문화광 버락 오바마(Barack Obama) 전 대통령이 2025년 좋아했던 책, 영화와 음악 리스트(My Favorite Books, Movies, and Music of 2025). K-Culture-한류의 강세를 입증하듯, 도서 부문에선 코리안아메리칸 작가 수잔 최(Susan Choi)의 부커상 후보작 '플래시라이트(Flashlight)', 영화 부문에선 박찬욱 감독의 '어쩔수가없다(No Other Choices)', 그리고 음악 부문에선 블랙핑크의 '뛰어(Jump)'가 올랐다.

오바마는 재임시절(2009-2017)부터 매년 연말 자신이 그해 즐겼던 음악, 영화, 책을 소셜미디어와 오바마파운데이션 웹사이트에 발표해왔다. 

Here Are My Favorite Books, Movies, and Music of 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies, and music. I hope you find something new to enjoy — and please send any recommendations for me to check out!

Favorite Books of 2025

Paper Girl — Beth Macy

*Flashlight — Susan Choi

We the People — Jill Lepore

The Wilderness — Angela Flournoy

There is No Place for Us — Brian Goldstone

North Sun — Ethan Rutherford

1929 — Andrew Ross Sorkin

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny — Kiran Desai

Dead and Alive — Zadie Smith

What We Can Know — Ian McEwan

And obviously I’m biased, The Look by Michelle Obama

Here’s a reminder of the books I recommended over the summer:

Mark Twain — Ron Chernow

The Book of Records — Madeleine Thien

King of Ashes — S.A. Cosby

Rosarita — Anita Desai

Audition — Katie Kitamura

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter — Stephen Graham Jones

Abundance — Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson

A Marriage at Sea — Sophie Elmhirst

Who is Government? — Michael Lewis

The Sirens’ Call — Chris Hayes

Favorite Movies of 2025

One Battle After Another

Sinners

It Was Just an Accident

Hamnet

Sentimental Value

*No Other Choice 어쩔수가없다

The Secret Agent

Train Dreams

Jay Kelly

Good Fortune

Orwell: 2+2=5

Favorite Music of 2025

Nice to Each Other — Olivia Dean

Luther — Kendrick Lamar & SZA

TaTaTa — Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott

*JUMP — BLACKPINK

Faithless — Bruce Springsteen

Pasayadan — Ganavya

99 — Olamidé ft. Daecolm, Seyi Vibez, Asake, & Young Jonn

Pending — Lil Naay & Myke Towers

Sexo, Violencia y Llantas — Rosalía

Metal — The Beths

Abracadabra — Lady Gaga

just say dat — Gunna

The Giver — Chappell Roan

Aurora — Mora & De La Rose

Silver Lining — Laufey

No More Old Men — Chance the Rapper & Jamila Woods

Bury Me — Jason Isbell

I Wish I Could Go Travelling Again — Stacey Kent

Never Felt Better — Everything is Recorded ft. Sampha & Florence Welch

Please Don’t Cry — Kacy Hill

Stay — ROE

In the Name of Love — Victoria Noelle

Ancient Light — I’m With Her

Vitamina — Jombriel, DFZM & Jøtta

Float — Jay Som ft. Jim Adkins

Ordinary — Alex Warren

Sycamore Tree — Khamari

NOKIA — Drake

En Privado — Xavi & Manuel Turizo

Not In Surrender — Obongjayar

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