Written by Kim Ji Hyun

The first prize winner of the 20th Sakyejul Literature Award


Our sweet world formed with loving hearts
‘Do you like books? Do you like dolphins? Are you a fan of somebody else?
In a question, ‘What do you like?’, a lot of emotions are contained ranging from interests to get to know what other people like to expectation whether they like something in common. Furthermore, talking about things that I like is exciting and thrilling in itself.
However, ‘Jeong Won’, a 17-year-old girl, is hesitating to talk about her favorite idol group ‘A-Seven’ with other friends, because she thinks that she may get hurt if someone else disrespects her whole world. People, who Jeong Won feels comfortable while talking and sharing her feelings are only ‘A-Seven’ members on TV and ‘Dal’ whom she met through SNS. One day, Dal disappears out of the blue. Jeong Won happens to feel frustrated and lost.
‘Why do I always care about the world which will be broken someday?’
This book shows us the story of a person who has changed herself by others’ affection and love. This affection eventually connects people and steadily changes the world. There are warm-hearted friends who approached Jeong Won, who is afraid of building a relationship. Thanks to their friendship, Jeong Won succeeds in building her own world, and finally listening to other people’s wishes. Their warm communication and changes let all of us dream of a free and sweet world where genuine people who like something in common respect and support each other.

"The book has a positive point of view on everybody regardless of online or off-line. It never misses out the precious relationship where people respect and feel each other’s warm breath and touch while keeping proper distance. If a good novel is the one which throws a new and serious question instead of just providing answers to readers, this book is definitely a good one." 
- Comments from the 20th Sakyejul Literature Award Judges