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Rowoon Books · 로운 책

Former member of K-pop group SF9, now an actor. Known for 'True Beauty' and 'Youth of May'.

10 books read & recommended

10 books read or recommended by Rowoon (로운), a Korean actor, gathered from interviews, YouTube, and SNS sources.

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Books Rowoon has read (10)

Analects by Confucius — book cover Gray Man by Kim Dong-sik — book cover I Decided to Live as Me by Kim Soo-hyun — book cover Nietzsche and Van Gogh by Friedrich Nietzsche — book cover Nietzsche and Zhuangzi Said So by Yang Seung-kwon — book cover Sprinter Underworld by Jung Yi-an — book cover Temperature of Language by Lee Ki-ju — book cover The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga — book cover The Courage to Be Hated 2 (2 Million Copies Commemorative Special Edition) by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga — book cover The World of Children by Kim Soyoung — book cover

📊 Curious about Rowoon's reading taste?

from 10 books

Most-read genre: Humanities (5 books), frequent keywords: Korean Essays (3)

Genres 10 books with a known genre

  • Humanities 5
  • Essays 3
  • Fiction 2

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

I Decided to Live as MeThe World of ChildrenTemperature of LanguageThe Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real HappinessThe Courage to Be Hated 2 (2 Million Copies Commemorative Special Edition)
  1. 1 Analects by Confucius — book cover
    Analects | 論語 (논어)
    Confucius (孔子)

    Named as a recommendation in an Esquire comment interview. (Source: Naver Blog)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Mun Ka-young All readers →
  2. 2 Gray Man by Kim Dong-sik — book cover
    Gray Man * (회색인간)
    Kim Dong-sik

    Read in a single sitting. Rowoon usually juggles several books, but this one got undivided attention. (Source: Naver Blog)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM) All readers →
  3. 3 I Decided to Live as Me by Kim Soo-hyun — book cover
    I Decided to Live as Me (나는 나로 살기로 했다)
    Kim Soo-hyun

    Recommended by Rowoon as a lead of Extraordinary You; YES24 ran a book quiz on it. (Source: Newsis)

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    👥 Also read by 3: Jungkook (BTS)FakerSANGWON(ALPHA DRIVE ONE) All readers →
  4. 4 Nietzsche and Van Gogh by Friedrich Nietzsche — book cover
    Nietzsche and Van Gogh (니체와 고흐)
    Friedrich Nietzsche

    Mentioned by Rowoon at a fan signing. (Source: Naver Blog)

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  5. 5 Nietzsche and Zhuangzi Said So by Yang Seung-kwon — book cover
    Nietzsche and Zhuangzi Said So (니체와 장자는 이렇게 말했다)
    Yang Seung-kwon

    Rowoon posted a photo of a page from this book on Instagram. (Source: Naver Blog)

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  6. 6 Sprinter Underworld by Jung Yi-an — book cover
    Sprinter Underworld (스프린터 언더월드)
    Jung Yi-an

    A book Rowoon would love to star in if it were ever filmed. (Source: Naver Blog)

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  7. 7 Temperature of Language by Lee Ki-ju — book cover
    Temperature of Language * (언어의 온도)
    Lee Ki-ju

    Rowoon posted a photo of a page from this book on Instagram. (Source: Naver Blog)

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    👥 Also read by 8: Ningning (aespa)Park Bo-gumCHUNG HAKarina (aespa)Hwasa (MAMAMOO)Nayeon (TWICE)Hyun-jin (Stray Kids)WOOYOUNG(ATEEZ) All readers →
  8. 8 The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga — book cover
    The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness (미움받을 용기)
    Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

    Mentioned by Rowoon in an interview, with the sequel recently reread. (Source: Naver Blog)

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    👥 Also read by 8: Dawon (WJSN)Seungkwan(SEVENTEEN)Ahn Hyo-seopJisoo(BLACKPINK)Jinyoung (GOT7)Kwon Sung-joonJIUNG (P1Harmony)SUGA (BTS) All readers →
  9. 9 The Courage to Be Hated 2 (2 Million Copies Commemorative Special Edition) by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga — book cover
    The Courage to Be Hated 2 (2 Million Copies Commemorative Special Edition) * (미움받을 용기 2)
    Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

    Rowoon said in an interview this was a recent reread. (Source: Naver Blog)

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    👥 Also read by 2: Seungkwan(SEVENTEEN)JIUNG (P1Harmony) All readers →
  10. 10 The World of Children by Kim Soyoung — book cover
    The World of Children (어린이라는 세계)
    Kim Soyoung
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    👥 Also read by 5: Winter (aespa)Jun Hyo-seongTheo (P1Harmony)HA:TFELTKim Jun-han 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.

📝 Rowoon's reading taste

Authors that come up most often in Rowoon's list: Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga (2 books).

🤝 Celebrities with similar reading taste

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

Seungkwan(SEVENTEEN) 2 JIUNG (P1Harmony) 2 Kwon Sung-joon 1 Kim Jun-han 1 Nayeon (TWICE) 1 Ningning (aespa) 1 Dawon (WJSN) 1 Mun Ka-young 1 Park Bo-gum 1 SANGWON(ALPHA DRIVE ONE) 1 SUGA (BTS) 1 Ahn Hyo-seop 1

Rowoon book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Rowoon recommend?

Rowoon's book recommendations in this archive: I Decided to Live as Me, Analects, Nietzsche and Van Gogh, Nietzsche and Zhuangzi Said So and The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness, and 5 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 Rowoon read?

Rowoon has 10 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 Rowoon book recommendations come from?

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