Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

Once Upon a K-Prom (2022) by Kat Cho brings a delightful, sparkling twist to the world of Young Adult contemporary rom-coms. If you loved the high-energy, 24-hour high school rush of Today Tonight Tomorrow, this book leans heavily into similar adolescent milestones but wraps it entirely in the glamorous, high-stakes drama of the K-pop industry.

It is widely described by readers as a "Korean drama brought to life on the page."

The story follows Elena Soo, a ordinary Korean-American teenager who feels entirely invisible. She constantly lives in the shadow of her successful older sisters and her hyper-popular twin brother. Elena has zero interest in high school prom; instead, she wants to spend her time and money launching a campaign to save the local community center from being shut down.

Then, the unimaginable happens: Robbie Choi shows up on her doorstep with a full camera crew.

Robbie was Elena's goofy childhood best friend before his family moved back to South Korea seven years ago. Now, he is a global superstar with pink hair and stylish clothes, belonging to one of the biggest K-pop boy bands on the planet, WDB. He has returned to America for one specific reason—to fulfill a pact they made when they were ten years old: to go to prom together.