How Korean Corn Dogs Changed My Life by Alice Amelia - ISBN: 9780349020693
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Seoul’s dream versus reality: reinvention, K-pop, and a fight for belonging.
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How Korean Corn Dogs Changed My Life

Finding love, fame and myself in Seoul

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  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    14 July 2026

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Summary

Chosen by Stylist as one of the best memoirs of 2026

An addictive, tell-all memoir about chasing reinvention in Korea and the reality behind the dream

At twenty-one, fuelled by K-dramas and a need to reinvent herself, Alice Amelia moves to Seoul. She knows no one, doesn’t speak the language, and hasn’t tried kimchi, let alone Korean corn dogs. But real-life Seoul isn’t the glossy, subtitled fantasy she expected.

Determined to follow he…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349020693
ISBN-10:0349020698
Author:Alice Amelia
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Virago Press Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:14 July 2026
Weight:447g
Dimensions:214mm x 140mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

Brings to life a country as complex and vibrant as its many gochujang-laced dishes. A delicious reminder that we can find “home” in the most unexpected landscapes, people, and flavors * KIM SUNÉE, author of Everyday Korean and A Mouthful of Stars *Shocking, hilarious, and swooningly romantic, Alice Amelia’s memoir reads like one of the best rom-coms - and yet it all actually happened. It’s also a love letter to Korean food, culture, men and women. By the time I reached the final page, I was ready to book a flight * EMILY CHAPPELL, author of Where There’s A Will *A fascinating deep dive into the world (and the seedy inner workings) of k-pop and k-drama, neither of which I knew anything about, an insider’s guide to the hidden heart of Seoul; also an honest account of the author’s turbulent twenties and affairs of the heart * Sarra Manning, on Substack *

About The Author

Alice Amelia

Alice Amelia fell in love with K-dramas as a teenager and moved to Seoul in her early 20s, where she then lived for 5 years and became part of the booming Korean entertainment industry.

In Korea, Alice worked for many major companies including The Black Label, HYBE, Starship Entertainment and Netflix. She also featured in adverts for Samsung, Hyundai Department Stores and the Korean gaming giant PUBG Studios, accumulating a social media presence of 100,000 combined followers. Alice has acted as an ambassador for the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and worked with the Seoul Tourism Organisation.

She recently earned a Master’s in Film and Television production from MetFilm School and she is also an award-winning playwright.

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