{{Infobox television | image = My_Dear_Cat_(고양이는_있다)_-_Promotional_poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | alt_name = I Have a Cat <br/> A Cat! Meow <br/> There's a Meowing Cat | genre = Romance <br/> Comedy <br/> Family | writer = Lee Eun-joo | director = Kim Won-yong | starring = Choi Yoon-young <br/> Hyun Woo <br/> Choi Min <br/> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Advertised as a "new concept comic mystery daily drama,"<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Cast==
===Main characters=== *Choi Yoon-young as Go Yang-soon *Hyun Woo as Yeom Chi-woong *Choi Min as Yoon Sung-il *Jun Hyo-seong as Han Soo-ri
===Supporting characters=== ;Yang-soon's family *Dokgo Young-jae as Go Dong-joon *Lee Kyung-jin as Han Young-sook *Park So-hyun as Han Eun-sook
;Chi-woong's Family *Lee Jae-yong as Yeom Byung-soo *Seo Yi-sook as Hong Soo-ja *Choi Sung-min as Yeom Chi-joo
;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 |- ! KBS1 ! KBS World ! ''Nationwide'' ! ''Seoul'' |- | 1 | June 9, 2014 | June 23, 2014 | <span style="color:blue;">23.5%</span> | <span style="color:blue;">21.8%</span> |- | 2 | June 10, 2014 | June 24, 2014 | 21.8% | 20.3% |- | 3 | June 11, 2014 | June 25, 2014 | 19.9% | 18.0% |- | 4 | June 12, 2014 | June 26, 2014 | 21.0% | 19.7% |- | 5 | June 13, 2014 | June 27, 2014 | 18.1% | 16.1% |- | 6 | June 16, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | 19.9% | 18.2% |- | 7 | June 17, 2014 | July 1, 2014 | 19.2% | 17.8% |- | 8 | June 18, 2014 | July 2, 2014 | 18.2% | 17.0% |- | 9 | June 19, 2014 | July 3, 2014 | 20.0% | 19.2% |- | 10 | June 20, 2014 | July 4, 2014 | <span style="color:red;">16.7%</span> | <span style="color:red;">14.6%</span> |- | 11 | June 23, 2014 | July 7, 2014 | 19.3% | 16.2% |- | 12 | June 24, 2014 | July 8, 2014 | 20.2% | 18.9% |- | 13 | June 25, 2014 | July 9, 2014 | 19.3% | 18.7% |- | 14 | June 26, 2014 | July 10, 2014 | 20.6% | 18.7% |- | 15 | June 27, 2014 | July 11, 2014 | 17.2% | 15.7% |- | 16 | June 30, 2014 | July 14, 2014 | 19.8% | 18.4% |- | 17 | July 1, 2014 | July 15, 2014 | 21.3% | 19.4% |- | 18 | July 2, 2014 | July 16, 2014 | 19.4% | 17.2% |- | 19 | July 3, 2014 | July 17, 2014 | 18.7% | 16.5% |- | 20 | July 4, 2014 | July 18, 2014 | 18.8% | 16.3% |- | 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.<br> '''{{font color|red|Red}}''' ratings denote the lowest numbers the series has garnered.<br> ''(-)'' denotes that episode has not yet been aired in that channel.
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" ! 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== *List of South Korean dramas
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://program.kbs.co.kr/1tv/drama/cat/pc/index.html}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{KBS World TV program|829}} * {{hancinema drama|There__s_a_Meowing_Cat}}
Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Category:2014 South Korean television series debuts Category:Korean-language television shows Category:2014 South Korean television series endings Category:South Korean romantic comedy television series