A year on the theme of 'travel'
Ten runners set off

When one person leaves and returns, another one leaves.
A relay trip where airplanes are passed around like batons

The travel story of ten celebrities from all walks of life traveling around the world, "Hello, Kind Person," has been given a new look.
As if to represent the desire to escape somewhere, a camper van is running powerfully along the beach in the center of the cover.
The image of opening the window and feeling the cool sea breeze wash away the stuffiness inside comes to mind.

This book is a record of the journey and return of ten people.
When one person leaves and returns, the baton is passed on to the next person, and so on, they set off on their journey.
So once a month, they took turns taking a plane and walking around their respective travel destinations, and finally they all returned.
It took nearly a year from the first runner to the last runner.
Novelist Eun Hee-kyung, musician Jang Ki-ha, musician Lee Juck, novelist Kim Hoon, poet Lee Byeong-ryul, performance director Park Kal-lin, chef and essayist Park Chan-il, novelist Shin Kyung-sook, novelist Baek Yeong-ok, and film director Lee Myung-se—these ten celebrities left with different hearts and returned with different appearances.
Their stories came together one by one and arrived at one place called 'Travel'.


When the seasons or the year change, when I want to forget reality for a moment, when I want to find myself within.
We travel for many reasons.
Maybe it's just making excuses to travel.
Everyone probably has at least one country they want to leave.
Let's follow the countries of the ten people connected by layers of lines in the book and recall the travel destinations that we have quietly kept in our hearts.
Let's imagine that place with our fingertips, tracing the map we've drawn in our heads.
One day your dreams will unfold before your eyes.

Travel is about going far away.
So, it is a matter of creating a distance to return to.
I get elasticity from things that come back as far as the distance they have gone.
That elasticity makes my existence, which is becoming more and more rigid with each passing day, a little more flexible.
So that even if I am pulled arbitrarily or continuously, I can return to myself a little bit.
--- From "Novelist Eun Hee-kyung"

Serendipity.
That's the most thrilling gift of solo travel.
No matter how well you plan, unexpected things are bound to happen during your trip, and if they turn out to be good, those moments are often remembered as the highlight of your trip.
I'm a wanderer, so I don't know where things are, but because I'm a wanderer, I often come across serendipity.
--- From "Musician Jang Ki-ha"

Crowds fill the streets and overflow to enjoy the music.
Isn't the true meaning of a music festival to confirm that 'there are so many people in this world who love music, just like me'?
A strange sense of relief, a surge of empathy, perhaps these things excite us even more, turning us into even more music lovers than usual.
--- From "Musician Lee Juck"

The tropical rainforest is a natural object that cannot be humanized or petted.
The forest is not drawn towards humans.
Nature is not mysterious or ethereal.
Nature is full of action, always busy and hostile to humans.
The tropical jungle taught us that 'inaction' does not refer to the essence of nature, but to the helplessness of humans who cannot touch it.
Broad-leafed vines snaked their way up to the tops of the tall trees, and the trees and vines tangled together, swaying in the wind and rain, while large birds chirped.
--- From "Novelist Kim Hoon"

If I were to give a title to the city of Tallinn, it would be “Secret Margin.”
It leaves a feeling of fascination, but also leaves a space in the hearts of those walking down the alley.
The cold cracks of the stone path and the affectionate temperature.
The rustling of wooden doors.
At night, the whispering of lights that are difficult to distinguish between candles and streetlights.
A wind with long skirts.
With all this, those who come to this city to hear secrets leave with their own secrets.
--- From "Poet Lee Byeong-ryul"

I don't want to own 'it'.
I wish I wasn't even close to it.
If travel is about learning, escaping, freedom, and rest, I don't want to see or feel the exact same situation as I do now.
So it's about going far, finding different terrain, finding different experiences.
Looking at it this way, I think I had a truly perfect trip to New Caledonia.
--- From "Performance Director Park Kal-lin"

In a time when eating out was rare, it was the lunch box that introduced us to a world of diverse foods.
If I hadn't had lunch boxes, how would I have remembered the countless flavors made by mothers from different hometowns and with different tastes?
It would not be an exaggeration to say that I am writing about taste and creating taste now thanks to their help.
--- From "Chef and Essayist Park Chan-il"

Travel is not just about entering an unfamiliar world.
It is also a time to reunite with things we miss.
Things that turn around, like, “It’s going to be like this now,” happen frequently in life.
Even at the moment when it feels like everything is over, something new sprouts.
That's the time we live in.
Just as there are times in my life when I unexpectedly miss New York.
--- From "Novelist Shin Kyung-sook"

Travel is about creating shared memories.
Therefore, memories of travel are memories of the people who went with us, and memories of the people who were there with us.
If I ever go back to Hong Kong, the first thing I'll do is go to a small shop on the hot Lan Kwai Fong street and drink some hot milk tea that feels like it's burning my palate.
After a night of exploring the streets, I'll have some spicy Hong Kong-style crab dish called "Bipongdang," topped with a generous amount of finely chopped fried garlic, and then down with a cold beer.
All of this must be done with your husband.
--- From "Novelist Baek Young-ok"

Before leaving for Thailand, I was told that I had to decide on a title, so after a brief thought, I decided on 'Image Creation'.
After deciding on a title, I realized that ‘image’ and ‘travel’ were very similar.
There is a clear entity, but we need to find that entity.
It's like your first love, you only realize it after a long time has passed.
It's something that becomes clear only when it fits together like a puzzle.

--- From "Film Director Lee Myung-se"