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South Korean indie rock singer-songwriter, former leader of Jang Kiha and the Faces.

23 books read & recommended

23 books read or recommended by Chang Kiha (장기하), a Korean musician, gathered from interviews, YouTube, and SNS sources.

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Books Chang Kiha has read (23)

2019 10th Young Writer Award Collection of Winning Works by Sang-Young Park, Hee-Seon Kim, Soo-Rin Baek, Joo-Ran Lee, Young-Soo Jeong, Bong-Gon Kim, Lee Mi-Sang — book cover 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari — book cover An Ordinary Being by Lee Seokwon — book cover Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama — book cover Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari — book cover How Philosophy Becomes a Weapon in Life by Shū Yamaguchi — book cover If We Can't Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Choyeop — book cover Life Reading Book by Leo Tolstoy — book cover Murtal Guru by Lee Doo-Ho — book cover Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami — book cover Onze Minutos by Paulo Coelho — book cover Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli — book cover Record of a Journey to Mujin by Kim Seungok — book cover Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari — book cover Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue — book cover The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho — book cover The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud — book cover The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli — book cover The Sublime Object of Ideology by Slavoj Žižek — book cover Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho — book cover Vorlesungen Zur Einfuhrung in Die Psychoanalyse by Sigmund Freud — book cover What Is Your Zodiac Sign? by Yoo Hyun-joon — book cover Who Knows Whether It's Good or Bad by Ryu Shiva — book cover

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from 23 books

Most-read genre: Fiction (6 books), frequent keywords: Spanish & Latin American Fiction (3) · General Humanities (3)

Genres 22 books with a known genre

  • Fiction 6
  • Humanities 6
  • Essays 4
  • Comics 3
  • Science 2
  • Business 1

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Onze MinutosVeronika Decides to DieThe Alchemist21 Lessons for the 21st CenturySapiensHomo DeusWhat Is Your Zodiac Sign?An Ordinary BeingWho Knows Whether It's Good or Bad2019 10th Young Writer Award Collection of Winning WorksRecord of a Journey to MujinIf We Can't Go at the Speed of LightReality Is Not What It SeemsThe Order of Time
Korean · Translated
6 : 4

Of 10 literary books: 6 Korean, 4 translated

Authors picked more than once
Yuval Noah Harari 3
Paulo Coelho 3
Carlo Rovelli 2
  1. 1 2019 10th Young Writer Award Collection of Winning Works by Sang-Young Park, Hee-Seon Kim, Soo-Rin Baek, Joo-Ran Lee, Young-Soo Jeong, Bong-Gon Kim, Lee Mi-Sang — book cover
    2019 10th Young Writer Award Collection of Winning Works * (2019 제10회 젊은작가상 수상작품집)
    Sang-Young Park, Hee-Seon Kim, Soo-Rin Baek, Joo-Ran Lee, Young-Soo Jeong, Bong-Gon Kim, Lee Mi-Sang *
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  2. 2 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari — book cover
    21 Lessons for the 21st Century (21세기를 위한 21가지 제언)
    Yuval Noah Harari (יובל נח הררי)
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  3. 3 An Ordinary Being by Lee Seokwon — book cover
    An Ordinary Being * (보통의 존재)
    Lee Seokwon
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    👥 Also read by 2: IURM (BTS) All readers →
  4. 4 Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama — book cover
    Dragon Ball (드래곤볼)
    Akira Toriyama
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  5. 5 Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari — book cover
    Homo Deus (호모 데우스)
    Yuval Noah Harari (יובל נח הררי)
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  6. 6 How Philosophy Becomes a Weapon in Life by Shū Yamaguchi — book cover
    How Philosophy Becomes a Weapon in Life | 武器になる哲学 人生を生き抜くための哲学 (철학은 어떻게 삶의 무기가 되는가)
    Shū Yamaguchi (山口周)
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    👥 Also read by 1: Ahn Hyo-seop All readers →
  7. 7 If We Can't Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Choyeop — book cover
    If We Can't Go at the Speed of Light (우리가 빛의 속도로 갈 수 없다면)
    Kim Choyeop

    Named the most memorable book of the year, liked for its hopeful feel. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 9: Kim Se-jeongKim Yoon-ah (Jaurim)Yeri (Red Velvet)Yoon Duk-won (Broccoli, you too?)Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)Ahn Hyun-moJunSeo (Alpha Drive One)Shin Jae-Pyeong (Peppertones)Lee Jangwon(Peppertones) All readers →
  8. 8 Life Reading Book by Leo Tolstoy — book cover
    Life Reading Book * | Круг чтения (인생독본)
    Leo Tolstoy (Лев Николаевич Толстой)

    Picked for a winter bookstore video on YouTube, noting its year's worth of short pieces can be read steadily bit by bit, which makes it good for a New Year's resolution. (Source: YouTube)

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  9. 9 Murtal Guru by Lee Doo-Ho — book cover
    Murtal Guru (머털도사 : 전)
    Lee Doo-Ho
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  10. 10 Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami — book cover
    Novelist as a Vocation | 職業としての小説家 (직업으로서의 소설가)
    Haruki Murakami (村上春樹)
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    👥 Also read by 5: Ko Young-baeHong KyungSuminHa Hyun SangBong Tae-gyu All readers →
  11. 11 Onze Minutos by Paulo Coelho — book cover
    Onze Minutos (11분)
    Paulo Coelho
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    👥 Also read by 3: Jinyoung (GOT7)Cha Woo-minLeejeong(WHIB) All readers →
  12. 12 Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli — book cover
    Reality Is Not What It Seems | La realta non e come ci appare (보이는 세상은 실재가 아니다)
    Carlo Rovelli
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    👥 Also read by 2: Park Jung-minLady Jane All readers →
  13. 13 Record of a Journey to Mujin by Kim Seungok — book cover
    Record of a Journey to Mujin (무진기행)
    Kim Seungok
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    👥 Also read by 6: Mun Ka-youngYozohPark Ji-HwanHukky ShibasekiBong Tae-gyuYi Kwang-su All readers →
  14. 14 Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari — book cover
    Sapiens (사피엔스)
    Yuval Noah Harari (יובל נח הררי)

    Read aloud the passage on the agricultural revolution as a trap from Sapiens in a video. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 7: Lee Byung-hunLee Jun-hyukJuyeon (THE BOYZ)Ha Yeon-jooHeo Seong-beomRM (BTS)Kang Haneul All readers →
  15. 15 Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue — book cover
    Slam Dunk (슬램덩크)
    Takehiko Inoue
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    👥 Also read by 3: Kim Sae-byukBong Tae-gyuSUGA (BTS) All readers →
  16. 16 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho — book cover
    The Alchemist | Alquimiste (연금술사)
    Paulo Coelho
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    👥 Also read by 9: Nam Ji-hyunJang Jae-inJoo Ji hoonJinyoung (GOT7)Hwang Min-hyunKim MinjuChae Seo-AnSUGA (BTS)HUENINGKAI(TOMORROW X TOGETHER) All readers →
  17. 17 The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud — book cover
    The Interpretation of Dreams | Die Traumdeutung (꿈의 해석)
    Sigmund Freud
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    👥 Also read by 2: Jonghyun (SHINee)SUGA (BTS) All readers →
  18. 18 The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli — book cover
    The Order of Time | L'ordine del tempo (시간은 흐르지 않는다)
    Carlo Rovelli
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  19. 19 The Sublime Object of Ideology by Slavoj Žižek — book cover
    The Sublime Object of Ideology (이데올로기의 숭고한 대상)
    Slavoj Žižek
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  20. 20 Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho — book cover
    Veronika Decides to Die | Veronika decide morrer (베로니카 죽기로 결심하다)
    Paulo Coelho
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    👥 Also read by 3: Kim Ji-wonYe Ji-wonJoo Ji hoon All readers →
  21. 21 Vorlesungen Zur Einfuhrung in Die Psychoanalyse by Sigmund Freud — book cover
    Vorlesungen Zur Einfuhrung in Die Psychoanalyse (정신분석 강의)
    Sigmund Freud
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  22. 22 What Is Your Zodiac Sign? by Yoo Hyun-joon — book cover
    What Is Your Zodiac Sign? (당신의 별자리는 무엇인가요)
    Yoo Hyun-joon

    Introduced the book's discussion of space in a video and talked about a meaningful space of one's own, running in the Han River park. (Source: YouTube)

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  23. 23 Who Knows Whether It's Good or Bad by Ryu Shiva — book cover
    Who Knows Whether It's Good or Bad (좋은지 나쁜지 누가 아는가)
    Ryu Shiva
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    👥 Also read by 4: Go Min-siJeon Yeo-beenKang HaneulHYOJIN(ONF) All readers →

Book titles and author names marked with an asterisk (*) are machine-translated from Korean. No official English edition was confirmed for them, so read them as approximations of the Korean original shown next to them.

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Chang Kiha book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Chang Kiha recommend?

Chang Kiha's book recommendations in this archive: Onze Minutos, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, 2019 10th Young Writer Award Collection of Winning Works, The Interpretation of Dreams and What Is Your Zodiac Sign?, and 18 more. Every book on this page is linked to the interview, YouTube video, SNS post or photo where it came up.

How many books has Chang Kiha read?

Chang Kiha has 23 books recorded here so far, read or recommended in public Korean-language sources. The list grows whenever a new book mention turns up.

Where do these Chang Kiha book recommendations come from?

Book recommendations are only part of it. This reading list also includes books Chang Kiha said they were reading or mentioned in interviews, YouTube clips, variety shows, fan-cafe posts and SNS, as well as books spotted in photo shoots and everyday photos. Books Chang Kiha wrote, and the original books behind works they starred in, are left out. Everything comes from public sources, and each entry keeps its link so you can check it yourself.