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South Korean actress known for K-dramas 'My Daughter Seo-young', 'VIP', and 'Mrs. Cop'.

Also written Lee Bo Young · Lee Boyoung

20 books read & recommended

20 books read or recommended by Lee Bo-young (이보영), a Korean actor, gathered from interviews, YouTube, and SNS sources.

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Books Lee Bo-young has read (20)

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini — book cover Essays in Love by Alain de Botton — book cover I Want to Live by Dongwon Lee — book cover La Faim Dans le Monde Expliquee a Mon Fils by Jean Ziegler — book cover Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — book cover Le Voyage D'hector Ou La Recherche Du Bonheur by François Lelord — book cover Me Before You by Jojo Moyes — book cover Memoria De Mis Putas Tristes by Gabriel García Márquez — book cover Meu Pe De Laranja Lima by José Mauro de Vasconcelos — book cover Monk's Wedding Speech by Beob Ryun — book cover My Son Died by Shūji Okuno — book cover My Uncle Bruce Lee by Cheon Myeong-kwan — book cover Shoot Me in the Heart by Jeong You Jeong — book cover Special Criteria for Choosing Love by Kim Hyung-kyung — book cover Tess by Thomas Hardy — book cover Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy — book cover Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi — book cover Van Gogh's Letters by Vincent van Gogh — book cover Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire — book cover Your Back View by Ch'ae-bong Chŏng — book cover

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from 20 books

Most-read genre: Fiction (15 books), frequent keywords: English-language Fiction (5) · Korean Fiction (4)

Genres 20 books with a known genre

  • Fiction 15
  • Essays 4
  • Society 1

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Tess of the d'UrbervillesMe Before YouWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the WestA Thousand Splendid SunsTessMy Uncle Bruce LeeShoot Me in the HeartSpecial Criteria for Choosing LoveI Want to LiveLe Voyage D'hector Ou La Recherche Du BonheurLe Petit PrinceEssays in LoveMeu Pe De Laranja LimaMemoria De Mis Putas TristesMe Before YouWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the WestMy Son DiedVan Gogh's LettersYour Back ViewMonk's Wedding Speech
Korean · Translated
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Of 19 literary books: 6 Korean, 13 translated

  1. 1 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini — book cover
    A Thousand Splendid Suns (천 개의 찬란한 태양)
    Khaled Hosseini (خالد حسینی)

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'no one has the right to crush a dream.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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  2. 2 Essays in Love by Alain de Botton — book cover
    Essays in Love (왜 나는 너를 사랑하는가)
    Alain de Botton

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'life goes on after love ends.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 8: SeolhyunIUJoo Ji hoonJinyoung (GOT7)Charles EnterHuh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)Chae Soo BinWOONHAK(BOYNEXTDOOR) All readers →
  3. 3 I Want to Live by Dongwon Lee — book cover
    I Want to Live (살고 싶다)
    Dongwon Lee *

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'even so, stay alive.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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  4. 4 La Faim Dans le Monde Expliquee a Mon Fils by Jean Ziegler — book cover
    La Faim Dans le Monde Expliquee a Mon Fils | La Faim Dans le Monde Expliquee a Mon Fils (왜 세계의 절반은 굶주리는가)
    Jean Ziegler

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'when we must think about living together.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 2: Kim Yoon-ah (Jaurim)Kim Hyo-jin All readers →
  5. 5 Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — book cover
    Le Petit Prince | Le Petit Prince (어린왕자)
    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'rain falling on the desert of the heart.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 21: Kim Hyo-jinMun Ka-youngSion (NCT WISH)Yeri (Red Velvet)Lee Se-youngJung So-minJeong Eun-ji (Apink)Jonghyun (SHINee)Jinyoung (GOT7)Kino (PENTAGON)Paul KimHan Ji-minLim YunchanEdward LeePark Hye-sooWOOYOUNG(ATEEZ)WOONHAK(BOYNEXTDOOR)Kwon Eun-biMinseoPark Eun-binPark Ji-young All readers →
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    Le Voyage D'hector Ou La Recherche Du Bonheur by François Lelord — book cover
    Le Voyage D'hector Ou La Recherche Du Bonheur | Le Voyage D'hector Ou La Recherche Du Bonheur (꾸뻬 씨의 행복 여행)
    François Lelord

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'are you happy today?.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Jinyoung (GOT7) All readers →
  7. 7 Me Before You by Jojo Moyes — book cover
    Me Before You (미 비포 유)
    Jojo Moyes

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'stepping into an unfamiliar world.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 6: Wonwoo (SEVENTEEN)Jinyoung (GOT7)JinJin (ASTRO)Kino (PENTAGON)RM (BTS)WYATT(ONF) All readers →
  8. 8 Memoria De Mis Putas Tristes by Gabriel García Márquez — book cover
    Memoria De Mis Putas Tristes (내 슬픈 창녀들의 추억)
    Gabriel García Márquez

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'on growing older.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Jinyoung (GOT7) All readers →
  9. 9 Meu Pe De Laranja Lima by José Mauro de Vasconcelos — book cover
    Meu Pe De Laranja Lima (나의 라임오렌지나무)
    José Mauro de Vasconcelos

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'looking into my own loneliness.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 6: MingginyuJinyoung (GOT7)Won So-YoonMinseoPark Eun-binLim Hyun-joo All readers →
  10. 10 Monk's Wedding Speech by Beob Ryun — book cover
    Monk's Wedding Speech (스님의 주례사)
    Beob Ryun

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'when you feel lonely even together.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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  11. 11 My Son Died by Shūji Okuno — book cover
    My Son Died (내 아들이 죽었습니다)
    Shūji Okuno

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'some pain grows clearer with time.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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  12. 12 My Uncle Bruce Lee by Cheon Myeong-kwan — book cover
    My Uncle Bruce Lee (나의 삼촌 브루스 리)
    Cheon Myeong-kwan
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    👥 Also read by 1: Lee Dong-hwi All readers →
  13. 13 Shoot Me in the Heart by Jeong You Jeong — book cover
    Shoot Me in the Heart (내 심장을 쏴라)
    Jeong You Jeong

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'an actress reads.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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  14. 14 Special Criteria for Choosing Love by Kim Hyung-kyung — book cover
    Special Criteria for Choosing Love (사랑을 선택하는 특별한 기준)
    Kim Hyung-kyung

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'there, there: comforting ourselves.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Lee Yoon-ji All readers →
  15. 15 Tess by Thomas Hardy — book cover
    Tess | Tess of the D'urbervilles (테스)
    Thomas Hardy

    After finishing it she could step back and see her own situation, and the book comforted her. (Source: Minumsa on X)

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  16. 16 Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy — book cover
    Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Tess of the d'Urbervilles (더버빌가의 테스)
    Thomas Hardy

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'when you hit the wall of being a woman.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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  17. 17 Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi — book cover
    Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window | 窓ぎわのトットちゃん (창가의 토토)
    Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (黒柳徹子)

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'when you want to meet your pure self again.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Joo Ji hoon All readers →
  18. 18 Van Gogh's Letters by Vincent van Gogh — book cover
    Van Gogh's Letters (반 고흐, 영혼의 편지)
    Vincent van Gogh

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'the fierce passion of a lonely conviction.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Shin Ye-eun All readers →
  19. 19 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire — book cover
    Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (위키드)
    Gregory Maguire

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'a green witch and the discovery of taste.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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  20. 20 Your Back View by Ch'ae-bong Chŏng — book cover
    Your Back View (그대 뒷모습)
    Ch'ae-bong Chŏng *

    Featured in Lee Bo-young's reading memoir Times of Love, in a chapter titled 'the most beautiful father and daughter.' (Source: Kyobo Book)

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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.

📝 Lee Bo-young's reading taste

Authors that come up most often in Lee Bo-young's list: Thomas Hardy (2 books).

🤝 Celebrities with similar reading taste

They recommended some of the same books. The number is how many books they share.

Jinyoung (GOT7) 6 Kim Hyo-jin 2 Minseo 2 Park Eun-bin 2 WOONHAK(BOYNEXTDOOR) 2 Joo Ji hoon 2 Kino (PENTAGON) 2 RM (BTS) 1 Kwon Eun-bi 1 Seolhyun 1 Kim Yoon-ah (Jaurim) 1 Mun Ka-young 1

Lee Bo-young book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Lee Bo-young recommend?

Lee Bo-young's book recommendations in this archive: Your Back View, Le Voyage D'hector Ou La Recherche Du Bonheur, Meu Pe De Laranja Lima, My Uncle Bruce Lee and Memoria De Mis Putas Tristes, and 15 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 Lee Bo-young read?

Lee Bo-young has 20 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 Lee Bo-young book recommendations come from?

Book recommendations are only part of it. This reading list also includes books Lee Bo-young 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 Lee Bo-young 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.