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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' Welcome (English title) / Meow: The Secret Boy
* '''Revised romanization:''' Eoseowa
* '''Hangul:''' 어서와
* '''Director:''' [[Ji Byung-Hyun]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Go A-Ra (webcomic)|Go A-Ra]] (webcomic), [[Joo Hwa-Mi (screenwriter)|Joo Hwa-Mi]]
* '''Network:''' [[KBS|KBS2]]
* '''Episodes:''' 24
* '''Release Date:''' March 25 - April 30 2020
* '''Runtime:''' Weds. & Thurs. 22:00
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Sol-A ([[Shin Ye-Eun]]) is a woman in her mid 20's and works for a graphic design company. She dreams of becoming a webcomic artist and she is a sociable person. Sol-A happens to take home a cat, Hong-Jo ([[Kim Myung-Soo (L)|Kim Myung-Soo]]). Sol-A is unaware that Hong-Jo is not an ordinary cat. He has the ability to transform into a human being. Living with the cat Hong-Jo, Sol-A gets involved in unexpected cases.

==Notes==
# "Welcome" takes over [[KBS|KBS2]]'s Wed. & Thur. 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[Forest (Korean Drama)|Forest]]" and followed by "[[Soul Mechanic]]" May, 2020.
# Based on webcomic "Eoseowa” by [[Go A-Ra (webcomic)|Go A-Ra]] (published from 2009 to 2010 via [https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.nhn?productNo=3773916 comic.naver.com/webtoon/])
# Early working title was "Sikbbang Goobneun Namja" ("Man Who Bakes Bread").
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-script-and-ep-1-air-date-set-for-kbs2-drama-series-welcome First script reading took place October, 2019] at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/2-main-posters-and-new-teaser-trailer-for-kbs2-drama-series-welcome Two main posters] for drama series "Welcome."

==Cast==
{{CastPictures5
|1picture=File:Meow- The Secret Boy-Kim Myung-Soo (L).jpg
|1name=Kim Myung-Soo (L){{!}}Kim Myung-Soo
|1charactername=Hong-Jo
|2picture=File:Meow- The Secret Boy-Shin Ye-Eun.jpg
|2name=Shin Ye-Eun
|2charactername=Kim Sol-A
|3picture=File:Meow- The Secret Boy-Seo Ji-Hoon.jpg
|3name=Seo Ji-Hoon
|3charactername=Lee Jae-Sun
|4picture=File:Meow- The Secret Boy-Yoon Ye-Joo.jpg
|4name=Yoon Ye-Joo
|4charactername=Eun Ji-Eun
|5picture=File:Meow- The Secret Boy-Kang Hoon.jpg
|5name=Kang Hoon
|5charactername=Ko Doo-Sik
}}
===Kim Sol-A's family===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Ahn Nae-Sang.jpg
|1name=Ahn Nae-Sang
|1charactername=Kim Soo-Pyeong
|2picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Jo Ryun.jpg
|2name=Jo Ryun (1970){{!}}Jo Ryun
|2charactername=Bang Sil
|3picture=File:Welcome-KD-Baegi.jpg
|3name=Baegi (cat){{!}}Baegi
|3charactername=Hong-Jo
|4picture=File:Welcome-KD-Yeon Jae Hyeong.jpg
|4name=Yeon Jae-Hyeong
|4charactername=Bang Guk-Bong (ep.8-10,17)
}}

===Ko Doo-Sik's family===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Kim Yeo-Jin.jpg
|1name=Kim Yeo-Jin
|1charactername=Sung Hyeon-Ja
|2picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Jeon Bae-Su.jpg
|2name=Jeon Bae-Su
|2charactername=Go Min-Joong
}}
===Nalsaem Design===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Jeon Ik-Ryung.jpg
|1name=Jeon Ik-Ryung
|1charactername=Park Shin-Ja
|2picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Yang Dae-Hyeok.jpg
|2name=Yang Dae-Hyeok (1987){{!}}Yang Dae-Hyeok
|2charactername=Cha Sang-Kwon
|3picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Kim Ye-Seul.jpg
|3name=Kim Ye-Seul
|3charactername=Lee Hye-Yeon
|4picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Lee Yoo-Jin.jpg
|4name=Lee Yoo-Jin (1995){{!}}Lee Yoo-Jin
|4charactername=Choi Da-Som
}}

===Others===
{{CastPictures14
|1picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Choi Bae-Young.jpg
|1name=Choi Bae-Young
|1charactername=Lee Roo-Bi
|2picture=File:Welcome-KD-Choi_Min-Geum.jpg
|2name=Choi Min-Geum (1958){{!}}Choi Min-Geum
|2charactername=street food vendor
|3picture=File:Meow-The Secret Boy-Song Min-Jae.jpg
|3name=Song Min-Jae (2012){{!}}Song Min-Jae
|3charactername=Dae-Sung
|4picture=File:Welcome-KD-Ki Eun-Yoo.jpg
|4name=Ki Eun-Yoo (2013){{!}}Ki Eun-Yoo
|4charactername=Hong-Jo (child)
|5picture=File:Welcome-Kim Hyo-Jin.jpg
|5name=Kim Hyo-Jin (1959){{!}}Kim Hyo-Jin
|5charactername=nun
|6picture=File:Welcome-KD-Park Sang-Yong.jpg
|6name=Park Sang-Yong (1973){{!}}Park Sang-Yong
|6charactername=moving company man (ep.3)
|7picture=File:Welcome-KD-Cho Hyuk-Jun.jpg
|7name=Cho Hyuk-Jun (1990){{!}}Cho Hyuk-Jun
|7charactername=Na Jin-Won (ep.7,13,20)
|8picture=File:Welcome-Chae Dong-Hyun.jpg
|8name=Chae Dong-Hyun
|8charactername=cat caregiver
|9picture=File:Welcome-KD-Lee Dong-Hee.jpg
|9name=Lee Dong-Hee (1972){{!}}Lee Dong-Hee
|9charactername=car repair shop owner (ep.13)
|10picture=File:Welcome-KD-Lee Joo-Sil.jpg
|10name=Lee Joo-Sil (1944){{!}}Lee Joo-Sil
|10charactername=grandmother (ep.15)
|11picture=File:Welcome-KD-Moon Sae-Am.jpg
|11name=Moon Sae-Am
|11charactername=grandmother (young) (ep.15)
|12picture=File:Welcome-KD-Choi Baek-Gu.jpg
|12name=Choi Baek-Gu
|12charactername=Baek-Jo (ep.15)
|13picture=File:Welcome-Oh Ji-Young.jpg
|13name=Oh Ji-Young (1978){{!}}Oh Ji-Young
|13charactername=librarian (ep.18)
|14picture=File:Welcome-Han Ki-Joong.jpg
|14name=Han Ki-Joong
|14charactername=Lee Goo-Young (ep.19)
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Jo A-Jin (1993)|Jo A-Jin]] - friend
* [[Uhm Tae-Ok (actor)|Uhm Tae-Ok]] - apartment security guard (ep.8)
* [[Lee Chae-Hyun (2016)|Lee Chae-Hyun]] - Lee Jae-Sun (child)

==Trailers==
{{AsianWikiPlayer3|url=2020A/Welcome-KD-e23-24.xml}}

==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-03-25
|| 1 || 3.6% || NR
|-align=center
|| 2 || 2.8% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-03-26
|| 3 || 1.6% || NR
|-align=center
|| 4 || 1.8% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-01
|| 5 || 2.7% || NR
|-align=center
|| 6 || 2.1% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-02
|| 7 || 1.5% || NR
|-align=center
|| 8 || 1.7% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-08
|| 9 || 2.0% || NR
|-align=center
|| 10 || 1.9% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-09
|| 11 || 1.5% || NR
|-align=center
|| 12 || 1.6% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-15
|| 13 || 1.8% || NR
|-align=center
|| 14 || 1.8% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-16
|| 15 || 0.9% || NR
|-align=center
|| 16 || 1.1% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-22
|| 17 || 1.8% || NR
|-align=center
|| 18 || 1.7% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-23
|| 19 || 1.0% || NR
|-align=center
|| 20 || 1.1% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-29
|| 21 || 1.4% || NR
|-align=center
|| 22 || 1.4% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-30
|| 23 || - || -
|-align=center
|| 24 || 1.0% || NR
|}

Source: [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

* NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to AGB Nielson.

==Awards==
* [[2020 KBS Drama Awards]] - December 31, 2020
** '''Best New Actress''' ([[Shin Ye-Eun]])

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==External Links==
* [http://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/meowthesecretboy/ Official Website]

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