Seo In-guk and Park Ji-hyun's 'Going to Work Tomorrow Too!' ends with happy ending

'Going to Work Tomorrow Too!' starring Seo In-guk and Park Ji-hyun concluded with a heartwarming happy ending centered on growth and love. The series, which captured the struggles and growth of office workers and their mature, supportive love, successfully concluded its run by maintaining the number one viewership rating in its time slot until the very end.

The final episode, which aired on the 28th, recorded an average nationwide household viewership rating of 4.6% (peak 5.5%) based on Nielsen Korea's paid platforms, and an average of 4.3% (peak 5.4%) in the metropolitan area. Not only did it rank first in its time slot among cable and general programming channels, but it also topped all channels, including terrestrial ones, in the key 2049 viewership rating, proving the show's immense popularity.

In the final episode, Kang Si-u (Seo In-guk) made the decision to leave his company to challenge himself to a new life. Despite his efforts to create change within the organization, he ultimately chose his own path and submitted his resignation. While Cha Ji-yoon (Park Ji-hyun) could not hide her regret, she respected his choice and became his most reliable supporter.

The love between the two finally bore fruit. Hye-gyeong (Lee Ji-hyun), Ji-yoon's mother, who initially struggled to accept Si-u due to his previous divorce, gradually opened her heart after hearing her daughter's sincere words that "he is the person who lets me live most like myself" and witnessing Si-u's quiet, sincere attitude.

No-a (Kang Mi-na) and Jane (Won Kyu-bin) showed a different kind of love. Facing an upcoming departure to Senegal, No-a and Jane chose to support each other's individual dreams rather than holding each other back, portraying the growth of youth.

A year later, Si-u continued his new challenge by founding his own company, while Ji-yoon grew into a leader, heading a project as the TF team leader for Mirae Electronics. Having achieved their respective dreams, the two promised a lifetime together by exchanging rings. The drama completed its warm happy ending with a final narration saying, "I love love."

Above all, the center of the work was the delicate acting of Seo In-guk and Park Ji-hyun. The two actors naturally and persuasively portrayed the process of transforming from a supervisor and junior colleague into lovers, and eventually into life partners who support each other's dreams.

Seo In-guk expressed the principled yet warm-hearted Kang Si-u through restrained emotional acting, while Park Ji-hyun realistically completed the growth of Cha Ji-yoon, who wavered between work and love but eventually found her own answer. Their chemistry, which meticulously built subtle emotional lines through gazes, expressions, and dialogue, delivered the drama's message—"Good love makes each other grow"—with even greater depth.

The story of the parental generation also resonated with viewers. Ji-yoon's parents, through the realistic portrayal of a middle-aged couple considering a "graduated marriage" (separation while remaining married), prompted reflection on the meaning of long-term relationships and provided emotion through the process of overcoming conflict to understand and reconcile.

In particular, the show received praise for not consuming the relationship between Si-u's ex-wife Su-jin (Park Ye-young) and his current lover Ji-yoon as a typical love triangle. The two women were depicted not as competitors surrounding one man, but as individuals who understand and respect each other while living their own lives, completing a more multi-dimensional female narrative.

Following the finale, Park shared her thoughts, saying, "Cha Ji-yoon was always a warm person who was honest with her heart and knew how to trust people. While acting as Ji-yoon, I was also able to learn the courage to trust people and the strength to live like myself."

She continued, "Just like the title of the drama, we all live through today and move toward tomorrow. I sincerely cheer for the tomorrow of all the viewers who loved 'Going to Work Tomorrow Too!'"

Sharing behind-the-scenes photos on her personal SNS, she wrote, "Thank you to all the viewers who were with 'Going to Work Tomorrow Too!' I sincerely cheer for your tomorrow," expressing her gratitude to global fans in English as well.

Park is set to challenge the genre in her next project, 'Paradise,' where she will work alongside Lee Jong-suk as police officer Cha Jeong-won. She is also scheduled to continue her busy activities by confirming her appearance in the romance drama 'Love Cloud,' where she will reunite with Song Joong-ki.

Seo also expressed, "While playing Kang Si-u, I feel like I have become a bit more solid and mature as well. I am grateful to the actors, staff, director, and writer I worked with."

He concluded with a final greeting, saying, "The reason the drama could safely meet the viewers is thanks to everyone who loved it until the end. I hope people remember the character Kang Si-u for a long time."