
The Tale of Nokdu(2019)
While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.


What if your cat was capable of turning into a charming boy? After taking time off, Sol Ah returns to school as she finds herself a place to live alone. Per her friend’s favor, Sol Ah takes in a cat named Hong Jo, and a story of the life of two housemates unfolds. However, Sol Ah is not aware that the cat, Hong Jo, has the ability to shapeshift into a human. Sol Ah’s friends start to notice weird things about Hong Jo whenever they run into his human form. Things are about to change around the peaceful single-resident complex, and Hong Jo finds it difficult just being a mere cat whenever Sol Ah is too busy with her life to pay attention to him. Will Sol Ah be able to recognize Hong Jo in his human form? Sol Ah and Hong Jo “Welcome!” you into their romance fantasy story.

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Hong Jo

Shin Ye-eun
Kim Sol-ah

Seo Ji-hoon
Lee Jae-seon

Yoon Ye-joo
Eun Ji-eun

Kang Hoon
Ko Doo-sik

Jeon Ik-ryoung
Park Shin-ja

Lee Yoo-jin
Choi Da Som [Designer at Nalsaem Design]

Ahn Nae-sang
Kim Soo Pyung [Kim Sol Ah's father]

Cho Ryun
Bang Sil [Kim Sol Ah's step mother]

Kim Yeo-jin
Sung Hyun Ja [Ko Doo Shik's mother]
Meow, the Secret Boy is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of love triangle, cat, transformation, based on comic, romance, metamorphosis. Created by Joo Hwa-mi, it stars L, Shin Ye-eun, Seo Ji-hoon. What if your cat was capable of turning into a charming boy? After taking time off, Sol Ah returns to school as she finds herself a place to live alone. Per her friend’s favor, Sol Ah takes in a cat named Hong Jo, and a story of the life of two housemates unfolds. However, Sol Ah is not aware that the cat, Hong Jo, has the ability to shapeshift into a human. Sol Ah’s friends start to notice weird things about Hong Jo whenever they run into his human form. Things are about to change around the peaceful single-resident complex, and Hong Jo finds it difficult just being a mere cat whenever Sol Ah is too busy with her life to pay attention to him. Will Sol Ah be able to recognize Hong Jo in his human form? Sol Ah and Hong Jo “Welcome!” you into their romance fantasy story.
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