Planning Note: Kim Kyung-yeon (Hannakwon Science Fiction Award Judge, Youth Literature Critic)
Blue Hair_Nam Yu-ha (5th Han Nak-won Science Fiction Award Winner)
Roy Service_Nam Yu-ha (award-winning author's new work)
Mackerel_Lee Pil-won
Five Percent of the Future_Heo Jin-hee
After the alarm went off_Lee Deok-rae
Heart-pounding Dilemma_Choi Sang-ah
Commentary by Park Sang-jun (Hannakwon Science Fiction Award Judge, Science Fiction Critic)

The special encounter between a boy born between a "blue-haired" Zymillion and an Earthling and a girl born from Earthling.
The Zymili people from the planet Zymili, who came to Earth to reproduce, are forced to live in a cocoon deep in the ocean when their spouse becomes pregnant with their child.
Purifying seawater into freshwater for the people of Earth until the end of its life.
Jay is a boy born between a Zymili and an Earthling, and has blue hair, the symbol of the planet Zymili.
When it touches water, its entire body becomes covered in a blue shell and it returns to its original form as a Zymiel planetary person.
Jiyu confronts her own prejudices through Jaei and begins to change little by little.


Would you like to apply for the "Roy Service," a special funeral culture for a "good farewell"?
After her grandfather passed away, her mother applied for Roy's service.
It is a humanoid equipped with the same body structure, voice, and emotions as the deceased when he was alive, making it feel as if the grandfather is still alive.
I hate my mom who treats machines, which are nothing more than android robots, like a grandfather, and I don't understand this hypocrisy and commercialism of adults.
I happened to run into a child my age and ended up going to his house. The moment I thought I could interact with him and become friends, I learned something shocking.


"Mackerel" Is that what the flying object from outer space desperately wants?
An unidentified flying object appeared in the sky above the playground of an elementary school in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
People from all over the world flock to Korea to see this UFO, and a small outskirts of Yongin City instantly becomes the center of attention. The UFO's light shines from a certain sushi restaurant.
An emergency committee of experts concludes that the aliens want mackerel, and sends various mackerels from all over the world here.
Then one day, a linguist concludes that what the aliens want might not be mackerel, but something else… .
Could Kiho hand over the mackerel he was caring for to aliens?

The big twist brought about by the lifespan prediction results of "Five Percent Future."
Where is my life headed?
In an era where the average life expectancy is 150 years.
I come from a long-lived family and have healthy genes, so I expect my life expectancy to be over 200 years.
But, strangely, the life expectancy report says 55 years.
As a result, I experience a world completely different from before.
Yubi, who refuses to know the expected lifespan, suggests a new future for me, saying that if the lifespan prediction result is 95% certain, he can change the future with the remaining 5% probability.

What would happen if you had a clock attached to your belly button to manage your time after your alarm went off?
Citizens of the Capital wear belly clocks when they reach a certain age, in the spirit of cherishing time.
One day I realize my belly clock is broken, but I pretend to keep it working for fear of being banished to Loserville.
Loserville is a town where people live as they please, without being bound by time, and is seen as poor and dirty by the citizens of the Capital.
Capital citizens derive relative happiness from the Loserville News.
I was eventually caught with my belly clock functioning shut down and banished to Loserville, which turned out to be a completely different world than I'd imagined!

"Heart-Pounding Dilemma" What if you could control love at will through genetic rearrangement?
An era where you can change your appearance or personality as you wish through genetic rearrangement.
I'm genetically reconfiguring myself to be like Pia's favorite singer to please her.
But Pia has someone else she likes, and I, disappointed, go to see the mad scientist Jia at my friend's suggestion.
I receive an injection from Gia that uses the pituitary hormones produced when you fall in love.
If I just have this, Pia will love only me for the rest of her life.
I'm debating whether or not to give this medicine to Pia.

The award-winning work, "Blue Hair," is a work that can be read by any minority in our society, including multicultural families, North Korean defectors, refugees, and sexual minorities.
Even people who are usually interested in such issues and have flexible thinking will find themselves still harboring prejudices after reading this work.
"Roy Service" is a work that makes you ponder what decision you would make if you were in the position where you had a premonition that such a service would soon become a reality.
Furthermore, it poses philosophical questions that prompt reflection on what it means to be human and what it means to be human. "Mackerel" is a lovely and humorous work that combines science fiction with inspiration from the "Mackerel Striped" cat.
Also, "Five Percent Future," "After the Alarm Broke," and "Heart-Pounding Dilemma" are works that make us think about what kind of boomerang the various scientific civilizations developed for human convenience will return to us in the future society.


Scientific imagination is no longer limited by any limitations.
Because it is a virtual world where any imagination is possible.
This scientific imagination also connects with reality, giving us a broader perspective.
In the field of creative science fiction literature, which is expanding its scope, the Han Nak-won Science Fiction Award is establishing itself as a stable institution by discovering outstanding new writers.
Since beginning to publish science fiction in the dark days of the late 1950s, Han Nak-won has been actively writing for nearly 40 years, and many of his works, including “The Lost Boy,” “The Venus Exploration Team,” and “Clown,” have been loved by readers.
"To help our children become more interested in the world of science and enter that path." Science fiction is a genre that anyone can enjoy, and the younger you are exposed to it, the more captivating its charm and enjoyment you'll find throughout your life. For readers taking their first steps into science fiction, "Blue Hair" will serve as a valuable guide.