1.
Goblin Bridge on a Rainy Night
2.
A handful at the goblin market
3.
Heart Thieves
4.
A child who causes excitement
5.
Niliriya Ninano
6.
A bug that parasitizes the soul
7.
Daily Goblin Experience
8.
Are you a goblin or a human?
9.
Pat pat thermometer
10.
Arm wrestling to the death
11.
Jeong Su-beom's Rescue Project
12.
One month's time
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Live with excitement
14.
Oh, that's good, that's good

Author's Note

A brilliant imagination that skillfully crosses the boundaries between the virtual and the real,
The 'Goblin Phone' fantasy is back!

The 2018 Changbi 'Good Children's Book' manuscript contest grand prize winner, 'Would You Like to Open a Goblin Phone?', received rave reviews for its insight into the essence of the fantasy of 'goblins' and its excellent modern transformation. It immediately became a bestseller in the children's category and a key book for elementary school 'Read One Book a Semester'.
Author Park Ha-ik's follow-up work, "Would You Like to Cancel Your Goblin Phone?", released approximately six years later, contains the author's reflections and insights, gained through meeting numerous readers in lectures and delving deeper into children's daily lives and the virtual world.
Just like the previous work, the densely-packed world of Dokkaebi that is linked to reality and the lively characters make reading a pleasure, while at the same time, the setting that creators earn "energy" based on the number of views of their videos on the video sharing site "Manri-gyeong" in the Dokkaebi world and use it as currency, and that the physical and mental health of those who accumulate wealth in this way unknowingly deteriorates, excellently shows the light and dark sides of content sharing platforms that are inseparable from children's daily lives, such as various SNS and YouTube, and makes readers reflect on the duality of the virtual world for themselves.


Popularity, confidence, money… I got my hands on the Goblin Phone that gives you everything!
“But you only have one month left to live.”

The protagonist, 'Subum', accidentally enters the goblin world and falls for the goblins' offer to become a singer, quickly becoming a star.
Subeom, who now has the latest Dokkaebi phone, believes that his confidence in daily life and his social relationships have improved thanks to the Dokkaebi phone, and he becomes more devoted to life in the Dokkaebi world than in reality.
Ji-woo, the main character of "Would You Like to Open a Goblin Phone?", who appears as Soo-beom's classmate, advises Soo-beom about the negative effects of the Goblin Phone, but Soo-beom does not listen.
Then, a notification window pops up on Subeom's goblin phone, saying that he only has one month left to live.
He was in danger of death because the goblin's energy was greater than that of a human.
What's special about this work is that it doesn't blindly criticize Subum, who is lost in the goblin world, a virtual world, and the young readers who empathize with Subum.
The author understands and consoles the plight of today's children, who find it easier to find the driving force and joy of life in the virtual world rather than in reality, while encouraging readers to find ways to enjoy the virtual "me" while affirming the real "me," and to maintain a balance between the two worlds.
As they read, children will be challenged to reflect on how they use smartphones, social media, and video-sharing platforms, and to seriously consider the duality of technology as it consumes their limited time and attention.


What is 'humanity'?
A sharp sense of problem in a delightful and engaging story

Author Park Ha-ik's exceptional storytelling skills and sharp insight contained in his entertaining narrative are fully demonstrated in this work, which portrays the lives of modern children in a new way by moving them into a fantasy world.
The outrageous events that an ordinary elementary school student experiences unfold humorously and at a fast pace, keeping readers curious until the very end. As they savor the sophisticated and lively world of goblins, readers naturally discover a sense of crisis.
The theme of "Would You Like to Cancel Your Goblin Phone?" is "humanity." After almost losing his life, Subum begins to think deeply about the diminishing humanity that dwindles as he becomes more immersed in the goblin world. He eventually overcomes the crisis through his own efforts, good friends, and the help of kind and responsible adults.
It is realizing that the joy of life that humans can enjoy is acknowledging the 'self' as it is and consistently seeking out and enjoying things that give you energy in reality.
"Would You Like to Cancel Your Goblin Phone?" offers a wealth of material for both children and adult readers, and we hope it will be widely loved as a critical work for today's children, a work that teachers and students can read and discuss together.