What Does Kim Min-ha Read? Reading List & Books (13)

Books Kim Min-ha has read (13)

Cat's Eye

Closing My Eyes When We Kiss

Hunger

I Built Your Name and Ate It for a Few Days

Kokoro

Memory Gesture

My Pocket Is Clear and Strong Wind

Person Crying in a Dream

Surviving on a Desert Island

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

The Only One

Time to Live and Time to Die

Walking in a Carrot Field

Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood — book cover

Closing My Eyes When We Kiss by Go Myeongjae — book cover

I Built Your Name and Ate It for a Few Days by Park Joon — book cover

Memory Gesture by Ahn Taewoon — book cover

My Pocket Is Clear and Strong Wind by Choi Jin-young — book cover

Person Crying in a Dream by Jang Seok-ju — book cover

Surviving on a Desert Island by Choi Deok-hee, Kang Gyung-hyo — book cover

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin — book cover

The Only One by Choi Jin-young — book cover

Time to Live and Time to Die by Erich Maria Remarque — book cover

Walking in a Carrot Field by Ahn Hee-Yeon — book cover

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from 13 books

Most-read genre: Fiction (5 books), frequent keywords: Korean Poetry (5)

Genres 13 books with a known genre

Fiction 38%Poetry 38%

Fiction 5
Poetry 5
Children's books 1
Essays 1
Arts 1

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Memory Gesture

Person Crying in a Dream

Walking in a Carrot Field

I Built Your Name and Ate It for a Few Days

Closing My Eyes When We Kiss

Hunger

The Only One

Korean · Translated

8 : 3

Of 11 literary books: 8 Korean, 3 translated

250 pages or fewer

62%

8 of 13

Authors picked more than once

Choi Jin-young 3

1

Cat's Eye (고양이 눈)

Margaret Atwood
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2

Closing My Eyes When We Kiss * (우리가 키스할 때 눈을 감는 건)

Go Myeongjae *
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👥 Also read by 2: Park Jung-min Lee Je-hoon All readers →
3

Hunger (구의 증명)

Choi Jin-young
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👥 Also read by 14: Gawon (MEOVV)Martin (CORTIS)Mun Ka-young Juhoon (CORTIS)Hanroro Kim Minju Hyun-jin (Stray Kids)LEO(ALPHA DRIVE ONE)G-Dragon (BIGBANG)Jo Yu-ri YUNAH(ILLIT)Seolyun(NMIXX)HeeJin(ARTMS)KIM CHAEHYUN(Kep1er) All readers →
4

I Built Your Name and Ate It for a Few Days (당신의 이름을 지어다가 며칠은 먹었다)

Park Joon
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👥 Also read by 4: Minzy Kim Yoon-ah (Jaurim)Park Bo-gum Ye Ji-won All readers →
5

Kokoro | こころ (마음)

Natsume Sōseki (夏目漱石)

She said she had finished Natsume Soseki's Kokoro just the day before. (Source: Allure Korea)
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👥 Also read by 2: Shim Eun-kyung Yeri (Red Velvet) All readers →
6

Memory Gesture * (기억 몸짓)

Ahn Taewoon *
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7

My Pocket Is Clear and Strong Wind (내 주머니는 맑고 강풍)

Choi Jin-young

Picked in a GQ interview as a recent read. It feels like the diary of Choi Jin-young, a favorite author, and one line about writing desperately what no one will ever see mirrors Kim Min-ha's own daily journaling. (Source: GQ Korea)
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👥 Also read by 1: Yozoh All readers →
8

Person Crying in a Dream (꿈속에서 우는 사람)

Jang Seok-ju
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9

Surviving on a Desert Island (무인도에서 살아남기)

Choi Deok-hee, Kang Gyung-hyo

Asked by Vogue which single book to take to a desert island, Kim Min-ha chose this comic, one every Korean '90s kid knows, and full of useful tips. (Source: Vogue Korea)
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10

The Creative Act: A Way of Being (창조적 행위)

Rick Rubin

Recommended in a Rolling Stone Korea interview. A rare non-fiction read that felt like meeting a friend you could talk with for four hours straight. (Source: Rolling Stone Korea)
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👥 Also read by 14: Geonho (CORTIS)Kim Yoo-jung Dino (SEVENTEEN)Martin (CORTIS)Vernon (SEVENTEEN)Choi Jung-hoon (Jannabi)Theo (P1Harmony)Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)RM (BTS)Sumin G-Dragon (BIGBANG)Ha Hyun Sang JIUNG (P1Harmony)Lee Taemin (SHINee) All readers →
11

The Only One (단 한 사람)

Choi Jin-young

A book by Choi Jin-young, an author Kim Min-ha has long loved; fans recall an interview where the book was mentioned as one to look forward to. (Source: Elle Korea)
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👥 Also read by 1: Seolhyun All readers →
12

Time to Live and Time to Die (사랑할 때와 죽을 때)

Erich Maria Remarque
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13

Walking in a Carrot Field * (당근밭 걷기)

Ahn Hee-Yeon *

Opened a poetry newsletter by asking what season the reader is walking through today, introducing collections including this one. (Source: X)
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👥 Also read by 2: Kim Sawol Hanroro 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.

Kim Min-ha book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Kim Min-ha recommend?

Kim Min-ha's book recommendations in this archive: Cat's Eye, Hunger, Memory Gesture, Person Crying in a Dream and My Pocket Is Clear and Strong Wind, and 8 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 Kim Min-ha read?

Kim Min-ha has 13 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 Kim Min-ha book recommendations come from?

Book recommendations are only part of it. This reading list also includes books Kim Min-ha 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 Kim Min-ha 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.