As they spend time together, all the feelings from when Elena was younger are resurfacing, and she can’t help but crush on Robbie. However, he may be able to help her with the community center. She is wary of his sudden intentions and not at all impressed by the spectacularly public prom-posal, particularly since she’s the quiet type. That plan is not going well and gets even worse when her childhood BFF, Robbie, who moved back to Korea when they were 10 and then became an international K-pop idol, returns to take her up on the promise they made when they were 10 to take her to prom.Įlena is still upset that he stopped speaking to her and did not give her his number when he changed it. Elena is on a mission – she is trying to save the community center where she volunteers by trying to get other kids to forgo the trappings of prom and give that money to the community center instead. ONCE UPON A K-PROM is an adorable and delightful YA contemporary. *Review Contributed by Olivia Farr, Staff Reviewer* The boy she used to love.īesides, prom with a guy who comes with hordes of screaming fans, online haters, and relentless paparazzi is the last thing Elena wants – even if she can’t stop thinking about Robbie’s smile…right? But that was seven years ago, and with this new K-pop persona, pink hair, and stylish clothes, Robbie is nothing like the sweet, goofy boy she remembers. And the one thing she maybe, possibly, secretly wants more than anything? For the two of them to keep the promise they made each other as kids: to go to prom together. Because the one person who always accepted Elena as she is? Her childhood best friend, Robbie Choi. So when international K-pop superstar Robbie Choi shows up at her house to ask her to prom, Elena is more confused than ever.

While the rest of the school is giddy over corsages and dresses, Elena would rather spend her time working to save the local community center, the one place that’s always made her feel like she belonged. But she is certain about one thing – she has no interest in going to prom. Whether by her more successful older sisters, her more popular twin brother, or her more outgoing best friend, everyone except Elena seems to know exactly who they are and what they want.

What would you do if the world’s biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the glamour and drama of the K-pop world straight to high school.Įlena Soo has always felt overshadowed.

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