What Does Kim Sae-byuk Read? Reading List & Books (17)

Books Kim Sae-byuk has read (17)

Destroyers Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon

Golden Fish

International Night Knulp

Kyoko

Lolita

Love of This Era

No Longer Human

Passion Simple

Poetry Is My Way of Being Alone

Reborn―Journal & Notebooks 1947~1963

Remnant Population Slam Dunk

The Past of Light

Ulysses

Zorba the Greek

Destroyers by Jeong Hyeok-yong — book cover

Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado — book cover

Golden Fish by J. M. G. Le Clézio — book cover

International Night by Bak Solmay — book cover

Love of This Era by Choi Seung-ja — book cover

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai — book cover

Passion Simple by Annie Ernaux — book cover

Poetry Is My Way of Being Alone by Fernando Pessoa — book cover

Reborn―Journal & Notebooks 1947~1963 by Susan Sontag — book cover

Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon — book cover

Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue — book cover

The Past of Light by Eun Heekyung — book cover

Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis — book cover

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from 17 books

Most-read genre: Fiction (11 books)

Genres 15 books with a known genre

Fiction 73%Poetry 13%

Fiction 11
Poetry 2
Comics 1
Humanities 1

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Korean · Translated

2 : 11

Of 13 literary books: 2 Korean, 11 translated

1

Destroyers (파괴자들)

Jeong Hyeok-yong

Was the second book read in a Millie's Library video. (Source: YouTube)
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2

Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (가브리엘라, 정향과 계피)

Jorge Amado
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3

Golden Fish * | Poisson D'or (황금 물고기)

J. M. G. Le Clézio

Named as one of the best books read on an older friend's recommendation. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)
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4

International Night (인터네셔널의 밤)

Bak Solmay
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5

Knulp (크눌프)

Hermann Hesse

Named as one of the best books read on an older friend's recommendation. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)
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👥 Also read by 3: Son Jong-won Lee Seol Juyeon (THE BOYZ) All readers →
6

Kyoko (교코)

Ryū Murakami (村上龍)

Named as one of the best books read on an older friend's recommendation, and one worth acting in at least once. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)
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7

Lolita (롤리타)

Vladimir Nabokov (Владимир Владимирович Набоков)
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👥 Also read by 1: Jinyoung (GOT7) All readers →
8

Love of This Era (이 시대의 사랑)

Choi Seung-ja

Named "Do You Remember Cheongpa-dong?" as a poem loved enough to want to read aloud. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)
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👥 Also read by 4: Choi Jung-hoon (Jannabi)Park Ji-Hwan Kang Haneul Yoo Byung-jae All readers →
9

No Longer Human | 人間失格 (인간 실격)

Osamu Dazai (太宰治)

Mentioned wanting to rush home and read it right away. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)
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👥 Also read by 18: Minzy Narin (MEOVV)NO:ZE Ningning (aespa)Sunghyun (CORTIS)Shin Si-a IU Jinyoung (GOT7)Theo (P1Harmony)Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)Hong Kyung Kim Minju Hyun-jin (Stray Kids)Bong Tae-gyu Leejeong(WHIB)Kim Tae-woo(1971)Lim Hyun-joo Park Ji-young All readers →
10

Passion Simple (단순한 열정)

Annie Ernaux

Named as a book that stirred the same feeling as Choi Seung-ja's poem "Do You Remember Cheongpa-dong?" (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)
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👥 Also read by 1: Park SoHyun(tripleS) All readers →
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Poetry Is My Way of Being Alone * (시는 내가 홀로 있는 방식)

Fernando Pessoa

Pessoa's poetry collection was featured in episode 28 of the EBS radio show she hosts. (Source: Minumsa on X)
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12

Reborn―Journal & Notebooks 1947~1963 (다시 태어나다)

Susan Sontag (Susan Lee Sontag)
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13

Remnant Population (잔류 인구)

Elizabeth Moon

Featured in the intro of a Millie's Library reading of two books. (Source: YouTube)
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14

Slam Dunk (슬램덩크)

Takehiko Inoue

Said that after reading it, a basketball club was joined and a trip to Kamakura followed. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)
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👥 Also read by 3: Chang Kiha Bong Tae-gyu SUGA (BTS) All readers →
15

The Past of Light (빛의 과거)

Eun Heekyung
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16

Ulysses (율리시스)

James Joyce
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17

Zorba the Greek | Vios ke Politia tu Aleksi Zorba (그리스인 조르바)

Nikos Kazantzakis (Νίκος Καζαντζάκης)

Named as one of the best books read on an older friend's recommendation. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)
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👥 Also read by 4: NO:ZE Jinyoung (GOT7)Kim Do-wan Park SoHyun(tripleS) 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 Sae-byuk book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Kim Sae-byuk recommend?

Kim Sae-byuk's book recommendations in this archive: Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon, Kyoko, Zorba the Greek, Reborn―Journal & Notebooks 1947~1963 and Passion Simple, and 12 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 Sae-byuk read?

Kim Sae-byuk has 17 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 Sae-byuk book recommendations come from?

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