"Misaeng," a Korean comic book series about an intern's daily life at his workplace, hit the 2 million mark in sales this week, boosted by the popularity of an adapted drama series, the book's publisher said Wednesday.
   
"The book hit the 2 million sales mark on Tuesday and became the most-sold book so far this year," Wisdom Books said. The count is based on the number of single copies sold.
   
Originally a popular webtoon series by Yoon Tae-ho, the 9-volume series was initially published from September 2012 to October 2013. It sold 900,000 copies until early October this year.
  

 Misaeng, which literally translates to "an incomplete life," is about a man who dreamed of becoming a professional baduk (go) player but began working as an intern at a large trading company.
   
The series became a million seller just one week after the drama hit the air on Oct. 17 on the tvN cable channel. Just a month later, it exceeded the 2 million mark.
   
"This record is all the more meaningful in that it was achieved despite the limitations of comic books as a genre and the price burden of buying the 9-volume series in the sluggish local book market," the publisher said in a press release. (Yonhap)