I go back and forth between what my favorite Korean foods are, but one of my top 5 is gimbap. The smorgasbord of ingredients is like a symphony in my mouth- seasoned and sautéed carrots, spinach, and burdock root, plus imitation crab, yellow pickled radish, and bulgogi, neatly encased in rice and laver seaweed and sprinkled with sesame seeds.” “It’s never too early for gimbap, so I unwrap mine and eat it like a burrito.Also, this is near the beginning of the book, but Jenny doesn’t yet know that their “main vocalist” is the Jaewoo that she met in her uncle’s karaoke bar in the first scene.

Anyways, I appreciated that Axie Oh gave the explanation, or I would have been eventually put right in an awkward situation. I also thought the original word meant fish (UH? What? haha).

I actually thought it was slang for the person that makes everyone happy. Honestly, I’ve been seeing the “maknae” term thrown around in K-Pop books, but I didn’t realize that it merely meant the youngest band member. Youngmin (the maknae) explains to Jenny how their boy band (XOXO) is set up. We also have our leader who’s a rapper like me, as well as our main vocalist.” I’m the maknae, the youngest in the group, and also the rapper. “We’re two of the members of the group XOXO.

Here are 5 parts I want to talk about XOXO by Axie Oh. ***Everything below this will contain spoilers. This is a cute romance that has a mix of K-Pop idols (like in K-Pop Confidential) and what it’s like to date a superstar (like in Hello, I Love You). If you’ve been following her books, you’re going to see growth in writing that makes you wonder what she will write next. ( XOXO comes out July 13, 2021.) While Rebel Seoul is a different genre (dystopia), I thought the romance in XOXO was much more believable. It was a happy surprise when I got a Netgalley advanced reader copy. When I was looking at her author website to write the review, I noticed that she had a new book coming out. Initial Thoughts: I finished Axie Oh’s Duology ( Rebel Seoul and Rogue Heart) in November (2020). He’s a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world-XOXO - and he’s strictly forbidden from dating. Three months later, when Jenny and her mother arrive in South Korea to take care of her ailing grandmother, she’s shocked to discover that Jaewoo is a student at the same arts academy where she’s enrolled for the semester. She allows him to pull her out of her comfort zone for one unforgettable night of adventure before he flies back to South Korea without a word. When she meets mysterious, handsome Jaewoo in her uncle’s Los Angeles karaoke bar, she wonders if a relationship would inspire her or derail her dreams. Summary of XOXO: Cello prodigy Jenny wants to get into a prestigious music conservatory, but her contest judges say that she needs more spark.

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