It's certainly a confusing state of affairs. Here's the relevant part of the Preface. There's also the fact that Mr. Kim told me, in 2011, that all three volumes had been published in English, which only makes numerical sense if
Korean Style of Baduk is included in that count. You can conclude from it what you will.
Kim Sung-rae, 21st Century New Opening wrote:
I previously wrote Korean Style of Baduk 1, a book that covered the Small Chinese Opening and the Large Avalanche joseki. It has been well received in both Europe and USA. By writing this book, I could satisfy the interest that Westerners have in Baduk. Therefore, I feel I have a duty to keep on writing other books as well.
Originally I was expected to publish the Korean Style of Baduk as a series of three volumes. However, I have decided instead to produce a book every 3 years to provide readers the latest information on joseki and fuseki. Therefore, I changed the title to 21st Century New Openings.
[...]
Subsequent volumes of the 21st Century New Openings are planned to be published simultaneously in Korea and in the USA (English version). [...] I would also like to thank Dr. Sidney W. K. Yuan who helped with the publication of the English version.
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