I'll wait on the rooftop
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Description
Book Introduction
“A novel that encourages you to live at your own pace and in your own way!”
Highly recommended by Seol Jae-in (novelist)!
The deep resonance of a heart that has been cultivated for a long time
A solid world connecting 'me' and 'you' to 'us'
"I'll Wait on the Rooftop" is a coming-of-age novel that depicts the process of healing pain and wounds by retracing the memories of the time spent with Kim Young-won, as Jung Yu-shin and Kim Ji-won, two ordinary seventeen-year-old students.
One day, Kim Ji-won asks Jung Yu-shin to write a will for her, claiming that he is Kim Young-won's twin brother. Jung Yu-shin accepts the request on the condition that he receives a diary.
As Yushin reads the diary, he recalls the memories of that summer on the rooftop when he met Yeong-won.
And then, he confronts his own heart, which he had been ignoring all this time… … .
Yushin and Jiwon seemed to be passing through a dark tunnel after the death of Eternal.
Can the two overcome their wounds and move forward?
Truth sometimes arrives too late, but a heart that has been cultivated for a long time becomes a solid foundation that supports one's world.
This novel may seem like the childish emotions of adolescence to an outsider, but it delicately depicts the fierce struggles of adolescence within.
The author's gaze, which closely follows the emotional trajectory that connects the world of 'me' and 'you' to 'us', will linger in the hearts of readers of this book for a long time, leaving a deep resonance.
Highly recommended by Seol Jae-in (novelist)!
The deep resonance of a heart that has been cultivated for a long time
A solid world connecting 'me' and 'you' to 'us'
"I'll Wait on the Rooftop" is a coming-of-age novel that depicts the process of healing pain and wounds by retracing the memories of the time spent with Kim Young-won, as Jung Yu-shin and Kim Ji-won, two ordinary seventeen-year-old students.
One day, Kim Ji-won asks Jung Yu-shin to write a will for her, claiming that he is Kim Young-won's twin brother. Jung Yu-shin accepts the request on the condition that he receives a diary.
As Yushin reads the diary, he recalls the memories of that summer on the rooftop when he met Yeong-won.
And then, he confronts his own heart, which he had been ignoring all this time… … .
Yushin and Jiwon seemed to be passing through a dark tunnel after the death of Eternal.
Can the two overcome their wounds and move forward?
Truth sometimes arrives too late, but a heart that has been cultivated for a long time becomes a solid foundation that supports one's world.
This novel may seem like the childish emotions of adolescence to an outsider, but it delicately depicts the fierce struggles of adolescence within.
The author's gaze, which closely follows the emotional trajectory that connects the world of 'me' and 'you' to 'us', will linger in the hearts of readers of this book for a long time, leaving a deep resonance.
index
I just thought of you
That summer
That's what I wanted to hear
Sorry I don't know anything
I really like it a lot
I'll wait on the rooftop
Author's Note
Recommendation
That summer
That's what I wanted to hear
Sorry I don't know anything
I really like it a lot
I'll wait on the rooftop
Author's Note
Recommendation
Detailed image
Into the book
First under the blanket, then under the table, then under the slide.
In that way, the appearance of my loneliness changed.
When I was in middle school and feeling lonely, the place I looked for was the rooftop.
There I encountered the most unsettling loneliness.
---p.19
The distance between me and Kim Young-won was always constant.
There was a distance between us of about four and a half tiles, about a span wide.
Kim Young-won didn't ask me to come next to him, nor did he come closer to me.
There was a designated seat, just like sitting in a classroom.
Perhaps that's why I felt a sense of security and didn't hesitate to open the rooftop door.
---p.44~45
“You too.”
And me too.
They were all people who just watched Kim Young-won.
You were such a good person, so why were there only people like me around you?
I was disgusted that I even dared to wonder about Kim Young-won.
---p.64
After I wrote it, it wasn't mine.
Just as I felt no pain from the flesh that had fallen, the words I had written fell away from me.
But it was more bitter than I thought that I couldn't say that I was the owner of that flesh.
Even though I sold it and paid for it, I did it shamelessly.
---p.72~73
Like a lock that had disappeared from my memory, I regarded Kim Young-won's words as his usual tantrum.
It wasn't unusual for Kim Young-won to say that he was having a hard time, and it was common for kids his age to say things like wanting to die.
---p.219
I never spoke to him even once in December when Kim Young-won died.
At that time, I was angry at Kim Young-won.
So even when Kim Young-won approached me, I ignored him.
Kim Young-won must have had a hard time back then.
So, if Kim Young-won had even the slightest thought of that at that moment, it was clearly my fault.
I made him like that.
It's as if I killed Kim Young-won.
---p.125
“It’s good to try.
If you're putting in the effort because you want to do it, not because someone else told you to.
But you might not want to put in the effort.
All he did was try to be a son his parents could be proud of.
He didn't want anything.
So, how hard must it have been for him.”
Kim Ji-won's voice trembled thinly.
---p.181
What I needed wasn't a ghostwriter.
He was the only reader who would read my writing.
Just one word of "fun" gave me strength.
When Kim Ji-won passed by and said that it was fun, my heart started beating faster for the first time in a long time.
I felt relieved that Kim Young-won's words were not false.
In that way, the appearance of my loneliness changed.
When I was in middle school and feeling lonely, the place I looked for was the rooftop.
There I encountered the most unsettling loneliness.
---p.19
The distance between me and Kim Young-won was always constant.
There was a distance between us of about four and a half tiles, about a span wide.
Kim Young-won didn't ask me to come next to him, nor did he come closer to me.
There was a designated seat, just like sitting in a classroom.
Perhaps that's why I felt a sense of security and didn't hesitate to open the rooftop door.
---p.44~45
“You too.”
And me too.
They were all people who just watched Kim Young-won.
You were such a good person, so why were there only people like me around you?
I was disgusted that I even dared to wonder about Kim Young-won.
---p.64
After I wrote it, it wasn't mine.
Just as I felt no pain from the flesh that had fallen, the words I had written fell away from me.
But it was more bitter than I thought that I couldn't say that I was the owner of that flesh.
Even though I sold it and paid for it, I did it shamelessly.
---p.72~73
Like a lock that had disappeared from my memory, I regarded Kim Young-won's words as his usual tantrum.
It wasn't unusual for Kim Young-won to say that he was having a hard time, and it was common for kids his age to say things like wanting to die.
---p.219
I never spoke to him even once in December when Kim Young-won died.
At that time, I was angry at Kim Young-won.
So even when Kim Young-won approached me, I ignored him.
Kim Young-won must have had a hard time back then.
So, if Kim Young-won had even the slightest thought of that at that moment, it was clearly my fault.
I made him like that.
It's as if I killed Kim Young-won.
---p.125
“It’s good to try.
If you're putting in the effort because you want to do it, not because someone else told you to.
But you might not want to put in the effort.
All he did was try to be a son his parents could be proud of.
He didn't want anything.
So, how hard must it have been for him.”
Kim Ji-won's voice trembled thinly.
---p.181
What I needed wasn't a ghostwriter.
He was the only reader who would read my writing.
Just one word of "fun" gave me strength.
When Kim Ji-won passed by and said that it was fun, my heart started beating faster for the first time in a long time.
I felt relieved that Kim Young-won's words were not false.
---p.253
Publisher's Review
“Write the eternal ‘will’ for me.”
A time to face the truth I couldn't convey, the heart within me.
One day after entering high school, Jeong Yu-shin receives a request for ghostwriting from Kim Ji-won, the class president and Yeong-won's twin brother.
It is none other than writing Kim Young-won's will.
Yushin accepts the request on the condition that he receives the diary, but even after receiving the diary, he does not open it for a long time.
Because he didn't even know that Yeongwon had a twin brother, he was afraid that he would find out other facts that he didn't know before.
Nevertheless, Yushin musters up his courage and opens his diary.
Because I want to know more about Kim Young-won.
Kim Young-won, who was always loved by many people for his bright and affectionate personality.
But inside, he was harboring burden, anxiety, loneliness, and wounds due to his parents' expectations.
Yushin, who encountered Yeongwon's heart while reading the diary, is tormented by the fact that he knew nothing all this time.
You were such a good person, so why were there only people like me around you?
(p.64)
And Ji-won also confesses that he regrets it, revealing the same feelings as Yushin.
“I used to ignore you because it was annoying to keep calling me ‘hyung, hyung’ every time I did something, but we should have eaten together and studied together.
You shouldn't have sworn or said you were embarrassed.
We should have gone to the same school.
“I wish you had just been nicer.” (p.26)
“I’ve been missing you for a long time.”
Take out the heart that was carefully folded deep in the drawer
A belated confession to you now
“If I’m going to die anyway, wouldn’t it be better to die saving someone?”
When Young-won's words become reality, Yushin blames himself for Young-won's death.
“You must be in so much pain that you could die.
“You can’t be so indifferent.”
I should have said no, but I couldn't.
I had the same thoughts as Kim Ji-won.
I don't deserve to be happy because it's no different from killing Kim Young-won.
(p.214~215)
After that, Yushin hates himself so much that he tries to forget and hide his memories of Yeongwon as if he were putting them deep in a drawer.
But no matter how hard I tried to pretend not to know, the emotions that had already taken root in my heart only subsided for a moment.
A diary, an umbrella, a basketball, a rooftop, pistachio-flavored ice cream... ...Every time a trace of eternity is discovered, buried emotions rise up one by one, and at that moment, Yushin and Jiwon's daily lives are shaken.
Yushin and Jiwon, who couldn't sleep every night, face their hearts head-on while bouncing a basketball, which Yeongwon loved so much.
I wander around trying to find the reason why I regret and suffer so much.
And finally, he lets out the fragments of emotions he had been suppressing.
Seventeen, an age when nothing is clear
A journey to find my honest voice in my heart
"I'll Wait on the Rooftop" looks at the shadow of emotion called "unspoken truth" with a warm gaze, deeply portraying the delicate emotional lines of adolescence.
Life is so unpredictable that it's pointless to imagine the future.
(p.87)
I was afraid to dream of the future.
No matter how long I wait, I feel like that future will never come.
(p.88)
Seventeen, a vague age where you still don't have a clear idea of what you like or what you want to be.
Passing through this time may be as frustrating as walking through a smoky fog.
Like Jeong Yu-shin, who wrote as someone else, or Kim Ji-won, who only focused on studying because he wanted to be a good son, it is a time when you just walk endlessly without any light on yourself.
But even in that time, change takes place.
Yushin and Jiwon face their own hearts through the experience of loss and go through numerous emotional changes.
And as we share our feelings with each other, we become more mature.
Honestly, right now, I needed someone I could talk to and yell at without any problems, rather than someone who knew the answer.
(p.48)
The longer the wait, the greater the joy.
If you don't think hastily and just walk calmly at your own pace and in your own way, there will come a point where you will connect.
So now is the time to calmly reflect on my heart.
We often try to please other people's feelings, but ignore our own.
I sincerely hope that everyone who reads this book will listen to their own hearts and open their hearts to someone, just like Yushin and Jiwon.
So, I hope that as I live, I can always find my voice and finally welcome a splendid summer.
A time to face the truth I couldn't convey, the heart within me.
One day after entering high school, Jeong Yu-shin receives a request for ghostwriting from Kim Ji-won, the class president and Yeong-won's twin brother.
It is none other than writing Kim Young-won's will.
Yushin accepts the request on the condition that he receives the diary, but even after receiving the diary, he does not open it for a long time.
Because he didn't even know that Yeongwon had a twin brother, he was afraid that he would find out other facts that he didn't know before.
Nevertheless, Yushin musters up his courage and opens his diary.
Because I want to know more about Kim Young-won.
Kim Young-won, who was always loved by many people for his bright and affectionate personality.
But inside, he was harboring burden, anxiety, loneliness, and wounds due to his parents' expectations.
Yushin, who encountered Yeongwon's heart while reading the diary, is tormented by the fact that he knew nothing all this time.
You were such a good person, so why were there only people like me around you?
(p.64)
And Ji-won also confesses that he regrets it, revealing the same feelings as Yushin.
“I used to ignore you because it was annoying to keep calling me ‘hyung, hyung’ every time I did something, but we should have eaten together and studied together.
You shouldn't have sworn or said you were embarrassed.
We should have gone to the same school.
“I wish you had just been nicer.” (p.26)
“I’ve been missing you for a long time.”
Take out the heart that was carefully folded deep in the drawer
A belated confession to you now
“If I’m going to die anyway, wouldn’t it be better to die saving someone?”
When Young-won's words become reality, Yushin blames himself for Young-won's death.
“You must be in so much pain that you could die.
“You can’t be so indifferent.”
I should have said no, but I couldn't.
I had the same thoughts as Kim Ji-won.
I don't deserve to be happy because it's no different from killing Kim Young-won.
(p.214~215)
After that, Yushin hates himself so much that he tries to forget and hide his memories of Yeongwon as if he were putting them deep in a drawer.
But no matter how hard I tried to pretend not to know, the emotions that had already taken root in my heart only subsided for a moment.
A diary, an umbrella, a basketball, a rooftop, pistachio-flavored ice cream... ...Every time a trace of eternity is discovered, buried emotions rise up one by one, and at that moment, Yushin and Jiwon's daily lives are shaken.
Yushin and Jiwon, who couldn't sleep every night, face their hearts head-on while bouncing a basketball, which Yeongwon loved so much.
I wander around trying to find the reason why I regret and suffer so much.
And finally, he lets out the fragments of emotions he had been suppressing.
Seventeen, an age when nothing is clear
A journey to find my honest voice in my heart
"I'll Wait on the Rooftop" looks at the shadow of emotion called "unspoken truth" with a warm gaze, deeply portraying the delicate emotional lines of adolescence.
Life is so unpredictable that it's pointless to imagine the future.
(p.87)
I was afraid to dream of the future.
No matter how long I wait, I feel like that future will never come.
(p.88)
Seventeen, a vague age where you still don't have a clear idea of what you like or what you want to be.
Passing through this time may be as frustrating as walking through a smoky fog.
Like Jeong Yu-shin, who wrote as someone else, or Kim Ji-won, who only focused on studying because he wanted to be a good son, it is a time when you just walk endlessly without any light on yourself.
But even in that time, change takes place.
Yushin and Jiwon face their own hearts through the experience of loss and go through numerous emotional changes.
And as we share our feelings with each other, we become more mature.
Honestly, right now, I needed someone I could talk to and yell at without any problems, rather than someone who knew the answer.
(p.48)
The longer the wait, the greater the joy.
If you don't think hastily and just walk calmly at your own pace and in your own way, there will come a point where you will connect.
So now is the time to calmly reflect on my heart.
We often try to please other people's feelings, but ignore our own.
I sincerely hope that everyone who reads this book will listen to their own hearts and open their hearts to someone, just like Yushin and Jiwon.
So, I hope that as I live, I can always find my voice and finally welcome a splendid summer.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 10, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 248 pages | 258g | 120*188*15mm
- ISBN13: 9791191824483
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