For those who treasure unforgettable encounters. Far out in space, in a place that seems to hold no sound and no light, the story of a little star begins. All around was quiet, an endless repetition of days without change—yet the little star's heart must have stirred like the ceaseless rhythm of the tides, aching with a muffled sorrow and a faint hope. On a day when the star's seemingly smooth surface came alive, thread by thread, with loneliness, something unexpected happened. A comet appeared in an instant, cutting through the darkness—how must the little star have felt, facing that fiery, blazing tail? 'I'll Wait, Wait for Me' invites us to look back, one by one, at the fleeting moments of connection we often let slip by in daily life—the anticipation before a meeting, the excitement of a first encounter, and the meetings that sometimes left behind fragments of pain and disappointment. It gathers these moments up, brings them out, and lets us treasure them thread by thread. Wait for me. I'll wait. Is there any waiting that isn't tinged with longing and loneliness? The image of the star, crouched alone in a place and time where no one else exists, lets us imagine the weight of waiting that has ruled over the star for so long. After the comet passed by, indifferent to it all, the star had to endure another stretch of solitary time with no end in sight—and the depth of its loneliness must have grown even more intense. And so... 76 years passed. Did the star ever imagine the comet would return? The comet, once again, had to pass by 'quickly'—but this time, it left behind a promise: to meet again in 76 years. The little star's long wait will now be filled with the memory of that meeting, and the anticipation of the next. 'I'll Wait, Wait for Me' is a picture book that makes us reflect on the kind of meeting, friendship, and relationship worth waiting 76 years for. We can almost hear the little star's quiet whisper, 'I'll wait,' breaking the silence—and the comet's voice, carried along at a speed beyond its own control, calling out, 'Wait for me!' The way these brief moments accumulate into something that lasts forever makes their meeting and friendship feel both wistfully distant and beautifully tender. The Second Picture Book by Singer-Songwriter Lee Juck 'I'll Wait, Wait for Me' is the second picture book by singer-songwriter Lee Juck, a warm story that offers a glimpse into his love for his daughter. It's said that when his daughter asked him to make a picture book about a star, he composed the story of the star and the comet right there on the spot. Just as a story a father makes up himself can become a child's greatest gift and an unforgettable memory, we hope that 'I'll Wait, Wait for Me' will be read and cherished by readers for a long time to come. Shimmering Colors, the Resonance of Images Cast Across the Vast Universe Through its illustrations, 'I'll Wait, Wait for Me' takes on another layer of storytelling. During the 76 years the little star waits to meet the comet again, the person who quietly observed them both also welcomed a grandchild of their own. Perhaps illustrator Lee Jin-hee, too, felt as though she had spent 76 years alongside the story—like the figure within the illustrations who had been recording the tale of the little star and the comet all along—while bringing color to 'I'll Wait, Wait for Me.' As she carefully placed flower petals gathered during her travels, and layered thin lines again and again to build up depth of color, she must have walked, step by step, through those 76 years. Take a moment to feel those quiet footprints etched into the illustrations of 'I'll Wait, Wait for Me.'