Work Later, Drink Now

Work Later, Drink Now
Main poster for second season of Work Later, Drink Now
Main poster for second season
Also known asCity Girl Drinkers
Hangul
술꾼도시여자들
Literal meaningDrinker City Women
Revised RomanizationSulkkundosiyeojadeul
Genre
Created byTVING (Plan Production)
Based onDrinker City Women
by Mikkang
Written byWi So-young[1]
Directed byKim Jung-sik[1]
Starring
Music by
  • Park Se-jun
  • Oh-woo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Yoon Ye-taek
  • Yang Se-kwan
  • Park Soon-tae
Producers
  • Moon Seok-hwan
  • Oh Gwang-hoe
  • Choi Ah-reum
Running time30–46 minutes
Production companyBon Factory[1]
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseOctober 22, 2021 (2021-10-22) –
January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)

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]

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 five episodes.[4]

Synopsis

Work Later, Drink Now tells the story of three women whose belief in life is one drink at the end of the day.

Cast

Main

A workaholic broadcast writer.
A ditzy yoga instructor.
A stony origami YouTuber.
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.
A handsome young man trapped in Ji-yeon's radar.[8]

Special appearances

Original soundtrack

Season 1

Part 1

Released on October 12, 2021
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Night With You"
  • Red Socks
  • Inan
  • Park Se-jun
  • Red Socks
  • Inan
Han Sun-hwa3:04
2."The Night With You" (Inst.) 
  • Red Socks
  • Inan
 3:02
Total length:6:06

Part 2

Released on October 29, 2021
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."A Drink of Life" (인생 한잔)
  • Red Socks
  • Inan
  • Park Se-jun
  • Red Socks
  • Inan
Jung Eun-ji3:23
2."A Drink of Life" (인생 한잔; Inst.) 
  • Red Socks
  • Inan
 3:23
Total length:6:46

Part 3

Released on November 5, 2021
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dreamer"
  • Jayins
  • Naiv
  • Jayins
  • Naiv
Lee Sun-bin3:36
2."Dreamer" (Inst.) 
  • Jayins
  • Naiv
 3:36
Total length:7:12

Part 4

Released on November 12, 2021
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Drink" (술잔에)
  • Kz
  • B.O.
  • Kz
  • Kim Tae-young
  • Bayside Pablo
  • B.O.
Kim Boa3:13
2."Drink" (술잔에; Inst.) 
  • Kz
  • Kim Tae-young
  • Bayside Pablo
  • B.O.
 3:13
Total length:6:26

Part 5

Released on November 19, 2021
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Nobody but you"
  • Danke
  • McKay
  • 220
  • 407
  • McKay
Choi Si-won5:11
2."Nobody but you" (Inst.) 
  • 220
  • 407
  • McKay
 5:11
Total length:10:22

Season 2

Part 1

Released on December 8, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Moon of Seoul" (서울의 달)Choi Joon-young
Big Mama3:06
2."The Moon of Seoul" (서울의 달; Inst.) 
  • Kim Gun-mo
  • Choi In-young
 3:06
Total length:6:12

Part 2

Released on December 16, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Last Forever"
  • Han Jae-wan
  • Se Hwa
Han Jae-wanKang Daniel3:56
2."Last Forever" (Inst.) 
  • Han Jae-wan
  • Se Hwa
 3:56
Total length:7:52

Part 3

Released on December 23, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Cheers!"Haru
  • Ikek (Equal)
  • Haru
Wheein3:03
2."Cheers!" (Inst.) 
  • Ikek (Equal)
  • Haru
 3:03
Total length:6:06

Part 4

Released on December 31, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Before Sunrise"Mia
  • Mia
  • Luca
Cheeze4:14
2."Before Sunrise" (Inst.) 
  • Mia
  • Luca
 4:14
Total length:8:28

Part 5

Released on January 6, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Drink It, Girls!" (적셔!)JadeLucaJo Yu-ri2:56
2."Drink It, Girls!" (적셔!; Inst.) Luca 2:56
Total length:5:52

Viewership

Work Later, Drink Now : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345
1867746688751830476
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[19]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[19]
Nationwide Seoul
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%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This television series airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Production

On March 9, 2022, it was confirmed that the series will air at the Cannes International Series Festival 2022 from April 1–6, 2022.[20]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
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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