The BEST episodes of Work Later, Drink Now
Every episode of Work Later, Drink Now ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Work Later, Drink Now!
Three single women, Ahn So-hee, Kang Ji-goo, and Han Ji-Yeon have totally different jobs and lives, as a broadcasting writer, Youtuber and yoga instructor. Their friendship blooms while drinking together after work talking about their everyday life from work to love. Drinking brings much fun and unexpected incidents to them. Introducing daily experiences of women in 30s that everybody can relate to, these three women will go through their lives with candid and honest attitudes.
#1 - People Come and People Go
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2021
So-hee, while at her office as usual, receives a phone call and heads straight to her hometown. Ji-goo also takes a taxi straight to So-hee’s hometown, but Ji-yeon somehow wouldn’t pick up her phone. All three girls eventually gather at So-hee’s father’s funeral, and they silently share the sadness of losing the loved one.
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#2 - Drinker, Baby, and Me
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/30/2022
Ji-goo takes on what she thinks is a quick babysitting job. However, the baby's mother doesn't return as the day turns to night. She is left to take care of the baby with So-hee and Ji-yeon and ends up suffering throughout the night. Can they stop the baby from crying and find its mother?
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#3 - The Drinking Avengers
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/26/2021
The girls gather yet again to talk about their current stressful matters. Ji-yeon tops them all off as she announces a serious issue about herself. Also, So-hee is devastated as the last episode of her team’s variety show is in total chaos. Book-goo eventually comes up with an idea, but So-hee most definitely hates it.
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#4 - The Last Farewell
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2021
So-hee is still not in her right mind, but she returns home before going back for the last farewell. She can’t sleep, and she won’t eat. But for some reason, she would fall asleep only when she’s with Book-goo. Now that she’s finally asleep, she waits quietly in her dream for her dad to come to say his final goodbye.
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#5 - Survival Distancing
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2023
Ji-yeon and Ji-goo always got into fights. But this time, it looks serious. So-hee has a hard time between the two, trying to calm things down. Later, Ji-yeon shows up with her blind date in front of Ji-goo and her male friend, and it gets interesting.
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#6 - The Reason We Quit Our Jobs (2)
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2021
Ji Yeon gets demoted to working at a dog farm for ignoring Chairman Park’s advances, and So Hee finds out that Chairman Park requested someone else to write his autobiography. However, she asks for another chance to meet him. Meanwhile, Ji Goo’s student confides in her regarding a personal matter.
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#7 - The Third Glass
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2023
So-hee gets ready to visit her mother in Gwangju on her day off, and Book-goo accompanies her for the first time. However, strangely, he seems all too familiar with her place. Seon-jung and Sun-guk are arguing about Sun-guk's birthday dinner with their parents, and Ji-yeon pokes her nose into it to solve the problem. Meanwhile, Ji-goo is worried about Ji-yeon as she cannot get in touch with her.
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#8 - Warmer Than A Cold Heart
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2022
So-hee returns to work, but she senses something wrong with her team. Could she be a washed-up writer to them? Meanwhile, Pureumae, a hot rockstar that sings about everyday life, shows up, and all the other teams rush to cast him. However, So-hee finds out who he is.
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#9 - That Kind of Day if Possible
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2022
Ji-yeon's day gets filled with events reminding her of her mom when she was a little child. Today the girls miss their moms, so they gather to have a drink. As they enjoy the dishes of Jeju Island, So-hee and Ji-goo realize it's the death anniversary of Ji-yeon's mother. As the drinks go down, they spew out their issues with their moms.
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#10 - The History of Most Alcohol
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/23/2022
Ji-goo gets into an accident while going for deliveries on her bike. Fortunately, she is not badly injured, but the car she ran into was a luxury car, and she has to pay for the damage. When Ji-goo and So-hee are in despair, Ji-yeon brings them to a liquor storage that her late mother left for her.
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#11 - The Guys We Loved Back Then
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2021
For the first time in ten years, the three friends visit a sashimi restaurant they used to visit in Gyeongpodae. When the owner of the restaurant brings out an old photo of the three girls as college students, they begin reminiscing about their embarrassing past.
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#12 - True Friends
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2021
So-hee is still stuck at her work while trying to make sense of what happened with Book-goo last night. At the same time, while waiting for So-hee to come, Ji-goo and Ji-yeon end up drinking with complete strangers thanks to Ji-yeon’s open-mindedness. One thing leads to another and Ji-yeon and Ji-goo get into a friendship-ending fight, but something happens to Ji-yeon that calls for Ji-goo’s help.
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#13 - That Time of Year
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/2021
So-hee's feelings for Director Kang slowly start to grow. However, when she wakes up at his house in the morning, she sees the intern, So-hyun, with him nonchalantly without a care in the world which stings her heart. Later, she learns something even more serious about their previous relationship that crumbles her.
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#14 - Three Hours and One Year
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2023
So-hee realizes that she genuinely likes Book-goo and gives in to her feelings and dreams of a future with him. However, at that moment, an unexpected person appears before them. Meanwhile, Woo-ju asks Ji-goo if she would join him overseas to help pursue his artwork, and Ji-yeon tries her best to mend Director Kim and Sun-guk's relationship.
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#15 - The Broken Liquor Jug
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2023
Seon-yeong lets Ji-yeon stay at her place as she has nowhere else to go, but there is a strict rule in her house. Since Sun-guk suffers from hyperacusis, no one is allowed to make even the slightest sound. Will Ji-yeon be able to get through it without breaking the unbelievable rule?
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#16 - Returned Drinkers
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/16/2022
The girls are back in the city, but they are completely broke. Ji-goo starts going on deliveries to earn living expenses, and Ji-yeon gets a job as a yoga instructor. Meanwhile, So-hee has a hard time filling in the two years career gap. She feels lost as she has a lot to catch up on after returning to the media industry.
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#17 - Gone Drinkers (2)
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/9/2022
The three girls enjoy living green in the mountain, surrounded by clean air and fresh vegetables, but they feel empty inside ever since they quit drinking alcohol. At night, they return from their self-build composting toilet together, and Ji-goo sees a girl in a white dress in the woods. Who could it be?
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#18 - May Seem Like Nothing, but Turns Out Helpful
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/30/2022
Ji-goo runs into Mr. Kind Paper and ends up following him to his volunteer work at a polytechnic school, and Ji-yeon makes a bet with Seon-jung for a wish. Meanwhile, So-he and Book-goo have a meeting for their show just like any other day, and suddenly, So-hee feels extremely attracted to Book-goo, and she cannot stay focused on her work.
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#19 - Gone Drinkers (1)
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/9/2022
Ahn So-hee disappears without a trace, leaving Kang Ji-goo with their TV program that just got approved to air. One year later, she still hasn't returned. Distressed and tormented, Director Kang can't wait any longer and goes out to find her.
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#20 - The Reason We Quit Our Jobs (1)
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2021
The reason why Ji Yeon and So Hee quit their past jobs starts from the chairman of Ji Yeon’s workplace. As for Ji Goo, it starts with a student who is going through something that many people around her cannot understand. Although the three girls were working hard in their own occupations, fate does not allow it to last.
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#21 - The Dangers and Powers of Alcohol
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2021
Ji-yeon used to have perfect skin and she is shocked to find a zit on her face. So-hee becomes forgetful at work and she goes to see the doctor. Ji-goo gets a cramp in her rib while she is filming a video on her channel. They are frustrated as they are all told to stop drinking.
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#22 - Soju on a Christmas That's Like Chicken Feet
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2021
Hoping to make a girlfriend and spend Christmas together with, Hak-soo goes on blind dates with Ji-goo, Ji-yeon, and So-hee respectively. Surprisingly, these three women are heavy drinkers. Unlike what Hak-soo expected, the blind dates are too dynamic for him to handle.
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#23 - The Reason Why We Drink
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2021
So-hee gets fed up at work because of Director Kang and she caught her juniors talking about her behind her back. Ji-goo is cursed by a kid saying she is a loser. No matter how bad their days are, they feel better as long as they get together and drink.
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#24 - Excessive Drinking and Unexpected Troubles
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2021
So-hee accidentally kisses Book-goo at a team dinner and tries to forget about the embarrassing moment by drinking with Ji-goo and Ji-yeon. However, it turns out that Book-goo is dating their team’s intern, and she threatens to sue So-hee for what happened.
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