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Work Later, Drink Now
2021–2022 South Korean web series
Work Later, Drink Now (Korean: 술꾼도시여자들) is a South Korean web series based on the Kakao Webtoon's Drinker City Women by Mikkang, starring Lee Sun-bin, Han Sun-hwa, Jung Eun-ji, and Choi Si-won. The first season aired on TVING for 12 episodes from October 22 to November 26, 2021.[2] The second season aired on TVING for 12 episodes from December 9, 2022, to January 13, 2023.[3]
Quick Facts Work Later, Drink Now, Also known as ...
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| Also known as | City Girl Drinkers |
| Hangul | 술꾼도시여자들 |
| Literal meaning | Drinker City Women |
| Revised Romanization | Sulkkundosiyeojadeul |
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| Created by | TVING (Plan Production) |
| Based on | Drinker City Women by Mikkang |
| Written by | Wi So-young[1] |
| Directed by | Kim Jung-sik[1] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Running time | 30–46 minutes |
| Production company | Bon Factory[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVING |
| Release | October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22) – January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13) |
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The first season re-aired on television network tvN from February 3 to 18, 2022, airing every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 5 episodes.[4]
Work Later, Drink Now tells the story of three women whose belief in life is one drink at the end of the day.
Main
- Lee Sun-bin as Ahn So-hee[5]
- A workaholic broadcast writer.
- Han Sun-hwa as Han Ji-yeon[5]
- A ditzy yoga instructor.
- Jung Eun-ji as Kang Ji-goo[5]
- A stony origami YouTuber.
- Choi Si-won as Kang Book-goo[6]
- An entertainment producer director (PD) working in the same department as writer Ahn So-hee.
Supporting
- Han Ji-hyo as Se Jin[7]
- A girl who is not shy and has a bold style.
- Lee Hyun-jin as Ji-yong
- A handsome young man trapped in Ji-yeon's radar.[8]
- Lee Soo-min as So-hyeon
- Yoon Shi-yoon as Han Woo-Joo/Mr. Nice Paper[9]
- Lee Yoon-ji as yoga teacher[10]
Special appearances
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Season 1
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Season 2
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Season 1
Part 1
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "The Night With You" |
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| Han Sun-hwa | 3:04 |
| 2. | "The Night With You" (Inst.) |
| 3:02 | ||
| Total length: | 6:06 | ||||
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Part 2
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "A Drink of Life" (인생 한잔) |
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| Jung Eun-ji | 3:23 |
| 2. | "A Drink of Life" (인생 한잔; Inst.) |
| 3:23 | ||
| Total length: | 6:46 | ||||
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Part 3
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Dreamer" |
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| Lee Sun-bin | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Dreamer" (Inst.) |
| 3:36 | ||
| Total length: | 7:12 | ||||
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Part 4
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Drink" (술잔에) |
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| Kim Boa | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Drink" (술잔에; Inst.) |
| 3:13 | ||
| Total length: | 6:26 | ||||
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Part 5
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Nobody but you" |
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| Choi Si-won | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Nobody but you" (Inst.) |
| 5:11 | ||
| Total length: | 10:22 | ||||
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Season 2
Part 1
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "The Moon of Seoul" (서울의 달) | Choi Joon-young |
| Big Mama | 3:06 |
| 2. | "The Moon of Seoul" (서울의 달; Inst.) |
| 3:06 | ||
| Total length: | 6:12 | ||||
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Part 2
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Last Forever" |
| Han Jae-wan | Kang Daniel | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Last Forever" (Inst.) |
| 3:56 | ||
| Total length: | 7:52 | ||||
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Part 3
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Cheers!" | Haru |
| Wheein | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Cheers!" (Inst.) |
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| Total length: | 6:06 | ||||
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Part 4
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Before Sunrise" | Mia |
| Cheeze | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Before Sunrise" (Inst.) |
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| Total length: | 8:28 | ||||
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Part 5
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Drink It, Girls!" (적셔!) | Jade | Luca | Jo Yu-ri | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Drink It, Girls!" (적셔!; Inst.) | Luca | 2:56 | ||
| Total length: | 5:52 | ||||
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More information Season, Episode number ...
| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 867 | 746 | 688 | 751 | 830 | 476 | |
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Work Later, Drink Now : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[19]
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More information Ep., Original broadcast date ...
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share Nielsen Korea[19] | |
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| 1 | February 3, 2022 | 3.354% (1st) | 3.787% (1st) |
| 2 | February 9, 2022 | 2.967% (2nd) | 3.865% (1st) |
| 3 | February 10, 2022 | 2.900% (1st) | 3.412% (1st) |
| 4 | February 17, 2022 | 3.103% (2nd) | 3.272% (3rd) |
| 5 | February 18, 2022 | 3.321% (1st) | 3.927% (1st) |
| Average | 3.129% | 3.653% | |
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On March 9, 2022, it was confirmed that the series will aired at the Cannes International Series Festival 2022 from April 1–6, 2022.[20]
More information Award ceremony, Year ...
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Drama | Han Sun-hwa | Won | [21] |
| Bechdel Day | 2022 | Bechdel's Choice 5 | Work Later, Drink Now | Won | [22] |
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- Park, Ji-yoon (July 7, 2021). "이선빈·한선화→정은지, '술꾼도시여자들' 캐스팅...하반기 공개 예정" [Lee Seon-bin, Han Seon-hwa → Jung Eun-ji, cast for 'Drunk City Women'...Scheduled to be released in the second half of the year] (in Korean). The Fact. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Naver.
- Hong, Se-young (September 29, 2021). "[DAY컷] 이선빈·한선화·정은지 '술꾼도시여자들' 메인포스터" [[DAY Cut] Lee Seon-bin, Han Seon-hwa, and Jung Eun-ji 'Drunk City Women' main poster] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Naver.
- Park, Pan-seok (November 22, 2022). "'술도녀2' 이선빈X한선화X정은지X최시원 청량함 가득 담긴 포스터 공개..도시 떠나 자연 가다" ['Drinking Woman 2' Lee Sun-bin x Han Seon-hwa x Jung Eun-ji x Choi Si-won released a poster full of coolness...Leave the city and go to nature] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.
- Shin, Ji-won (February 4, 2022). "정은지, "이것도 깨면 너랑 나 사귀는 거다"...소개팅 첫 만남에 김지석 화끈 리드('술꾼도시여자들')" [Jung Eun-ji, "If I wake up from this, you and I will be dating"...Kim Ji-seok's hot lead at the first meeting on a blind date ('Drunk City Women')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Naver.
- Park, Pan-seok (July 7, 2021). "'술꾼도시여자들' 이선빈X한선화X정은지X최시원 출연 확정 [공식]" [Lee Sun-bin X Han Seon-hwa X Jung Eun-ji X Choi Si-won confirmed to appear in 'Women in the City of Drinking' [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Naver.
- Ham, Na-yan (July 8, 2021). "최시원, '술꾼도시여자들' 출연...PD 강북구 役 [공식]" [Siwon Choi to appear in 'Women in Drunken City'...PD Kang Buk-gu [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Naver.
- Son, Bong-seok (July 13, 2021). "신예 한지효, 티빙 오리지널 드라마 '술꾼도시여자들' 합류" [Rookie Han Ji-hyo joins TVING's original drama 'Drunken City Women'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Naver.
- Ahn, Byung-gil (October 25, 2021). "이현진 '술꾼도시여자들' 출연 확정" [Lee Hyun-jin confirmed to appear in 'Women in Drunken City'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Naver.
- Gong, Yeo-ju (August 18, 2022). "술도녀2' 윤시윤 출연 확정..."정은지와 러브라인"(공식)" ['Drunk Girl 2' Yoon Si-yoon confirmed to appear..."Loveline with Jung Eun-ji" (official)] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoo, Jeong-min (December 5, 2022). "이윤지, '술꾼도시여자들2' 캐스팅...요가 강사 변신" [Lee Yoon-ji cast in 'Drinking City Women 2'...Becoming a Yoga Instructor] (in Korean). iMBC. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoon, Seong-yeol (July 22, 2021). "정은표 '술꾼도시여자들' 특별 출연...이선빈 아버지로 등장 [공식]" [Jung Eun-pyo's 'Drinking City Women' Special Appearance...Appears as Lee Sun-bin's Father [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Naver.
- Lee, Jae-eun (October 13, 2021). "배우 송영재 '술꾼도시여자들' 특별 출연" [Actor Song Young-jae made a special appearance in 'Drunken City Women] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Naver.
- Na, Kyu-won (October 20, 2021). "술꾼' 김지석 특별 출연... 이선빈·한선화·정은지와 어떤 관계?" [Kim Ji-seok's special appearance in 'The Drinker'... What is the relationship between Lee Sun-bin, Han Seon-hwa, and Jung Eun-ji?] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Naver.
- Park, Soo-in (November 25, 2021). "하도권 이특 '술꾼도시여자들' 특별출연, 정체 모를 깜짝손님 등장" [Ha Do-kwon Leeteuk makes a special appearance in 'Women in Drunken City', an unknown surprise guest appears] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Naver.
- Oh, Ji-won (December 15, 2022). "유인영, '술꾼도시여자들2' 합류...한선화와 호흡" [Yoo In-young joins 'Drinking City Women 2'...Breathing with Han Sun-hwa] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Naver.
- Park, Pan-seok (December 7, 2022). "'술도녀2' 이선빈X한선화X정은지, '술끊도시여자들' 변신 사연 공개" ['Drinking Girl 2' Lee Sun-bin x Han Sun-hwa x Jung Eun-ji reveal the story of their transformation in 'Women in the City who stopped drinking'] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yeon, Hwi-seon (November 23, 2022). "술도녀2' 측 "'이선빈 전 남친' 조정치, 시즌1 이어 특별출연" [공식입장]" [Drinking Girl 2' side "'Lee Sun-bin's ex-boyfriend' Cho Jung-chi, special appearance following season 1" [Official position]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Naver.
- Oh, Ji-won (December 23, 2022). "이필모, '술도녀2' 특별출연...한선화 아버지 役" [Lee Pil-mo makes a special appearance in 'Drinking Girl 2'...Han Sun-hwa's father] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Naver.
- Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 3, 2022. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 18, 2022. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- Kim, Jeong-jin (March 9, 2022). "티빙·왓챠 오리지널, 칸 국제 시리즈 페스티벌 초청(종합)" [TVING Original, Cannes International Series Festival Invitation (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved March 9, 2022 – via Naver.
- Myung, Hee-sook (September 29, 2022). "안보현·한선화, OTT 부문 우수 연기상 [에이판스타어워즈]" [Ahn Bo-hyun and Han Sun-hwa, Outstanding Acting Award in OTT Category [APAN Star Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Naver.
- Jeon, Hyung-hwa (August 19, 2022). "구경이' 이영애, 시리즈 부문 벡델리안 선정..'옷소매..' 백델초이스5" [Gukyungi' Lee Young-ae, selected as Bechdelian in the series category..'Clothes..' Baekdel's Choice 5] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Naver.
- Official website (Season 1) (in Korean)
- Official website (Season 2) (in Korean)
- Work Later, Drink Now at IMDb
- Work Later, Drink Now at HanCinema
