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South Korean indie singer-songwriter, alumna of audition show 'Superstar K'.

Also written Jang Jae In · Jang Jaein

12 books read & recommended

12 books read or recommended by Jang Jae-in (장재인), a Korean musician, gathered from interviews, YouTube, and SNS sources.

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Books Jang Jae-in has read (12)

NEW New in the last 10 days (3 books)
Hygiene and the Assassin by Amélie Nothomb — book coverHygiene and the Assassin The Enemy's Cosmetique by Amélie Nothomb — book coverThe Enemy's Cosmetique The Essays (Montaigne) by Michel de Montaigne — book coverThe Essays (Montaigne)
A Black Leaf in the Mouth by Gi Hyeong-do — book cover A Letter to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke — book cover Complete Works of Yi Sang by Yi Sang — book cover How to Smile at Rude People by Jeong Moon-jeong — book cover Hygiene and the Assassin by Amélie Nothomb — book cover Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf — book cover On A Cold Night by Kaori Ekuni — book cover So We Listen to Music by Joe Hisaishi, Takeshi Yoro — book cover The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho — book cover The Enemy's Cosmetique by Amélie Nothomb — book cover The Essays (Montaigne) by Michel de Montaigne — book cover The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke — book cover

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from 12 books
Korean · Translated
2 : 5

Of 7 literary books: 2 Korean, 5 translated

Authors picked more than once
Rainer Maria Rilke 2
Amélie Nothomb 2
  1. 1 A Black Leaf in the Mouth by Gi Hyeong-do — book cover
    A Black Leaf in the Mouth (입 속의 검은 잎)
    Gi Hyeong-do
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    👥 Also read by 5: Seo Ji-hye (1996)Park Ji-HwanSUNGHO(BOYNEXTDOOR)Kim Tae-woo(1971)Nucksal All readers →
  2. 2 A Letter to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke — book cover
    A Letter to a Young Poet (젊은 시인에게 보내는 편지)
    Rainer Maria Rilke

    First read at eighteen, the book that 'shook the soul.' Asked for the most moving book, Jang Jae-in always names this first and still rereads it in hard times. (Source: Dong-A Ilbo)

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    👥 Also read by 5: Ha Jung-wooHuh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)RM (BTS)Lim YunchanYerin Ha All readers →
  3. 3 Complete Works of Yi Sang by Yi Sang — book cover
    Complete Works of Yi Sang (이상 전집)
    Yi Sang
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  4. 4 How to Smile at Rude People by Jeong Moon-jeong — book cover
    How to Smile at Rude People (무례한 사람에게 웃으며 대처하는 법)
    Jeong Moon-jeong
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    👥 Also read by 1: Faker All readers →
  5. 5 NEWHygiene and the Assassin by Amélie Nothomb — book cover
    Hygiene and the Assassin | Hygiee'ne de L'assassin (살인자의 건강법)
    Amélie Nothomb

    Recommended on Winter Bookstore's Chaekmate as a love-at-first-sight book that twists convention, with a favorite passage read aloud. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 3: Lee Jun-hyukJinyoung (GOT7)Kang Han-na All readers →
  6. 6 Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf — book cover
    Mrs Dalloway (댈러웨이 부인)
    Virginia Woolf
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    👥 Also read by 2: IUAhn Ye-eun All readers →
  7. 7 On A Cold Night by Kaori Ekuni — book cover
    On A Cold Night * | つめたいよるに, あたたかな おさら (차가운 밤에)
    Kaori Ekuni (江國香織)
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  8. 8 So We Listen to Music by Joe Hisaishi, Takeshi Yoro — book cover
    So We Listen to Music * (그래서 우리는 음악을 듣는다)
    Joe Hisaishi, Takeshi Yoro *
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  9. 9 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho — book cover
    The Alchemist | Alquimiste (연금술사)
    Paulo Coelho

    Recommended The Alchemist, saying that after achieving a very clear dream the next direction was hard to find and the book helped regain that center. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 9: Nam Ji-hyunChang KihaJoo Ji hoonJinyoung (GOT7)Hwang Min-hyunKim MinjuChae Seo-AnSUGA (BTS)HUENINGKAI(TOMORROW X TOGETHER) All readers →
  10. 10 NEWThe Enemy's Cosmetique by Amélie Nothomb — book cover
    The Enemy's Cosmetique | Cosme'tique de l'ennemi (적의 화장법)
    Amélie Nothomb

    Recommended on Winter Bookstore's Chaekmate as a love-at-first-sight book that twists convention; reading it in the twenties came as a fresh shock and left a lasting influence. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 3: Joo Ji hoonJinyoung (GOT7)Jung Soo-bin All readers →
  11. 11 NEWThe Essays (Montaigne) by Michel de Montaigne — book cover
    The Essays (Montaigne) (몽테뉴의 수상록)
    Michel de Montaigne

    Rereading it and looking back at passages once copied by hand raised doubts about why those moving words had not shaped daily life, along with a wish to fold books into living. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Lee Chung-ah All readers →
  12. 12 The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke — book cover
    The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge | Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge (말테의 수기)
    Rainer Maria Rilke
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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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They recommended some of the same books. The number is how many books they share.

Jinyoung (GOT7) 3 Joo Ji hoon 2 RM (BTS) 1 Kang Han-na 1 Kim Minju 1 Kim Tae-woo(1971) 1 Nam Ji-hyun 1 Nucksal 1 Park Ji-Hwan 1 Seo Ji-hye (1996) 1 SUNGHO(BOYNEXTDOOR) 1 SUGA (BTS) 1

Jang Jae-in book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Jang Jae-in recommend?

Jang Jae-in's book recommendations in this archive: So We Listen to Music, Mrs Dalloway, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, The Essays (Montaigne) and How to Smile at Rude People, and 7 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 Jang Jae-in read?

Jang Jae-in has 12 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 Jang Jae-in book recommendations come from?

Book recommendations are only part of it. This reading list also includes books Jang Jae-in 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 Jang Jae-in 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.