Matching my personal favorite books with some of the best k-pop songs, and vice versa. Also check out the colors playlists! This is just for a bit of fun; I hope you can find a new book and / or song to enjoy. Share your favorite pair in the comments down below!
(Also: can you tell I spent way too much time making these little poster boards on Canva? Lol.)
(Check out my other favorites lists here)
#1: She Who Became The Sun
(by Shelley Parker-Chan)
Setting: China / Mongolia, 1360’s
Genre: Historical Fiction / Action / Political
Description: A retelling of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, with a cross-dressing protagonist and a fascinating depiction of the complexities of gender in both the MC and her foil.
Songs:
#2: The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo
(by Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Setting: Hollywood, America, 1940’s–2010’s
Genre: Historical Fiction / Romance
Description: A reporter is called on to interview one of the most influential (and infamous) actresses of the 1960’s, who wants to write a tell-all novel.
Songs:
- Blue Moon by BTOB
- Paparazzi by Girls Generation
- Siren by Sunmi
#3: Sadie
(by Courtney Summers)
Setting: Colorado, America, 2010s
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Description: A back-and-forth narrative between a teenage girl hellbent on avenging her murdered sister and a podcast host who desperately wants to find her before she does something she’ll regret.
Songs:
- Animal Farm by BIBI
- Black Eye by Vernon
- She’s In The Rain by The Rose
Description: A British spy is captured by the Nazis and tells the story of how she joined the RAAF (Air Force) and of the love story between her and her best friend, a pilot.
Songs:
- Love Wins All by IU
- Hann: Alone In Winter by (G)I-DLE
- Child by Mark
#5: The Cat I Never Named
(by Amra Sabric El-Rayess)
Setting: Bosnia, 1990s
Genre: Memoir
Description: An autobiography from a Muslim woman who was a teenager during the Bosnian Genocide of 1995, about her family, her tale of survival, and of course, a tiny calico cat.
Songs:
Description: A skin-crawling story of an all-girls school that faces an infectious disease that causes them to become mutants, and how they manage to still find humanity in themselves and save each other, based on Lord Of The Flies.
Songs:
#7: The Good Luck Girls / Sisters Of The Reckoning
(by Charlotte Nicole Davis)
Setting: Wild West, Fantastical Country
Genre: Dystopia / High Fantasy
Description: A tale of five girls from a brothel, who, after one of them accidentally kills a client, must go on the run from the authorities and dismantle the system that persecutes them.
Songs:
- Django by ATEEZ
- Black by Lee Hyori
- Kill Bill by Brown Eyed Girls
#8: The House In The Cerulean Sea
(by TJ Klune)
Setting: Island in England, 2020s
Genre: Low Fantasy / Romance
Description: A disillusioned, 9-to-5 case worker is chosen to investigate an orphanage where six magical children live and finds himself falling for their caretaker, facing his own prejudices.
Songs:
- Voyage by Kim Sejeong
- I Got You by TWICE
- I by Taeyeon
#9: The Kingdom
(by Jess Rothenburg)
Setting: America (?), 2096
Genre: Science Fiction
Description: An animatronic “princess” at a dystopian Disneyland is accused of the murder of the boy she cared for, and must prove her innocence while unraveling the secrets behind the park.
Songs:
#10: Skeleton Flower
(by Kim Jonghyun)
Setting: Seoul, South Korea, 2010s
Genre: Poetry / Romance / Drama
Description: the story of a man and woman who fall in love and break up, narrated by a radio DJ whose poems are interspersed throughout.
Songs:
Let me know your thoughts!