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50 Quotes | Heartbeat (2023)

Updated: July 21, 2023

Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, Heartbeat (2023):

“My long time hobby is observing humans in love. The flushed cheeks. The red lips that whisper love. Thump, thump. Your heart races, pumping blood throughout your entire body. It’s fascinating.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

  • “I asked for a memorial ceremony but you’re plotting treason?” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “Why are you so desperate to become human?” – Lee Sang Hae
  • “Unfortunately, we can’t see our reflection in the mirror.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “As time went by, vampires were forgotten by humans. Therefore, we were able to blend in with humans and carry on with our lives.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

“My heart has never beaten once. Because I’ve never been human, I have never died, nor have I ever actually lived.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

  • “What do you think true love is? If your heart flutters, does that mean it’s true love?” – Hae Sun
  • “If your heart doesn’t beat, does that mean you can’t experience love that makes your heart beat?” – Hae Sun

“I wanted to know what love that makes your heart beat felt like. Since then, I’ve tried everything to become human.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

  • “Nothing was able to make me human.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “Because of love. I want to experience love that makes my heart beat.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “Just like you only have one heart, you can only truly love one person. We will meet again. I will come find you.” – Hae Sun
  • “Drink my blood and remember me.” – Hae Sun

“Only those who are ready to face death will be given a new life.” – Ko Yang Nam

  • “If I can really become human, I would stay in there for 1,000 years.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “See you in 100 years, my friends.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

“School problem is such a big problem these days. The school will do its best to prevent it, but the parents should also take interest in their kids.” – School authority

  • “Fainting after being bitten by a human? How humiliating.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “Everything is a mess. Where on earth am I? The world has become a completely different place.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “I see a blurry reflection of myself but my instinct to suck blood still remains. Perhaps I am somewhere between a human and a vampire.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

“A world where there is no distinction between day and night. Even at night, it is as bright as day. It’s almost blinding.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

  • “Look at you standing tall after all these years.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “I see myself in your eyes.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “Times may change, but gold won’t.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “My first kiss was with a vampire?” – Joo In Hae

“My heart has never beaten. Romantic feelings are unknown to me.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

“She stood up for me in front of others. She’s the only person who accepted me for who I am.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

  • “Her blood is poison to you.” – Ko Yang Nam
  • “Her poisonous cold blood must be filled with passionate love. You must get her to fall in love.” – Ko Yang Nam

“Drink her blood after she falls in love and you will become human.” – Ko Yang Nam

“What you’re doing isn’t love. It’s obsession. It’s an illness.” – Joo In Hae

“I’m a vampire. Not a butterfly. A very sociable one, at that.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

“You’re doing great. Although you were alone, you stayed strong. It’s admirable. I’m proud of you.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

“What would happen if I really was her in my former life? Would you fall in love with me?” – Joo In Hae

  • “When you live alone for so long, you forget how to ask for help.” – Joo In Hae
  • “She’s the woman I wish to protect.” – Shin Do Sik

“A hundred years ago must seem like yesterday to you, so if everything disappears overnight, you’d feel empty.” – Joo In Hae

“How can someone wait and long for another for so long?” – Joo In Hae

“The world may flip upside down but those who are meant to be will end up together.” – Ko Yang Nam

  • “You seemed down so I wanted to make you feel better.” – Joo In Hae
  • “The moon is bright tonight. There’s a shadow cast on your face.” – Ko Yang Nam
  • “Is your heart racing with excitement?” – Joo In Hae
  • “I don’t know how that feels. I don’t know how it feels to have my heart race. I’ve never felt it once.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

“Thinking about and waiting for one person for a long time. That’s love. A racing heart and excitement aren’t the only signs of love.” – Joo In Hae

“Beautiful. Your eyes.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

  • “He’s living the most crucial but also the most dangerous time of his life.” – Ko Yang Nam
  • “Why do you look at me that way? Why do you look at me so longingly as if I’m someone from your past?” – Na Hae Won

“Time is a relative concept. 100 years could feel like a day while a day could feel like 100 years.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

  • “My longing kept me up all night.” – Seon Woo Hyeol
  • “Right now, you’re like a waning moon.” – Seon Woo Hyeol

Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Also known as: My Heart Is Beating
Synopsis: The love story between a vampire who desperately wants to become human and a cold-blooded woman whose heart starts to grow warm upon meeting the vampire.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Ok Taec-yeon, Won Ji-an, Park Kang-hyun, Yoon So-hee
Writers: Kim Ha-na, Jung Seung-joo
Directors: Lee Hyun-seok, Lee Min-soo
Network: KBS2
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video
Date: June 26, 2023

Subtitle translation: Amazon Prime Video