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Curated by Julia W. in August 2023
K-pop Confidential by Stephan Lee
Candace
Park is a Korean-American teenager living a quiet, normal life in New
Jersey. She's an aspiring musician and a big fan of K-pop boy band SLK.
When SLK's management holds an open audition and Candace is accepted,
her life does a complete 180. Now she's competing for a spot in the most
anticipated Korean girl group ever. Does she have what it takes?
Once Upon a K-prom by Kat Cho
Elena Soo loves the community center she volunteers for more than anything. When it's in danger of being shut down, Elena does everything in her power to keep it up and running. She has no time or interest to spend on prom, even when her childhood best friend (now a K-pop idol) returns home from South Korea to keep his promise of being her date.
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Idol Gossip by Alexandra Leigh Young
When Alice Choy and her mom move from San Francisco to Seoul, South Korea, Alice has to swap her singing lessons for Friday nights in a karaoke room. One night, her singing catches the interest of a Top10 Entertainment employee and lands her an audition with the K-pop music label. Alice isn't sure about the offer, but her K-pop crazy sister pushes her to give it a shot.
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I’ll Be The One by Lyla Lee
Skye Shin dreams of becoming a K-pop idol. She loves to sing and dance, and she’s great at both, so what’s stopping her? Every single K-pop idol Skye has ever seen is slim while Skye is plus sized. Nevertheless, Skye is ready to give it her best shot on a K-pop audition show, no matter what anyone says.
Shine by Jessica Jung (a former K-pop idol!)
Rachel Kim has been determined to make her dream of being in a K-pop group a reality. She has been a trainee for six years at one of Korea’s best entertainment companies. When love and trainee life gets complicated, Rachel has to choose between being with the person she loves or doing what she loves. Having both isn’t possible…is it?
Fireworks by Alice Lin
Lulu Li is finishing up her senior year and plans to have a fun-filled summer with her friends before they go their separate ways to college. What Lulu doesn’t plan for is the return of her childhood best friend, now a superstar K-pop singer. Things get even more complicated when Lulu begins to wonder if she has feelings for him. If she did, could they ever be together?
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XOXO by Axie Oh
Jenny Go is an award winning cellist from Los Angeles. When Jenny meets a boy named Jaewoo, she decides to forget her studious personality and just have some fun on a date in LA. Jenny later moves to South Korea and is shocked on her first day of school when she sees Jaewoo. She quickly realizes that he isn’t just anyone, he is a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world, XOXO.
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Beyond The Story: 10 Year Record of BTS by Myeongseok Choi and BTS
BTS had the most inspiring rise to fame of all K-pop groups. As the seven member group takes a trip down memory lane in this biography, they rediscover what made them into the biggest group of all time. They share never before heard stories and how the music and performances they have presented to the world came to be.