American Hagwon
Book Playlist

American Hagwon

by Min Jin Lee

“American Hagwon” moves through cramped spaces, relentless schedules, and emotional distance—then asks what it costs to keep going. This playlist leans melancholic and introspective, pairing restrained instrumentals that feel like late-night corridors and classroom clocks with two quiet vocal tracks that echo the book’s yearning for dignity and belonging.

20 tracks
melancholic
Oct 1, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Music Has The Right To Children

An Eagle In Your Mind

Boards of Canada · Music Has The Right To Children

2
Mr. Beast

Auto Rock

Mogwai · Mr. Beast

3
Playing The Piano

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing The Piano

4
The Ultimate Chillout Collection

Mellomaniac - Chillout Mix

DJ Shah · The Ultimate Chillout Collection

5
Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)

The Rains of Castamere

Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)

6
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

when the party's over

Billie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

7
The Airborne Toxic Event (International Version)

Sometime Around Midnight

The Airborne Toxic Event · The Airborne Toxic Event (International Version)

8
Drukqs

Avril 14th

Aphex Twin · Drukqs

9
Awake

Awake

Tycho · Awake

10
Arvo Pärt: Portrait

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

11
Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters

Clair de lune

Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters

12
Erik Satie & Friends

Gymnopédie No. 3

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

13
Satie Gymnopedies and More

Satie: Gnossienne No. 1

Erik Satie · Satie Gymnopedies and More

14
Adagio in G Minor

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

15
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Bande originale du film)

La valse d'Amélie

Yann Tiersen · Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Bande originale du film)

16
Mountbatten Festival of Music 2025

In The Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg · Mountbatten Festival of Music 2025

17
Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

The Book Of Love

Peter Gabriel · Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

18
PinUps Radio Show

Sorrow

David Bowie · PinUps Radio Show

19
Erik Satie & Friends

Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

20
Other Lights

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

Playlist Settings

Mood melancholic
Genre mixed
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental 90%
Environment balanced

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