My Dear Cat

{{Infobox television

| image = My_Dear_Cat_(고양이는_있다)_-_Promotional_poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| alt_name = I Have a Cat
A Cat! Meow
There's a Meowing Cat

| genre = Romance
Comedy
Family

| writer = Lee Eun-joo

| director = Kim Won-yong

| starring = Choi Yoon-young
Hyun Woo
Choi Min
Jun Hyo-seong

| theme_music_composer =

| open_theme =

| end_theme =

| composer =

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 119

| executive_producer = Jung Hae-ryong

| producer = Kim Dong-hwi

| editor =

| location =

| cinematography =

| camera =

| runtime = 30 minutes

| company =

| channel = KBS1

| first_aired = {{start date|2014|6|9}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2014|11|21}}

| related =

}}

My Dear Cat ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^고양이는 있다|rr=yes|lit=There is a Cat}}) is a 2014 South Korean daily television drama starring Choi Yoon-young, Hyun Woo, Choi Min, and Jun Hyo-seong.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Eun-hwa|title=Hyun Woo Cast as Lead Actor in New KBS Drama|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65026/exclusive-hyunwoo-to-act-in-new-dailiy-drama|website=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-06-08|date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223944/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65026/exclusive-hyunwoo-to-act-in-new-dailiy-drama|archive-date=4 May 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hye-in|title=Hyun Woo, Jeon Hyo Sung, Choi Min confirm their casting in There Is A Cat|url=http://en.starnnews.com/news/index.html?no=296061|website=StarN News|access-date=2014-06-08|date=4 May 2014|archive-date=2014-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140719/http://en.starnnews.com/news/index.html?no=296061|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|title=Choi Yoon Young Appears In There's A Cat|url=http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/21715/20140509/choi-yoon-young-appears-in-theres-a-cat.htm|website=KDramaStars|access-date=2014-06-08|date=9 May 2014|archive-date=2021-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019131313/https://www.kdramastars.com/articles/21715/20140509/choi-yoon-young-appears-in-theres-a-cat.htm|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2024}}{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Eun-hwa|title=Choi Min Shares on Having Let Go of You Who Came From the Stars|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/67665/choimin-shares-on-letting-go-of-you-who-came-from-the-stars|website=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-06-08|date=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608040424/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/67665/choimin-shares-on-letting-go-of-you-who-came-from-the-stars|archive-date=8 June 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Hyosung discusses playing an antagonist in drama My Dear Cat|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/06/hyosung-discusses-playing-an-antagonist-in-drama-my-dear-cat|website=Allkpop|access-date=2014-06-08|date=5 June 2014|archive-date=2018-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109141900/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/06/hyosung-discusses-playing-an-antagonist-in-drama-my-dear-cat|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2024}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-eun|title=Secret's Jeon in daily drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2990389|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2014-06-11|date=11 June 2014|archive-date=2021-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025020353/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2990389|url-status=live}} Advertised as a "new concept comic mystery daily drama,"{{Cite web |last=Moon |first=Wan-shik |date=June 4, 2014 |script-title=ko:일일극 제목 맞나요? '고양이는 있다' 제목의 비밀 |trans-title=Is this the title of a daily drama? The secret behind the title 'There is a cat' |url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2014060409480370431 |access-date=March 27, 2025 |website=Star News |language=ko}} it aired on KBS1 from June 9 to November 21, 2014 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 119 episodes.

Plot

While looking for her lost cat, magazine journalist Go Yang-soon meets law school student and part-time photographer Yeom Chi-woong. Soon, they begin to get to know each other and each other's families.{{cite web|title=My Dear Cat|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/programs/programs_intro.html?no=829|website=KBS World|access-date=2014-06-08|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140608013117/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/programs/programs_intro.html?no=829|archive-date=2014-06-08|url-status=dead}}

Cast

=Main characters=

=Supporting characters=

;Yang-soon's family

;Chi-woong's Family

;Sung-il's family

  • Hwang Beom-shik as Yoon Noh-in
  • Kim Seo-ra as Yoon Hye-jung
  • Go Won-hee as Shin Ji-eun

;Volcano Building

  • Kim Young-jae as Shin Se-ki
  • Yoon In-jo as Choi Do-hee
  • Go Do-young as Joon-ah
  • Ban Sang-yoon as Hwang Tae-soo

Ratings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Episode

Number

! colspan="2"| Original Broadcast Date

! colspan="2"| TNmS

! rowspan="2"| Official

YouTube Link

KBS1

! KBS World

! Nationwide

! Seoul

1

| June 9, 2014

| June 23, 2014

| 23.5%

| 21.8%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh9dR1tlfoo]

2

| June 10, 2014

| June 24, 2014

| 21.8%

| 20.3%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw3t2Ag4NEA]

3

| June 11, 2014

| June 25, 2014

| 19.9%

| 18.0%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5Q_xCwp5o]

4

| June 12, 2014

| June 26, 2014

| 21.0%

| 19.7%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3tb7iVIvnY]

5

| June 13, 2014

| June 27, 2014

| 18.1%

| 16.1%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78E-IlXurW4]

6

| June 16, 2014

| June 30, 2014

| 19.9%

| 18.2%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulqPRhRorac]

7

| June 17, 2014

| July 1, 2014

| 19.2%

| 17.8%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC26Q12rDYo]

8

| June 18, 2014

| July 2, 2014

| 18.2%

| 17.0%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9fRhhRcmts]

9

| June 19, 2014

| July 3, 2014

| 20.0%

| 19.2%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fDotxQmVLw]

10

| June 20, 2014

| July 4, 2014

| 16.7%

| 14.6%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2QhFbAEOO8]

11

| June 23, 2014

| July 7, 2014

| 19.3%

| 16.2%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dug1-eA48nI]

12

| June 24, 2014

| July 8, 2014

| 20.2%

| 18.9%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1Gl3cT9xg]

13

| June 25, 2014

| July 9, 2014

| 19.3%

| 18.7%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS0r_ly1DII]

14

| June 26, 2014

| July 10, 2014

| 20.6%

| 18.7%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBd2pdSrHw]

15

| June 27, 2014

| July 11, 2014

| 17.2%

| 15.7%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yiZL0qo67U]

16

| June 30, 2014

| July 14, 2014

| 19.8%

| 18.4%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKJb-Rrvic]

17

| July 1, 2014

| July 15, 2014

| 21.3%

| 19.4%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznU1NBeSw4]

18

| July 2, 2014

| July 16, 2014

| 19.4%

| 17.2%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckeD0BGgaNM]

19

| July 3, 2014

| July 17, 2014

| 18.7%

| 16.5%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUqR03c_Fc]

20

| July 4, 2014

| July 18, 2014

| 18.8%

| 16.3%

| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME8aD3coTwM]

21

| July 7, 2014

| July 21, 2014

| 19.0%

| 18.0%

| -

22

| July 8, 2014

| July 22, 2014

| 20.0%

| 17.3%

| -

23

| July 9, 2014

| July 23, 2014

| 17.0%

| 15.3%

| -

24

| July 10, 2014

| July 24, 2014

| 20.1%

| 19.1%

| -

25

| July 11, 2014

| July 25, 2014

| 18.4%

| 17.3%

| -

26

| July 14, 2014

| July 28, 2014

| 20.0%

| 18.0%

| -

27

| July 15, 2014

| July 29, 2014

| 20.8%

| 19.0%

| -

28

| July 16, 2014

| July 30, 2014

| 19.7%

| 17.8%

| -

29

| July 17, 2014

| July 31, 2014

| 20.5%

| 18.4%

| -

30

| July 18, 2014

| August 1, 2014

| n/a

| n/a

| -

{{font color|blue|Blue}} ratings denote the highest numbers the series has garnered.

{{font color|red|Red}} ratings denote the lowest numbers the series has garnered.

(-) denotes that episode has not yet been aired in that channel.

Awards and nominations

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! Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

rowspan=3|2014

| {{center| 7th Korea Drama Awards}}

| Best New Actress

| Jun Hyo-seong

| {{nom}}

rowspan=2|{{center| KBS Drama Awards}}

| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama

| Hyun Woo

| {{nom}}

Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama

| Choi Yoon-young

| {{won}}

See also

References

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