(English) After graduating from Seoul National University of Arts with a degree in creative writing, the author completed a doctorate in literature at Dongguk University Graduate School. In 2021, Pyeon won the Munhakdongne Best New Author Award in the poetry category and began writing fiction with Give Me the Money! Underworld Capital, featured on the Kakao Page in 2022. Pyeon was selected for the 2022 Korea Creative Content Agency's New Author Contest and published the full-length novel, I've Decided to Change My Mom.
I've Decided to Change My Mom is a young-adult novel about a survival game filmed on the fictional island of Bumodo (Parent Island). The first-place winner will become the adopted heir of a billionaire and inherit his property, but the last-place contestant will become orphaned, deprived of their relationship with their biological parents. The various contestants each come into the contest with different objectives in mind.
"Children always wish for different parents. But parents sometimes want to change their children, too."
This novel shows the conflict between teenagers and parents on the premise of honest desires among families. The novel re-examines the meaning of family and the institution of family, shedding new light on their love and conflicts.