Work Later, Drink Now

Work Later, Drink Now (Korean: 술꾼도시여자들; RR: Soolkkundoshiyeojadeul; lit. Drinker City Women) is a South Korean web series starring Lee Sun-bin, Han Sun-hwa, Jeong Eun-ji, and Choi Si-won. Based on the Kakao webtoon Drinker City Women by Mikkang, it premiered on TVING on October 22, 2021.[2]

Work Later, Drink Now
Promotional poster
Also known asCity Girl Drinkers
Hangul술꾼도시여자들
Genre
Created byTVING (Plan Production)
Based onDrinker City Women
by Mikkang
Written byWi So-young[1]
Directed byKim Jung-sik[1]
Starring
Music byPark Se-jun (music manager)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Yoon Ye-taek (CP)
  • Yang Se-kwan
Producers
  • Moon Seok-hwan
  • Oh Gwang-hoe
  • Choi Ah-reum
Running time30 minute
Production companyBon Factory[1]
DistributorTVING
Release
Original networkTVING
Picture format1080p
Original releaseOctober 22 (2021-10-22) –
November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)

On December 15, 2021, TVING confirmed the series would have a second season.[3]

The series premiere on television network tvN on February 3, 2022, and airs every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).[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

Part 1
Released on October 12, 2021[13]
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
Han Sun-hwa3:02
Total length:6:06

Part 2
Released on October 29, 2021[14][15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."A Drink of Life" (인생 한잔)
  • Red Socks
  • INAN
  • Park Se-jun
  • Red Socks
  • INAN
Jeong Eun-ji3:23
2."A Drink of Life" (인생 한잔; Inst.) 
  • Red Socks
  • INAN
Jeong Eun-ji3:23
Total length:6:46

Part 3
Released on November 5, 2021[16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dreamer"
  • Jayins
  • Naiv
  • Jayins
  • Naiv
Lee Sun-bin3:36
2."Dreamer" (Inst.) 
  • Jayins
  • Naiv
Lee Sun-bin3:36
Total length:7:12

Part 4
Released on November 12, 2021[17][18]
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.
Kim Boa3:13
Total length:6:26

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

Viewership
Work Later, Drink Now : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345
1867746688751830476
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[20]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[20]
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 has been confirmed that the drama will premiere at the Cannes International Series Festival 2022 from April 1 to April 6, 2022.[21]

References
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  2. 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.
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  10. 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.
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  20. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 3, 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. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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