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South Korean rapper.

8 books read & recommended

8 books read or recommended by Mad Clown (매드클라운), a Korean rapper, gathered from interviews, YouTube, and SNS sources.

Books Mad Clown has read (8)

A Single Spark by Yŏng-nae Cho — book cover Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse — book cover Demian by Hermann Hesse — book cover Lawyer Cho Young-Rae’S Defense Argument Anthology Love Is a Dog from Hell by Charles Bukowski — book cover Our Twisted Hero by Yi Mun-yol — book cover Pigs at Hotel Tassel by Oh Eun — book cover Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse — book cover

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from 8 books

Most-read genre: Fiction (4 books), frequent keywords: German Fiction (3)

Genres 7 books with a known genre

  • Fiction 4
  • Poetry 2
  • Society 1

Frequent keywords bookstore categories · 2+ books · tap to see the books

DemianBeneath the WheelSiddhartha
Korean · Translated
2 : 4

Of 6 literary books: 2 Korean, 4 translated

Authors picked more than once
Hermann Hesse 3
Yŏng-nae Cho 2
  1. 1 A Single Spark by Yŏng-nae Cho — book cover
    A Single Spark (전태일 평전)
    Yŏng-nae Cho

    Introduced this book while naming the late uncle, lawyer Cho Young-rae, as a childhood hero. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)

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  2. 2 Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse — book cover
    Beneath the Wheel | Unterm Rad (수레바퀴 아래서)
    Hermann Hesse

    Said a reread today might feel childish and clichéd. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Park Bo-gum All readers →
  3. 3 Demian by Hermann Hesse — book cover
    Demian (데미안)
    Hermann Hesse

    Said it offered much comfort through the loneliness of studying in the US. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)

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    👥 Also read by 21: Geonho (CORTIS)Narin (MEOVV)Nam Ji-hyunIUAhn Hyeong-seopOKDALWoo Won-jaeLee Jun-hyukJonghyun (SHINee)Juyeon (THE BOYZ)Juhoon (CORTIS)Jinyoung (GOT7)RM (BTS)Lim YunchanPark Hye-sooThe 8(SEVENTEEN)유아(OH MY GIRL)Lee Taemin (SHINee)JAEJAEE-TION(ONF)SEUNGJUN(ONF) All readers →
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    Lawyer Cho Young-Rae’S Defense Argument Anthology * (조영래 변호사 변론 선집)
    Yŏng-nae Cho

    Said it still brings tears on every reading and has been a huge influence. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)

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  5. 5 Love Is a Dog from Hell by Charles Bukowski — book cover
    Love Is a Dog from Hell (사랑은 지옥에서 온 개)
    Charles Bukowski

    During a very hard time in love, this poetry collection gave so much inspiration that an album was made around its concept. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)

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  6. 6 Our Twisted Hero by Yi Mun-yol — book cover
    Our Twisted Hero (우리들의 일그러진 영웅)
    Yi Mun-yol

    Spoke of deep sympathy for Eom Seok-dae and of how violent attitudes and feelings get passed down. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)

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  7. 7 Pigs at Hotel Tassel by Oh Eun — book cover
    Pigs at Hotel Tassel * (호텔 타셀의 돼지들)
    Oh Eun

    Mentioned as one of the fine poetry collections received from Mad Clown's mother. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)

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  8. 8 Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse — book cover
    Siddhartha (싯다르타)
    Hermann Hesse

    Named as an all-time favorite work. (Source: Ilneun Saram, Minumsa)

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    👥 Also read by 7: Narin (MEOVV)Heo Seong-beomHuh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)RM (BTS)Lim YunchanKim Do-yeonE-TION(ONF) 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.

🤝 Celebrities with similar reading taste

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

RM (BTS) 2 Narin (MEOVV) 2 E-TION(ONF) 2 Lim Yunchan 2 Geonho (CORTIS) 1 Kim Do-yeon 1 Nam Ji-hyun 1 The 8(SEVENTEEN) 1 Park Bo-gum 1 Park Hye-soo 1 SEUNGJUN(ONF) 1 IU 1

Mad Clown book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Mad Clown recommend?

Mad Clown's book recommendations in this archive: Demian, Love Is a Dog from Hell, Beneath the Wheel, Siddhartha and Our Twisted Hero, and 3 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 Mad Clown read?

Mad Clown has 8 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 Mad Clown book recommendations come from?

Book recommendations are only part of it. This reading list also includes books Mad Clown 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 Mad Clown 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.