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Kim Ina's "Ordinary Languages" Revised and Expanded Edition to Commemorate 200,000 Copies
Forest (for rest) edition published!
Selected as an all-time bestseller in 2020 and 2021, #1 in the essay category

“Don’t be afraid to say you’re tired.”
Stay away from harmful words and 'let me breathe'
How to comfort myself with harmless thoughts
Kim Ina's thoughts and attitude toward life, comforting hearts with the language of empathy.


"Ordinary Languages" is a book that explores the emotions and relationships we encounter in life through everyday words, drawing on author Kim Ina's experience of closely communicating with the public.
It is a steady seller that sold over 100,000 copies in just 6 months after its publication and 200,000 copies in just 3 years.
"Ordinary Language" is a book for those who want to solidify their own thoughts and maintain an unwavering attitude toward life through "language."
The author's writing, which seeks out the special value embedded in ordinary words and explores the direction of life, shows how precious even a hamster-wheel-like day can be and how we can discover the expanded meaning of life within it.
The 200,000-copy commemorative Forest Edition encourages us to distance ourselves from harmful words and comfort ourselves with harmless thoughts that 'let me breathe'.
As many readers have said, finding solace in their weary daily lives, you will experience the magic of language that fills your weary days with affectionate colors.

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Revised Edition Prologue.
What kind of impression will my language leave?
Prologue.
Seeing your own language, your own world

Part 01.
The Language of Relationships
“You have to match the beat to get the frequency right.”


I like it.
Love: The nature of my feelings toward the other person
Disappointment: We are all imperfect human beings
To be hated: to be roughly hated and definitely loved
# A good person to love
Draw a line: the distance between that person and me
Jet Lag: Different Mental Clocks
The Art of Conversation: The Power of Observation Is More Important Than Speech
Apologize: A time that requires waiting
The Cracks in Love: The Siren of Doubt Created by Past Memories
Empathy: Connected hearts come from details.
Quickly: To look into one's own feelings as well as those of others
I hate: There is someone I hate
I don't understand: a word that implies blame
Seeing the inside: A language only for adults, based on experience
Gossip: Negative Emotions Require Rules
Cheap: Unconscious data with many errors
Sorry: Don't shake it off, plant it
Criticism: Affectionate people are quiet.
Geological: What if it's a bit rough?
Hurt: If we could see each other's pain
Wrap: something that contains the giver's heart
I have a sense of shame: something I absolutely want to protect.
Chaebol, bullying, and aegyo: words familiar only to us.
Precious: We are getting closer to parting every day
# If you are still struggling with a painful breakup

Part 02.
The language of emotions
“Let your emotions flow naturally, without suppressing them.”


Embarrassed: What People Who Maintain Their Attractiveness Have in Common
Brilliant: A word that evokes different memories
Tired: When I need to accept myself as I am
sad.
It's sad.
sad: painful, miserable, lonely
# A self-talk to myself telling me not to neglect my heart
ask.
Embrace: A decision that one cannot bring oneself to make
Up, down: Where did that feeling come from today?
Noisy: A person's unique emotions that contrast with those around them
Lonely: A time when I can focus solely on myself.
I'm sick of it: If I could find the source of my love
Ticklish: A strange feeling of happiness that you know but don't know.
Memories, Recollections: Past Days Written Differently

Part 03.
The Language of Self-Esteem
“When you feel weak, take a short break and go.”


Maturity: The irony of an adult growing up to become a grown-up child.
# Getting older
Dream: Something that makes you happy even if it doesn't necessarily come true.
It's unusual: it means you're special
Breathing: To save me from anxiety
# A person who is not biased to one side
Attractive: Breaking free from the frame that defines me
It's strong.
Na-dae-da: Speaking about words that make people hesitate
Identity: When My True Self Is Confused
Hitting the Limit: The Moment You Face Another Possibility
Cowardly: As a result, people who are always strong
Strange: I wish I could see things as they are
Survive: You can't stay cool forever
Creating: The Close Connection Between Inspiration and Stamina
Rolling the Wheel: A Special Day Revealed Through the Repetition of Everyday Life
Inspiration: It's a matter of perseverance, not luck.
It's wonderful: cultivating my dignity

Radio record: Words that protect me

Lyrics: Lyrics in the heart

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You can't be loved by everyone just as you are.
But conversely, the relationship with the minority who accepts you as you are is strong.
I don't think I can be truly close to someone without disappointing them even once.
Let's be as disappointed as we want.
And let's roam freely.
--- pp.21~22

If you are hated by two or three out of ten people, it seems like there is no problem.
But it's scary when there are more than a hundred or a thousand people.
Even if the percentages are tied, the feeling of being counted as a number is hate.
As I lived and dealt with more people, at some point I decided to make a choice about it.
'Despite that, I must live as it is.'
It became even more so after I started broadcasting.
Since I started a job that inevitably had to be evaluated by both people, my direction became clearer.
That is, to be roughly hated and certainly loved.
--- pp.23~24

The word 'tired' is preceded by a long and lonely time for each person.
Unless it's too easy or too early guidance, the moment you feel the guidance is the moment to acknowledge yourself and give yourself a carrot.
Words have power, and the word 'tired' is particularly powerful.
The moment I say, "I'm tired," I feel like all the core muscles that were holding my mentality back are loosening.
That's probably why I usually collapse and burst into tears after saying those words.
--- p.99

If I were to see my life as a play, I would be the author and I would be the main character.
It is not right for a writer to sit next to a protagonist in crisis and stamp his feet, saying, "What should I do, what should I do?"
As the writer, all I can do for myself, the protagonist of my own life who is lost in worry, is to advance the story to the next episode.
Doing the best I can and leaving everything to nature.

On sleepless nights when you're lost in thought, take a deep breath.
Let's just focus on breathing in and out.
'I am breathing.
I'm living well like this.
To save myself from worry, I lie down and breathe quietly.' After organizing my thoughts like this, I write the best next episode for the protagonist.
Because the main character can't be left alone.
--- pp.150~151

Among the many expressions used to positively evaluate someone, the word "attractive" comes when we feel that the various differences in a person's personality create a pleasant balance.
A word that leaves a deeper impression than words like ‘cool’, ‘pretty’, and ‘kind’.
Even describing someone as 'attractive' makes me feel better because of the sense of relief I get when I see the different sides of a person.
--- p.157

There were many mean and miserable moments in my past.
I don't know for sure, but there must have been many people who looked at me like, "Do I really have to go that far?"
The important thing is that 'survival' is something that cannot be achieved with just shining talent.
There have been moments, and there will probably be more, when you'll be pushed to the edge and left reeling within the circle where the game ends if you step outside the gold.
If you feel embarrassed and fall out of line in that awkward moment of waving your arms around awkwardly to regain your balance, you might look cool for a moment, but you will no longer be a player.
Let's remember.
That the brief, miserable and unsightly moments in a long life are not ugly.
That no one can remain cool forever.
--- p.182

The difference between self-esteem and self-respect is as great as the difference between individualism and egoism.
If pride is like a stick that resists being broken, self-esteem is something flexible that is free from being broken.
Self-esteem is maintained and the subject of the matter is external, but self-respect exists completely internally.
So, the moments when you value yourself more than anyone else build up your self-esteem.
Good deeds come with the added bonus of being seen by someone.
It's a natural intolerance of many people who have been accustomed to praise since childhood, and there's nothing particularly wrong with it.
But the moment your good deeds are traded for someone's praise, there is nothing left to accumulate in your self-esteem account.
This is why it is dangerous to have a habit of handing over the responsibility of 'recognizing' my greatness to others.
--- p.190

Publisher's Review
Kim Ina, Korea's representative lyricist
Landscapes of the mind captured in everyday language
The magic of language that allows each person to endure long and lonely times


"Ordinary Languages" is a book that explores the emotions and relationships we encounter in life through everyday words, drawing on author Kim Ina's experience of closely communicating with the public.
It is a steady seller that sold over 100,000 copies in just 6 months after its publication and 200,000 copies in just 3 years.
Despite possessing an unrivaled position as the best lyricist in Korea, she has continuously worked hard to expand her territory, and has expanded her contact with the public by working as a host of many broadcast programs and as a radio DJ.


Drawing on his experience of closely communicating with the public, "Ordinary Language" explores solutions to the complex emotions and relationship concerns we encounter in life through everyday words.
The author, using his sensitive antenna as a lyricist, collected words that express the emotions we often express, and delicately captured the landscape of the heart that those words could not fully express.
It may be the bare face of the heart that cannot be expressed, or it may be the truth that one has not been able to look back on.
Taking a good look into my heart and finding the cause of my wavering emotions and organizing them.
From there, the direction of our lives becomes clear.
The author's writing, which seeks out the special value embedded in ordinary words and explores the direction of life, shows how precious even a hamster-wheel-like day can be and how we can discover the expanded meaning of life within it.


This Forest edition encourages us to distance ourselves from harmful words and comfort ourselves with harmless thoughts that 'let me breathe'.
As many readers have said, finding solace in their weary daily lives, you will experience the magic of language that fills your weary days with affectionate colors.


“What is the value of life that gives you breath?”
A time to fill yourself with something special through 'ordinary language'


Words are like vessels that contain our emotions, but behind them lie countless meanings, misunderstandings, and reflections that we have not been able to contain.
And it comes back again and blows our minds.
In this book, author Kim Ina uncovers the misunderstandings and confessions that our everyday language fails to contain, and shows us how to protect our hearts through the lines between the lines.

Author Kim Ina collected words in three directions.
Relationships, emotions, and self-esteem are the things.
Her perspective, which not only evokes past memories and makes us think about the present moment through familiar words, but also discovers the unique characteristics and unexpectedness of words, is very fresh and interesting.

The first, 'Language of Relationships', introduces the most words in this book.
We often witness instances where language, a tool of communication, becomes a pretext for misunderstanding. Naturally, this stems from the limitations of language and the incorrect establishment of relationships.
It is difficult to establish a legitimate relationship with an unspecified number of people.
Rather than expecting love and communication from people who consistently leave malicious comments and gossip, contrary to my intentions, it's better to settle my mind by 'being roughly hated' and focus on relationships with people who know me well and accept me.
Nevertheless, she shares her unique thoughts on 'relationships' by saying that 'drawing a line' with others is important and not to distance oneself from the other person, but to open one's heart and become closer to them, and that 'wounds' that one wants to hide contain a warm heart that can deeply look into each other's pain.

The second, 'Language of Emotions', offers a glimpse into her expressive power, which delicately describes the unique sensations of words.
Kim Ina's preference for 'brilliant', one of the expressions she frequently uses when writing lyrics, is extreme.
While the synonyms 'sparkling' and 'shining' primarily evoke visual memories, the expression 'splendid' comes to her as a synesthetic word, reminiscent of the tinkling sound of shards of glass colliding.
The actual pronunciation of 'chal-ran' in 'splendid' is said to be like the feeling of waves touched by sunlight, and includes not only the sparkling memory but also the overwhelming feeling of that time.
Also, 'It's sad.
It's sad.
It seems similar to 'sad', but it also talks about the subtle knots of emotions that each has.
Additionally, the word 'tickle' is interpreted as a word that connects happiness and pain.
The unique aspects of those words that were so familiar that I had not even thought of them come to mind clearly, creating room for imagination.

The third 'language of self-esteem' is filled with words that make me reflect on my lifestyle and attitude.
In particular, the story of the author Kim Ina herself is described very honestly.
The starting point of a 'dream' of achieving small goals in the process of being drawn to what you like, and the miserable and intense moments that can only be described as 'surviving'.
And until now, I have been faithfully filling my daily life by ‘rolling the wheel’… .
Behind the glamorous image of a successful lyricist, he tells the story of the difficult and harsh process of survival.

Lastly, 'Radio record' contains her precious comments from the radio show [Kim Ina's Night Letter], and 'Lyrics' contains lyrics that have not been released to the public.
It feels as if she is approaching the reader and speaking to him/her quietly, as if we are secretly looking at her practice notes.

“Even in shaky moments, there is a heart that must be protected.”
A book for "ordinary people" who are shaken by a sense of deprivation and loneliness at every moment.


Kim Ina's writing, which makes us realize the power and comfort of ordinary language, shines with insights that can help us grow more resolutely, without being hurt by trivial matters.
If you think outside the box about language like her, you'll likely find a clearer direction for your life.
If you feel trapped by certain standards and frameworks, losing yourself, why not take a moment to reflect deeply on the words that keep holding you back? Simply observing the words swirling around in your head and coming up with your own definitions can bring some order to your complex and chaotic mind.
In a world where we've become accustomed to the idea of ​​living meaninglessly, this book allows us to reflect on our attitude toward life by imbuing familiar words with our own meaning.
I recommend this book to 'ordinary us' who are shaken by a sense of lack and loneliness at every moment and want to find someone to hold them.
We will come to realize that what gives us breath is not something special, but an ordinary, honest life.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: September 20, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 264 pages | 150*205*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791168127616
- ISBN10: 1168127610

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