What Does Ha Yeon-joo Read? Reading List & Books (11)

Books Ha Yeon-joo has read (11)

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Fly Room Greek Lessons

If Pain Becomes a Path

I Put the Evening in the Drawer

It's Normal to Tremble Sapiens

The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The White Book

Van Gogh's Letters

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle — book cover

If Pain Becomes a Path by Kim Seung-seop — book cover

I Put the Evening in the Drawer by Han Kang — book cover

It's Normal to Tremble by Yoon Tae-woong — book cover

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari — book cover

The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women by Naomi Wolf — book cover

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store by Keigo Higashino — book cover

Van Gogh's Letters by Vincent van Gogh — book cover

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from 11 books

Most-read genre: Fiction (3 books)

Genres 11 books with a known genre

Fiction 27%Science 18%Humanities 18%

Fiction 3
Science 2
Humanities 2
Society 1
Poetry 1
Essays 1
Arts 1

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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

If Pain Becomes a Path

Sapiens

If Pain Becomes a Path

Greek Lessons

The White Book

Korean · Translated

3 : 2

Of 5 literary books: 3 Korean, 2 translated

Authors picked more than once

Han Kang 3

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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (삶으로 다시 떠오르기)

Eckhart Tolle

Recommended for anxious, busy minds as a book that brings the focus back to the present moment. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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👥 Also read by 3: Moon Chae-won Kang Haneul Lee Suji All readers →
2

Fly Room (플라이룸)

Kim Woo-jae

A gift from author Kim Woo-jae, now on the to-read list: science told by a scientist still working in the lab. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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3

Greek Lessons (희랍어 시간)

Han Kang

Ha Yeon-joo was learning Greek at the time and read the Greek passages in the book firsthand. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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👥 Also read by 4: Lee Jun-hyuk Jun Hyo-seong Heo Seong-beom Yerin Ha All readers →
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If Pain Becomes a Path (아픔이 길이 되려면)

Kim Seung-seop

A book Ha Yeon-joo chose to introduce, struck by how it traces the health effects of discrimination. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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5

I Put the Evening in the Drawer (서랍에 저녁을 넣어 두었다)

Han Kang
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👥 Also read by 3: Jun Hyo-seong Karina (aespa)E-TION(ONF) All readers →
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It's Normal to Tremble (떨리는 게 정상이야)

Yoon Tae-woong

Ha Yeon-joo joined this book's book concert as a panelist, which is also where the actor came across another favorite. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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7

Sapiens (사피엔스)

Yuval Noah Harari (יובל נח הררי)

One of the books she read with fans on YouTube live while building a habit of reading 30 minutes before bed. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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👥 Also read by 7: Lee Byung-hun Lee Jun-hyuk Chang Kiha Juyeon (THE BOYZ)Heo Seong-beom RM (BTS)Kang Haneul All readers →
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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women (무엇이 아름다움을 강요하는가)

Naomi Wolf

Picked as a book worth gifting; it resonated all the more in a profession that imposes beauty standards. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store | ナミヤ雑貨店の奇跡 (나미야 잡화점의 기적)

Keigo Higashino (東野圭吾)

Read as part of a habit of reading for 30 minutes before bed, sometimes together with fans on a YouTube live stream. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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👥 Also read by 14: Kim Tae-Ha Ningning (aespa)Park Ji-hoon Wonwoo (SEVENTEEN)Jonghyun (SHINee)Jin (BTS)Karina (aespa)Faker Hwang Min-hyun Park Se-wan Chae Soo Bin Hyun-jin (Stray Kids)j-hope (BTS)E-TION(ONF) All readers →
10

The White Book (흰)

Han Kang

She found Han Kang's The White Book moving; it was among the books she read as a bedtime habit. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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👥 Also read by 12: Gawon (MEOVV)Mun Ka-young Yeri (Red Velvet)Jun Hyo-seong Jonghyun (SHINee)Jisoo(BLACKPINK)Karina (aespa)Hanroro Hong Kyung Park SoHyun(tripleS)Yerin Ha Leejeong(WHIB) All readers →
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Van Gogh's Letters (반고흐, 영혼의 편지)

Vincent van Gogh

The line "when spring comes, the lark cannot help but sing" read like hope during a stretch of waiting for work. (Source: Seoul Economic Daily)
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👥 Also read by 1: Kim Ji-won All readers →

Ha Yeon-joo book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Ha Yeon-joo recommend?

Ha Yeon-joo's book recommendations in this archive: The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, It's Normal to Tremble, The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women, Van Gogh's Letters and Sapiens, and 6 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 Ha Yeon-joo read?

Ha Yeon-joo has 11 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 Ha Yeon-joo book recommendations come from?

Book recommendations are only part of it. This reading list also includes books Ha Yeon-joo 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 Ha Yeon-joo 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.