Ahead of the 2026 Chuseok holiday, attention is focusing on whether Monday, September 28 — immediately after the holiday period — will also be a day off. However, under the current official schedule, the Chuseok holiday runs four days from September 24 to 27, and unless the government takes separate action, Monday the 28th is a regular workday.

■ 2026 Chuseok Holiday on the Calendar: Starts Thursday, September 24 By the calendar, the 2026 Chuseok holiday begins on Thursday the 24th, running through Chuseok Day itself on Friday the 25th, Saturday the 26th, and Sunday the 27th. The day drawing the most interest is the following day, Monday the 28th. Because it falls on the Monday right after the holiday, quite a few people are hoping it will be designated a substitute public holiday or expecting the possibility of a temporary public holiday designation.

■ Online Disappointment: "I Thought We Had Off Through the 28th… Just One More Day" Online, reactions continue along the lines of "I thought we had off through the 28th" and "It's a shame — if we just had one more Monday off, the holiday would be longer." Some office workers are also re-checking whether the 28th is a holiday in light of payday, various payment due dates, and work schedules.

■ Ministry of Personnel Management: "No Review or Discussion Underway on Designating the 28th" However, at present there is no schedule under which Monday the 28th would be designated a substitute public holiday. For the holiday to extend through the 28th, the government would need to take separate action, such as designating it a temporary public holiday. A Ministry of Personnel Management official stated, "Temporary public holidays are matters decided after comprehensively considering economic conditions and public opinion at the time," adding, "There is currently no review or discussion underway regarding designating the 28th."

■ Government Draws the Line, but Hopes for a Five-Day Holiday Persist Although the government has effectively drawn the line at the current situation, the disappointment is not easily subsiding. Because the Monday immediately follows the four-day holiday running from Thursday to Sunday, adding just one more day would create a five-day break, and voices calling for the 28th to be a day off continue, particularly online.

Ultimately, at this point, the correct view is that the Chuseok holiday lasts four days, from Thursday the 24th to Sunday the 27th. While expectations and regrets about a "five-day holiday" extending through Monday the 28th remain, unless the government makes a separate decision, the 28th is a normal weekday.

[Public holiday and temporary public holiday schedules may change depending on additional government decisions, so it is advisable to check the latest official announcements. This article was written based on publicly available materials, with AI providing partial assistance in the writing process.]