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“17-year-old Sugu hides swimsuit obsession from strict father until teacher catches him, forcing change.”
Be Still My Heart
두근두근 두근거려
7.68
2,023 rank · 7,732 readers · 93 favorites
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Synopsis
17-year-old Sugu hides swimsuit obsession from strict father until teacher catches him, forcing change.
17 year old exemplary student Bae Sugu lives alone with his father, the vice principal of his school. Weighed down by his father's expectations, Sugu has to hide his one true passion: swimsuits. He does not know where it comes from, but his passion is pure and genuine - and often misunderstood. But one day, when Sugu is secretly taking pictures of swimsuits by the pool, he is caught by his homeroom teacher who forces him into something ridiculous. Can Sugu find something to get out of the standstill his life has come to? Can his heart beat again? (Source: Noctis Op.92)
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median 8
mode 8
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “My Heart is Beating definitely has an outstanding story and setup that can relate to many of its viewers. From strict parental expectations to a deluded interest for their boyfriend, the characters...”
- 8 “When the expectation doesn’t meet, it has a lot of burden. The boy named sugu has a passion in swimsuits, he like swimsuits but he always hide his passion to his father. His father, the vice...”
- 8 “Do you know Ha Il Kwon? He is a Korean mangaka(I don’t know if manhwaka is a word, lol). He has worked with Naver webtoons and created beautiful stories like: Annarasumanara(most famous), God of...”
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Short · 13%
Medium · 88%
Long · 0%
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 30 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 00m approx
- Published Jun 2009 – Nov 2009
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M18487 catalog