Katherine "Kitty" Song-Covey is one of the main characters in To All The Boys I've Loved Before trilogy and franchise. She is the titular protagonist in the Netflix Original Series XO, Kitty. She is the youngest daughter of Eve Song and Daniel Covey. She is Margot and Lara Jean Covey's younger sister. She is portrayed by Anna Cathcart.
Background[]
Personality[]
Kitty has been portrayed as a witty and sassy person in general. Unlike Lara Jean and Margot, who have a more serious disposition towards life, she is more cheerful and easy going. She also has a trait where she happens to be exhibiting in spades and is not afraid to speak her mind. This was very evident when she sent out Lara Jean's letters as she genuinely felt bad that Lara Jean always kept everything to herself and wasn't proactive enough to do things outside her comfort zone, because of which she ended up lonely. But sometimes she also takes her frankness too far and can be blunt, even if she doesn't intend to. This was seen, when she hurt Lara Jean by saying something rude and was called out by Trina. She is also quite dogmatic at times, when it comes to dating. This was seen when she met Dae in Korea and fell for him, but was infuriated when she learned that he finds the Harry Potter series "dumb" and hence wasn't ready to date him because he doesn't share her interests. And she is known by her persuasiveness as she likes to meddle but in XO, Kitty as the series goes on, she learn how to not meddle as she found out Alex Finnerty is Yuri Han's half-brother.
Physical Appearance[]
Kitty has medium brown hair and brown eyes. In the movie, her hair color is changed from brown to auburn, and she wears glasses and has a freckle above her lip. Unlike her sisters, she resembles her father, making her look Caucasian and not Asian at all. Because of that, her hair and eye color are much lighter than her sisters'.
Biography[]
Katherine Song-Covey was born to Eve Song and Daniel Covey.
When Kitty was two her mother Eve Song passed away and since then, her older sisters (especially Margot) and her dad took care of her, making sure she never missed anything and giving her as many memories about her mom as they could.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (film)[]
Kitty Covey is the one who sends out Lara Jean's letters when she was asleep on the couch, playing an essential role in bringing Lara Jean and Peter together.
Though she's a bit surprised about Lara Jean having a boyfriend at first, she quickly starts to like Peter and is happy that her sister found somebody like him. She also forms her own relationship with Peter, who more than often gives her rides, brings her food and playfully jokes with her.
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You[]
With Valentine's Day approaching, Kitty notices her father, Daniel, talking with their neighbor, Trina Rothschild. She approves of the relationship that could possibly form, however Lara Jean believes the relationship to be friendly. As Valentine's approaches, Kitty fashions a makeshift card for Trina and posts it on Daniel's behalf.
Trina and Lara Jean talk later and Lara Jean reveals the card was not from Daniel, but actually from Kitty. Trina tells Lara Jean that she had guessed, given the large amount of glitter present.
Always and Forever, Lara Jean[]
Out of all the sisters, Kitty is the happiest about her dad and Tina's relationship, partly because it happened because of her and partly because she sees Trina as a mother figure who she finally has now.
XO, Kitty[]
Season 1[]
After long distance dating Dae for three years, Kitty applies for a scholarship to KISS (also hoping to connect with her mother) and flies to Korea.
Things aren't so pleseant when she finds out he's apparently cheating on her with another girl, Yuri (who is actually his fake girlfriend for convenient reasons for both of them) which results in a long rivalry between the two which only stops towards the end, when the two become friends and Kitty even develops feelings for Yuri.
Meanwhile, she makes some friends (like Dae's friend Q) and enemies (like Dae's other friend, Minho) but things start changing when she breaks up with Dae, realizing she likes Yuri, and Minho realizes he's in love with her too after the time they spent together.
Season 2[]
After a very chaotic 1st semester at KISS Kitty comes back swearing to be drama free. This goes down hill quickly when the first person she runs into after meeting up with Q Shabazian is Min Ho Moon who she rejected and Dae Heon Kim, her ex-boyfriend. Luckily the two talk and make up allowing for them to become close friends again. But on top of this, she's roomed with Yuri Han and Juliana Porter along with Stella Cho. She tries to avoid them and sits with Praveena who she ends up dating for a while but she struggles to keep her feelings for Yuri on the down low but fails when Yuri kisses her after watching a video their moms made with Kitty's mom's secret cousin. Things don't end well between them as Yuri and Juliana break up and Kitty feels guilty. But Kitty does find out some important things about her family.
She then decided to find this family and pay them a visit originally she asks Yuri to come with her but after Yuri and Juliana break up and Yuri dismisses Kitty's feelings their friendship becomes strained after Yuri ignores Kitty's pleas to apologize and start a new. So instead she takes the trip with Min Ho and the two meet Kitty's cousin Jiwon and her great-aunt but her great-aunt kicks them out which results in Kitty crying and running into the rain. Min Ho runs after her and comforts her.
While visiting Dae's father in hospital after his car accident, Kitty encounters Yuri. Yuri explains that she had been trying to reach out to Kitty through various means, but Kitty ultimately ignored her. She apologizes for neglecting Kitty during her efforts to win Juliana back, expressing that she misses their friendship. After receiving a text, Kitty excuses herself and reflects on her uncertainty about how to move forward in their relationship.
Then on a lacrosse trip Peter Kavinsky comes to Korea and visits Kitty in which he meets Juliana and is confused when the two aren't bitter towards each other. They then run into Min Ho in the store and Peter says that Min Ho still has feelings for Kitty and that he can tell which Kitty denies. Peter then sadly has to leave for Tokyo.
Kitty reads through letters exchanged between her mother and Simon after Eve's return from KISS, which Peter had given her at Lara Jean's request. While going through these letters, she comes across an unexpected revelation: Simon and Eve were actually planning to reconcile their mothers in South Korea after several decades of estrangement that had resulted in Kitty's grandmother moving overseas.
This surprising discovery prompts Kitty to call Yuri to update her, despite their strained relationship. During the call, Kitty mentions that Jiwon is currently ghosting her, and Yuri offers her help. However, Kitty hesitates and dismisses Yuri's offer, unsure of how she might assist her. Shortly after their conversation, Yuri seeks out Kitty's family in Bukjeon and personally asks them to stop ignoring her friend. Kitty learns about this through Jiwon, leading to a reconciliation with Yuri, and they seemingly become friends again.
During this Kitty quickly becomes suspicious of Stella, and Juliana shares this suspicion. Kitty then discovers that Stella is not at all who she says she is. She tries confronting Min Ho about this but he blows her off accusing her of trying to break up his relationship after she already broke his heart and so things become tense between them again. This goes on until Kitty's cousin Jiwon is finally able to come up with a plan to get Kitty to talk to her great-aunt and Min Ho comes in and helps Kitty. Because of his help Kitty's great-aunt finally opens up to her about what happened between her and Kitty's grandma. Afterwards Kitty encounters Stella in an internet cafe and attempts to confront her but Stella lies and says she was joining her church's zoom call. So Kitty starts to doubt her suspicions
After this Kitty attends the Cherry Blossom Ball where she attends with her friends and shares a dance with Min Ho which is ruined by Stella. After walking away and sharing a look across the room Kitty admits to herself that she still doesn't trust Stella but she also doesn't trust herself because she's fallen for Min Ho and her perspective is clouded by jealousy.
Her and Jiwon finally get Margot Covey to convince Young Ja along with help from her husband, their grandfather, to fly to Korea to reunite with Soon Ja. Jiwon then says that Kitty is getting her KISS happy ending but notices Kitty starting longily at Min Ho and tells her that she always knew they had something going on. Kitty tries to deny but in the end confesses.
After her conversation with Jiwon and Margot Kitty rushes to go tell the boys the good news. After Min Ho walks in with Stella she tells them and everyone congratulates her. After Stella and Min Ho left Dae points out Min Ho's funny behaviour and the other 2 agree which causes Kitty to become suspicious of Stella again.
Then before the concert Dae calls her and she rushes to him. He explains that Stella had joined the competition and Min Ho was helping her out. She quickly tells Dae to continue getting ready and goes to find Min Ho who she confronts and he tells her that she was right about Stella being a psycho and they go and tell Min Ho's dad and the 3 of them plus Min Ho's brother come up with a plan. But then Dae's performers get sick and his music track get messed with so Kitty comes up with a plan for her and her friends to help him and they succeed.
After the concert she finds out that Margot and her grandma's flight got canceled. She started stressing out before Min Ho offers her to use his dad's private jet. She agrees and thanks him.
After landing in Korea, Margot and Young Ja go to meet Jiwon and Soon Ja. They have a heartfelt reunion and celebrate Eve Song.
After this she talks with Principal Lee who informs her she will be allowed to attend another year at KISS on the heritage scholarships. After this conversation she meets up with Q who tells her that she should tell Min Ho how she feels saying that they have something "epic". Kitty admits that she's scared but with encouragement from Q she decides to go find him. Q tells her that she should check the statue garden and she does. She finds him there and chickens out but still tells him that she's staying. Min Ho is happy to hear this and tells her that he's going on tour with his brother and Young Moon. After he says he needs to go they hug and Kitty thinks to herself that maybe it's not their time. Not yet. But then acts on impulse telling Min Ho to wait and asks if she could join him. He looks around for a quick second before smiling and motioning with his head for her to come. At this she smiles.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Daniel Covey is Kitty's father. He adores all of his daughters and tries to compensate for the moments they couldn't spend with their mother. Even though he is a bit hesitant at first he eventually agrees to send Kitty to Korea and encourages her to get to know her mom and the places she has been to and he even cheers her up when it comes to her kissing Dae.
Kitty never really got to know her mother since she was very young when Eve died. She also barely has any memories of her mother. The whole reason she decides to stay is because she gets reminded of her mother when she explores the campus, and wants to spend as much time as possible in a place where her mother spent very significant years.
Trina Rothschild is Kitty's next-door neighbour. Kitty instantly takes a liking to her and her dog, especially since Trina also helps her train her own dog, Jamie Fox-Pickle.
In Always and Forever, Lara Jean, she successfully manages to get her father, Daniel Covey, to date Trina and they get married, making Trina her step-mother.Margot Covey is the older sister.
Kitty and Lara Jean are very close, despite the way they often treat one another. It was Kitty who sent all of Lara Jean's letters and despite all of that, Lara Jean still loved her. Kitty also defended Lara Jean in P.S. I Still Love You even though at first, she defended Peter. But, in the end, Kitty was and will always be on Lara Jean's side.
Friends[]
Kitty likes Peter and they get along well. Peter sometimes takes Kitty on "dates" and does various activities with her. Kitty is not afraid to take Peter's side when he and Lara Jean fight when she believes Peter is right, even when that means going against her sister. She is also quite affectionate towards him, sharing things like her favorite yogurt drink with him, which she usually doesn't do.
After Josh's fallout with both of her sisters, Kitty mentions that she misses Josh since she grew up with him and therefore sees him as part of her family.
Kitty often compares him to Peter throughout P.S. I Still Love You.
Q is Kitty's best friend and former roommate.
At XO, they met each other alongside Min Ho where she realizes both of them are Dae's roommates.
On the first day of KISS, Kitty sits with Q and his friends. She assumes that Dae and Yuri's relationship is fake but Q doesn't know. She notices that he has a crush on Florian and tries to get them both to date.Romances[]
Dae is Kitty's ex boyfriend.
Dae is part of the reason why Kitty comes to KISS and the reason why she wants to leave at first after thinking he's been cheating on her with Yuri.
Yuri is Kitty's friend . Yuri and Kitty met for the first time when Yuri's chauffeur accidentally bumps onto Kitty, making Yuri worry and help her, and leading Kitty to ask for a ride at KISS, who happens to be the same school Yuri is attending.
However Kitty's feelings change when Yuri introduces herself as Dae's girlfriend at the party and acts very cold towards her; that starts a rivalry between the two who both want Dae's attention, though for different reasons.
Even when Kitty suspects about the relationship being fake, Dae shuts her off and even gives her the necklace she gave him back, being afraid that if he opened up to Kitty, she wouldn't be able to maintain Yuri's secret due to her impulsive personality.
The feelings Kitty has towards Yuri fundamentally shift during Min Ho's party : after defending Yuri from the critiques of a guy (obvious to Yuri listening to the conversation) having Yuri help her during her hangover and then seeing her DJing, Kitty starts to develops an attraction ; she feels butterflies when she looks at her and even has a sex dream about her, whom only Q knows about.
Having guessed there is some form of connection between their moms Mrs. Lim lied
about, they decide to investigate together, getting closer and becoming real friends.
Min Ho is Kitty's frenemy and current crush. Kitty and Min Ho met for the first time at the airport where he bumps into her and she sees the KISS lanyard in his bag. Kitty says she's going to KISS as him. He doesn't speak English and walks away.
However, they both see each other again at the welcome party, where she finds out he is one of Dae's friends and Min Ho figures out she is Dae's long-distance girlfriend.
Although they're still not close to each other, Min Ho helps Kitty take over cooking for Chuseok. She also helps him to reschedule his date with Lulu.
On the plane, Kitty sees Min Ho sitting next to him in the same row in need of help. This is where he confesses that he developed feelings for her. She thought it was a joke at first, but she denies it following her breakup with Dae.
At Yuri's dinner, they finally spoke to each other to clear things after what happened on the plane. Min Ho denies that she wasn't in love with her, but it was a crush.
On the ski trip, Min Ho finds Kitty at the hot tub after her love letter has been revealed to everyone, trying to process everything. Min Ho comforts her and gives some advice about how he felt regarding the same situation he dealt with.
Kitty's feelings for Min Ho start to grow when she had a sex dream about him and helping her at the market to not make her look more confused to Jiwon and Halmoni. At the ball, both of them dance together and she thanks him for his help. She apologizes about her assumptions about Stella and claims she misses him.
She notices something strange with Min Ho during the concert. Min Ho is controlled by Stella's actions, and didn't say anything about it to his dad. Since he couldn't stand up to himself, Kitty helps him to reveal everything.
Kitty meets up with Min Ho at the stone park since he's about to go on Joon-ho's summer tour and is done with relationships for now. As Min Ho is about to leave, they both share a wholehearted embrace, locked eyes with one another. Kitty claims it's not their time yet. She asks Min Ho if she can join them. In response, he nodded.Appearances[]
Books[]
Films[]
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before (film)
- To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
- To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Series[]
Trivia[]
- In first film, Kitty attends 6th grade which would make her 11-12, but in the first book she is nine.
- In the first book, Lara Jean states that Kitty is better at directions than her.
- Lara Jean also describes her as shameless in the book.
- The actress who plays her, Anna Cathcart, also wears glasses in real life.
- She loves dogs and tries to convince her dad to get her one when Margot leaves for college.
- She hates Mayo.
- She did swimming and taekwondo.
- She likes watching TV and greatly prefers movies over books.
- She took piano lessons.
- Kitty seemingly comes out to her dad during a late-night FaceTime call when she tells him she may be "bi, or pan, or fluid".[1]
- In Season 2, she identifies as bisexual. Q states that "I think it's kind of a shame to be swearing off love right after you discover you're bi."
- She originally got expelled from KISS for sleeping in the boys dorms after her first semester but then Yuri Han called her mother Jina Lim and told her that she doesn't think Kitty should be expelled. Then Kitty got back into KISS because of Yuri Han.
- She is a Matchmaker but the only couples she got together that are still together are Lara Jean and Peter and Daniel Covey and Trina Rothschild.
- The actress who plays her, Anna Cathcart, is half Chinese and half Irish in real life. She doesn't look Chinese, which is why, in the show, she is the only one who resembles her Caucasian father, played by John Corbett.
- Anna Cathcart got her own character Kitty when taking a quiz for Buzzfeed on which character she was most like.[2]
Gallery[]
For all images of Kitty, see: Kitty Covey/Gallery