{"id":5437,"date":"2026-04-02T20:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/?p=5437"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:11:17","slug":"are-kitty-min-ho-end-game-anna-cathcart-sang-heon-lee-unpack-xo-kitty-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/are-kitty-min-ho-end-game-anna-cathcart-sang-heon-lee-unpack-xo-kitty-season-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Kitty & Min Ho End-Game? Anna Cathcart & Sang Heon Lee Unpack XO Kitty Season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
XO, Kitty. (L to R) Sang Heon Lee as Min Ho Moon, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 304 of XO, Kitty. Cr. Youngsol Park\/Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Spoilers ahead for Season 3 of XO, Kitty<\/a><\/em>. <\/strong>Weeks away from the end of winter semester of her senior year at the Korean Independent School of Seoul (KISS)<\/a>, Kitty Song-Covey\u2019s (Anna Cathcart<\/a>) life feels like it\u2019s falling apart. She\u2019s in the midst of a terrible fight with her BFF<\/a> Q (Anthony Keyvan<\/a>), broken up with the boy of her dreams, Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee<\/a>) and has no idea if she\u2019s going to be accepted into New York University<\/a>, her dream school \u2014 or if that\u2019s even what she wants at all.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a lot to process, and as Kitty tells the audience as she recounts her predicament while strutting down the halls of KISS: \u201cA week ago, I thought my life was over. Teenage girls, am I right?\u201d<\/em> But, this isn\u2019t the Kitty Song-Covey we know and love from Season 1<\/a>, or even one episode earlier in Season 3<\/a>. Because, after three seasons of XO, Kitty<\/em><\/a> <\/em>and three To All The Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before<\/em> movies, Kitty is finally growing up. For the first time, XO, Kitty<\/em> isn\u2019t about who Kitty loves, it\u2019s about who she is without them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That growth mirrors Anna Cathcart\u2019s own experience. Reflecting on joining the franchise as a teenager, she describes navigating identity, uncertainty, and the value of having strong role models on set \u2014 a journey that closely tracks Kitty\u2019s own. \u201cLooking back, I met [Lana Condor] at a time where it was so pivotal in my life,\u201d the now 22-year-old Cathcart tells Refinery29<\/em>. \u201cI was becoming a teenager. I was learning what that meant, how to find my sense of self.\u201d Going through high school, which Cathcart says can sometimes be \u201cthe worst years of your life,\u201d with so much up-in-the-air and such new experiences, \u201cto have a support system and to have a role model like Lana and Janel [Parrish] and everybody from the original movies was so impactful on me as a person and as a young teenager.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Kitty first came onto our screens in 2018\u2019s To All The Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before<\/em>, she was, like Cathcart herself, truly finding her way. Very much initially boy-crazy, Kitty was the all-seeing, and a bit of a romantic know-it-all. It was Kitty that sent out the initial love letters from her elder sister Lara Jean that kicked off the TATBILB<\/em> cinematic universe<\/a>. And since then, audiences have watched Kitty follow her heart \u2014 sometimes to disastrous, or at least comically adventurous results. It\u2019s her sometimes impetuous heart that inevitably took Kitty to Seoul, Korea; following in her mother\u2019s footsteps as a bid to get closer to her, but also, essentially, to follow a boy. (Who remembers that Dae\/Kitty romance from all<\/em> the way back in S1?)\u00a0<\/p>\n

And, for two seasons, Kitty \u2014 and the series \u2014 has leaned into the romantic chaos we expect from a young adult series; as Kitty has explored different relationships, both romantic and friendly, as a way to learn about herself, her sexuality, and what she\u2019s looking for in a partner. While past relationships helped shape her, Season 3 marks a shift: for the first time Kitty is defining herself outside of them; not through who<\/em> she\u2019s dating, but through what<\/em> she wants.<\/p>\n

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Sang Heon Lee as Min Ho Moon, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 308 of XO, Kitty. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Kitty initially kicks off this season, and her summer break, clumsily proposing she follow Min Ho on his musical world tour, she inevitably drops those plans to fly to NYC and the aid of her sister Lara Jean. In many ways, though she\u2019s obsessing about Min Ho the entire summer, staging her social media posts to appear like she\u2019s having the best summer ever (who among us hasn\u2019t<\/em> done that?), she\u2019s focused on her sister and exploring the city she hopes to one day call home. When she returns to Seoul, and finally gets together with Min Ho, that starts to change as they fall into their relationship, with Kitty eventually contemplating staying in Korea after graduation to be with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n
\n

So much of the theme of Season 3 is embracing the unknown and not knowing what\u2019s gonna happen next and finding the joy in that versus the fear in that. And I think that really applies to [Kitty and Min Ho\u2019s] relationship.<\/p>\n

anna cathcart<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

When they do break up, after a miscommunication of epic proportions (she accuses Min Ho of getting their friend pregnant), that\u2019s when Kitty\u2019s growth really starts to show. Heartbroken, but encouraged by her sister to follow her heart to her next great adventure \u2014independent of the guy she loves \u2014 Kitty makes the decision to apply for NYU; knowing that whether or not she and Min Ho end up together, she has to follow her own dreams and put herself first. The rest will work itself out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kitty\u2019s decision to put herself first and apply for NYU might be the culmination of her journey to a more mature outlook, but as her sister Lara Jean notes when she visits Kitty on the heels of her devastating break-up with Min Ho, she\u2019s consistently shown the ways in which she\u2019s grown up throughout this season in the ways she helps others. This maturity is most poignantly on display during Lara Jean\u2019s visit, when their cousin Jiwon (Hojo Shin) \u2014 a teacher at the school \u2014 reveals she\u2019s pregnant and scared of not having any familial support. In a super sweet moment, it\u2019s Kitty, not Lara Jean the constant fixer-upper, who rushes to comfort her, reassuring her that she\u2019ll always have support in them. \u201cThe leaps that you take and the lengths that you go to for others, that\u2019s what makes you, you,\u201d Lara Jean later tells Kitty. \u201cAnd your heart is always in the right place.\u201d Later, Kitty helps foster a reunion between Jiwon and her grandmother; not because she feels like she needs to fix things, but because she wants to ensure everyone\u2019s happiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 306 of XO, Kitty. Cr. Youngsol Park\/Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s not just Kitty who\u2019s maturing. Her friends and the circumstances around them are too. While we\u2019re used to tween dramas like Riverdale<\/em><\/a> and 90210<\/em> that escalate into absurdity, casting 30-year-olds as 16 and tasking teens with insurmountable \u2014 and often outrageous \u2014 responsibilities (like, say, hunting down a serial killer that turns out to be your own father<\/a>), show creator Jenny Han\u2019s series has always been great at meeting the characters on-screen where they\u2019d believably be.\u00a0 This makes Kitty\u2019s emotional evolution actually land harder. The past three seasons have seen Kitty go a little boy crazy, contemplate her latest relationship status, stress over whether or not she\u2019s going to pass her courses and try to navigate complicated friendships; concerns every 16 to 18 year old should be dealing with.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n
\n

\u00a0Sometimes, all good things come to an end\u2026 I feel that the audience should realize it\u2019s okay\u2026 It\u2019s not the end of the world.<\/p>\n

Sang Heon Lee<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

But, eventually, those concerns change, or at least evolve to include others. And Kitty and Co. are definitely dealing with a batch of new \u2014 and very adult \u2014 issues. This season alone sees two pregnancy scares, the difficulties around complex familial dynamics, including disappointing your parents or realizing that maybe they\u2019ve disappointed you, and figuring out who you are after your family goes bankrupt.<\/p>\n

But, as anyone who\u2019s gone through the trials and tribulations of young adulthood knows, maturing isn\u2019t linear. Inching towards adulthood doesn\u2019t mean losing all sense of whimsy and fun; both defining trademarks of the series and K-Dramas, which the show is influenced by<\/a>. Kitty is, after all, only 18. While we\u2019re all for Kitty realizing that romantic relationships aren\u2019t the be-all-end-all of your existence, that doesn\u2019t mean that romance; wanting it and leaning into it, is a bad thing. It can be magical; as the series continues to show every time Min Ho and Kitty lock eyes (it\u2019s steamy and yes you will shriek with glee).\u00a0<\/p>\n

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Sang Heon Lee as Min Ho Moon, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 303 of XO, Kitty. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But now, along with the magic, comes a healthy dose of realism. In the final moments of the season, audiences see Min Ho and Kitty \u2014 reunited in an epic subway running montage \u2014 boarding a flight for Portland, Oregon. They\u2019re together, they\u2019re happy and they\u2019re off towards their future. \u201cI definitely think if you ask them on that airplane, they would both say they are end game,\u201d Cathcart says. \u201cIn that moment, they feel closer than ever and more excited than ever about the future; so much of the theme of season three is embracing the unknown and not knowing what\u2019s gonna happen next and finding the joy in that versus the fear in that. And I think that really applies to their relationship as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, they\u2019re also still in high school. Which means whatever comes next, is probably only temporary, a stepping stone to their future selves. This is a reality both Kitty and Min Ho, as well as the actors who play them, recognize. \u201cYou get to see that they started this relationship, but\u00a0sometimes all good things come to an end,\u201d Lee adds. \u201cAnd even if it\u2019s something bad, there will be an ending. But also I feel that the audience should realize it\u2019s okay, this is how life works; but there\u2019s always a better thing to look forward to as well. It\u2019s not the end of the world.\u201d Which is ultimately the same conclusion Kitty herself seems to have come to as she accepts her place at NYU and jets off to Portland with Min Ho; that whatever comes next isn\u2019t the be-all-end-all. For the first time, Kitty isn\u2019t chasing the future\u2014 she\u2019s learning how to live in the now.<\/p>\n

Season 3 of XO, Kitty is now streaming on Netflix.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everything We Know About XO, Kitty Season 3<\/a><\/p>\n

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 2 Perfects The American K-Drama<\/a><\/p>\n

XO, Kitty Digs Deeper Than To All The Boys<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Sang Heon Lee as Min Ho Moon, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 304 of XO, Kitty. Cr. Youngsol Park\/Netflix \u00a9 2026 Spoilers ahead for Season 3 of XO, Kitty. Weeks away from the end of winter semester of her senior year at the Korean Independent School of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5437"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5437"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5444,"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5437\/revisions\/5444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}