Welcome (TV series)
2020 South Korean television series
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Welcome[3] (Korean: 어서와; RR: Eoseowa) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Myung-soo, Shin Ye-eun, Seo Ji-hoon, Yoon Ye-joo, and Kang Hoon. Based on the 2009–2010 Naver webtoon of the same name by Go A-ra, it aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) from March 25 to April 30, 2020.[4]
| Welcome | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 어서와 |
| RR | Eoseowa |
| MR | Ŏsŏwa |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Welcome by Go A-ra |
| Developed by | KBS Drama Production |
| Written by | Joo Hwa-mi |
| Directed by | Ji Byung-hyun |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24[a] |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | Gill Pictures[b] |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | March 25 – April 30, 2020 |
During its run, Welcome recorded a lowest single-episode rating of 0.8%, beating the previous record lows set by previous KBS2 dramas Lovely Horribly (2018) and Manhole (2017) to become the lowest rated drama airing in a primetime slot on a free-to-air network in history.[citation needed] Welcome's average rating of 1.7% was also the worst, until MBC drama Oh My Ladylord broke the record with a slightly lower average figure of 1.6% a year later.
Synopsis
Kim Sol-ah, a young graphic designer, brings home a white cat named Hong-jo that can turn into a man. He becomes attracted to Sol-ah while hiding his cat identity from her.[5]
Cast
Main
- Kim Myung-soo as Hong-jo,[6][7] a cat who dreams to be a human. Hong-jo realises that he can only be turned into a human by Sol-ah. He grew excessively fond of Sol-ah and can go to any measures to stay near her.
- Shin Ye-eun as Kim Sol-ah, a graphic designer who dreams to be a webtoon artist and has a love-hate relationship with cats. She used to be in relationship with Jae-seon, but tries hard to protect the secret identity of Hong-jo.[8][9]
- Seo Ji-hoon as Lee Jae-sun, a man who was in relationship with Sol-ah until she realized his fear of cats. He went in a relationship with Lee Ru-bi. Jae-sun has somewhat a complicated relationship with his father. He is the first person to find out that Hong-jo is a cat who can turn into human from time to time.[10][11]
- Yoon Ye-joo as Eun Ji-eun, a cat-like introvert in Sol-ah and Doo-sik's office.
- Kang Hoon as Go Doo-sik, Sol-ah and Jae-sun's friend with the personality of a dog.
Supporting
- Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Soo-pyeong, Sol-ah's father who works as a poet.
- Jo Ryun as Bang-sil, the woman whom Soo-pyeong likes and wishes to marry.
- Kim Yeo-jin as Sung Hyun-ja and Jeon Bae-soo as Go Min-joong, Doo-sik's parents.
- Jeon Ye-seo as Park Sin-ja
- Yang Dae-hyuk as Cha Sang-kwon
- Han Ye-seul as Lee Hye-yeon
- Lee Yu-jin as Choi Da-som
- Choi Min-geum as Grandmother
- Choi Bae-young as Ruby Lee, the actual owner of Hong-jo who was in relationship with Lee Jae-seon until she realized his fear of cats.
- Yeon Je-hyung as Bang Gook-bong, Bang-sil's son who loves traveling and writing.
- Song Min-jae as Da-sung
- Jo Hyuk-joon as Na Jin-won
Production
Originally titled Man Who Bakes Bread (식빵 굽는 남자; Sikppang gumneun namja), the series planned to air on tvN in the first half of 2019, with the lead roles being offered to Yook Sung-jae and Park Eun-bin,[c] but both rejected.[12]
The first script reading took place in October 2019 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.[13]
Original soundtrack
| Welcome OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Languages | |
| Labels |
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Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oh My, Oh My" (어마어마) |
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| Dayoung & Exy (Cosmic Girls) | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Oh My, Oh My" (Inst.) |
| 2:54 | ||
| Total length: | 5:52 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ddingdong" (띵동) | Park Kyung (Block B) |
| Park Kyung (Block B) | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Ddingdong" (Inst.) |
| 3:44 | ||
| Total length: | 7:28 | ||||
Part 3
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fall In Love" (사랑에 빠졌었나봐) | Hwang Yong-joo | Hwang Yong-joo | Juniel | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Fall In Love" (Inst.) | Hwang Yong-joo | 3:30 | ||
| Total length: | 7:00 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Was Wrong" |
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| Lee Jin-sol (April) | 3:15 |
| 2. | "I Was Wrong" (Inst.) |
| 3:15 | ||
| Total length: | 6:30 | ||||
Part 6
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slush" |
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| Motte | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Slush" (Inst.) |
| 3:19 | ||
| Total length: | 6:38 | ||||
Part 7
Part 8
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "As Time Goes" (시간은 한 바퀴 돌아) | Jay Lee | Jay Lee | Jinsoul (Loona) | 3:07 |
| 2. | "As Time Goes" (Inst.) | Jay Lee | 3:07 | ||
| Total length: | 6:14 | ||||
Part 9
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Better To Be You" |
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| Drew Ryan Scott | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Better To Be You" (Inst.) |
| 3:49 | ||
| Total length: | 7:38 | ||||
Part 10
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Last Goodbye" (이젠 안녕) |
| Linnea Gawell | Floody | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Last Goodbye" (Inst.) | Linnea Gawell | 3:44 | ||
| Total length: | 7:28 | ||||
Part 11
Part 12
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shooting Star" (별똥별) | Hwang Yong-joo | Hwang Yong-joo | Shin Ye-eun | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Shooting Star" (Inst.) | Hwang Yong-joo | 2:58 | ||
| Total length: | 5:56 | ||||
Part 13
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blooming" (꽃이 피었네) | Nap!er | Nap!er | Choi Nakta | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Blooming" (Inst.) | Nap!er | 3:09 | ||
| Total length: | 6:18 | ||||
Ratings
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[14] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 25, 2020 | 3.6% |
| 2 | 2.8% | |
| 3 | March 26, 2020 | 1.6% |
| 4 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | April 1, 2020 | 2.7% |
| 6 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | April 2, 2020 | 1.5% |
| 8 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | April 8, 2020 | 2.0% |
| 10 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | April 9, 2020 | 1.5% |
| 12 | 1.6% | |
| 13 | April 15, 2020 | 1.8% |
| 14 | 1.8% | |
| 15 | April 16, 2020 | 0.9% |
| 16 | 1.1% | |
| 17 | April 22, 2020 | 1.8% |
| 18 | 1.7% | |
| 19 | April 23, 2020 | 1.0% |
| 20 | 1.1% | |
| 21 | April 29, 2020 | 1.4% |
| 22 | 1.4% | |
| 23 | April 30, 2020 | 0.8% |
| 24 | 1.0% | |
| Average | 1.7% | |
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Notes
- In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
- Acquired by Studio Dragon in September 2022.[2]
- Park became the female lead in the 2019–2020 SBS TV Friday-Saturday drama Hot Stove League, which was produced by the same production company behind Welcome.