Whispers Through the Willows

Description

Sangyul's been living a lie since birth. Everyone thinks he's the feeble, omega son of Jodong Pharma's President Han, but in reality, he's as normal as possible. So what does he do when Korea's sole alpha, Prince Reok, proposes an interesting deal? Will he finally get the ordinary life he so desires? (Source: Lezhin)

Audio Drama

Original Novel:
Web Novel: Ridibooks
eBook: Ridibooks, MrBlue, Bookcube

Original Webtoon:
Ridibooks, MrBlue, Lezhin, Naver Series, Bomtoon, Bookcube

Official Translations:
R19: English (Lezhin, Manta), German, T.Chinese, Spanish, French
R15: English

Both English versions use the Manta translation.
The official Spanish, T.Chinese, and French translations are uncensored, with fully drawn genitals.

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Chuyện Tình Cây Liễu

Liebe unter den weiden

Romance bajo el sauce

Romance Sob o Salgueiro

Romance sous le Saule

Romance Under the Willow

Sauce Romance

Willow Love Story

Willow Romance

ปรารถนารักใต้เงาหลิว

ロマンスは柳の木から

杨柳罗曼史

柳树浪漫

버드나무 로맨스

Groups Scanlating

10M Sacrifices

Hắc ám chi các (hacamchicac)

Latest Release(s)

c.2 by 10M Sacrifices 4 years ago

c.1 by Hắc ám chi các (hacamchicac) 5 years ago

c.0 by Hắc ám chi các (hacamchicac) 5 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

56 Chapters + Q&A Special + Special Edition + April Fools Special + Review (Complete)

S1: 25 Chapters (1-25)

S2: 29 Chapters (26-45)

Special Edition : 1 Chapter (46)

S3: 11 Chapters (47-57)

Side Story : 7 Chapters (58-64)

The Q&A special was not translated by Manta...the other Specials have yet to be translated

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (90 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.57 / 10.0

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29%

Last Updated

June 9th, 2025 5:07am PDT - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Drama Romance Smut Yaoi
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Moscareto

Artist(s)

SUE

Year

2020

Original Publisher

Beyond

Ridibooks

Serialized In (magazine)

Ridibooks (Beyond)

MrBlue (Beyond)

Lezhin (Beyond)

Bomtoon (Beyond)

Naver Series (Beyond)

Bookcube (Beyond)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Lezhin US

Manta

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #614

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Monthly Pos #1119

(-389)

3 Month Pos #1986

(+135)

6 Month Pos #2074

(-129)

Year Pos #2216

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List Stats

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On 185 wish lists

On 229 completed lists

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User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Suspend Your Disbelief and Love the Main Characters

by swordfish307
1 month ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

The story stands out for treating both romance and politics equally. There is a lot going on with the world's politics, the mix of a giant, powerful company, modern royalty in Korea, and omegas and alphas being ostracized as "mutants." It's complicated, and it's part of the story's plot. Royalty needs to rein in the powerful company and one of the main characters is a prince who is treated unfairly, even looked down upon by some people, solely due to his special trait as alpha. For the couple to come together, these are the obstacles they need to overcome. (Sortof. It's complicated.)

Although the romance is deeply tied to each of those threads, the romance journey felt pretty short. By which, I mean

It was consistent. From near the start of the series, all the way to the end, the two main characters seem to love each other. If there's a tag, Prince Reok takes the tag "protector" and Songyul takes the tags "weak" and "victim," and "keeps everything to himself." The romance doesn't go through the typical ebbs and inner conflicts that most romance stories go through. I think part of it is because Songyul keeps thinking little of himself and he doesn't change much for most of the series. There are 49 episodes and in my perspective, only undergoes major character development in episode 47.

If you could love the main characters, and suspend your disbelief around the story world's security and government administration, then you may enjoy this comic. Honestly, I think if I read this comic in novel form, I would've given a higher rating. 5 out of 10. I can appreciate the artwork and the effort the creators put into the world building. Oh by the way, I only read the R15 version.

... Last updated 1 month ago

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One of the Greenest Flag Tops Ever

by jaeminuf
5 months ago

Rating: N/A

You are no Romeo, says the Prince's primary attendant to Prince Reok. Well... I'd say Juliet can keep her Romeo. I'll gladly take Prince Reok, such a green flag!

I also appreciate that, despite all the trauma and ongoing threats he's experienced, Sangyul maintains a core dignity, even if he cannot readily grasp that he has innate worth. He should have been so broken that he cannot think for himself, but he does or tries to exercise agency.

Given the propensity in BL for dubcon, I really appreciate the consensual relationship between our Prince and Sangyul.

Also, this is a slightly different take on the Omegaverse in that both Alphas and Omegas are treated as freakish, shameful mutants. There is nothing superior or advantageous about presenting as these subgenders.

The only reservations I had, at first, was that the beginning felt rushed. But it settled into a good groove where I could really get behind our OTP.

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Less drama more love.

by SeannaMichelle
7 months ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

If you are into a lot of meaningless drama....this isn't for you. If you like a straight love story that doesn't dwell on drama and is cute and sweet, this is for you. I loved it, as I don't need unnecessary drama.

... Last updated 7 months ago

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Meh.

by kmhoshik
11 months ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

MC had no personality other than blushing and being a victim. It was boring me.
I can't give any scores to the story either since it tasted like hospital food.

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Love

by MangaGirl1999
1 year ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

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A fresh spin on omgeverse

by mimi201
2 years ago

Rating: N/A

The webtoon could improve in some areas, and it's a bit boring but the art is great.

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Boring

by Fati1367
3 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

I'm not against cliche but this is just too much and incredibly boring, it's just so hard read this webtoon 😭
The most annoying part is how that dude is ALWAYS blushing red , can't they just draw him like a normal human being 😭

... Last updated 2 years ago

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Interesting.

by ohgu59
4 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

This is not the usual omegaverse BL. The story has an interesting twist where the "omega" was actually raised as an experiment in a lab to garner the attention of the royal family's son who is an alpha. Also, rather than everyone in society having these traits, in this webtoon they are genetic traits that very few possess. Which explains why Jodong pharmaceuticals has to resort to such horrible methods to satisfy their greed. I'm interested to see how everything turns out. Sometimes it feels like there's too much dialogue, but whatever.. Also, I hope Sangyul becomes more outspoken from here on considering how many chapters it's been.

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