The stories behind their books

“Sometimes in life, a single word from someone else can easily bring us down. This book talks about how to protect yourself and love others through “just the right amount of positivity and just the right amount of courage.” I sincerely hope that all of you readers will come away from this book with “just the right amount of positivity and courage.””

“So I really enjoyed reading this book, too!”

“I also liked Hideo Okuda’s The Aerial Trapeze. Each short story features unusual patients who receive counseling and suggested treatments. I wanted to get counseling from Ibura, the doctor in the novel, too.”

“After reading it, I was completely influenced by it.”

“Likewise, I'm really into Stewart Lee Allen's *In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food*, which is now out of print. It's kind of a world history told through food.”

“Nietzsche’s Words”

“I read it too, and the elements were interesting.”

“#RomanceWillKillMe I met lyricist Seo Ji-eum, who has such a girlish air~ Please show lots of love for writer Ji-eum’s book too~”

“I managed to get to Chapter 3.”

“I started reading *Darkness at Noon* the day before yesterday.”

“It’s a book called Do It for Myself.”

“There are times when we can’t open up to anyone about anything, shut ourselves away, and feel empty. When our hearts are lonely like that, I think the most important—and truly necessary—thing is for someone to reach out first. The author describes that hand as “connection.” Just as I hope my music can reach someone like a hand reaching out, I hope this book will be like that hand, too. Hoping that love and peace will spread through the world instead of isolation, I recommend this book.”

“Father, I thank you for letting me know, even if only vaguely, the joy of a life focused on you.”

“I rarely imagine, while reading a novel, “What if I were to play this character?” But I feel like I might want to play Nakahara, the protagonist of this novel. Though it seems difficult.”

“I recently bought this book. It’s called *8 Rules of Love* by Jay Shetty. Um, it’s a cute title, right? It feels a little cheesy. So normally, I don’t think I would have picked it up at a bookstore.”

“I read a book called “Courage To Be Disliked” which something you read in life, it really helped when I was stressed, it also helped me to become more mature.”

“I’d like to give Françoise Sagan’s essay collection Life Is So Slow, and Hope So Wild as a gift.”

“For those who are a little tired and want to go to a church somewhere, I recommend reading *At the Iche Western-Style Restaurant*.”

“The scenes where Tsuchida, a bookstore clerk, delivers monologues about impressions he has formed while watching customers, family members, and others are striking.”

“I hope you’ll love it. You won’t regret it.”

“I’m reading the Neapolitan Novels!!”

“The book I’m reading is There Is No Such Thing as Nothing Now. I get a lot of comfort from it, and I’m learning how to think differently.”

“Although it's really gross, I also like this kind of manga.”

“I wondered how a lie could be elegant, and I was interested because it was by the author of Wandeuk.”

“Just as I comforted myself by saying, “Not everything is like that,” I hope that through this book, you too will find words of comfort or a perspective of your own.”

“Oh, I did like that. I did like that classic. That was was a good book,”

“The book I read yesterday was one called Maldok, and it was really interesting.”

“DinDin reading at 4 a.m., photographed by my salon buddy Seon-ho hyung #TheInterpretationOfMurder #ILoveYou #KimSeonHo #JongminHyungToldMeToVote #DontBeUpset #DinDin #2DaysAnd1Night #DanbiIProtectedYou”

“I bought There Are Days Like This, a book that seemed nice to read together with children by a café window on a rainy day.”

“I hope this book can offer even a little strength to people who are at a crossroads or feeling exhausted.”

“I think I’ve read these three books many times: You Too Are a Sky Mallow and Yeontan-gil.”

“I thought about what would be interesting and worth watching all the way through. It’s about a girl who’s a born idol but is actually hiding a huge secret, and makes it into the underground scene…”

“I wanted to express the thoughts I usually have not only through music but also in other ways.”

“There is a poetry collection by Na Tae-joo called I See You as a Flower. It was a book that helped lift me up when I was feeling a little down.”

“It was fun, so I think I finished the whole thing in just a day or two.”

“It's a book I really like.”