjustified in their everyday despair.

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09 Editor’s Letter

12 At the Airport
Travelers encountered at the Suvarnabhumi Airport

20 Greeting
Unique Bangkok hotels with unwavering tastes and distinctive colors

30 Report
The aggressive growth and expansion of Bangkok’s hotel industry

34 Down to Earth
Commercial spaces in Bangkok that propose healthy lifestyle solutions

46 Interview
Ou Baholyodhin, chief creative officer at Sansiri Public Company Limited, and Tyler Br?l?, editor-in-chief of Monocle, discuss future cities and new forms of residential environment

50 Hub
TCDC, the hub of designers and creative minds in Thailand

54 Bangkokian
Bangkok creators who express their identities with Thailand as their base

64 Space
Galleries and community spaces nested in Bangkok and its Old City area

74 City Navigation
Sociocultural characteristics and figures that shed light on Bangkok

82 Skyline
The historical, architectural, and economic significance of Bangkok’s skyscrapers

86 Districts
Walking routes in each Bangkok district that showcase the city’s various charms

96 On the Street
Daytime and nighttime food chats with people on the streets

100 Dine and Bar
Bangkok’s dining scene and nightlife attractions reflecting Thai tradition and culture

108 Coffee Break
A wide spectrum of coffee and dessert shops found in Bangkok

116 Made in Thailand
Thai brands that emanate authentic style and attitude

122 Communication
Thailand’s commercial design scene seen through Bangkok’s prominent agencies and their work

126 Objects
Bangkok lovers share the city’s aesthetics and their treasured collectibles from Bangkok

134 Discover
Places worth visiting in Bangkok categorized by interest

141 Outro

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■ Table of Contents
02 Intro / 26 Inner Space / 40 French Chic / 60 Characters / 72 Brand to Brand / 76 Iconic Details / 81 B’s Cut / 96 Brand Story / 114 Outro

■ About the Publication
Magazine B is an ad-less monthly publication that dedicates one issue to one well-balanced brand unearthed from around the globe. The magazine introduces the brand’s hidden stories, as well as its sensibility and culture, and is an easy read for anyone with an interest in brands.

■ About the Publisher
JOH. was established in April 2011 by Suyong Joh, former Director of Creative Marketing & Design at NHN. He oversaw and directed the construction of NHN Green Factory, which is the headquarters of NHN, the company that has earned domestic and international reputation as “Google of Korea.” He also created a sensation in the publishing world when he compiled the construction process in a publication, Green Factory. Currently, he leads JOH., a group of creative directors that he has brought together from various fields, and he is conducting complex projects encompassing architectural design, interior, products, and brand consultation for major companies. On the other hand, he is making preparations for launching an independent brand that reflects the company’s perspective for good brands. The first fruit of such endeavor is magazine B, created to serve as the bridge connecting JOH. with the world.

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시리즈 12권 신경숙의 <풍금이 있던 자리>는 여성 화자 ‘나’가 이 년간 지속해 온 불륜의 사랑을 끝내기로 결심하기까지, 마음의 바닥에서 일어나는 하염없는 상념을 상대방 남자에게 보내는 편지 형식으로 고백하고 있는 작품이다.

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Over the course of one hazy, volatile summer, San meets a curious cast of characters: the nonspeaking shop owner, a brash coworker, kind farmers, and aggressive customers. Fueled by a quiet desperation to jump-start her life, she plunges headfirst into obsession with a passing magazine photographer.

In Violets, best-selling author Kyung-Sook Shin explores misogyny, erasure, and repressed desire, as San desperately searches for both autonomy and attachment in the unforgiving reality of contemporary Korean society.

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