Work Later, Drink Now

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]

Work Later, Drink Now
Main poster for second season
Also known as	City Girl Drinkers
Hangul	술꾼도시여자들
Lit.	Drinker City Women
RR	Sulkkundosiyeojadeul
MR	Sulkkundosiyŏjadŭl
Genre	Comedy Slice of life
Created by	TVING (Plan Production)
Based on	Drinker City Women by Mikkang
Written by	Wi So-young[1]
Directed by	Kim Jung-sik[1]
Starring	Lee Sun-bin Han Sun-hwa Jung Eun-ji Choi Si-won
Music by	Park Se-jun Oh-woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producers	Yoon Ye-taek Yang Se-kwan Park Soon-tae
Producers	Moon Seok-hwan Oh Gwang-hoe Choi Ah-reum
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)

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

• 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

Season 1 Jung Eun-pyo as Ahn So-hee's father[11] Song Young-jae as Taxi driver[12] Kim Ji-seok as Kim Hak Soo[13] Ha Do-kwon[14] Leeteuk[14] Song Jae-rim as Song Pd[14] Jo Jung-chi as Ahn So-hee's ex-boyfriend.[14] Park Yeong-gyu as President Park[14] Jung Seok-yong as Ahn So-hee's Publishing Manager[14] Shin Hyeon-seung as Kang Jigu ex-boyfriend[14]

Season 2 Yoo In-young as Kim Seon-jeong[15] Son Ho-jun[16] Jo Yu-ri as Sieun[16] Jo Jung-chi as Ahn So-hee's ex-boyfriend[17] Lee Pil-mo as Han Ji-yeon's father[18]

Original soundtrack

Season 1

Part 1

Released on October 12, 2021

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Night With You"	Red Socks Inan Park Se-jun	Red Socks Inan	Han Sun-hwa	3:04
2.	"The Night With You" (Inst.)		Red Socks Inan		3:02
Total length:					6:06

Part 2

Released on October 29, 2021

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"A Drink of Life" (인생 한잔)	Red Socks Inan Park Se-jun	Red Socks Inan	Jung Eun-ji	3:23
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Dreamer"	Jayins Naiv	Jayins Naiv	Lee Sun-bin	3:36
2.	"Dreamer" (Inst.)		Jayins Naiv		3:36
Total length:					7:12

Part 4

Released on November 12, 2021

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Drink" (술잔에)	Kz B.O.	Kz Kim Tae-young Bayside Pablo B.O.	Kim Boa	3:13
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Nobody but you"	Danke McKay	220 407 McKay	Choi Si-won	5:11
2.	"Nobody but you" (Inst.)		220 407 McKay		5:11
Total length:					10:22

Season 2

Part 1

Released on December 8, 2022

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Moon of Seoul" (서울의 달)	Choi Joon-young	Kim Gun-mo Choi In-young	Big Mama	3:06
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Last Forever"	Han Jae-wan Se Hwa	Han Jae-wan	Kang Daniel	3:56
2.	"Last Forever" (Inst.)		Han Jae-wan Se Hwa		3:56
Total length:					7:52

Part 3

Released on December 23, 2022

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Cheers!"	Haru	Ikek (Equal) Haru	Wheein	3:03
2.	"Cheers!" (Inst.)		Ikek (Equal) Haru		3:03
Total length:					6:06

Part 4

Released on December 31, 2022

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Before Sunrise"	Mia	Mia Luca	Cheeze	4:14
2.	"Before Sunrise" (Inst.)		Mia Luca		4:14
Total length:					8:28

Part 5

Released on January 6, 2023

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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

Viewership

Work Later, Drink Now : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number					Average
		1	2	3	4	5
	1	867	746	688	751	830	476

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 would 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]