Drinking Solo

Drinking Solo (Korean: 혼술남녀; Hanja: 獨酒男女; RR: Honsulnamnyeo) is a South Korean drama starring Ha Seok-jin and Park Ha-sun. It aired on the cable network tvN for 16 episodes from September 5 to October 25, 2016.[1]

Drinking Solo
Official Poster
Also known asDrinking Alone
Let's Drink
Honsul Couple
GenreRomance, Comedy, Drama, Food
Written byMyung Soo-hyun
Baek Seon-woo
Choi Bo-rim
Directed byChoi Kyu-shik
Jung Hyung-gun
StarringHa Seok-jin
Park Ha-sun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyCJ E&M
Release
Original networktvN
Original releaseSeptember 5 (2016-09-05) 
October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)

Plot

This drama is about the slice-of-life and daily activities around the teachers, students, staffs of a private institution that prepares for civil service exam around the area of Seoul's Noryangjin. The characters like to drink alone after work for their own reasons. The story also depicts the romance between Jin Jung-suk and Park Ha-na. Jin Jung Suk (Ha Seok-jin) is a good looking and professional star lecturer. Meanwhile, Park Ha-na (Park Ha-sun) is a rookie lecturer who struggles to survive in the private institute world.[2]

Cast

Main cast

Noryangjin Institute's teachers

Noryangjin Institute's 9th grade civil service students

Guest appearances

Original soundtrack

Track listing

Part 1

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."I Could Leave (떠날 수 있을까)"OKDAL4:22
2."I Could Leave (떠날 수 있을까)" (Inst.) 4:22
Total length:8:44

Part 2

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Can I Smile? (웃어도 될까요)"Jannabi2:49
2."Can I Smile? (웃어도 될까요)" (Inst.) 2:49
Total length:5:38

Part 3

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Hello Love (너의 귓가에 안녕)"Oh My Girl3:04
2."Hello Love (너의 귓가에 안녕)" (Inst.) 3:04
Total length:6:08

Part 4

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."With Me (나와)"Vanilla Acoustic3:23
2."With Me (나와)" (Inst.) 3:23
Total length:6:46

Part 5

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dear My Lady (품에 안으면)"404:16
2."Dear My Lady (품에 안으면)" (Inst.) 4:16
Total length:8:32

Part 6

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."A Day Like Today (오늘 같은 날)"Arie, Yoon Ji Hoon3:16
2."A Day Like Today (오늘 같은 날)" (Inst.) 3:16
Total length:6:32
Background Music

Background Music

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."The Warmest Winter"Choi In-young2:18
2."Someone's Beautiful Life"Choi In-young3:22
3."Dream Of Hana"Roh Hyung-woo3:24
4."Everything Is Alright"Lee Tae-hyun2:22
5."Day Of Hana"Roh Hyung-woo2:23
6."Sorry That I'm Just Like That"Choi In-young4:44
7."Aware Of Drinking Solo"Roh Hyung-woo2:36
8."Long Day"Yin Gyou-hwang2:46
9."We Have A Fling"Lee Tae-hyun2:32
10."Have A Drink Today"Yin Gyou-hwang2:56
11."Life"Yin Gyou-hwang1:56
12."Day Goes By"Choi In-young3:05
13."Be Happy Park Hana"Lee Tae-hyun2:40
14."Drinking Solo Life"Lee Tae-hyun2:20
15."Theme Of Hana"Yin Gyou-hwang1:59
16."A Shot"Choi In-young2:18
17."Gypsy Life"Yin Gyou-hwang1:40
18."Standard Of Drinking Solo"Roh Hyung-woo2:48
19."Drinking Solo Of Good Quality"Roh Hyung-hwang2:31
Total length:50:40

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[11] TNmS [12]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 September 5, 2016 2.922% 3.770% 3.2%
2 September 6, 2016 3.187% 4.114% 3.6%
3 September 12, 2016 2.453% 2.305% 2.9%
4 September 13, 2016 3.309% 3.607% 3.7%
5 September 19, 2016 2.556% 2.595% 2.9%
6 September 20, 2016 2.199% 2.308% 3.0%
7 September 26, 2016 3.271% 3.853% 3.9%
8 September 27, 2016 3.979% 4.797% 4.8%
9 October 3, 2016 3.624% 3.253% 4.2%
10 October 4, 2016 4.427% 5.199% 5.1%
11 October 10, 2016 3.686% 4.057% 4.8%
12 October 11, 2016 4.211% 5.323% 4.9%
13 October 17, 2016 4.045% 4.423% 4.5%
14 October 18, 2016 4.400% 4.932% 4.0%
15 October 24, 2016 3.700% 4.360% 4.0%
16 October 25, 2016 5.020% 6.348% 5.0%
Average 3.562% 4.078% 4.0%
  • This drama 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).

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor Gong Myung Nominated

Production

First script reading took place June 28, 2016 at CJ E&M Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[13]

International broadcast

Country Network Airing dates
 Thailand Channel 8 September 14, 2016[14]
 Sri Lanka & Southeast Asia tvN 2017[15]

References

  1. "Drama series focus on the unemployed, underprivileged". The Korea Herald. 18 October 2016.
  2. leonid (2016-08-06). "SHINee's Key And DIA's Jung Chaeyeon Get Ready For "Drinking Solo"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  3. notclaira (2016-06-16). "Ha Seok Jin And Park Ha Sun Cast As Leads In New tvN Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  4. "'동주' 민진웅, '혼술남녀' 합류…황우슬혜와 호흡". naver.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  5. "[단독]김원해, tvN '혼술남녀' 출연..눈치 甲 학원장 변신". naver.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  6. crystalcove (2016-06-08). "SHINee's Key Cast In His First TV Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  7. ehk38 (2016-07-01). "DIA's Jung Chaeyeon To Make Acting Debut In tvN Comedic Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  8. JiwonYu (2016-07-27). "SHINee's Minho To Make Cameo Appearance In Key's Upcoming Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  9. "tvN "'혼술남녀' 조권 특별출연 확정, 오늘(28일) 촬영"". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  10. "다이아, 정채연 지원사격 단체 카메오 출연 '어떤 케미 보일까 기대Up'". 국제신문. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  11. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  12. "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". www.tnms.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  13. "Ha Suk-Jin, Park Ha-Sun, Key, and more gather for 'Drinking Alone' script reading | allkpop.com". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  14. "ส่งซีรีย์เกาหลี " รินรักหมดใจ (Drinking Solo)" ลงจอทางช่อง 8". lakorn.guchill (in Thai). 2016-09-23.
  15. "TVN Asia – the latest in Korean entertainment now on your Dialog Television. Now you can preview for FREE until 31st December on channel no. 122. | Dialog Video Blog". Dialog.lk. 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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