''Drinking Solo'' () 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.

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

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Noryangjin Noryangjin-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ) ...

. 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.

Cast

Main cast

* Ha Seok-jin as Jin Jung-suk (Jin-sang) * Park Ha-sun as Park Ha-na

Noryangjin Institute's teachers

* Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Hwang Jin-yi * Min Jin-woong as Min Jin-woong * Kim Won-hae as Kim Won-hae

Noryangjin Institute's 9th grade civil service students

* Gong Myung as Jin Gong-myung * Key as Kim Ki-bum * Jung Chae-yeon as Jung Chae-yeon * Kim Dong-young as Kim Dong-young

Guest appearances

* Ha Yeon-soo as Hwang Joo-yeon (Kim Dong-young's girlfriend) (ep. 1, 2 & 16) * Kim Hee-won as Jin Jung-suk's former school director (ep. 1) * Choi Min-ho as Minho from

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(Kim Ki-bum's high school classmate) (ep. 5) * Jeon So-min as Kim Won-hae's sister-in-law and Jin Jung-suk's blind date partner (ep.10) * Jo Kwon as Kwon (fellow student at Noryangjin) (ep. 11) * Jang Do-yeon as Seo Do yeon (Korean Professor) (ep. 12) * Kim Ji-seok as guy at the club named Jin-sang (ep. 13) *

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a guy at the club (ep. 13) * Lee Se-young as class alumni (ep. 14) * DIA (ep. 15) * Lee Tae-kyung as graduate from class #3 (ep. 14) * Kim Hyun-mok as College student * Lee Yong-yi Min Jin-woong's mother, Kim Mi-kyung

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6 Background Music

Ratings

In this table, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest. *

Awards and nominations

Production

First script reading took place June 28, 2016 at

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Center in Sangam-dong,

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International broadcast

References

External links

*{{hancinema drama, Drinking_Solo TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas Korean-language television shows 2016 South Korean television series debuts 2016 South Korean television series endings South Korean romantic comedy television series South Korean cooking television series Television shows set in Seoul Television series about alcohol Television series produced in Seoul Television series about educators Examinations and testing in fiction Television series by CJ E&M